--- a/service/powerEagle/reader.py	Sun Aug 07 04:43:47 2022 -0700
+++ b/service/powerEagle/reader.py	Sat Aug 27 18:31:46 2022 -0700
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-import asyncio
 import binascii
 import json
 import logging
 from typing import Dict
 
 import aiohttp
+import background_loop
 from patchablegraph import PatchableGraph
 from patchablegraph.handler import GraphEvents, StaticGraph
-from prometheus_client import Gauge, Summary
+from prometheus_client import Gauge
 from rdflib import Literal, Namespace
 from starlette.applications import Starlette
 from starlette.routing import Route
 from starlette_exporter import PrometheusMiddleware, handle_metrics
 
-import background_loop
 from private_config import cloudId, deviceIp, installId, macId, periodSec
 
 ROOM = Namespace("http://projects.bigasterisk.com/room/")
@@ -24,9 +23,6 @@
 authPlain = cloudId + ':' + installId
 auth = binascii.b2a_base64(authPlain.encode('ascii')).strip(b'=\n')
 
-STAT_UPDATE_UP = Gauge('background_loop_up', 'not erroring')
-STAT_UPDATE_CALLS = Summary('background_loop_calls', 'calls')
-
 
 class Poller(object):
 
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@
         self.out = out
         self.graph = graph
 
-    async def poll(self, first: bool):
+    async def poll(self, first_run: bool):
         url = (f'http://{deviceIp}/cgi-bin/cgi_manager')
 
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@
     p = Poller(out, masterGraph)
 
     # todo: background_loop isn't trying to maintain a goal of periodSec
-    asyncio.create_task(background_loop.loop_forever(p.poll, periodSec, STAT_UPDATE_UP, STAT_UPDATE_CALLS))
+    loop = background_loop.loop_forever(p.poll, periodSec)
 
     app = Starlette(debug=True,
                     routes=[