--- a/light_bridge.py	Sun Jan 28 16:53:35 2024 -0800
+++ b/light_bridge.py	Sun Jan 28 17:31:06 2024 -0800
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 replaces a lot of mqtt_to_rdf and rdf_to_mqtt
 """
+import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
 import time
@@ -31,9 +32,15 @@
 
 async def table(lights: Lights, req: Request) -> EventSourceResponse:
 
+    def updateMessage():
+        return json.dumps({'now': time.time()} | lights.to_dict())
+
     async def g():
-        async for ping in lights.changes():
-            yield json.dumps({'now': time.time()} | lights.to_dict())
+        yield updateMessage()
+        async for ping in lights.changes():  # broken if there's more than one caller!
+            log.info('send table event')
+            yield updateMessage()
+            await asyncio.sleep(.5)  # slow down the inf loop
 
     return EventSourceResponse(g())