[bug] inform backend when donate dialog is shown

a rather annoying bug, since it keeps popping up for every status
change. to be included in a hotfix for 0.21.2 release.

- Release: 0.21.2
- Closes: #459

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/backend/api.go b/pkg/backend/api.go
index 4390fef..a799b0e 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/api.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/api.go
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ func DonateAccepted() {
 	donateAccepted()
 }
 
+func DonateSeen() {
+	donateSeen()
+}
+
 func SubscribeToEvent(event string, f unsafe.Pointer) {
 	subscribe(event, f)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/backend/donate.go b/pkg/backend/donate.go
index f87934a..c16c0f4 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/donate.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/donate.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// runDonationReminder checks every hour if we need to show the reminder,
+// runDonationReminder checks every six hours if we need to show the reminder,
 // and trigger the launching of the dialog if needed.
 func runDonationReminder() {
 	go func() {
 		for {
-			time.Sleep(time.Hour)
+			time.Sleep(time.Hour * 6)
 			if needsDonationReminder() {
 				showDonate()
 			}
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ func needsDonationReminder() bool {
 	return ctx.cfg.NeedsDonationReminder()
 }
 
+/* to be called from the gui, the visibility toggle will be updated on the next
+   status change */
+func donateSeen() {
+	statusMutex.Lock()
+	defer statusMutex.Unlock()
+	ctx.DonateDialog = false
+}
+
 func donateAccepted() {
 	statusMutex.Lock()
 	defer statusMutex.Unlock()