create event broadcaster

examples/main.go

@@ -38,12 +38,23 @@ func main() {
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
+	// Create a fan-out mechanism for events
+	eventBroadcaster := make(chan derby.Event, 10)
+
+	// Start the event broadcaster
+	go func() {
+		for event := range clock.Events() {
+			eventBroadcaster <- event
+		}
+		close(eventBroadcaster)
+	}()
+
 	// Start web interface if enabled
 	if !*noWeb {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			startWebInterface(clock, *webPort, sigChan)
+			startWebInterface(clock, eventBroadcaster, *webPort, sigChan)
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -52,7 +63,7 @@ func main() {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			startTerminalInterface(clock, sigChan)
+			startTerminalInterface(clock, eventBroadcaster, sigChan)
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -66,9 +77,9 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 // startWebInterface initializes and runs the web interface
-func startWebInterface(clock *derby.DerbyClock, webPort int, sigChan chan os.Signal) {
+func startWebInterface(clock *derby.DerbyClock, events <-chan derby.Event, webPort int, sigChan chan os.Signal) {
 	// Create and start the web server
-	server, err := web.NewServer(clock, webPort)
+	server, err := web.NewServer(clock, events, webPort)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error creating web server: %v\n", err)
 		sigChan <- syscall.SIGTERM
@@ -85,7 +96,7 @@ func startWebInterface(clock *derby.DerbyClock, webPort int, sigChan chan os.Sig
 }
 
 // startTerminalInterface initializes and runs the terminal interface
-func startTerminalInterface(clock *derby.DerbyClock, sigChan chan os.Signal) {
+func startTerminalInterface(clock *derby.DerbyClock, events <-chan derby.Event, sigChan chan os.Signal) {
 	fmt.Println("Terminal interface started")
 
 	// Reset the clock to start fresh
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@ func startTerminalInterface(clock *derby.DerbyClock, sigChan chan os.Signal) {
 	// Process events from the clock
 	go func() {
 		raceResults := make([]*derby.Result, 0)
-		for event := range clock.Events() {
+		for event := range events {
 			switch event.Type {
 			case derby.EventRaceStart:
 				fmt.Println("\n🏁 Race started!")

web/server.go

@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ var content embed.FS
 type Server struct {
 	router  *chi.Mux
 	clock   *derby.DerbyClock
-	raceEvents chan derby.Event
+	events  <-chan derby.Event
 	clients map[chan string]bool
 	port    int
 }
 
 // NewServer creates a new web server
-func NewServer(clock *derby.DerbyClock, port int) (*Server, error) {
+func NewServer(clock *derby.DerbyClock, events <-chan derby.Event, port int) (*Server, error) {
 	// Create server
 	s := &Server{
 		router:  chi.NewRouter(),
 		clock:   clock,
-		raceEvents: make(chan derby.Event, 10),
+		events:  events,
 		clients: make(map[chan string]bool),
 		port:    port,
 	}
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ func (s *Server) Start() error {
 	return http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", s.port), s.router)
 }
 
-// forwardEvents forwards derby clock events to the web clients
+// forwardEvents forwards derby events to SSE clients
 func (s *Server) forwardEvents() {
-	for event := range s.clock.Events() {
+	for event := range s.events {
 		// Store the event for new clients
-		s.raceEvents <- event
+		// s.raceEvents <- event
 
 		// Create the SSE message based on the event type
 		var message string