def run()

in telemetryThing.py [0:0]


def run():
    rate = state.get('message_publish_rate')

    last_time = do_something()
    sleep_time = 0.05 if rate == None else 1.0/rate
    while True:
        time.sleep(sleep_time if sleep_time > 0 else timeout)

        cur_time = do_something()

        if rate == None:
            sleep_time = cur_time - last_time if timeout >= last_time else 0
            last_time = cur_time