snowid_checkpoint.h

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#ifndef __SNOWID_CHECKPOINT_H__
#define __SNOWID_CHECKPOINT_H__

#include <stdbool.h>

/**
 * Start a child process to periodically save current time in `timestamp_path`
 * location.
 * 
 * @param timestamp_path - filepath to store timestamp
 * @return bool - true if success, else false.
*/
bool snow_checkpoint_start(char *timestamp_path);

#endif /* __SNOWID_CHECKPOINT_H__ */