stopping started tickers

process.go

@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ func executeHandler(p process, message Message, thisNode string) {
 		// Create two tickers to use for the scheduling.
 		intervalTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * time.Duration(interval))
 		totalTimeTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * time.Duration(totalTime))
+		defer intervalTicker.Stop()
+		defer totalTimeTicker.Stop()
 
 		// NB: Commented out this assignement of a specific message context
 		// to be used within handlers, since it will override the structure
@@ -827,6 +829,7 @@ func (p process) publishMessages(natsConn *nats.Conn) {
 	// the process, so the sub process publisher will not be removed until
 	// it have not received any messages for the given amount of time.
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * time.Duration(p.configuration.KeepPublishersAliveFor))
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for {
 

processes.go

@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ func (s startup) pubREQHello(p process) {
 	// Define the procFunc to be used for the process.
 	proc.procFunc = func(ctx context.Context, procFuncCh chan Message) error {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * time.Duration(p.configuration.StartPubREQHello))
+		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for {
 
 			// d := fmt.Sprintf("Hello from %v\n", p.node)
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ func (s startup) pubREQKeysRequestUpdate(p process) {
 	// Define the procFunc to be used for the process.
 	proc.procFunc = func(ctx context.Context, procFuncCh chan Message) error {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * time.Duration(p.configuration.REQKeysRequestUpdateInterval))
+		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for {
 
 			// Send a message with the hash of the currently stored keys,
@@ -392,6 +394,7 @@ func (s startup) pubREQAclRequestUpdate(p process) {
 	// Define the procFunc to be used for the process.
 	proc.procFunc = func(ctx context.Context, procFuncCh chan Message) error {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * time.Duration(p.configuration.REQAclRequestUpdateInterval))
+		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for {
 
 			// Send a message with the hash of the currently stored acl's,

ringbuffer.go

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (r *ringBuffer) start(ctx context.Context, inCh chan subjectAndMessage, out
 
 	go func() {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second * 5)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
 
 		for {
 			select {