From 7440a5c4fdb5898b25dc70174c4be91635a3ee2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SpudGunMan <kellykeeton@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:48:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update mesh_bot.py

---
 mesh_bot.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index 25ad948..1fa3931 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024
 
 import signal # for catching CTL+C
+import time # for sleep, get some when you can :)
 from pubsub import pub # pip install pubsub
 import meshtastic.serial_interface #pip install meshtastic
 import meshtastic.tcp_interface
@@ -135,6 +136,9 @@ def auto_response(message, snr, rssi, hop, message_from_id):
     else:
         bot_response = "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't do that."
     
+    # wait a 700ms to avoid message collision from lora-ack
+    time.sleep(0.7)
+
     return bot_response
 
 def log_timestamp():