1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index fc19d76..58297a8 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module API
   module Helpers
     PRIVATE_TOKEN_PARAM = :private_token
     PRIVATE_TOKEN_HEADER = "HTTP_PRIVATE_TOKEN"
+    UPDATE_RUNNER_EVERY = 60
 
     def current_user
       @current_user ||= begin
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ module API
       forbidden! unless project.valid_token?(params[:project_token])
     end
 
+    def update_runner_last_contact
+      if current_runner.contacted_at.nil? || Time.now - current_runner.contacted_at >= UPDATE_RUNNER_EVERY
+        current_runner.update_attributes(contacted_at: Time.now)
+      end
+    end
+
     # Checks the occurrences of required attributes, each attribute must be present in the params hash
     # or a Bad Request error is invoked.
     #