# GoCryptoTrader package Connection manager
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This connection_manager package is part of the GoCryptoTrader codebase.
## This is still in active development
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## Current Features for Connection manager
+ The connection manager subsystem is used to periodically check whether the application is connected to the internet and will provide alerts of any changes
+ In order to modify the behaviour of the connection manager subsystem, you can edit the following inside your config file under `connectionMonitor`:
### connectionMonitor
| Config | Description | Example |
| ------ | ----------- | ------- |
| perferredDNSList | Is a string array of DNS servers to periodically verify whether GoCryptoTrader is connected to the internet | `["8.8.8.8","8.8.4.4","1.1.1.1","1.0.0.1"]` |
| preferredDomainList | Is a string array of domains to periodically verify whether GoCryptoTrader is connected to the internet | `["www.google.com","www.cloudflare.com","www.facebook.com"]` |
| checkInterval | A time period in golang `time.Duration` format to check whether GoCryptoTrader is connected to the internet | `1000000000` |
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## Contribution
Please feel free to submit any pull requests or suggest any desired features to be added.
When submitting a PR, please abide by our coding guidelines:
+ Code must adhere to the official Go [formatting](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#formatting) guidelines (i.e. uses [gofmt](https://golang.org/cmd/gofmt/)).
+ Code must be documented adhering to the official Go [commentary](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#commentary) guidelines.
+ Code must adhere to our [coding style](https://github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/blob/master/doc/coding_style.md).
+ Pull requests need to be based on and opened against the `master` branch.
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