1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pyload/datatypes/OnlineCheck.py b/pyload/datatypes/OnlineCheck.py
index 2797828bf..b0b19cf76 100644
--- a/pyload/datatypes/OnlineCheck.py
+++ b/pyload/datatypes/OnlineCheck.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from time import time
 
 from pyload.Api import OnlineCheck as OC
 
+
 class OnlineCheck:
     """  Helper class that holds result of an initiated online check """
 
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ class OnlineCheck:
 
         self.timestamp = time()
 
+    def isStale(self, timeout=5):
+        """ checks if the data was updated or accessed recently """
+        return self.timestamp + timeout * 60 < time()
+
     def update(self, result):
         self.timestamp = time()
         self.result.update(result)