diff --git a/snapshot.go b/snapshot.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"time"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type snapshotConf struct {
+	// basic 
+	checkingInterval time.Duration
+	lastWrites uint64
+	writesThr uint64
+}
+
+var snapConf *snapshotConf
+
+func newSnapshotConf() *snapshotConf {
+	return &snapshotConf {time.Second*3, etcdStore.TotalWrites(), 20*1000}
+}
+
+func monitorSnapshot() {
+	for {	
+		time.Sleep(snapConf.checkingInterval)
+		currentWrites := etcdStore.TotalWrites() - snapConf.lastWrites
+
+		if currentWrites > snapConf.writesThr {
+			raftServer.TakeSnapshot()
+			snapConf.lastWrites = etcdStore.TotalWrites()
+
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(currentWrites)
+		}
+	}
+}
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