From 1fa48bc5e77707d21200c7262f8416f5b3df89c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bas van Kervel <basvankervel@ziggo.nl>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 14:25:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Introduced default unlock duration when an account is
 unlocked from the console

---
 accounts/account_manager.go | 5 +++++
 cmd/geth/admin.go           | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/accounts/account_manager.go b/accounts/account_manager.go
index 6cbd23c4e..13f16296a 100644
--- a/accounts/account_manager.go
+++ b/accounts/account_manager.go
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ var (
 	ErrNoKeys = errors.New("no keys in store")
 )
 
+const (
+    // Default unlock duration (in seconds) when an account is unlocked from the console
+    DefaultAccountUnlockDuration = 300
+)
+
 type Account struct {
 	Address common.Address
 }
diff --git a/cmd/geth/admin.go b/cmd/geth/admin.go
index 15923c366..91a336cbb 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/admin.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/compiler"
@@ -374,6 +375,10 @@ func (js *jsre) unlock(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return otto.FalseValue()
 	}
+	if seconds == 0 {
+		seconds = accounts.DefaultAccountUnlockDuration
+	}
+
 	arg := call.Argument(1)
 	var passphrase string
 	if arg.IsUndefined() {