def _monitor(last_ping, stop_plugin, is_shutting_down, timeout=5):
    """Monitors health checks (pings) from the Snap framework.

    If the plugin doesn't receive 3 consecutive health checks from Snap the
    plugin will shutdown.  The default timeout is set to 5 seconds.
    """
    _timeout_count = 0
    _last_check = time.time()
    _sleep_interval = 1
    # set _sleep_interval if less than the timeout
    if timeout < _sleep_interval:
        _sleep_interval = timeout
    while True:
        time.sleep(_sleep_interval)
        # Signals that stop_plugin has been called
        if is_shutting_down():
            return
        # have we missed a ping during the last timeout duration
        if ((time.time() - _last_check) > timeout) and ((time.time() - last_ping()) > timeout):
            # reset last_check
            _last_check = time.time()
            _timeout_count += 1
            LOG.warning("Missed ping health check from the framework. " +
                        "({} of 3)".format(_timeout_count))
            if _timeout_count >= 3:
                stop_plugin()
                return
        elif (time.time() - last_ping()) <= timeout:
            _timeout_count = 0
Monitors health checks (pings) from the Snap framework.

    If the plugin doesn't receive 3 consecutive health checks from Snap the
    plugin will shutdown.  The default timeout is set to 5 seconds.