// call this function on a timer
func optimizeBanTable(){
  var explored_subnets []string // ["192.0.0.0/17","192.0.0.128/17"]
  //1 Fetch all bans
  var bans []string
  //2 take one ban and check if it's redundant in the total list of bans
    // itterate over bans for main action
      // itterate over bans to see if it's redundant
      // build subnet chunks and itterate over them
        // eg for 192.168.1.1
        // 192.0.0.0/9 , 192.128.0.0/9 , 192.168.0.0/17 , 192.168.128.0/17 , 192.168.1.0/25 , 192.168.1.128/25    6x
        // or for ipv6 , 2605:8d80:504:4fb1:1c6b:ea11:a067:e812 , a less chunked system
        //  2605:0:0:0:0:0:0:0/16 ,  2605:8d80:0:0:0:0:0:0/32 , 2605:8d80:504:0:0:0:0:0/48 , 2605:8d80:504:4fb1:0:0:0:0/64 , 2605:8d80:504:4fb1:1c6b:0:0:0/80 ,  2605:8d80:504:4fb1:1c6b:ea11:0:0/96    6x
          // within each itterated chunk check the ban list for items falling within this
            // if  an item is found add it to the count
              // A subnet counts as a number based on the mask bit
              // A single IP counts by 1
            // use a factorial system based on the subnet mask value to evaluate weather the number of bans is enough to lock the current chunk with a ban
              // if it's enough to warant a lock, remove the bans used for counting from the DB and the search list as they are now redundant

}

func getBansFromProxySites(){
  // 1 get list of cites from a settings json page

  // 2 search page for ipv4 and ipv6 subnets and addresses

  // 3 add finds to database if not already existing
}

func createRecurentActionTicker(){
  ban_ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Hour)
  go func() {
      for {
          <-ban_ticker.C
          getBansFromProxySites()
          optimizeBanTable()
      }
  }()

}