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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def monitor(self):
 """Flushes the queue periodically."""

        while self.monitor_running.is_set():
            if time.time() - self.last_flush > self.batch_time:
                if not self.queue.empty():
                    logger.info("Queue Flush: time without flush exceeded")
                    self.flush_queue()
            time.sleep(self.batch_time)