michael@0: #! /usr/bin/env nodejs
michael@0: //
michael@0: //  mDNSGw - Zero Configuration DNS Gateway for Mesh Networks
michael@0: //  Copyright © 2014 Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
michael@0: //
michael@0: //  Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
michael@0: //  any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
michael@0: //  above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
michael@0: //
michael@0: //  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
michael@0: //  WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
michael@0: //  WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
michael@0: //  AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
michael@0: //  DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
michael@0: //  PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
michael@0: //  ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF
michael@0: //  THIS SOFTWARE.
michael@0: //
michael@0: //  This file is part of mDNSGw, a Zero configuration DNS gateway
michael@0: //  which can be found at http://dev.europalab.com/mdnsgw/
michael@0: //
michael@0: //  fork.js: ECMA JavaScript implementation
michael@0: //
michael@0: 
michael@0: /***********************************************************
michael@0: |                  ____  _   _ ____   ____                 |
michael@0: |        _ __ ___ |  _ \| \ | / ___| / ___|_      __       |
michael@0: |       | '_ ` _ \| | | |  \| \___ \| |  _\ \ /\ / /       |
michael@0: |       | | | | | | |_| | |\  |___) | |_| |\ V  V /        |
michael@0: |       |_| |_| |_|____/|_| \_|____/ \____| \_/\_/         |
michael@0: |                                                          |
michael@0: | Requirements: Redis server with standard configuration   |
michael@0: |               NodeJS and NPM modules (see package.json)  |
michael@0: |                                                          |
michael@0: | Execute: To start this application, launch it with the   |
michael@0: |          script named fork.js: $ ./fork.js               |
michael@0: |                                                          |
michael@0: | Support: http://list.europalab.com/mailman/mdnsgs/       |
michael@0: |                                                          |
michael@0: ***********************************************************/
michael@0: 
michael@0: // import module dependencies
michael@0: var forkserv = require('forever-monitor');
michael@0: 
michael@0: 
michael@0: // configure a child process to daemonize
michael@0: var childproc = new (forkserv.Monitor)('app.js', {
michael@0:   max: 4,
michael@0:   silent: true,
michael@4:   pidFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.pid',
michael@4:   logFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.log',
michael@4:   outFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.out',
michael@4:   errFile: '/tmp/mdnsgw.err',
michael@0:   options: []
michael@0: });
michael@0: 
michael@0: childproc.on('exit', function () {
michael@0:   console.log('app.js has exited after 4 restarts');
michael@0: });
michael@0: 
michael@0: // fork a child
michael@0: childproc.start();
michael@4: 
michael@4: //// daemonize by exit
michael@4: //that doesn't work
michael@4: //process.exit(0);