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"""Example of controlling the process behavior using the process module"""
# This example also shows how to use the log module for logging
import os
import sys
import time
import signal
from application import log
from application.process import process, ProcessError
# Some signal handlers
def signal_handler(*args):
"""A sample signal handler"""
log.msg("first handler received signal %s" % args[0])
def signal_handler2(*args):
"""Another sample signal handler"""
log.msg("second handler received signal %s" % args[0])
# The application name.
name = 'process-example'
# Set the process runtime directory. This is where the pid file and other
# process runtime related files will be created. The default is /var/run
# but in this example we use /tmp because we need a place where we have
# write access even without running as root.
process.runtime_directory = '/tmp'
# These log lines will go to stdout.
log.msg("Starting %s. Check syslog to see what's going on next." % name)
log.msg("Use `watch -n .1 ls /tmp' to see how the pid file is created and deleted.")
# Set the process to run in the background and create a pid file.
# If daemonize is called without arguments or pidfile is None no pid file
# will be created.
pidfile = process.runtime_file('%s.pid' % name)
try:
process.daemonize(pidfile)
except ProcessError, e:
log.fatal(str(e))
sys.exit(1)
# process was succesfully put in the background. Redirect logging to syslog
log.start_syslog(name)
# This log line will go to syslog
log.msg('application started (running in the background)')
# Add a signal handler for SIGUSR1
process.signals.add_handler(signal.SIGUSR1, signal_handler)
# Add another signal handler for SIGUSR1. Mutliple handlers can be added
# for a given signal by different components/modules/threads of the
# application. The only limitation is that the first handler must be added
# from the main thread.
process.signals.add_handler(signal.SIGUSR1, signal_handler2)
log.msg("sending SIGUSR1 to self")
os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR1)
log.msg("sleeping for 3 seconds")
time.sleep(3)
# Simulate some error
try:
bar = foo
except NameError, e:
log.error("cannot access foo: %s" % e)
# Also log the backtrace
log.exception()
log.msg("program done, exiting")
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