"""Generic linux daemon base class for python 3.x.""" import sys import os import time import atexit import signal class daemon: """A generic daemon class. Usage: subclass the daemon class and override the run() method.""" def __init__(self, pidfile, options): self.pidfile = pidfile self.options = options def daemonize(self): """Deamonize class. UNIX double fork mechanism.""" try: pid = os.fork() if pid > 0: # exit first parent sys.exit(0) except OSError as err: sys.stderr.write('fork #1 failed: {0}\n'.format(err)) sys.exit(1) # decouple from parent environment os.chdir('/') os.setsid() os.umask(0) # do second fork try: pid = os.fork() if pid > 0: # exit from second parent sys.exit(0) except OSError as err: sys.stderr.write('fork #2 failed: {0}\n'.format(err)) sys.exit(1) # redirect standard file descriptors sys.stdout.flush() sys.stderr.flush() si = open(os.devnull, 'r') so = open(os.devnull, 'a+') se = open(os.devnull, 'a+') os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno()) os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno()) os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno()) # write pidfile atexit.register(self.delpid) pid = str(os.getpid()) with open(self.pidfile, 'w+') as f: f.write(pid + '\n') def delpid(self): os.remove(self.pidfile) def check_pid(self, pid): """ Check For the existence of a unix pid. """ try: os.kill(pid, 0) except OSError: return False else: return True def start(self): """Start the daemon.""" # Check for a pidfile to see if the daemon already runs try: with open(self.pidfile, 'r') as pf: pid = int(pf.read().strip()) except IOError: pid = None if pid: pid_exist = self.check_pid(pid) if pid_exist: message = "Already running: %s\n" % (pid) sys.stderr.write(message) sys.exit(1) else: message = "pidfile {0} already exist. " + \ "but process is dead\n" sys.stderr.write(message.format(self.pidfile)) # Start the daemon self.daemonize() self.run() def stop(self): """Stop the daemon.""" # Get the pid from the pidfile try: with open(self.pidfile, 'r') as pf: pid = int(pf.read().strip()) except IOError: pid = None if not pid: message = "pidfile {0} does not exist. " + \ "Daemon not running?\n" sys.stderr.write(message.format(self.pidfile)) return # not an error in a restart # Try killing the daemon process try: while True: os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM) time.sleep(0.1) except OSError as err: e = str(err.args) if e.find("No such process") > 0: if os.path.exists(self.pidfile): os.remove(self.pidfile) else: print(str(err.args)) sys.exit(1) def restart(self): """Restart the daemon.""" self.stop() self.start() def run(self): """You should override this method when you subclass Daemon. It will be called after the process has been daemonized by start() or restart()."""