daemonise (class)

class fundamentals.daemonise(log, name, **akws)

Bases: object

A class to daemonise a python code

Key Arguments:

• log – logger

• name – a name for the daemon (e.g. python package name)

Usage:

Add something like this to your command-line usage:

```text Usage: myCommand (start|stop|restart|status)

Options:

start start the myCommand daemon stop stop the myCommand daemon restart restart the myCommand daemon status print the staus of the myCommand daemon

```

and then when executing the commands:

```python from fundamental import daemonise class myDaemon(daemonise):

def action(

self, **kwargs):

self.log.info(‘starting the action method’)

anotherParameter = kwargs[“anotherParameter”]

import time while True:

print(f”OVERRIDE ACTION - {anotherParameter}”) time.sleep(3)

self.log.info(‘completed the action method’) return None

d = myDaemon(log=log, name=”gocart”, anotherParameter=42.)

if a[‘start’]:

d.start()

elif a[‘stop’]:

d.stop()

elif a[‘restart’]:

d.restart()

elif a[‘status’]:

d.status()

```

Replace **akws with any keywords you need.

Methods

action(**akws)

the code to execute in daemon mode, this method should be overriden to execute novel code

cleanup(signum, frame)

the code to run when daemon is killed

restart()

stop and start the daemon

start()

start the daemonise running

status()

print the status of the daemon

stop()

stop the daemon and cleanup