app/django/utils/daemonize.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:59:34 +0000
changeset 553 c0cc20b4afc9
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Make redirect generic using the new Lists object This makes it possible (and easier) to have the list view redirect to any page specially tailored to the current item. Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

import os
import sys

if os.name == 'posix':
    def become_daemon(our_home_dir='.', out_log='/dev/null',
                      err_log='/dev/null', umask=022):
        "Robustly turn into a UNIX daemon, running in our_home_dir."
        # First fork
        try:
            if os.fork() > 0:
                sys.exit(0)     # kill off parent
        except OSError, e:
            sys.stderr.write("fork #1 failed: (%d) %s\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
            sys.exit(1)
        os.setsid()
        os.chdir(our_home_dir)
        os.umask(umask)

        # Second fork
        try:
            if os.fork() > 0:
                os._exit(0)
        except OSError, e:
            sys.stderr.write("fork #2 failed: (%d) %s\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
            os._exit(1)

        si = open('/dev/null', 'r')
        so = open(out_log, 'a+', 0)
        se = open(err_log, 'a+', 0)
        os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
        os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
        os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
        # Set custom file descriptors so that they get proper buffering.
        sys.stdout, sys.stderr = so, se
else:
    def become_daemon(our_home_dir='.', out_log=None, err_log=None, umask=022):
        """
        If we're not running under a POSIX system, just simulate the daemon
        mode by doing redirections and directory changing.
        """
        os.chdir(our_home_dir)
        os.umask(umask)
        sys.stdin.close()
        sys.stdout.close()
        sys.stderr.close()
        if err_log:
            sys.stderr = open(err_log, 'a', 0)
        else:
            sys.stderr = NullDevice()
        if out_log:
            sys.stdout = open(out_log, 'a', 0)
        else:
            sys.stdout = NullDevice()

    class NullDevice:
        "A writeable object that writes to nowhere -- like /dev/null."
        def write(self, s):
            pass