dpid.h(3)

NAME

dpid.h

Contains an API for manipulating PID files.

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>


Defines
#define DAEMON_PID_FILE_KILL_WAIT_AVAILABLE   1
    This variable is defined to 1 iff daemon_pid_file_kill_wait() is
    supported.

Typedefs
typedef const char *(* daemon_pid_file_proc_t )(void)
    Prototype of a function for generating the name of a PID file.

Functions
const char * daemon_pid_file_proc_default (void)
    A function for creating a pid file name from daemon_pid_file_ident.
int daemon_pid_file_create (void)
    Creates PID pid file for the current process.
int daemon_pid_file_remove (void)
    Removes the PID file of the current process.
pid_t daemon_pid_file_is_running (void)
    Returns the PID file of a running daemon, if available.
int daemon_pid_file_kill (int s)
    Kills a running daemon, if available.
int daemon_pid_file_kill_wait (int s, int m)
    Similar to daemon_pid_file_kill() but waits until the process died.

Variables
const char * daemon_pid_file_ident
    Identification string for the PID file name, only used when
    daemon_pid_file_proc is set to daemon_pid_file_proc_default().
daemon_pid_file_proc_t daemon_pid_file_proc
    A function pointer which is used to generate the name of the PID
    file to manipulate.

Detailed Description

Contains an API for manipulating PID files.

Definition in file dpid.h.

Define Documentation

#define DAEMON_PID_FILE_KILL_WAIT_AVAILABLE 1
This variable is defined to 1 iff daemon_pid_file_kill_wait() is supported. Since:
0.3
See also:
daemon_pid_file_kill_wait()
Definition at line 82 of file dpid.h.

Typedef Documentation

typedef const char*(* daemon_pid_file_proc_t)(void)
Prototype of a function for generating the name of a PID file.
Definition at line 37 of file dpid.h.

Function Documentation

int daemon_pid_file_create (void)
Creates PID pid file for the current process. Returns:
zero on success, nonzero on failure
Examples:
testd.c.
pid_t daemon_pid_file_is_running (void)
Returns the PID file of a running daemon, if available. Returns:
The PID or negative on failure
Examples:
testd.c.
int daemon_pid_file_kill (int s)
Kills a running daemon, if available. Parameters:
s The signal to send
Returns:
zero on success, nonzero on failure
int daemon_pid_file_kill_wait (int s, int m)
Similar to daemon_pid_file_kill() but waits until the process died. This functions is new in libdaemon 0.3. The macro
DAEMON_PID_FILE_KILL_WAIT_AVAILABLE is defined iff libdaemon supports
this function.
Parameters:
s The signal to send
m Seconds to wait at maximum
Returns:
zero on success, nonzero on failure (timeout condition is
considered a failure)
Since:
0.3
See also:
DAEMON_PID_FILE_KILL_WAIT_AVAILABLE
Examples:
testd.c.
const char* daemon_pid_file_proc_default (void)
A function for creating a pid file name from daemon_pid_file_ident.
Returns:
The PID file path
int daemon_pid_file_remove (void)
Removes the PID file of the current process. Returns:
zero on success, nonzero on failure
Examples:
testd.c.

Variable Documentation

const char* daemon_pid_file_ident
Identification string for the PID file name, only used when
daemon_pid_file_proc is set to daemon_pid_file_proc_default(). Use daemon_ident_from_argv0() to generate an identification string from argv[0]
Examples:
testd.c.
daemon_pid_file_proc_t daemon_pid_file_proc
A function pointer which is used to generate the name of the PID file
to manipulate. Points to daemon_pid_file_proc_default() by default.

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