node-ChildDaemon

Start and stop child daemon processes without cutting them loose

Features

• should start and stop child daemon processes
• should error if an invalid child is specified
• should error if stopped before started
• should error if started when already running
• should work with processes that buffer output when there is no tty
• should support windows and *nix systems

Installation

npm install child-daemon

API

var ChildDaemon = require('child-daemon');

var childDaemon = new ChildDaemon(
  command, // command
  args, // argument array
  new RegExp(regexString) // regular expression which when matched to ouput from stdout or stderr will indicate that the daemon has started and is ready 
);

childDaemon
  .start()
  .then(matched => {
    // Daemon started, the matched parameter will be the returned array from the matched regular expression
    ...

    // stop the daemon
    return childDaemon.stop();
  })
  .then(() => {
    // Daemon was stopped
  })
  .catch(error => {
    // Daemon failed to start or stop
  });

Roadmap

• nothing yet

License

Copyright (c) 2012 Peter Halliday
Licensed under the MIT license.