ndb_daemon.h

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*/
#ifndef NDB_DAEMON_H
#define NDB_DAEMON_H

C_MODE_START


typedef int (*ndb_daemon_run_t)(int, char**);
typedef void (*ndb_daemon_stop_t)(void);

/*
  Used from "mini" main to run an application as a
  service on windows, where the "run" function will be run
  as a service if first arg is --service=<service_name>.

  Defaults to "normal" behaviour which is to call "run" directly
  with argc/argv

*/
int ndb_daemon_init(int argc, char** argv,
                    ndb_daemon_run_t run, ndb_daemon_stop_t stop,
                    const char* name, const char* display_name);

/*
  To be called at the point where an application needs to daemonize
  itself.

  The daemonizing will on most platforms do a fork itself as a daemon.
  I.e fork, setsid, create pidfile, and redirect all output to logfile.

  On windows, only create pidfile and redirect.
*/
int ndb_daemonize(const char* pidfile_name, const char *logfile_name);


/*
  To be called when application should exit.

  Performs an ordered shutdown of service if running as a serevice.
 */
void ndb_daemon_exit(int status);


/*
   if any of the functions in ndb_daemon return non-zero (failure)
   then ndb_daemon_error contains the error message
*/

extern char ndb_daemon_error[];

/*
  Print the additional arguments available for service
*/
void ndb_service_print_options(const char* name);

/*
  Utility function to make the program wait for debugger at
  a given location. Very useful for debugging a program
  started as a service.
*/
void ndb_service_wait_for_debugger(int timeout_sec);

C_MODE_END

#endif