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NAME

Proc::tored::Role::Running - add running state and signal handling to services

VERSION

version 0.07

SYNOPSIS

package Some::Thing;
use Moo;

with 'Proc::tored::Running';

sub run {
  my $self = shift;

  $self->start;

  while ($self->is_running) {
    do_stuff(...);
  }
}

DESCRIPTION

Classes consuming this role are provided with controls to "start" and "stop" voluntarily through the use of a touch file to signal the process to self-terminate.

ATTRIBUTES

term_file

Specifies a file path that will be used as a touch file to signal the process to self-terminate.

METHODS

is_running

Returns true while the service is running in the current process.

start

Flags the current process as running. After calling this method, "is_running" will return true.

stop

Flags the current process as not running and restores any previously configured signal handlers. Once this method has been called, "is_running" will return false.

signal

Signals the process to stop running by creating a touch file.

AUTHOR

Jeff Ober <jeffober@gmail.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2017 by Jeff Ober.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.