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30 * \brief Unix daemon management
37 #include <yaz/yconfig.h>
41 #define YAZ_DAEMON_FORK 1
42 #define YAZ_DAEMON_DEBUG 2
43 #define YAZ_DAEMON_KEEPALIVE 4
45 /** \brief daemon utility.
46 \param progname program name for logging purposes.
47 \param flags flags which is a bit-wise combination of YAZ_DAEMON_..
48 \param work working handler (which may be running in different process)
49 \param data opaque data to be passed to work handler
50 \param pidfile filename with Process-ID (NULL for no file)
51 \param uid effective user ID for handler (NULL for no same as caller)
52 \returns 0 for success, non-zero for failure.
54 This function puts calls work handler which is supposed to carry
55 out a daemon service with a possible changed User ID and in a
58 Flag YAZ_DAEMON_FORK: Puts the service in the background on Unix.
60 Flag YAZ_DAEMON_DEBUG: Puts the service in debug mode (no fork at all).
62 Flag YAZ_DAEMON_KEEPALIVE: Repeatedly calls work handler if it makes a
66 int yaz_daemon(const char *progname,
68 void (*work)(void *data), void *data,
69 const char *pidfile, const char *uid);
77 * c-file-style: "Stroustrup"
78 * indent-tabs-mode: nil
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