#!/usr/bin/env python

# https://www.jejik.com/articles/2007/02/a_simple_unix_linux_daemon_in_python/

import sys, time
from daemon import Daemon
 
class MyDaemon(Daemon):
        def run(self):
                while True:
                        time.sleep(1)
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
        daemon = MyDaemon('/tmp/daemon-example.pid')
        if len(sys.argv) == 2:
                if 'start' == sys.argv[1]:
                        daemon.start()
                elif 'stop' == sys.argv[1]:
                        daemon.stop()
                elif 'restart' == sys.argv[1]:
                        daemon.restart()
                else:
                        print("Unknown command")
                        sys.exit(2)
                sys.exit(0)
        else:
                print("usage: {} start|stop|restart".format(sys.argv[0]))
                sys.exit(2)