I would recommend this solution. You need to inherit and override method run.
import sys
import os
from signal import SIGTERM
from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
class Daemon(object):
__metaclass__ = ABCMeta
def __init__(self, pidfile):
self._pidfile = pidfile
@abstractmethod
def run(self):
pass
def _daemonize(self):
# decouple threads
pid = os.fork()
# stop first thread
if pid > 0:
sys.exit(0)
# write pid into a pidfile
with open(self._pidfile, 'w') as f:
print >> f, os.getpid()
def start(self):
# if daemon is started throw an error
if os.path.exists(self._pidfile):
raise Exception("Daemon is already started")
# create and switch to daemon thread
self._daemonize()
# run the body of the daemon
self.run()
def stop(self):
# check the pidfile existing
if os.path.exists(self._pidfile):
# read pid from the file
with open(self._pidfile, 'r') as f:
pid = int(f.read().strip())
# remove the pidfile
os.remove(self._pidfile)
# kill daemon
os.kill(pid, SIGTERM)
else:
raise Exception("Daemon is not started")
def restart(self):
self.stop()
self.start()