Changeset 14189 for fact

Timestamp:

06/19/12 09:59:14 (12 years ago)

Author:

ogrimm

Message:

If DIM_DNS_NODE not set, EvidenceServer tries to run in local mode, starting a dns as separate process on localhost

Location:

fact/Evidence

Files:

• Evidence.cc (modified) (4 diffs)
• Evidence.h (modified) (1 diff)
• readme.txt (modified) (1 diff)

fact/Evidence/Evidence.cc

@@ -102 +102 @@
   ExitRequest = false;
   This = this;
+  LocalMode = false;
 
   dis_disable_padding();
@@ -128 +129 @@
   // Catch C++ unhandled exceptions
   set_terminate(Terminate);
+
+  // If name server node not set, use localhost and launch dns
+  if (getenv("DIM_DNS_NODE") == NULL) {
+        printf("Environment variable DIM_DNS_NODE not set, will run in local mode. One moment please...\n");
+
+        if (setenv("DIM_DNS_NODE", "localhost", 0) == -1) {
+          printf("setenv() failed in EvidenceServer::EvidenceServer (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+        }
+        else LocalMode = true;
+        
+        // Launch dns in a separate process (currently no further checks to avoid zombie generation)
+        if ((ChildPID = fork()) == 0) {
+          if (execlp("dns", "dns", (char *) NULL) == -1) {
+                printf("execlp() failed in child process forked in EvidenceServer::EvidenceServer() (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+          }
+        }
+        if (ChildPID == -1) printf("fork() failed in EvidenceServer::EvidenceServer() (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+
+        // Wait for dns to become active
+        sleep(3);
+  }
 
   // Message service and initial message
@@ -272 +295 @@
         // Check if successful
         if (!EvidenceServer::ServiceOK(&Config)) {
-      if (Default.empty()) {
+      if (Default.empty() && !LocalMode) {
                 Message(FATAL, "Configuration server unreachable, can't retrieve '%s'", Item.c_str());
           }
@@ -306 +329 @@
 
   // Terminate if no configuration information found
-  if (Result.empty()) Message(FATAL, "Missing configuration data '%s'", Item.c_str());
+  if (Result.empty() && !LocalMode) Message(FATAL, "Missing configuration data '%s'", Item.c_str());
 
   return Result;

fact/Evidence/Evidence.h

@@ -61 +61 @@
         static pthread_mutex_t Mutex;
         static EvidenceServer *This;
+        bool LocalMode;
+        pid_t ChildPID;
 
     static void SignalHandler(int); // static for signal()

fact/Evidence/readme.txt

@@ -67 +67 @@
 13/6/2012       Removed calling Message() before abort() in signal handler, as Message() might get stuck
 19/6/2012   Giving no indices in OpenHistory() will try to open plot for all members of an array
+                        If DIM_DNS_NODE not set, EvidenceServer will run in local mode, launching a dns in a separate process on localhost