// installService attempts to install the pointcoind service. Typically this should
// be done by the msi installer, but it is provided here since it can be useful
// for development.
func installService() error {
// Get the path of the current executable. This is needed because
// os.Args[0] can vary depending on how the application was launched.
// For example, under cmd.exe it will only be the name of the app
// without the path or extension, but under mingw it will be the full
// path including the extension.
exePath, err := filepath.Abs(os.Args[0])
if err != nil {
return err
}
if filepath.Ext(exePath) == "" {
exePath += ".exe"
}
// Connect to the windows service manager.
serviceManager, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer serviceManager.Disconnect()
// Ensure the service doesn't already exist.
service, err := serviceManager.OpenService(svcName)
if err == nil {
service.Close()
return fmt.Errorf("service %s already exists", svcName)
}
// Install the service.
service, err = serviceManager.CreateService(svcName, exePath, mgr.Config{
DisplayName: svcDisplayName,
Description: svcDesc,
})
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer service.Close()
// Support events to the event log using the standard "standard" Windows
// EventCreate.exe message file. This allows easy logging of custom
// messges instead of needing to create our own message catalog.
eventlog.Remove(svcName)
eventsSupported := uint32(eventlog.Error | eventlog.Warning | eventlog.Info)
err = eventlog.InstallAsEventCreate(svcName, eventsSupported)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return nil
}
// startService attempts to start the pointcoind service.
func startService() error {
// Connect to the windows service manager.
serviceManager, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer serviceManager.Disconnect()
service, err := serviceManager.OpenService(svcName)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not access service: %v", err)
}
defer service.Close()
err = service.Start(os.Args)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not start service: %v", err)
}
return nil
}
// removeService attempts to uninstall the pointcoind service. Typically this should
// be done by the msi uninstaller, but it is provided here since it can be
// useful for development. Not the eventlog entry is intentionally not removed
// since it would invalidate any existing event log messages.
func removeService() error {
// Connect to the windows service manager.
serviceManager, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer serviceManager.Disconnect()
// Ensure the service exists.
service, err := serviceManager.OpenService(svcName)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("service %s is not installed", svcName)
}
defer service.Close()
// Remove the service.
err = service.Delete()
if err != nil {
return err
}
return nil
}
// controlService allows commands which change the status of the service. It
// also waits for up to 10 seconds for the service to change to the passed
// state.
func controlService(c svc.Cmd, to svc.State) error {
// Connect to the windows service manager.
serviceManager, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer serviceManager.Disconnect()
service, err := serviceManager.OpenService(svcName)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not access service: %v", err)
}
defer service.Close()
status, err := service.Control(c)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not send control=%d: %v", c, err)
}
// Send the control message.
timeout := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
for status.State != to {
if timeout.Before(time.Now()) {
return fmt.Errorf("timeout waiting for service to go "+
"to state=%d", to)
}
time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
status, err = service.Query()
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not retrieve service "+
"status: %v", err)
}
}
return nil
}