func StartModule(name string) (*Module, os.Error) {
if ModuleRunning(name) {
return nil, os.NewError(fmt.Sprint("The module seems to be already started..."))
}
// Handle special/internal modules
switch name {
case "internal:shared":
return StartSharedSync()
}
cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
jaildir := path.Join(cwd, "jails/"+name)
moddir := path.Join(cwd, "modules/"+name)
JailInit(moddir, jaildir, name)
path := jaildir + "/sh:" + jaildir + "/bin:" + os.Getenv("PATH")
if !osutil.FileExists(jaildir + "/sh/run") {
cp, err := osutil.WaitRun("cp", []string{"framework/sh/jail-run", jaildir + "/sh/run"})
if err != nil {
return nil, os.NewError(fmt.Sprint("Error copying default run file, cannot continue:", err))
}
cp.Wait()
}
modulep, err := osutil.RunWithEnvAndWd("run", []string{name}, []string{"PATH=" + path}, jaildir)
if err != nil {
return nil, os.NewError(fmt.Sprint("Could not start module "+name+"!:", err))
}
pid := modulep.Process.Pid
module := new(Module)
module.Name = name
module.MainProcess = modulep.Process
// wtf? [sic]
defer func() {
modules[name] = module
}()
log.Println("Started Module "+name+"! PID:", pid)
// Start the sync deamon, syncronizes css, js, and templates in the background
syncproc, err := StartSync(moddir, jaildir, name)
if err != nil {
return module, err
}
module.SyncProcess = syncproc
return module, nil
}
// Creates the pipe if it does not exist, and then opens it using OpenPipe().
func MakeAndOpen(pipename string) (*os.File, os.Error) {
if !osutil.FileExists(pipename) {
Mkfifo(pipename, 0644)
}
return Open(pipename)
}