jetsam 0.1.6

Daemonizes functions: eject and forget!

Jetsam

• True daemonizer using native C calls
• Currently only compatible with *nix file systems
• Extra Paranoid Edition uses that double fork magic!

jetsam definition: floating debris ejected from a ship

C Extension

To showcase a C library being used as a native python module

Example

import time
import logging
import jetsam
from jetsam import daemon, end_daemon

jetsam.set_logfile("user_daemon.log")  # defaults to /tmp/jetsam.log

@daemon
def foo():
    logging.basicConfig(
        filename="foo.log", 
        level=logging.DEBUG, 
        filemode="w"
    )
    while True:
        time.sleep(1)
        logging.debug("Truly daemonized!")


foo()  # detaches from current interpreter

time.sleep(3)  # a long running process...

end_daemon(foo)

print("Eject and forget with jetsam!")