copied the contents of daemon.py into watcher.py so that only watcher…

….py is required to start the daemon

README

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 See jobs.yml for proper configuration syntax
 
+Dependencies: python, python-pyinotify
+
+In Ubuntu (and Debian):
+
+sudo apt-get install python python-pyinotify
+
+
 make sure watcher.py is marked as executable
 
 chmod +x watcher.py

watcher.py

@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
+import sys, os, time, atexit
+from signal import SIGTERM
 import pyinotify
-import daemon
 import sys, os
 import datetime
 import subprocess
@@ -32,6 +33,131 @@
     from yaml import CDumper as Dumper
 except ImportError:
     from yaml import Loader, Dumper
+
+class Daemon:
+    """
+    A generic daemon class
+
+    Usage: subclass the Daemon class and override the run method
+    """
+    def __init__(self, pidfile, stdin='/dev/null', stdout='/dev/null', stderr='/dev/null'):
+        self.stdin = stdin
+        self.stdout = stdout
+        self.stderr = stderr
+        self.pidfile = pidfile
+
+    def daemonize(self):
+        """
+        do the UNIX double-fork magic, see Stevens' "Advanced Programming in the
+        UNIX Environment" for details (ISBN 0201563177)
+        http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_2.html#SEC16
+        """
+        try:
+            pid = os.fork()
+            if pid > 0:
+                #exit first parent
+                sys.exit(0)
+        except OSError, e:
+            sys.stderr.write("fork #1 failed: %d (%s)\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # decouple from parent environment
+        os.chdir("/")
+        os.setsid()
+        os.umask(0)
+
+        # do second fork
+        try:
+            pid = os.fork()
+            if pid > 0:
+                # exit from second parent
+                sys.exit(0)
+        except OSError, e:
+            sys.stderr.write("fork #2 failed: %d (%s)\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        #redirect standard file descriptors
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        sys.stderr.flush()
+        si = file(self.stdin, 'r')
+        so = file(self.stdout, 'a+')
+        se = file(self.stderr, 'a+', 0)
+        os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
+        os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
+        os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
+
+        #write pid file
+        atexit.register(self.delpid)
+        pid = str(os.getpid())
+        file(self.pidfile, 'w+').write("%s\n" % pid)
+
+    def delpid(self):
+        os.remove(self.pidfile)
+
+    def start(self):
+        """
+        Start the daemon
+        """
+        # Check for a pidfile to see if the daemon already runs
+        try:
+            pf = file(self.pidfile, 'r')
+            pid = int(pf.read().strip())
+            pf.close()
+        except IOError:
+            pid = None
+
+        if pid:
+            message = "pidfile %s already exists. Daemon already running?\n"
+            sys.stderr.write(message % self.pidfile)
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Start the Daemon
+        self.daemonize()
+        self.run()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """
+        Stop the daemon
+        """
+        # get the pid from the pidfile
+        try:
+            pf = file(self.pidfile, 'r')
+            pid = int(pf.read().strip())
+            pf.close()
+        except IOError:
+            pid = None
+
+        if not pid:
+            message = "pidfile %s does not exist. Daemon not running?\n"
+            sys.stderr.write(message % self.pidfile)
+            return # not an error in a restart
+
+        # Try killing the daemon process
+        try:
+            while 1:
+                os.kill(pid, SIGTERM)
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+        except OSError, err:
+            err = str(err)
+            if err.find("No such process") > 0:
+                if os.path.exists(self.pidfile):
+                    os.remove(self.pidfile)
+            else:
+                print str(err)
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+    def restart(self):
+        """
+        Restart the daemon
+        """
+        self.stop()
+        self.start()
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        You should override this method when you subclass Daemon. It will be called after the process has been
+        daemonized by start() or restart().
+        """
 
 class EventHandler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
     def __init__(self, command):
@@ -210,4 +336,4 @@ def _addMask(self, new_option, current_options):
     except Exception, e:
         print e
         os.remove(log)
-        raise
+        raise