egs_exit_mon.erl

%% @author Loïc Hoguin <essen@dev-extend.eu>
%% @copyright 2010 Loïc Hoguin.
%% @doc General purpose module for monitoring exit signals of linked processes.
%%
%%	This file is part of EGS.
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-module(egs_exit_mon).
-export([start_link/1]). %% External.
-export([start/1, loop/1]). %% Internal.

%% @spec start_link(CleanupFn) -> {ok,Pid::pid()}
%% @doc Start the monitor and return the process' Pid.
start_link(CallbackFn) ->
	Pid = spawn(?MODULE, start, [CallbackFn]),
	{ok, Pid}.

%% @spec start(CallbackFn) -> ok
%% @doc Start the main loop.
start(CallbackFn) ->
	error_logger:info_report(io_lib:format("egs_exit_mon started with callback ~p", [CallbackFn])),
	process_flag(trap_exit, true),
	?MODULE:loop(CallbackFn).

%% @spec loop(CallbackFn) -> ok
%% @doc Main loop, trap exit messages and call the callback function.
loop(CallbackFn = {Module, Function}) ->
	receive
		{'EXIT', Pid, _} ->
			spawn(Module, Function, [Pid]);
		_ ->
			reload
	after 5000 ->
		reload
	end,
	?MODULE:loop(CallbackFn).