Merge pull request #1184 from meum/exit-if-lockfile-exists

Kill process if lockfile already exists
marticliment · May 12, 2023 · eaf205f · eaf205f
2 parents 8687a49 + 9b8ca88
commit eaf205f
Showing 1 changed file with 8 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/elevenclock/__init__.py b/elevenclock/__init__.py
@@ -298,7 +298,14 @@ def isElevenClockRunningThread():
         LockFile = f"ElevenClockRunning{nowTime}"
         LockFilePath = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".elevenclock", LockFile)
         LockFileLocation = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".elevenclock")
-        setSettings(LockFile, True, False)
+        try:
+            # try to create lockfile, exit if it already exists since this means another process started at the same time
+            open(LockFilePath, "x").close()
+        except FileExistsError as e:
+            globals.newInstanceLaunched = True
+            print("🟠 KILLING, LOCKFILE ALREADY EXISTS")
+            killSignal.infoSignal.emit("", "")
+            return
         while True:
             try:
                 if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(LockFileLocation, "ReloadClocks")):