apps inherit app_name even when new name is specified

[shoup-healthtap]

I'm trying to run multiple groups of daemons, each group with a different name. The daemons run correctly, but they inherit their name from the first group to run even when I explicitly specify a new name.

example code:

options1 = {
  multiple: true,
  app_name: task1
}
options2 = {
  multiple: true,
  app_name: task2
}
2.times do Daemons.call(options1) { doTask1() } end
2.times do Daemons.call(options2) { doTask2() } end

The above code correctly spawns the four tasks but incorrectly refers to all four by the name task1.

Looking at the source code, I believe the issue is here in Application.new where new applications inherit the name of their group.

Is there a better way to use Daemons such these tasks are created within different groups? (Is this intended behavior?) Or is this a bug?

[thuehlinger]

Yes, this is the intended behaviour, since the simple #call interface assumes that you only want one application group.
I suggest to create different ApplicationGroups yourself and use these to create your applications. Like so:

options[:proc] = myproc1
group1 = ApplicationGroup.new(app_name, options)
group1.new_application(options)

options[:proc] = myproc
group2 = ApplicationGroup.new(app_name, options)
group2.new_application(options)