Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:30:28 -0600 From: Joe Maloney <jmaloney@pcbsd.org> To: Mark Heily <mark@heily.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: relaunchd: a portable clone of launchd Message-ID: <E8A797DD-28A4-443B-B743-11EAA00708E1@pcbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CAGfo=8kMTFVEA1R=1tigPV_y5weR19YQFPd9dXrBMRd9tgT_Bg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAGfo=8nPxY6SW%2B04R4sN_a1udOuVRLEownM4p2Yz5Y8YGvheeA@mail.gmail.com> <21B2B211-C52C-4202-BC5F-A190B9C12CD3@pcbsd.org> <CAGfo=8kMTFVEA1R=1tigPV_y5weR19YQFPd9dXrBMRd9tgT_Bg@mail.gmail.com>
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I was going to work on converting this xml version to UCL anyway. =20 https://github.com/pkgdemon/launchd_xml = <https://github.com/pkgdemon/launchd_xml>; I will see what I can do to help if someone else doesn=E2=80=99t get to = it before I do. Joe Maloney > On Nov 15, 2015, at 7:27 PM, Mark Heily <mark@heily.com> wrote: >=20 > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Joe Maloney <jmaloney@pcbsd.org> = wrote: >> Awesome. Thank you! I will definitely be trying this out. One = question. Are there any plans to convert this work over from json to = UCL which FreeBSD uses for things like pkg? It is my understanding that = UCL can parse json anyway, and is the preferred format for FreeBSD from = what I can tell? >>=20 >=20 > Yes, I do plan to migrate from JSON to UCL, and there's an open ticket > in GitHub about it: >=20 > https://github.com/mheily/relaunchd/issues/1 >=20 > However, in terms of priority, it's not at the top of my list. Before > rewriting the parser to use UCL, I'd like to finish implementing the > missing functionality documented in the README: >=20 > * unloading jobs via launchctl > * cron functionality - StartInterval, StartCalendarInterval > * file and directory watches - WatchPaths, QueueDirectories > * restarting jobs if they crash - TimeOut, ExitTimeout, > KeepAliveTimeout, ThrottleInterval > * resource limits - SoftResourceLimits, HardResourceLimits > * miscellaneous - LaunchOnlyOnce, inetdCompatibility, EnableGlobbing, > RunAtLoad, Umask >=20 > If anyone wants to help implement these missing pieces, or if you > enjoy rewriting parsers and want to play around with UCL, let me know. >=20 >> Joe Maloney >>=20 >>> On Nov 15, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Mark Heily <mark@heily.com> wrote: >>>=20 >>> I've written a clone of the launchd framework found in Mac OS X [1]. >>> It's called "relaunchd" and I would like to some help improving it = and >>> getting it added to the FreeBSD ports tree [2]. >>>=20 >>> Here's the source code: >>>=20 >>> https://github.com/mheily/relaunchd >>>=20 >>> One of the coolest things I've been able to do with it is to use >>> socket activation to launch an unmodified version of Apache inside = of >>> a jail, pass it a socket descriptor bound to port 80 from the = primary >>> network interface outside of the jail, and have it "just work" and >>> start serving web content using the pre-existing socket descriptor. >>> This eliminates the need to setup a cumbersome NAT and port = forwarding >>> mechanism for each jail [3]. >>>=20 >>> This is a completely separate line of development from the work that >>> the NextBSD folks are doing to port the published Apple source code >>> for launchd and all of it's dependencies. >>>=20 >>> I'd be happy to answer questions about relaunchd, and welcome >>> contributions from anyone who wants to help make launchd on FreeBSD = a >>> reality. >>>=20 >>> Regards, >>>=20 >>> - Mark >>>=20 >>> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchd >>> [2] https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D204240 >>> [3] Example: http://kbeezie.com/freebsd-jail-single-ip/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >>> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>=20
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