init.d script to launch Play framework under CentOS/RedHat

play_centos_init.sh

#!/bin/bash
# chkconfig: 345 84 80
# description: Play start/shutdown script
# processname: play
#
# author: Octavio Luna
# email: [email protected]
#
# Instalation:
# copy file to /etc/init.d
# chmod +x /etc/init.d/play
# chkconfig --add /etc/init.d/play
# chkconfig play on
#
# Usage: (as root)
# service play start
# service play stop
# service play status
#
# Remember, you need python 2.6 to run the play command, it doesn't come standard with RedHat/Centos 5.5
# Also, you may want to temporarily remove the >/dev/null for debugging purposes

# Path to play install folder
PLAY_HOME=/path/to/play_home
PLAY=$PLAY_HOME/play

# Path to the JVM
JAVA_HOME=/path/to/java_home
export JAVA_HOME

# User running the Play process
USER=apache

# Path to the application
APPLICATION_PATH=/path/to/application
APPLICATION_MODE=prod

#APPLICATION2_PATH=/path/to/application2
#APPLICATION_MODE=prod

# source function library
. /etc/init.d/functions
RETVAL=0

start() {
	echo -n "Starting Play service: "
        rm -f ${APPLICATION_PATH}/server.pid 
	su -s /bin/sh $USER -c "${PLAY} start ${APPLICATION_PATH} --%${APPLICATION_MODE} >/dev/null"
	RETVAL=$?
	
	# You may want to start more applications as follows
	# [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && su -s /bin/sh $USER -c "${PLAY} start ${APPLICATION2_PATH} --%${APPLICATION_MODE} > /dev/null"
        # RETVAL=$?

	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
		echo_success
	else
		echo_failure
	fi
	echo
}
stop() {
	echo -n "Shutting down Play service: "
	${PLAY} stop ${APPLICATION_PATH} > /dev/null
	# ${PLAY} stop ${APPLICATION2_PATH} > /dev/null
	
	RETVAL=$?

	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
		echo_success
	else
		echo_failure
	fi
	echo
}
status() {
	${PLAY} status ${APPLICATION_PATH}
	#${PLAY} status ${APPLICATION2_PATH}
	RETVAL=$?
}
case "$1" in
	start)
	clean
	start
	;;
	stop)
	stop
	;;
	restart|reload)
	stop
	sleep 10
	start
	;;
	status)
	status
	;;
	*)
	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
esac
exit 0