Restart on demand

index.js

const cluster = require('cluster')

var logger = require('log4js').getLogger()

var locator = require('consul-locator')
locator.use({host: '10.60.3.231'})

logger.info('Start workers')

function startWorker(name) {

  cluster.setupMaster({
    exec: `./workers/${name}.js`
  })

  cluster.fork().on('disconnect', () => {
    logger.info(name, 'worker is disconnect, restart in 5s')
    setTimeout(() => startWorker(name), 5000)
  })
}

startWorker('restart.in.5s')

restart.in.5s.js

//restart.in.5s
//TODO: blah blah

console.log('// DO stuff here')

process.exit(0)