gistfile1.rb

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# daemon-kit stack configuration
#
# severe pseudo-code example
#

#
# config/environment.rb (shared stack)
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DaemonKit::Initializer.run do |config|
  config.daemon_name = 'default-name'
  config.force_kill_wait = 30
  config.backtraces = true

  # easier dependencies
  config.depends "ruote"

  # pre-daemonize stuff, transient stack member
  config.before_daemonize do
  end

  # other ways of pre/post daemonizing can look like this
  # config.after_daemonize "booted" # <- config/booted.rb

  # This stack member will check for the presence of the amqp gem prior to daemonizing,
  # but only connect to the amqp server after daemonizing
  config.stack :amqp do |amqp|
    # whatever is needed
  end

  # check ruby version prior to daemonizing, create pool after booting...
  config.stack :fibre_pool do |pool|
    pool.members = 5
    pool.ready! # heat up the pool
  end

  config.stack :bar # custom stack, see end of gist

  # custom daemons evaluated here...
end


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# config/initialize/foo.rb custom stack for specific daemon
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config.daemon_name 'esb'
config.stack :xmpp do |jabber|
  # Now we have AMQP and XMPP, the start of an esb :)
end


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# config/initialize/no-amqp.rb stack for a daemon without amqp
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config.name 'boring'
config.strip :amqp # voids amqp from default stack


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# config/stacks/bar_stack.rb
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DaemonKit::Stack.create :bar do |config|
  config.stack :activerecord
  config.stack :something
  config.stack :something_else
end