start-up stript in python. for stoping the server on nt we have to use win32 api which i have no idea.

if it does not work, let me now

next thing to do is use subprogress.

Ozan

game/startup.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import getopt # for parsing command line arguments
+import os # for OS related fonctions 
+import sys # for getting command line arguments
+
+def init():
+	"""main fonction for configuring tne system for start-up"""
+	print 'Configuring evirontment variables'
+	os.putenv('PYTHONPATH','..')
+	os.putenv('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE','game.settings')
+	print 'Renaming old logs as .old'
+	os.rename('logs/evennia.log','logs/evennia.log.old')
+	# no error checking for rename for now
+
+def start_daemon():
+	"""start the server in daemon mode by using os.sysytem to run twistd""" 
+	print 'Starting in Daemon Modea'
+	os.system('twistd --logfile=logs/evennia.log --python=../src/server.py')
+
+def start_interactive():
+	"""start in inretactive mode by using os.sysytem to run twistd. this is default for windows for now"""
+	print 'Starting in Interactive Mode'
+	os.system('twistd --logfile=logs/evennia.log --python=../src/server.py')
+
+def stop_server():
+	"""kill the running server this fonction is unix only,
+	windows impletation will come with subprocess module for everything."""
+	if os.name == 'posix': 
+		print 'Stoping The Server'
+		os.system('kill `cat twistd.pid`')
+	elif os.name == 'nt':
+		print 'TODO not implented'
+	else:
+		print 'Unknown OS delected, can not kill'
+def usage():
+	print 'Sets the appropriate environmental variables and launches the server\nprocess. Run without flags for daemon mode.\n\nFLAGS\n  -i    Interactive mode\n  -d    Daemon mode\n  -s    Stop the running server\n  -h    Show help display\n, No Default Behavour Exits',
+
+
+def main(argv):
+	""" main program body """
+	try:
+		opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, "hids",[help])
+	except getopt.getopterror:
+		usage()
+		sys.exit(2)
+	
+	for opt, arg in opts:
+		if opt in ("-h","--help"):
+			usage()
+			sys.exit()
+		elif opt == '-i':
+			start_interactive()
+		elif opt == '-d':
+			start_daemon()
+		elif opt == '-s':
+			stop_server()
+		else:
+			usage()
+	
+			
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	main(sys.argv[1:])