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| |
| -module(rexi_monitor). |
| -export([start/1, stop/1]). |
| |
| -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl"). |
| |
| %% @doc spawn_links a process which monitors the supplied list of items and |
| %% returns the process ID. If a monitored process exits, the caller will |
| %% receive a {rexi_DOWN, MonitoringPid, DeadPid, Reason} message. |
| -spec start([pid() | atom() | {atom(),node()}]) -> pid(). |
| start(Procs) -> |
| Parent = self(), |
| spawn_link(fun() -> |
| [erlang:monitor(process, P) || P <- Procs], |
| wait_monitors(Parent) |
| end). |
| |
| %% @doc Cleanly shut down the monitoring process and flush all rexi_DOWN |
| %% messages from our mailbox. |
| -spec stop(pid()) -> ok. |
| stop(MonitoringPid) -> |
| MonitoringPid ! {self(), shutdown}, |
| flush_down_messages(). |
| |
| %% internal functions %% |
| |
| wait_monitors(Parent) -> |
| receive |
| {'DOWN', _, process, Pid, Reason} -> |
| Parent ! {rexi_DOWN, self(), Pid, Reason}, |
| wait_monitors(Parent); |
| {Parent, shutdown} -> |
| ok |
| end. |
| |
| flush_down_messages() -> |
| receive {rexi_DOWN, _, _, _} -> |
| flush_down_messages() |
| after 0 -> |
| ok |
| end. |