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TickProc

Simple service process runner / monitor.

NOTE WELL: This project is not yet considered "stable". I will break backwards compatability:

Config paths
Config syntax

Features are unlikely to be removed however.

License: Apache 2.0

Example Config

This file can be found at %APPDATA%\TickProc\TickProc.config.txt

Edit Config File in the Notification Icon menu will also open this file.

# A realistic example:
run StaticWebServer.exe   http://localhost/test/foo/       C:\home\website\localhost\test\foo\
run StaticWebServer.exe   http://localhost/test/bar/       C:\home\website\localhost\test\bar\
run KeyValueWebServer.exe http://localhost/api/1/keyvalue/

# Duplicates will cause multiple instances to be launched:
run ping -t localhost
run ping -t localhost

# GUI apps also work fine:
run notepad
run notepad

TickProc will launch 7 processes when started with the above config.
- Console programs will have their window hidden and output redirected.
- Redirected output may be collected for logging / error reporting.
TickProc will close the processes when closed.
- First, TickProc will attempt to close the process via Ctrl+C Ctrl+C Ctrl+Break (with short timeouts). Well behaved command line programs should probably be closed by this.
- Then, TickProc will try closing the main window (with another short timeout.) Save dialogs and the like might keep the process open, but well behaved GUI programs should otherwise be closed.
- Finally, TickProc will Kill the process. It had it's chance!
TickProc will monitor the config file.
- Commenting out a line will cause the relevant process to be stopped per the same procedure as closing.
- Adding new lines will cause the relevant processes to be started.
- The processes corresponding to unmodified lines will be left alone.

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