service.rb

class AService < SM::Service
  monitor :flap, :action => :stop, :tries => 2
  groups [ :cool_service, :fart ]

  # this works
  
  config_from :chef, :databag => "services", :item => "a_service"
  config_from :redis, :hash => "a_service"
  config_from :dus, :url => "http://some.thing.com/service.json"

  # or this
  
  def start
    exec "fart"
  end

  def stop(pid)
    kill(pid)
  end

  # or this
  
  start_command "fart"
  pidfile "/var/run/fart.pid" # pids should be tracked automatically unless this is specified.

  # custom monitors can be defined at any point
  def custom_monitor
    # ping isn't a real function, just an idea of how this would work
    ping("host") == 0
  end
end