Test the 42 Philosophers project by testing if it dies within X seconds or not.

PhilosophersChecker.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import subprocess
import fcntl
import time
import os
import signal
import sys

if len(sys.argv) != 2:
	print "Please (only) give command uWu"
	exit(1)

# === CHANGE THIS ===
command = sys.argv[1]
timeout = 10
# === NO TOUCHY ===

# Vars
pipe = None
pid = 0

# Create datastream from demodulator
pipe = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)

# Make subprocess non-blocking
fcntl.fcntl(pipe.stdout.fileno(), fcntl.F_SETFL, os.O_NONBLOCK)

time.sleep(1)

# If cannot open:
if pipe.poll() != None:
	print "Never started..."
	exit(1)
else:
	pid = pipe.pid
	print "PID: %s" % (pid)

# Do some counting
for x in range(0, timeout):
	print timeout - x
	if pipe.poll() != None:
		print "Died :("
		exit(1)
	time.sleep(1)

# Kill dem!
if pipe != None:
	os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL)
	pipe.kill()
	pipe = None

# STONKS!
print "Worked! :D"