A simple script to kill off "hanging" ruby processes

kill_ruby.bat

ruby %~dp0kill_ruby_processes.rb

kill_ruby_processes.rb

require 'win32ole'
wmi = WIN32OLE.connect("winmgmts://")

# http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394372(v=vs.85).aspx
processes = wmi.ExecQuery("select * from win32_process")

puts "Running ruby processes: "
pids = []
processes.each do |p| 
	next unless p.name == "ruby.exe"
	puts "#{p.ProcessId}: #{p.Description} #{p.WorkingSetSize}" if p.name == "ruby.exe" 
	pids << { pid: p.ProcessId, process: p }
end

if pids.count == 1
	puts "Only myself running atm. Terminating."
	exit 0
end

pids.sort { |x,y| x[:pid] <=> y[:pid] }[0..-1].each do |p| 
	puts " - Killing: #{p[:pid]}"
	p[:process].Terminate 8 
end