beanstalkd

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# This is a wrapper script for beanstalkd to drop a .pid file so it can be used by monitoring programs ( like monit )
# customise to your needs below
# usage: beanstalkd {start|stop}  (chmod +x the file )

# assumed file is placed in RAILS_ROOT/script
#RAILS_ROOT = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/.."

# your choice
pid_path = "/var/run/beanstalkd"
beanstalkd = "/usr/bin/beanstalkd"
beanstalkd_opts = "-d"

if ["start", "stop"].include? ARGV[0]
 case ARGV[0]
 when "start"
  `#{beanstalkd} #{beanstalkd_opts}` # start beanstalkd
  `pgrep -n beanstalkd > #{pid_path}/beanstalkd.pid` # push beanstalks pid to a file
 when "stop"
  `killall -9 beanstalkd` # works everytime
  `rm #{pid_path}/beanstalkd.pid` # remove the pidfile
 end
else
 puts "usage: beanstalkd {start|stop}"
end