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file is optional in startDaemon() if options.command is set #599

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion README.md
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Expand Up @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ _Synchronously_ sets the specified configuration (config) for the forever module
Starts a script with forever.

### forever.startDaemon (file, options)
Starts a script with forever as a daemon. WARNING: Will daemonize the current process.
Starts a script with forever as a daemon. WARNING: Will daemonize the current process. `file` field can be ommited when `options.command` is set.

### forever.stop (index)
Stops the forever daemon script at the specified index. These indices are the same as those returned by forever.list(). This method returns an EventEmitter that raises the 'stop' event when complete.
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15 changes: 13 additions & 2 deletions lib/forever.js
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Expand Up @@ -384,6 +384,15 @@ forever.start = function (script, options) {
// Starts a script with forever as a daemon
//
forever.startDaemon = function (script, options) {
if (script && !Array.isArray(script) && typeof script != 'string') {
options = script;
script = undefined;
}

if (!script && !(options && options.command)) {
throw new SyntaxError("One of 'script' or 'options.command' fields must be defined")
}

options = options || {};
options.uid = options.uid || utile.randomString(4).replace(/^\-/, '_');
options.logFile = forever.logFilePath(options.logFile || forever.config.get('logFile') || options.uid + '.log');
Expand All @@ -399,9 +408,11 @@ forever.startDaemon = function (script, options) {
//
outFD = fs.openSync(options.logFile, 'a');
errFD = fs.openSync(options.logFile, 'a');
monitorPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'bin', 'monitor');

monitor = spawn(process.execPath, [monitorPath, script], {
var args = [path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'bin', 'monitor')];
if(script) args.push(script);

monitor = spawn(process.execPath, args, {
stdio: ['ipc', outFD, errFD],
detached: true
});
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