com.simplifiedlogic.nitro.util

Class ProcessUtils

java.lang.Object

com.simplifiedlogic.nitro.util.ProcessUtils

public class ProcessUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Utility methods for managing external processes

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static boolean	debug

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ProcessUtils()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	getProcessId()
static java.lang.String	isProcessRunning(int procid) Checks whether a process is running.
static int	isProcessRunning(java.lang.String processName, java.lang.String serviceName) Check whether a process is running.
static void	killProcess(int procid) Kill a process for a given process ID.
static void	killProcess(java.lang.String imageName) Kill a process for a given image (executable) name.
static void	startProcess(java.lang.String command, java.lang.String dirname) Start a process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

debug

public static final boolean debug

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ProcessUtils

public ProcessUtils()

Method Detail

getProcessId

public static int getProcessId()

Returns:

The Process ID for the current process

killProcess

public static void killProcess(java.lang.String imageName)

Kill a process for a given image (executable) name. Only supports Windows and Linux processes.

Parameters:

imageName - The image name (for example: notepad.exe)

killProcess

public static void killProcess(int procid)

Kill a process for a given process ID. Only supports Windows and Linux processes.

Parameters:

procid - The ID for the process (PID) on the operating system

isProcessRunning

public static java.lang.String isProcessRunning(int procid)

Checks whether a process is running. Only supports Windows and Linux processes.

Parameters:

procid - The process ID

Returns:

Whether the process is running

isProcessRunning

public static int isProcessRunning(java.lang.String processName,
                   java.lang.String serviceName)

Check whether a process is running. Alternatively check whether the process is hosting a specific service. Only supports Windows and Linux processes.

Parameters:

processName - The process name to look for

serviceName - If the process is a service, the service name to check for

Returns:

Whether the process is running and hosting the (optional) service

startProcess

public static void startProcess(java.lang.String command,
                java.lang.String dirname)

Start a process. Only supports Windows processes.

Parameters:

command - The command line to execute

dirname - The directory to execute in