ahDaemonize.C

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#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <string.h>     // for strerror
#include <ah-signal.H>  // for Signal
#include <ah-errors.H>  // for error handling macros
#include <ahDaemonize.H>
 
namespace {
 
constexpr int MAXIMUM_FILE_DESC = 256;
 
void redirect_standard_fds()
{
    const int null_fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
    ah_runtime_error_if(null_fd == -1) << "Cannot open /dev/null";
 
    // Redirect standard file descriptors to /dev/null
    ah_runtime_error_if(dup2(null_fd, STDIN_FILENO) != STDIN_FILENO)
        << "Cannot redirect stdin";
 
    ah_runtime_error_if(dup2(null_fd, STDOUT_FILENO) != STDOUT_FILENO)
        << "Cannot redirect stdout";
 
    ah_runtime_error_if(dup2(null_fd, STDERR_FILENO) != STDERR_FILENO)
        << "Cannot redirect stderr";
 
    // Close the original file descriptor if it's not a standard one
    if (null_fd > STDERR_FILENO)
        close(null_fd);
}
 
} // anonymous namespace
 
void daemonize(const char *program_name, int facility)
{
    // Input validation
    ah_invalid_argument_if(program_name == nullptr or *program_name == '\0')
        << "Program name cannot be null or empty";
 
    // First fork to detach from parent
    pid_t pid = fork();
    ah_runtime_error_if(pid < 0) << "First fork failed";
    
    if (pid > 0)
        _exit(0); // Parent exits
 
    // Create new session and become session leader
    ah_runtime_error_if(setsid() < 0) << "setsid failed";
 
    // Handle SIGHUP to prevent termination when the terminal is closed
    Signal signalHandler(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
 
    // Second fork to ensure we're not a session leader
    pid = fork();
    ah_runtime_error_if(pid < 0) << "Second fork failed";
    
    if (pid > 0)
        _exit(0); // First child exits
 
    // Change working directory to root to avoid keeping directories in use
    ah_runtime_error_if(chdir("/") < 0) << "Cannot change directory to root";
 
    // Clear file mode creation mask to allow creation of files with any permissions
    umask(0);
 
    // Close all open file descriptors
    for (int i = 0; i < MAXIMUM_FILE_DESC; i++)
        close(i);
 
    // Redirect standard file descriptors to /dev/null
    redirect_standard_fds();
 
    // Initialize syslog for logging
    openlog(program_name, LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, facility);
 
    // Set daemonized flag (if Aleph::daemonized is defined)
    #ifdef ALEPH_DAEMONIZED_FLAG
    Aleph::daemonized = true;
    #endif
}