[Twisted-Python] supporting start/stop/restart behavior

[Clark C. Evans]

On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 04:08:32PM -0600, Glyph Lefkowitz wrote:
| On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 12:08 PM, Clark C. Evans wrote:
| >Can be 'started'   using:     twistd -y test.py
| >   and 'stopped'   using:     twistd -y test.py stop
| >   and 'restarted' using:     twistd -y test.py restart
| 
| I think I like this patch, because if I understand correctly, -y isn't 
| a requirement :-).  This should work fine with 'twistd -f test.tap 
| restart', correct?

Correct.  It is 'othogonal' to the other functions of twistd.

| There should probably be some more defined interactions with 
| persistence.  But I like the direction.  Can some other 
| twisted.internet wizard evaluate as well?

Given that it sends the appropriate signal (shutdown), if
taps are used it should save/restore appropriately.

Clark