/// <summary>
/// Starts the server in an external process, or in an internal background-thread if it is not already running.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="RunExternal">
/// If true, an external process is used.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// - true: the server was just started
/// - false: the server is already running
/// </returns>
public static bool StartIfNotRunning(bool RunExternal = true, string BatchInstructionDir = null)
{
BatchInstructionDir = BatchInstructionDir != null ? BatchInstructionDir : Configuration.GetDefaultBatchInstructionDir();
if (ServerExternal != null && ServerExternal.HasExited)
{
ServerExternal.Dispose();
ServerExternal = null;
}
if (ServerInternal != null && !ServerInternal.IsAlive)
{
ServerInternal = null;
}
if (ServerExternal != null || ServerInternal != null || GetIsRunning(BatchInstructionDir))
{
Console.WriteLine("Mini batch processor is already running.");
return(false);
}
Random r = new Random();
r.Next(100, 5000);
if (GetIsRunning(BatchInstructionDir))
{
Console.WriteLine("Mini batch processor is already running.");
return(false);
}
if (RunExternal)
{
Console.WriteLine("Starting mini batch processor in external process...");
ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo();
psi.FileName = typeof(Server).Assembly.Location;
Process p = Process.Start(psi);
Console.WriteLine("Started mini batch processor on local machine, process id is " + p.Id + ".");
ServerExternal = p;
MiniBatchThreadIsMyChild = true;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Starting mini batch processor in background thread...");
Thread ServerThread = (new Thread(delegate() {
var s = new Server(null);
s._Main(new string[0]);
}));
ServerThread.Start();
ServerInternal = ServerThread;
MiniBatchThreadIsMyChild = true;
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Starts the server in an external process, or in an internal background-thread if it is not already running.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="RunExternal">
/// If true, an external process is used.
/// </param>
public static void StartIfNotRunning(bool RunExternal = true)
{
if (ServerExternal != null && ServerExternal.HasExited)
{
ServerExternal.Dispose();
ServerExternal = null;
}
if (ServerInternal != null && !ServerInternal.IsAlive)
{
ServerInternal = null;
}
if (ServerExternal != null || ServerInternal != null || IsRunning)
{
Console.WriteLine("Mini batch processor is already running.");
return;
}
Random r = new Random();
r.Next(100, 5000);
if (IsRunning)
{
Console.WriteLine("Mini batch processor is already running.");
return;
}
if (RunExternal)
{
Console.WriteLine("Starting mini batch processor in external process...");
ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo();
psi.FileName = typeof(Server).Assembly.Location;
Process p = Process.Start(psi);
Console.WriteLine("Started mini batch processor on local machine, process id is " + p.Id + ".");
ServerExternal = p;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Starting mini batch processor in background thread...");
Thread ServerThread = (new Thread(delegate() {
Main(new string[0]);
}));
ServerThread.Start();
ServerInternal = ServerThread;
}
}