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get_pid_by_trema_name()

The function get_pid_by_trema_name() returns the PID of the process
specified by its name argument.
If the name is not found, the function returns -1. 

pid_t get_pid_by_trema_name( const char *name )

The name argument refers to controller process name called trema-name.
In the trema framework the trema-name is a unique identifier assigned to
each controller process.
It is determined automatically by the following rules:

Rule 1: When you start a Ruby controller:

class TopologyController < Controller
  ...
end

$ trema run topology-controller.rb

then its trema-name is set to "TopologyController",
which is the same as the class name.

Rule 2: When you start a C controller:

$ trema run topology_controller

then its trema-name is set to "topology_controller",
which is same as the executable name.

Rule 3: Trema-name can be overwritten using the -n or --name
option given by the trema run command. 

$ trema run "topology_controller -n topology"
$ trema run "topology_controller --name=topology"
Background
Given
a file named "print_pid.c" with: 
#include <stdio.h>
#include "trema.h"

int
main( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
  init_trema( &argc, &argv );
  
  if ( argc >= 2 ) {
    pid_t pid = get_pid_by_trema_name( argv[ 1 ] );
    if ( pid == -1 ) {
      printf( "No such process : %s\n", argv[ 1 ] );
    }
    else {
      printf( "PID of %s = %d\n", argv[ 1 ], pid );
    }
  }
  
  finalize_trema();
  return 0;
}
And
I compile "print_pid.c" into "print_pid"
And
a file named "c_controller.c" with: 
#include "trema.h"

int
main( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
  init_trema( &argc, &argv );
  start_trema();
  return 0;
}
And
I compile "c_controller.c" into "c_controller"
Scenarios
  1. Getting the PID of a Ruby controller process with a default name.
  2. Getting the PID of a C controller process with a default name.
  3. Getting the PID of a C controller process renamed through CLI option '-n'.
  4. Getting the PID of a C controller process renamed through CLI option '--name'.
  5. Getting the PID of a Ruby controller process renamed through CLI option '-n'.
  6. Getting the PID of non-existent controller returns an error code -1.
Getting the PID of a Ruby controller process with a default name.
Given
a file named "RubyController.rb" with: 
class RubyController < Controller
end
And
I run trema run ./RubyController.rb -d
And
wait until "RubyController" is up
When
I run trema run "./print_pid RubyController"
Then
the output should match: 
PID of RubyController = \d+
Getting the PID of a C controller process with a default name.
Given
I run trema run "./c_controller" -d
And
wait until "c_controller" is up
When
I run trema run "./print_pid c_controller"
Then
the output should match: 
PID of c_controller = \d+
Getting the PID of a C controller process renamed through CLI option '-n'.
Given
I run trema run "./c_controller -n NewName" -d
And
wait until "NewName" is up
When
I run trema run "./print_pid NewName"
Then
the output should match: 
PID of NewName = \d+
Getting the PID of a C controller process renamed through CLI option '--name'.
Given
I run trema run "./c_controller --name=NewName" -d
And
wait until "NewName" is up
When
I run trema run "./print_pid NewName"
Then
the output should match: 
PID of NewName = \d+
  • @wip
Getting the PID of a Ruby controller process renamed through CLI option '-n'.
Given
a file named "RubyController.rb" with: 
class RubyController < Controller
end
And
I run trema run "./RubyController.rb -n NewName" -d
And
wait until "NewName" is up
When
I run trema run "./print_pid NewName"
Then
the output should match: 
PID of NewName = \d+
Getting the PID of non-existent controller returns an error code -1.
When
I run trema run "./print_pid NO_SUCH_TREMA_PROCESS"
Then
the output should match: 
No such process : NO_SUCH_TREMA_PROCESS

Last published over 7 years ago by y-higuchi.