Added startstop.sh file to easily start / stop PseudoChannel.py in the background. Also loggin support in ./pseudo-channel.log

.gitignore

@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ old/
 pseudo-channel.db
 *.db-journal
 env/
+*.log
+*.pid

PseudoChannel.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from plexapi.server import PlexServer
 import sys
 import datetime
 from datetime import time
+import logging
 import calendar
 import itertools
 import argparse
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ class PseudoChannel():
 
     def __init__(self):
 
+        logging.basicConfig(filename="pseudo-channel.log", level=logging.INFO)
+
         self.db = PseudoChannelDatabase("pseudo-channel.db")
 
         self.controller = PseudoDailyScheduleController(
@@ -1060,7 +1063,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             
         """
 
-        
+        logging.info("+++++ Running PseudoChannel.py -r")
 
         def trigger_what_should_be_playing_now():
 
@@ -1233,6 +1236,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
                 if sleep_before_triggering_play_now:
 
+                    logging.info("+++++ Successfully started PseudoChannel.py")
+
                     trigger_what_should_be_playing_now()
 
                     sleep_before_triggering_play_now = 0

startstop.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# file: startstop.sh
+
+#----
+# Simple script to start / stop PseudoChannel.py
+#----
+
+#---- 
+# To Use:
+# Just run: "./startstop.sh". If the process is running it will stop it or it will start it if not.
+#----
+
+#----BEGIN EDITABLE VARS----
+
+pid_file=running.pid
+
+output_pid_path=.
+
+python_to_use="$(which python)"
+
+#----END EDITABLE VARS-------
+
+if [ ! -e $output_pid_path/$pid_file ]; then
+
+	# If the running.pid file doesn't exists, create it, start PseudoChannel.py and add the PID to it.
+	nohup $python_to_use ./PseudoChannel.py -m -r > /dev/null 2>&1 & echo $! > $output_pid_path/$pid_file
+
+	echo "Started PseudoChannel.py @ Process: $!"
+	echo "Created $pid_file file in $output_pid_path dir"
+
+else
+
+	# If the running.pid exists, read it & try to kill the process if it exists, then delete it.
+	the_pid=$(<$output_pid_path/$pid_file)
+	rm $output_pid_path/$pid_file
+	echo "Deleted $pid_file file in $output_pid_path dir"
+	kill $the_pid
+	while [ -e /proc/$the_pid ]
+	do
+	    echo "PseudoChannel.py @: $the_pid is still running"
+	    sleep .6
+	done
+	echo "PseudoChannel.py @: $the_pid has finished"
+
+fi