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+#!/bin/bash
+
+##
+# Copyright 2015 Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo, S.A.U.
+# This file is part of openmano
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# For those usages not covered by the Apache License, Version 2.0 please
+# contact with: nfvlabs@tid.es
+##
+
+#launch openvim (andr floodlight) inside a screen. 
+#It assumes a relative path '..' for openvim 
+#for floodlight, the variable FLOODLIGHT_PATH indicates the installation path
+
+
+DIRNAME=$(readlink -f ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})
+DIRNAME=$(dirname $DIRNAME )
+DIR_OM=$(dirname $DIRNAME )
+#[[ -z $FLOODLIGHT_PATH ]] && FLOODLIGHT_PATH=$(dirname ${DIR_OM})/floodlight-1.1
+#[[ -z $FLOODLIGHT_PATH ]] && FLOODLIGHT_PATH=$(dirname ${DIR_OM})/floodlight-0.90
+
+function usage(){
+    echo -e "Usage: $0 [openvim/vim] [floodlight/flow] start|stop|restart|status"
+    echo -e "  Launch|Removes|Restart|Getstatus openvim (by default) or/and floodlight on a screen"
+    echo -e "  For floodlight variable FLOODLIGHT_PATH must indicate installation path"
+}
+
+function kill_pid(){
+    #send TERM signal and wait 5 seconds and send KILL signal ir still running
+    #PARAMS: $1: PID of process to terminate
+    kill $1 #send TERM signal
+    WAIT=5
+    while [ $WAIT -gt 0 ] && ps -o pid -U $USER -u $USER | grep -q $1
+    do
+        sleep 1
+        WAIT=$((WAIT-1))
+        [ $WAIT -eq 0 ] && echo -n "sending SIGKILL...  " &&  kill -9 $1  #kill when count reach 0
+    done
+    echo "done"
+   
+}
+
+#obtain parameters
+om_list=""
+#om_action="start"  #uncoment to get a default action
+for param in $*
+do
+    [ "$param" == "start" -o "$param" == "stop"  -o "$param" == "restart" -o "$param" == "status" ] && om_action=$param  && continue
+    [ "$param" == "openvim" -o "$param" == "vim"  ]    && om_list="$om_list vim"              && continue
+    [ "$param" == "openmano" -o "$param" == "mano" ]   && continue #allow and ingore for backwards compatibility
+    [ "$param" == "openflow" -o "$param" == "flow" -o "$param" == "floodlight" ] && om_list="flow $om_list" && continue
+    [ "$param" == "-h" -o "$param" == "--help" ] && usage && exit 0
+    #note flow that it must be the first element, because openvim relay on this
+    
+    #if none of above, reach this line because a param is incorrect
+    echo "Unknown param '$param' type $0 --help" >&2
+    exit -1
+done
+
+#check action is provided
+[ -z "$om_action" ] && usage >&2 && exit -1
+
+#if no componenets supplied assume all
+[ -z "$om_list" ] && om_list="vim"
+
+for om_component in $om_list
+do
+    [ "${om_component}" == "flow" ] && om_cmd="floodlight.jar" && om_name="floodlight" && om_dir=$FLOODLIGHT_PATH
+    [ "${om_component}" == "vim" ]  && om_cmd="openvimd.py"    && om_name="openvim   " && om_dir=${DIR_OM}
+    #obtain PID of program
+    component_id=`ps -o pid,cmd -U $USER -u $USER | grep -v grep | grep ${om_cmd} | awk '{print $1}'`
+
+    #status
+    if [ "$om_action" == "status" ]
+    then
+        [ -n "$component_id" ] && echo "    $om_name running, pid $component_id"
+        [ -z "$component_id" ] && echo "    $om_name stopped"
+    fi
+
+    #stop
+    if [ "$om_action" == "stop" -o "$om_action" == "restart" ]
+    then
+        #terminates program
+        [ -n "$component_id" ] && echo -n "    stopping $om_name ... " && kill_pid $component_id 
+        component_id=""
+        #terminates screen
+        if screen -wipe | grep -Fq .$om_component
+        then
+            screen -S $om_component -p 0 -X stuff "exit\n"
+            sleep 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    #start
+    if [ "$om_action" == "start" -o "$om_action" == "restart" ]
+    then
+        [[ -z $FLOODLIGHT_PATH ]] && [[ $om_component == flow ]] && 
+            echo "FLOODLIGHT_PATH shell variable must indicate floodlight installation path" >&2 && exit -1
+        #calculates log file name
+        logfile=""
+        mkdir -p $DIR_OM/logs && logfile=$DIR_OM/logs/open${om_component}.log || echo "can not create logs directory  $DIR_OM/logs"
+        #check already running
+        [ -n "$component_id" ] && echo "    $om_name is already running. Skipping" && continue
+        #create screen if not created
+        echo -n "    starting $om_name ... "
+        if ! screen -wipe | grep -Fq .${om_component}
+        then
+            pushd ${om_dir} > /dev/null
+            screen -dmS ${om_component}  bash
+            sleep 1
+            popd > /dev/null
+        else
+            echo -n " using existing screen '${om_component}' ... "
+            screen -S ${om_component} -p 0 -X log off
+            screen -S ${om_component} -p 0 -X stuff "cd ${om_dir}\n"
+            sleep 1
+        fi
+        #move old log file index one number up and log again in index 0
+        if [[ -n $logfile ]]
+        then
+            for index in 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+            do
+                [[ -f ${logfile}.${index} ]] && mv ${logfile}.${index} ${logfile}.$((index+1))
+            done
+            [[ -f ${logfile} ]] && mv ${logfile} ${logfile}.1
+            screen -S ${om_component} -p 0 -X logfile ${logfile}
+            screen -S ${om_component} -p 0 -X log on
+        fi
+        #launch command to screen
+        #[ "${om_component}" != "flow" ] && screen -S ${om_component} -p 0 -X stuff "cd ${DIR_OM}/open${om_component}\n" && sleep 1
+        [ "${om_component}" == "flow" ] && screen -S flow -p 0 -X stuff "java  -Dlogback.configurationFile=${DIRNAME}/flow-logback.xml -jar ./target/floodlight.jar -cf ${DIRNAME}/flow.properties_v0.9\n"
+        #[ "${om_component}" == "flow" ] && screen -S flow -p 0 -X stuff "java  -Dlogback.configurationFile=${DIRNAME}/flow-logback.xml -jar ./target/floodlight.jar -cf ${DIRNAME}/flow.properties_v1.1\n" && sleep 5
+        [ "${om_component}" != "flow" ] && screen -S ${om_component} -p 0 -X stuff "./${om_cmd}\n"
+        #check if is running
+        [[ -n $logfile ]] && timeout=120 #2 minute
+        [[ -z $logfile ]] && timeout=20
+        while [[ $timeout -gt 0 ]]
+        do
+           #check if is running
+           #echo timeout $timeout
+           #if !  ps -f -U $USER -u $USER | grep -v grep | grep -q ${om_cmd}
+           log_lines=0
+           [[ -n $logfile ]] && log_lines=`head ${logfile} | wc -l`
+           component_id=`ps -o pid,cmd -U $USER -u $USER | grep -v grep | grep ${om_cmd} | awk '{print $1}'`
+           if [[ -z $component_id ]]
+           then #process not started or finished
+               [[ $log_lines -ge 2 ]] &&  echo -n "ERROR, it has exited." && break
+               #started because writted serveral lines at log so report error
+           fi
+           [[ -n $logfile ]] && [[ ${om_component} == flow ]] && grep -q "Listening for switch connections" ${logfile} && sleep 1 && break
+           [[ -n $logfile ]] && [[ ${om_component} != flow ]] && grep -q "open${om_component}d ready" ${logfile} && break
+           sleep 1
+           timeout=$((timeout -1))
+        done
+        if [[ -n $logfile ]] && [[ $timeout == 0 ]] 
+        then 
+           echo -n "timeout!"
+        else
+           echo -n "running on 'screen -x ${om_component}'."
+        fi
+        [[ -n $logfile ]] && echo "  Logging at '${logfile}'" || echo
+    fi
+done
+
+
+
+