+ now exit in new daemon on command

+ no exit in new daemon on api crash

onionr/communicator2.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 '''
-import sys, core, config, onionrblockapi as block, requests, time, logger
+import sys, core, config, onionrblockapi as block, requests, time, logger, threading
 from defusedxml import minidom
 
 class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
@@ -30,27 +30,70 @@ class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
         self.powSalt = 0
         self.delay = 1
 
-        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self.timers, self.heartbeat, 1)
+        self.shutdown = False
         
-        while True:
+        # Clear the daemon queue for any dead messages
+        self._core.clearDaemonQueue()
+
+        if debug or developmentMode:
+            OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.heartbeat, 10)
+
+        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.daemonCommands, 5)
+        OnionrCommunicatorTimers(self, self.detectAPICrash, 5)
+
+        # Main daemon loop, mainly for calling timers, do not do any complex operations here
+        while not self.shutdown:
             time.sleep(self.delay)
             for i in self.timers:
                 i.processTimer()
+        logger.info('Goodbye.')
+        
     
     def heartbeat(self):
+        '''Show a heartbeat debug message'''
         logger.debug('Communicator heartbeat')
     
+    def daemonCommands(self):
+        '''process daemon commands from daemonQueue'''
+        cmd = self._core.daemonQueue()
+
+        if cmd is not False:
+            if cmd[0] == 'shutdown':
+                self.shutdown = True
+            else:
+                logger.info('Recieved daemonQueue command:' + cmd[0])
+    
+    def detectAPICrash(self):
+        '''exit if the api server crashes/stops'''
+        if self._core._utils.localCommand('ping') != 'pong':
+            for i in range(4):
+                if self._core._utils.localCommand('ping') == 'pong':
+                    break # break for loop
+                time.sleep(1)
+            else:
+                # This executes if the api is NOT detected to be running
+                logger.error('Daemon detected API crash (or otherwise unable to reach API after long time), stopping...')
+                self.shutdown = True
+    
 class OnionrCommunicatorTimers:
-    def __init__(self, timerList, timerFunction, frequency):
+    def __init__(self, daemonInstance, timerFunction, frequency, makeThread=True, threadAmount=1):
         self.timerFunction = timerFunction
         self.frequency = frequency
+        self.threadAmount = threadAmount
+        self.makeThread = makeThread
+        self.daemonInstance = daemonInstance
+        self._core = self.daemonInstance._core
 
-        timerList.append(self)
+        self.daemonInstance.timers.append(self)
         self.count = 0
     def processTimer(self):
         self.count += 1
         if self.count == self.frequency:
-            self.timerFunction()
+            if self.makeThread:
+                for i in range(self.threadAmount):
+                    threading.Thread(target=self.timerFunction).run()
+            else:
+                self.timerFunction()
             self.count = 0