process.go

/*
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2018

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

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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"strings"

	"github.com/ibm-messaging/mq-container/internal/command"
)

// Verifies that we are the main or only instance of this program
func verifySingleProcess() error {
	programName, err := determineExecutable()
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to determine name of this program - %v", err)
	}

	// Verify that there is only one runmqserver
	_, err = verifyOnlyOne(programName)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("You cannot run more than one instance of this program")
	}

	return nil
}

// Verifies that there is only one instance running of the given program name.
func verifyOnlyOne(programName string) (int, error) {
	// #nosec G104
	out, _, _ := command.Run("ps", "-e", "--format", "comm")
	//if this goes wrong then assume we are the only one
	numOfProg := strings.Count(out, programName)
	if numOfProg != 1 {
		return numOfProg, fmt.Errorf("Expected there to be only 1 instance of %s but found %d", programName, numOfProg)
	}
	return numOfProg, nil
}

// Determines the name of the currently running executable.
func determineExecutable() (string, error) {
	file, err := os.Executable()
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	_, exec := filepath.Split(file)
	return exec, nil
}