template_service.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/init.d/otpspot
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: otpspot
# Required-Start: 
# Required-Stop: 
# Default-Start:
# Default-Stop:   0 1 6
# Short-Description: otpspot
# Description:  hotspot wireless with captive portal
### END INIT INFO

# VARIABLES
DAEMON_PATH="#base_dir#"
DAEMON="python otpspot.py"
DAEMONOPTS=""
DEAMONLOGS="/dev/null"

NAME="otpspot"
PIDFILE="/var/run/$NAME.pid"

case "$1" in
start)
	printf "%-50s" "Starting $NAME..."
	cd $DAEMON_PATH
	PID=`$DAEMON $DAEMONOPTS > "$DEAMONLOGS" 2>&1 & echo $!`
        if [ -z $PID ]; then
            printf "%s\n" "Fail"
        else
            echo $PID > $PIDFILE
            printf "%s\n" "Ok"
        fi
;;
status)
        printf "%-50s" "Checking $NAME..."
        if [ -f $PIDFILE ]; then
            PID=`cat $PIDFILE`
            if [ -z "`ps axf | grep ${PID} | grep -v grep`" ]; then
                printf "%s\n" "Process dead but pidfile exists"
            else
                echo "Running"
            fi
        else
            printf "%s\n" "Service not running"
        fi
;;
stop)
        printf "%-50s" "Stopping $NAME"
            PID=`cat $PIDFILE`
            cd $DAEMON_PATH
        if [ -f $PIDFILE ]; then
            kill -HUP $PID
            printf "%s\n" "Ok"
            rm -f $PIDFILE
        else
            printf "%s\n" "pidfile not found"
        fi
;;

restart)
  	$0 stop
  	$0 start
;;

*)
        echo "Usage: $0 {status|start|stop|restart}"
        exit 1
esac