forever-service/lib/platforms.js

Provision node script as a service via forever, allowing it to automatically start on boot, working across various Linux distros and OS

var path = require('path')
var walker = require('walker');


function platform(){
	this.p = null;
}

platform.prototype.get=function(callback){
	walker(__dirname+'/../templates').on('dir', function(entry, stat){
		if(this.p) return; //If already platform is found dont go further

		if(entry.match(/templates$/g)) return; //Ignore the templates directory itself

		var folder = path.basename(entry);
		var platformInstaller = require(entry+'/installer.js');
		var ret = platformInstaller.initialize();

		if(ret){
			this.p = Object.create(ret);
			this.p.folder = folder;
			this.p.installer = platformInstaller;
			//It is better to have predictable forever root according to sudo user
			this.p.foreverRoot = process.env.FOREVER_ROOT || path.join(process.env.HOME || process.env.USERPROFILE || '/root', '.forever');
		}

	}).on('end', function(){
		callback(null, this.p);
	})
}


module.exports = new platform();