Why not use Ruby? Specifically the Daemons gem for Ruby. Michael
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 6:53 PM, Keith Rarick <[email protected]> wrote: > Our shell-script-based automated tests have served us well, but I get > more and more trouble from different versions of netcat. Also, it's > harder than it ought to be to produce reliable shell code. I want to > change to a tool that's more solid. It doesn't have to be any more > complicated than what we've got, but it should: > > - use a more principled language than shell, such as maybe python > - not depend on external tools like netcat > - reliably detect a closed socket, and not have to time out > > In the past I've searched around a bit for a tool like this but didn't > find much that was interesting. Right now I'm leaning toward something > like http://github.com/kr/cubby/blob/master/check.py, along with a > handful of suitable helper functions to start and stop beanstalkd and > talk to it. However, I'd love to know if there's already a great, > simple tool out there that can fill this role. > > Is there one? > > I also think it would be interesting to have something that works like > python's doctest module, but for network conversations rather than > python interpreter conversations. Some day I might make such a tool if > it doesn't already exist. > > On an unrelated note, how do you all feel about C99? > > kr > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "beanstalk-talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/beanstalk-talk?hl=. > > > -- http://codeconnoisseur.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "beanstalk-talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/beanstalk-talk?hl=.
