pid

// You can set default derectory for pid files
Dir = "/home/user/my-pids"

err := Create("servicename")

if err != nil {
	fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
}

fmt.Println("PID file created!")

Output:

pid := Get("servicename")

if pid == -1 {
	fmt.Println("Can't read PID from PID file")
}

fmt.Printf("PID is %d\n", pid)

Output:

pid := 1234

if IsProcessWorks(pid) {
	fmt.Printf("Process with PID %d is works\n", pid)
} else {
	fmt.Printf("Process with PID %d isn't working\n", pid)
}

Output:

if IsWorks("servicename") {
	fmt.Println("Process is works")
} else {
	fmt.Println("Process isn't working")
}

Output:

pid := Read("/var/run/httpd.pid")

if pid == -1 {
	fmt.Println("Can't read PID from PID file")
}

fmt.Printf("PID is %d\n", pid)

Output:

err := Remove("servicename")

if err != nil {
	fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
}

fmt.Println("PID file removed!")

Output: