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#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- mode: python -*-
#
# This file is part of Plinth.
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
# License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#
"""
Python action utility functions
"""
import subprocess
def service_is_running(servicename):
"""Evaluates whether a service is currently running. Returns boolean"""
try:
output = subprocess.check_output(['service', servicename, 'status'])
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
# Usually if a service is not running we get a status code != 0 and
# thus a CalledProcessError
return False
else:
running = False # default value
for line in output.decode('utf-8').split('\n'):
if 'Active' in line and 'running' in line:
running = True
break
return running