XC_VM/docs/en/guides/process-management.md

Process Management Patterns

ProcessManager centralizes Linux process checks, termination, PID-file checks, and cron locking. It replaces scattered ad-hoc posix_kill, ps, and /proc checks.

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Core Operations

Check if process is running

ProcessManager::isRunning(int $pid, ?string $exe = null): bool

• without $exe: checks /proc/{pid} existence
• with $exe: validates executable name via /proc/{pid}/exe

Check named process

ProcessManager::isNamedProcessRunning(
    int $pid,
    string $processName,
    int|string $identifier,
    ?string $exe = null
): bool

Matches cmdline pattern NAME[ID] (for process-title-based workers).

Check stream process

ProcessManager::isStreamRunning(int $pid, int $streamId): bool

• ffmpeg: validates stream-specific output pattern in cmdline
• php: considered alive for stream worker context

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PID File Utilities

ProcessManager::checkPidFile(string $pidFile, string $searchString): bool
ProcessManager::matchesCmdline(int $pid, string $search): bool

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Process Termination

ProcessManager::kill(int $pid, int $signal = SIGKILL): bool

Use SIGTERM for graceful shutdown when possible.

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Cron Locking

ProcessManager::acquireCronLock(string $pidFile, int $maxAge = 1800): void

Behavior:

• active lock -> exits current run
• stale lock -> removed and replaced
• lock cleanup -> registered via shutdown callback

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/proc Check Cache

isRunning() uses short TTL caching for /proc checks (1 second) to reduce repeated I/O in tight loops.

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Naming Convention

Common process title format:

• XC_VM[{id}]
• Thumbnail[{id}]
• TVArchive[{id}]

Used together with CLI process title helpers.

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Related Files

File	Purpose
src/core/Process/ProcessManager.php	process operations
src/core/Process/Multithread.php	multi-thread helpers
src/core/Process/Thread.php	thread wrapper
src/bootstrap.php	CLI process context