40ants-slynk - Utilities to start SLYNK if needed and to track active connections.

40ANTS-SLYNK ASDF System Details

Description: Utilities to start SLYNK if needed and to track active connections.
Licence: Unlicense
Author: Alexander Artemenko <svetlyak.40wt@gmail.com>
Homepage: https://40ants.com/slynk/
Bug tracker: https://github.com/40ants/slynk/issues
Source control: GIT
Depends on: 40ants-logging, global-vars, log4cl, slynk, slynk-macrostep, slynk-named-readtables

Installation

You can install this library from Quicklisp, but you want to receive updates quickly, then install it from Ultralisp.org:

(ql-dist:install-dist "http://dist.ultralisp.org/"
                      :prompt nil)
(ql:quickload :40ants-slynk)

Usage

This library provides a little helper, used in 40Ants webservices. it does two things:

Starts Slynk server in there is SLYNK_PORT env variable.
Setup logging for connected Slynk connection. It uses 40ants-logging system for configuration.

API

variable

40ants-slynk:*connections*

nil

Here we'll store all Slynk connections.

function

40ants-slynk:start-slynk-if-needed

Use this function before starting the backend server.

If SLYNK_PORT environment variable is set, then this function will create a Slynk server on that port and localhost interface. To change an interface, set SLYNK_INTERFACE environment variable.