First test runs with multiprocessing.

ircthing.py

@@ -1,54 +1,71 @@
-import threading
-import os
-import sys
-import time
-import socket
 from ircthing_core import irc_router, connect_to_irc_server
-from ircthing_utils import read_config
+from ircthing_utils import read_config, cli_args, base_path
+import time
+import os
+import multiprocessing
 
-Threads = {}
-Stop_Toggle = threading.Event()
+Processes = {}
+Stop_Toggle = multiprocessing.Event()
 
-def clean_exit(fifo_files, socket):
-    socket.send(bytes(f"QUIT :Bye\r\n", "UTF-8"))
+def clean_exit():
     Stop_Toggle.set()
-    for file in fifo_files:
-        try:
-            os.unlink(file)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            # We are okay if some fifo files has been removed before this.
-            pass
 
 def main():
-    my_name = sys.argv[0]
-    my_name_pyless, _ = os.path.splitext(my_name)
-    base_path = f'/tmp/{my_name_pyless}'
+    root_path = base_path()
 
-    config_path = '../ircthing3.ini'
-
-    # Read configurations for all topics
+    # Get configuration file path if given
+    config_path = 'config.ini'
+    argument = cli_args()
+    if argument:
+        config_path = argument
+    # Read configuration 
     network_configs = read_config(config_path)
 
     ## Get irc socket for each network in configuration
     ## Start thread for each socket 
-    
     for network in network_configs:
         net_name = network["net_name"]
-        print(f"{time.time()} | Found configs for {net_name} network.")
         server = network["server"]
         port = network["port"]
         nickname = network["nickname"]
         password = network["password"]
-        irc_socket, fifo_files = connect_to_irc_server(base_path, net_name, server, port, nickname, password)
 
-        router_instance = irc_router(fifo_files, irc_socket, server, nickname)
-        Threads[net_name] = threading.Thread(target=router_instance.start)
-        Threads[net_name].daemon = True
-        Threads[net_name].start()
+        print(f"{time.time()} | Found configs for {net_name} network.")
+        irc_socket, fifo_files, network_dir = connect_to_irc_server(root_path, net_name, server, port, nickname, password)
 
-    for thread in Threads.values():
-        print(thread)
-        thread.join()
+        router_instance = irc_router(fifo_files, irc_socket, server, nickname, network_dir)
+        Processes[net_name] = multiprocessing.Process(target=router_instance.start)
+        Processes[net_name].daemon = True
+        Processes[net_name].start()
+
+    main_handle(root_path)
+
+    for process in Processes.values():
+        process.join()
+
+def main_handle(path):
+    input = f"{path}/in"
+    output = f"{path}/out"
+    os.mkfifo(input)
+    os.mkfifo(output)
+    while True:
+        line = read_input(input)
+        write_output(output, line)
+
+def read_input(file):
+    with open(file, 'r') as input:
+        line = input.readline().strip()
+        if not line:
+            return
+        if line == "exit":
+            clean_exit()
+        return line
+
+def write_output(file, line):
+    with open(file, 'a') as output:
+        output.write(f"{time.time()} | {line}\r\n")
+        output.flush()
+        output.close()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -58,5 +75,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Got error {e}")
     finally:
+        clean_exit()
         print(f"{time.time()} | Bye!")
         exit(0)

ircthing_core.py

@@ -29,17 +29,18 @@ def connect_to_irc_server(
     irc_socket.send(bytes(f"NICK {nickname}\r\n", "UTF-8"))
 
     # Create directories for the server and channel
-    fifo_files = make_files(base_path, net_name)
+    fifo_files, network_path = make_files(base_path, net_name)
 
-    return irc_socket, fifo_files
+    return irc_socket, fifo_files, network_path
 
 
 class irc_router:
-    def __init__(self, fifo_files, irc_socket, server, nickname):
+    def __init__(self, fifo_files, irc_socket, server, nickname, network_dir):
         self.fifo_files = fifo_files
         self.irc_socket = irc_socket
         self.server = server
         self.nickname = nickname
+        self.network_dir = network_dir
         self.channels = []
         self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
 

ircthing_utils.py

@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 import configparser
+import argparse
 import os
+import sys
+
+def base_path():
+    my_name = sys.argv[0]
+    my_name_pyless, _ = os.path.splitext(my_name)
+    return f'/tmp/{my_name_pyless}'
+
+def cli_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Usage: python3.11 ircthing.py /myconfig.ini")
+    parser.add_argument('config', help="Path to the configuration file.")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if args.config:
+        return args.config
+    return None
 
 def read_config(config_path):
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
@@ -47,5 +63,5 @@ def make_files(path, net_name):
     fifo_files = []
     fifo_files.append(f"{server_dir}/in")
     fifo_files.append(f"{server_dir}/out")
-    return fifo_files
+    return fifo_files, server_dir