refactor some code out to write_pidfile() in util.c

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tests/server/util.c b/tests/server/util.c
index 15a4e60e1..66210a50e 100644
--- a/tests/server/util.c
+++ b/tests/server/util.c
@@ -222,3 +222,19 @@ int wait_ms(int timeout_ms)
   return r;
 }
 
+bool write_pidfile(const char *filename)
+{
+  FILE *pidfile;
+  long pid;
+
+  pid = (long)getpid();
+  pidfile = fopen(filename, "w");
+  if(!pidfile) {
+    logmsg("Couldn't write pid file: %s %s", filename, strerror(ERRNO));
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  fprintf(pidfile, "%ld\n", pid);
+  fclose(pidfile);
+  logmsg("Wrote pid %ld to %s", pid, filename);
+  return true;
+}