SaraSortd's service without systemd (runit, OpenRC, ...)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>

Core.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ one Sara program looks the same in all of them.
 """
 
 import os
+import shutil
 import sys
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ else:
     ConfigHome = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") or Home / ".config")
     DataHome = Path(os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME") or Home / ".local" / "share")
 
+# Linux: whether systemd runs the system (and so SaraSortd's --user unit),
+# the same check as SaraSuite's. Without it (runit on Void, OpenRC, ...),
+# SaraSuite runs SaraSortd itself, the way it does on Windows (Service.py).
+HasSystemd = not IsWindows and Path("/run/systemd/system").is_dir() and shutil.which("systemctl") is not None
+RunBySaraSuite = IsWindows or not HasSystemd
+AutostartDir = ConfigHome / "autostart"
+
 SharedConfigDir = ConfigHome / "SaraSuite"
 ThemesDir = SharedConfigDir / "Themes"
 SharedConfigPath = SharedConfigDir / "Config.toml"

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 A GUI for configuring [SaraSortd](https://git.srhtnin.garden/sarah/SaraSortd), built with Flet.
 SaraSort doesn't sort anything itself: SaraSortd stays the backend, and SaraSort reads and edits its
-configs and controls its systemd user service.
+configs and controls its systemd user service (or, without systemd, the service SaraSuite runs
+for it: see SaraSuite's README).
 
 Needs SaraSortd **7.1** or newer for arrows with their own patterns (per-entry `ValidInputDirs`).
 
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ Needs SaraSortd **7.1** or newer for arrows with their own patterns (per-entry `
   Patterns, Edit Rules, Add Patterns, Copy Patterns, Save as Template, Edit Output Config, Remove Arrow.
   The background: Add Directory, Edit Mode, Tidy Layout, Reload.
 - **Service**: running/stopped, start/stop/restart, start on login, SaraSortd's version (and the
-  SaraSuite install it came from), and its logs: its own log files or the systemd journal.
+  SaraSuite install it came from), and its logs: its own log files, or the systemd journal (the
+  service log, where SaraSuite runs it: Windows, and Linux without systemd).
 - **Configs**: `GlobalConf.toml`, the two templates and every directory's own config, as a form (with
   help text, a live NewFileName preview and variable buttons) or as raw TOML. Saving only writes the
   values you changed, so SaraSortd's own NextNum/NextChar/LastFile updates aren't overwritten.

Service.py

@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 """SaraSortd as a background service: status, start/stop/restart, autostart,
-and its journal. SaraSortd's own log files are read from its LogDir.
+and its logs. SaraSortd's own log files are read from its LogDir.
 
-Linux: its systemd user unit (systemctl / journalctl).
+Linux with systemd: its systemd user unit (systemctl / journalctl).
-Windows: SaraSuite's stand-in for a systemd service, used the same way here:
+Windows, and Linux without systemd (runit, OpenRC, s6, ...): SaraSuite runs
-- it runs windowless as `pythonw.exe ServiceRun.py SaraSortd SaraSortd.py`
+it itself (its Services.py), and this does the same:
-  from SaraSortd's config folder, and ServiceRun.py records its PID in
+- it runs as `python ServiceRun.py SaraSortd SaraSortd.py <ConfigDir>`
-  %LOCALAPPDATA%\\SaraSuite\\Services\\SaraSortd.pid (that's how "running" is told);
+  (pythonw.exe on Windows); ServiceRun.py restarts it if it fails, keeps its
-- autostart is a shortcut to that command in the Startup folder.
+  output in SaraSuite's Services folder as SaraSortd.log (the "Service log"
-Unit is the systemd unit on Linux and the service name ("SaraSortd") on Windows.
+  here) and records its PID in SaraSortd.pid (that's how "running" is told);
+- autostart is a shortcut to that command in the Startup folder (Windows)
+  or an XDG autostart entry, ~/.config/autostart/SaraSortd.desktop (Linux).
+Unit is the systemd unit name ("SaraSortd.service"); run by SaraSuite, the
+service is called the same without ".service".
 """
 
+import os
 import re
+import signal
 import subprocess
+import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from Core import ChildEnvironment, ConfigHome, DataHome, IsWindows, LoadConfig
+from Core import AutostartDir, ChildEnvironment, ConfigHome, DataHome, IsWindows, LoadConfig, RunBySaraSuite
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -41,90 +48,142 @@ def _Run(Arguments: list[str], Timeout: int = 15) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess
                           creationflags=_NoWindow)
 
 
-# --- Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# --- Run by SaraSuite (Windows; Linux without systemd) ------------------------------------------
 
 
-def _PidFile(Name: str) -> Path:
+def _Name(Unit: str) -> str:
-    return DataHome / "SaraSuite" / "Services" / f"{Name}.pid"
+    return Unit.removesuffix(".service")
 
 
-def _StartupLink(Name: str) -> Path:
+def _ServicesFile(Name: str, Suffix: str) -> Path:
-    return ConfigHome / "Microsoft" / "Windows" / "Start Menu" / "Programs" / "Startup" / f"{Name}.lnk"
+    return DataHome / "SaraSuite" / "Services" / f"{Name}{Suffix}"
 
 
-def _WindowsCommand() -> tuple[Path, list[str], Path]:
+def _AutostartFile(Name: str) -> Path:
-    """(pythonw.exe, its arguments, working folder), from SaraSuite's install layout."""
+    if IsWindows:
+        return ConfigHome / "Microsoft" / "Windows" / "Start Menu" / "Programs" / "Startup" / f"{Name}.lnk"
+    return AutostartDir / f"{Name}.desktop"
+
+
+def _Command(Name: str) -> tuple[Path, list[str], Path]:
+    """(python, its arguments, working folder), from SaraSuite's install layout."""
     Config = LoadConfig()
-    AppDir = Path(Config.SortdAppDir).expanduser()
+    ProgramDir = Path(Config.SortdAppDir).expanduser().parent
-    ProgramDir = AppDir.parent
+    Folder = Path(Config.SortdConfigDir).expanduser()
-    PythonW = ProgramDir / ".venv" / "Scripts" / "pythonw.exe"
+    if IsWindows:
-    Arguments = ["-X", "utf8", str(ProgramDir / "ServiceRun.py"), Config.ServiceName, str(Config.SortdScriptPath)]
+        Python = ProgramDir / ".venv" / "Scripts" / "pythonw.exe"
-    return PythonW, Arguments, Path(Config.SortdConfigDir).expanduser()
+        Arguments = ["-X", "utf8"]
+    else:
+        Python = ProgramDir / ".venv" / "bin" / "python"
+        Arguments = []
+    Arguments += [str(ProgramDir / "ServiceRun.py"), Name, str(Config.SortdScriptPath), str(Folder)]
+    return Python, Arguments, Folder
 
 
-def _WindowsPid(Name: str) -> str:
+def _Pid(Name: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        Pid = int(_ServicesFile(Name, ".pid").read_text().strip())
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return ""
+    if not IsWindows:
+        try:
+            return str(Pid) if b"ServiceRun.py" in Path(f"/proc/{Pid}/cmdline").read_bytes() else ""
+        except OSError:
+            return ""
     try:
-        Pid = int(_PidFile(Name).read_text().strip())
         Output = _Run(["tasklist", "/FI", f"PID eq {Pid}", "/NH", "/FO", "CSV"]).stdout
-    except (OSError, ValueError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+    except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
         return ""
     return str(Pid) if re.search(rf'"{Pid}"', Output) else ""
 
 
-def _WindowsStatus(Name: str) -> ServiceStatus:
+def _OwnStatus(Name: str) -> ServiceStatus:
-    PythonW, Arguments, _Folder = _WindowsCommand()
+    Python, Arguments, _Folder = _Command(Name)
-    Pid = _WindowsPid(Name)
+    Pid = _Pid(Name)
     Since = ""
     if Pid:
-        Since = datetime.fromtimestamp(_PidFile(Name).stat().st_mtime).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+        Since = datetime.fromtimestamp(_ServicesFile(Name, ".pid").stat().st_mtime).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    Runner = Path(Arguments[-4])
     return ServiceStatus(
         Active="active" if Pid else "inactive",
         Sub="running" if Pid else "dead",
-        Enabled="enabled" if _StartupLink(Name).exists() else "disabled",
+        Enabled="enabled" if _AutostartFile(Name).exists() else "disabled",
         Pid=Pid,
         Since=Since,
-        Found=PythonW.is_file() and Path(Arguments[2]).is_file(),
+        Found=Python.is_file() and Runner.is_file(),
     )
 
 
-def _WindowsControl(Name: str, Action: str) -> str:
+def _AutostartEntry(Python: Path, Arguments: list[str], Name: str) -> str:
-    PythonW, Arguments, Folder = _WindowsCommand()
+    """The same entry SaraSuite writes (its Services.AutostartEntry)."""
+    def Quote(Text: str) -> str:
+        Text = Text.replace("%", "%%")
+        return Text if re.fullmatch(r"[\w@%+=:,./-]+", Text) else '"' + re.sub(r'(["`$\\])', r"\\\1", Text) + '"'
+
+    return (
+        "# Written by SaraSuite: starts this background service at login on systems\n"
+        "# without systemd (runit, OpenRC, s6, ...). Removed with the program.\n"
+        "[Desktop Entry]\n"
+        "Type=Application\n"
+        f"Name={Name}\n"
+        f"Comment={Name} (background service, run by SaraSuite)\n"
+        f"Exec={' '.join(Quote(Part) for Part in [str(Python), *Arguments])}\n"
+        "Terminal=false\n"
+        "NoDisplay=true\n"
+        "X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true\n"
+    )
+
+
+def _OwnControl(Name: str, Action: str) -> str:
+    Python, Arguments, Folder = _Command(Name)
     try:
         if Action in ("stop", "restart"):
-            Pid = _WindowsPid(Name)
+            Pid = _Pid(Name)
-            if Pid:
+            if Pid and IsWindows:
                 _Run(["taskkill", "/PID", Pid, "/T", "/F"])
-            _PidFile(Name).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            elif Pid:
+                os.kill(int(Pid), signal.SIGTERM)  # ServiceRun.py finishes cleanly
+                for _ in range(50):
+                    if not _Pid(Name):
+                        break
+                    time.sleep(0.2)
+                else:
+                    os.kill(int(Pid), signal.SIGKILL)
+            _ServicesFile(Name, ".pid").unlink(missing_ok=True)
         if Action in ("start", "restart"):
-            if _WindowsPid(Name):
+            if _Pid(Name):
                 return ""
             Folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            Extra = ({"creationflags": getattr(subprocess, "DETACHED_PROCESS", 0) | _NoWindow} if IsWindows
+                     else {"start_new_session": True})
             subprocess.Popen(
-                [str(PythonW), *Arguments], cwd=str(Folder), env=ChildEnvironment(), close_fds=True,
+                [str(Python), *Arguments], cwd=str(Folder), env=ChildEnvironment(), close_fds=True,
-                stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, **Extra,
-                creationflags=getattr(subprocess, "DETACHED_PROCESS", 0) | _NoWindow,
             )
         elif Action == "enable":
-            import pylnk3
+            Entry = _AutostartFile(Name)
+            Entry.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            if IsWindows:
+                import pylnk3
 
-            Link = _StartupLink(Name)
+                Quoted = " ".join(f'"{Item}"' if " " in Item or "\\" in Item else Item for Item in Arguments)
-            Link.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                pylnk3.for_file(str(Python), str(Entry), arguments=Quoted, work_dir=str(Folder),
-            Quoted = " ".join(f'"{Item}"' if " " in Item or "\\" in Item else Item for Item in Arguments)
+                                description=f"{Name} (background service)")
-            pylnk3.for_file(str(PythonW), str(Link), arguments=Quoted, work_dir=str(Folder),
+            else:
-                            description=f"{Name} (background service)")
+                Entry.write_text(_AutostartEntry(Python, Arguments, Name))
         elif Action == "disable":
-            _StartupLink(Name).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            _AutostartFile(Name).unlink(missing_ok=True)
     except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as Error:
         return str(Error)
     return ""
 
 
-# --- Both -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# --- Both ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 def Status(Unit: str) -> ServiceStatus:
-    if IsWindows:
+    if RunBySaraSuite:
-        return _WindowsStatus(Unit)
+        return _OwnStatus(_Name(Unit))
     try:
         Result = _Run(["systemctl", "--user", "show", Unit,
                        "-p", "LoadState,ActiveState,SubState,UnitFileState,MainPID,ActiveEnterTimestamp"])
@@ -143,8 +202,8 @@ def Status(Unit: str) -> ServiceStatus:
 
 def Control(Unit: str, Action: str) -> str:
     """Action: start, stop, restart, enable, disable. Returns "" or an error."""
-    if IsWindows:
+    if RunBySaraSuite:
-        return _WindowsControl(Unit, Action)
+        return _OwnControl(_Name(Unit), Action)
     try:
         Result = _Run(["systemctl", "--user", Action, Unit])
     except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as Error:
@@ -160,9 +219,12 @@ def RestartIfRunning(Unit: str) -> str:
 
 
 def Journal(Unit: str, Lines: int) -> list[str]:
-    if IsWindows:
+    """Its systemd journal, or (run by SaraSuite) ServiceRun.py's log of its output."""
-        return ["Windows has no systemd journal. SaraSortd's own log files (the other log source) "
+    if RunBySaraSuite:
-                "have everything it does."]
+        LogPath = _ServicesFile(_Name(Unit), ".log")
+        if not LogPath.is_file():
+            return [f"No service log yet ({LogPath}): it's written once the service has run."]
+        return ReadTail(LogPath, Lines)
     try:
         Result = _Run(["journalctl", "--user", "-u", Unit, "-n", str(Lines), "--no-pager", "-o", "short-iso"])
     except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as Error:

ServicePage.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """SaraSortd's service: status, start/stop/restart, start on login, its
-version, and its logs (its own log files and the systemd journal)."""
+version, and its logs (its own log files, and the systemd journal or, where
+SaraSuite runs it, its service log; see Service.py)."""
 
 import asyncio
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import flet as ft
 import tomlkit
 
-from Core import ChipButton, ChipButtonStyle, DataHome, Heading, IsWindows, Note, Palette
+from Core import ChipButton, ChipButtonStyle, DataHome, Heading, IsWindows, Note, Palette, RunBySaraSuite
 from Service import Control, Journal, LogFiles, ReadTail, Status
 from Widgets import App
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class ServicePage(ft.Column):
         self.RestartButton = ChipButton("Restart", lambda e: self._Do("restart"), ft.Icons.RESTART_ALT)
 
         self.FilesButton = ChipButton("Log files", lambda e: self._SetSource("Files"))
-        self.JournalButton = ChipButton("Journal", lambda e: self._SetSource("Journal"))
+        self.JournalButton = ChipButton("Service log" if RunBySaraSuite else "Journal", lambda e: self._SetSource("Journal"))
         self.FilePicker = ft.Dropdown(label="Log file", dense=True, width=260, on_select=lambda e: self._LoadLog())
         self.HideChecking = ft.Checkbox(label="Hide \"Checking\" lines", value=True, on_change=lambda e: self._LoadLog())
         self.Follow = ft.Checkbox(label="Follow", value=True)
@@ -105,10 +106,10 @@ class ServicePage(ft.Column):
         self.StateText.value = Text
         self.StateText.color = Color
         self.Details.controls = [
-            Note(f"{'Service' if IsWindows else 'Unit'}: {self.App.Config.ServiceName}"),
+            Note(f"{'Service' if RunBySaraSuite else 'Unit'}: {self.App.Config.ServiceName.removesuffix('.service') if RunBySaraSuite else self.App.Config.ServiceName}"),
             Note(f"Since: {Current.Since or '-'}"),
             Note(f"PID: {Current.Pid or '-'}"),
-            Note(f"{'Autostart (Startup folder)' if IsWindows else 'Unit file'}: {Current.Enabled}"),
+            Note(f"{'Autostart (Startup folder)' if IsWindows else 'Autostart (at login)' if RunBySaraSuite else 'Unit file'}: {Current.Enabled}"),
         ]
         self.StartButton.disabled = Current.Running or not Current.Found
         self.StopButton.disabled = not Current.Running

Settings.py

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import flet as ft
 import tomlkit
 
 from Core import (
-    AppConfig, AvailableThemes, BundledFontFamily, ChildEnvironment, ChipButtonStyle, ExportSettings, Home,
+    AppConfig, AvailableThemes, BundledFontFamily, ChildEnvironment, ChipButtonStyle, ExportSettings, HasSystemd,
-    ImportSettings, IsWindows, LoadSharedSettings, Palette, SharedSettings,
+    Home, ImportSettings, IsWindows, LoadSharedSettings, Palette, SharedSettings,
 )
 from Sortd import MajorVersion, Setup, SortdError
 from SortdTransfer import ApplyBundle, Bundle, BundleDirectories, ExportSortd, MissingDirectories, ReadBundleSafely
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def ShowSettingsDialog(TheApp: App, OnSaved: Callable[[], None]) -> None:
 
     ConfigDirField = ft.TextField(label="SaraSortd config folder", value=Config.SortdConfigDir)
     AppDirField = ft.TextField(label="SaraSortd program folder", value=Config.SortdAppDir)
-    UnitField = ft.TextField(label="systemd user unit", value=Config.ServiceName)
+    UnitField = ft.TextField(label="systemd user unit" if HasSystemd else "Service name", value=Config.ServiceName)
     AutoRestartSwitch = ft.Switch(label="Restart SaraSortd after changes to GlobalConf.toml", value=Config.AutoRestart)
     RefreshField = _NumberField("Service page refresh (seconds)", Config.RefreshSeconds)
     LogLinesField = _NumberField("Log lines to show", Config.LogLines)