Install

npm install checkrunning

Usage

I put this in npm scripts to check if e.g. mongod is running before I start my
application. Example package.json:
``
{
...
"scripts" : {
"start" : "npm run checkmongo && npm server/server-that-requires-mongo.js",
"checkmongo" : "checkrunning mongod",
"test" : "checkrunning mysqld && mocha test" // <-- alternately
}
...
}
`

If mongod (or whatever process) isn't running, it will print a big 'ol message
to let you know, then exit(1) so further scripts won't run.

`
__________________________
< mongod is not running!!! >
--------------------------
\ ^__^
\ (oo)\_______
(__)\ )\/\
||----w |
|| ||
`

Notes


Relies on machine having pgrep` installed (most mac & linux machines should)