@mh-cbon/has-upstart v1.0.3

has-upstart

Tells if linux upstart is available.

Usage

require('@mh-cbon/has-upstart')(function (err, initctlPath) {
  console.log("This system runs upstart : %s", err?"no":"yes");
  systemCtlPath && console.log("Found initctl at path : %s", initctlPath)
})

Testing

upstart friendly

To run the upstart friendly tests on a fedora-like box,

• download and install vagrant
• execute npm run test-ubuntu

upstart non friendly

To run the upstart non friendly tests on a fedora-like box,

• download and install vagrant
• execute npm run test-not-ubuntu

or just

• download and install mocha
• mocha test/not-ubuntu.js

Notes

More tests are needed on more boxes, have a look at this,

• http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/18209/detect-init-system-using-the-shell
• http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/196166/how-to-find-out-if-a-system-uses-sysv-upstart-or-systemd-initsystem