Node.js forever handing via make

Tasks

• start :: starts application using forever
• stop :: stops application using forever

• restart :: restart application using forever

  # This set's your local directory to to your NODE_PATH
  NODE_EXEC    = NODE_PATH=.:$(NODE_PATH)
  
  # This is for local (non `-g`) npm installs.
  # NODE_MODS    = ./node_modules/.bin
  
  # Some good `forever` options.
  FOREVER_OPTS = -p ./logs  \
                  -l server_out.log \
                  -o ./logs/server_out.log \
                  -e ./logs/server_err.log \
                  --append \
                  --plain \
                  --minUptime 1000 \
                  --spinSleepTime 1000
  
  start: setup/dirs
      # starting app in server mode
      $(NODE_EXEC) $(NODE_MODS)/forever $(FOREVER_OPTS) [email protected] server.js
  
  stop:
      # stopping app in server mode
      $(NODE_EXEC) $(NODE_MODS)/forever $(FOREVER_OPTS) [email protected] server.js
  
  restart: setup/dirs
      # restarting app in server mode
      $(NODE_EXEC) $(NODE_MODS)/forever $(FOREVER_OPTS) [email protected] server.js
  
  setup/dirs:
      # creating required directories for `forever`
      mkdir -p logs pids
  

Get the gist.

---