[bounty] prevent double screenpipe backend running at once

[louis030195]

/bounty 100

definition of done:

• app always avoid having two screenpipe backend running at once

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MED-351 [bounty] prevent double screenpipe backend running at once

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🟢 @ologbonowiwi	Dec 3, 2024, 2:39:26 PM	#900

[wesleymatosdev]

/attempt #795

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[louis030195]

adding a bit more context:

keep seeing windows users having issues with double screenpipe running or stuff like this

i rarely have this issue on mac

the auto destruct flag in CLI make the CLI kill itself when the app is gone - although windows is such hard to predict OS haha

also other context:

i sometimes have double screenpipe running intentionally because i run a production screenpipe and then i run another dev screenpipe on a different port and data dir - i should still be able to do that

[wesleymatosdev]

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[wesleymatosdev]

used a check to see wether the port is available to be used or not, in this way you'll still be able to run multiple screenpipe instance @louis030195.

let me know what you think

[m13v]

let's move the check if the port is taken earlier, so we immediately return it to the user before kicking of any other CLI processes, this way we can get a cleaner error output, which will help new users

[wesleymatosdev]

@m13v on #836 the check is already on the beginning of the method. still waiting for approval though

[wesleymatosdev]

or you mean add even before that function? If so I'll make the change.

[m13v]

just trying to get this error log to be the first one when you start CLI so users don't get bogged down by details of the logs

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or you mean add even before that function? If so I'll make the change.

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