finisheshed daemon-control javascript

src/lwir16/index.html

@@ -4,13 +4,26 @@
   <style></style>
 <script language="JavaScript">
 var initialized = false;
-var seq_counter =  0;
-var duration =   100;
-var pre_delay =    5.0;
-var ffc_period = 30;
-var run =      true;
-var want_run = true;
-var next_ffc_sec = 0; // will be overdue
+
+var pre_delay;//  =     5.0;
+var duration;//  =    100;
+var duration_eo;//  = 100;
+var ffc;//  =         false;
+var ffc_period;//  =   30;
+var ffc_groups;//  =    2;
+var ffc_frames;//  =    8;
+var compressor_run;//  =  false;
+var debug;//  =        0;
+
+var sequence_num;//  = 0;
+var last_ffc;//  =     0;
+var time_to_ffc;//  =  0;
+var capture_run;//  =  0;
+var want_run;
+var request_num = 0;
+var update_editable = true;
+var apply_pending = false;
+
 function parse_response(resp){
   var result = "";
   console.log(resp);
@@ -41,134 +54,235 @@ function send_request(rq,callback){
   request.send();
 }
 
-
-
-function init_lwir(){
-    send_request("http://192.168.0.41/lwir16/lwir16.php?cmd=init",init_response);
-    document.getElementById('idpre_delay').value=  ""+pre_delay;
-    document.getElementById('idduration').value=   ""+duration;
-    document.getElementById('idffc_period').value= ""+ffc_period;
+function sendStatusRequest(){
+    var url = "http://192.168.0.41/lwir16/lwir16.php?daemon=status";
+    if (apply_pending) {
+        var mod_pars =   modParameters();
+//    console.log('mod_pars members:');
+        for(const p in mod_pars) {
+            url +="&"+p+"="+mod_pars[p];
+        }
+        update_editable = true; // will update edited fields
+        apply_pending = false;
+    }
+    send_request(url,parseStatusResponse);
 }
-function init_response(resp){
-    initialized = true;
-//    alert ("LWIR16 initialized");
-    document.getElementById('idStartStop').innerHTML= run? 'STOP': 'START';
-    console.log("LWIR16 initialized");
-    want_run = run;
-    captureSet();
+
+function sendRestartRequest(){
+    var url = "http://192.168.0.41/lwir16/lwir16.php?daemon=restart&cmd=STATUS";
+    send_request(url,parseStatusResponse);
 }
 
-function capture_response(resp){
-    document.getElementById('idcount').value=""+seq_counter;
-//    document.getElementById('idcount').innerHTML=""+seq_counter;
-    //id="idcount"
-    seq_counter++;
-    if (want_run) {
-        run = true;
-//        send_request("http://192.168.0.41/lwir16/lwir16.php?cmd=capture&duration="+duration+"&pre_delay="+pre_delay,capture_response);
-        captureSet();
-    } else {
-        run = false;
-        document.getElementById('idStartStop').innerHTML='START';
+
+
+function parseStatusResponse(resp){
+  var result = "";
+//  console.log(resp);
+  if (update_editable) {
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("pre_delay").length!=0){
+        pre_delay = parseFloat(resp.getElementsByTagName("pre_delay")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idpre_delay").value = pre_delay;
+    }
+    
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("duration").length!=0){
+        duration = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("duration")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idduration").value = duration;
+    }
+    
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("duration_eo").length!=0){
+        duration_eo = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("duration_eo")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idduration_eo").value = duration_eo;
     }
-}
 
-function updatePreDelay(field_id){
-  var v=parseDouble(document.getElementById(field_id).value);
-  if (isNaN(v)){
-    v = 5.0;
-  }
-  pre_delay = v;
-  document.getElementById(field_id).value=""+v;
-}
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc").length!=0){
+        ffc = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idffc").checked = ffc > 0;
+    }
 
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc_period").length!=0){
+        ffc_period = parseFloat(resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc_period")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idffc_period").value = ffc_period;
+    }
+
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc_groups").length!=0){
+        ffc_groups = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc_groups")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idffc_groups").value = ffc_groups;
+    }
+    
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc_frames").length!=0){
+        ffc_frames = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("ffc_frames")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idffc_frames").value = ffc_frames;
+    }
 
-function updateDuration(field_id){
-  var v=parseInt(document.getElementById(field_id).value);
-  if (isNaN(v)){
-    v = 100;
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("compressor_run").length!=0){
+        compressor_run = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("compressor_run")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("idcompressor_run").checked = compressor_run > 0;
+    }
+    
+    if (resp.getElementsByTagName("debug").length!=0){
+        debug = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("debug")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+        document.getElementById("iddebug").value = debug;
+    }
+  }
+  if (resp.getElementsByTagName("sequence_num").length!=0){
+  	sequence_num = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("sequence_num")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+  	document.getElementById("idsequence_num").value = sequence_num;
   }
-  duration = v;
-  document.getElementById(field_id).value=""+v;
-}
 
-function updateFFCPeriod(field_id){
-  var v=parseInt(document.getElementById(field_id).value);
-  if (isNaN(v)){
-    v = 100;
+  if (resp.getElementsByTagName("last_ffc").length!=0){
+  	last_ffc = parseFloat(resp.getElementsByTagName("last_ffc")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+  	document.getElementById("idlast_ffc").value = last_ffc;
+  }
+  
+  if (resp.getElementsByTagName("time_to_ffc").length!=0){
+  	time_to_ffc = parseFloat(resp.getElementsByTagName("time_to_ffc")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+  	document.getElementById("idtime_to_ffc").value = time_to_ffc;
+  }
+  
+  if (resp.getElementsByTagName("capture_run").length!=0){
+  	capture_run = parseInt(resp.getElementsByTagName("capture_run")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
+  	document.getElementById("idcapture_run").checked = capture_run > 0;
+  	if (update_editable) {
+        document.getElementById("idStartStop").innerHTML=capture_run?"Stop":"Start";
+        document.getElementById("idStartStop").disabled = false;
+        want_run = capture_run;
+  	}
+  }
+  if (update_editable) {
+       document.getElementById('idApply').innerHTML='Apply';
+       document.getElementById('idApply').disabled= false;
+       document.getElementById('idRestart').innerHTML='Restart';
+       document.getElementById('idRestart').disabled= false;
+       
   }
-  ffc_period = v;
-  document.getElementById(field_id).value=""+v;
+  request_num++;
+  document.getElementById("idrequest_num").value = request_num;
+  update_editable = false;
+  sendStatusRequest();
 }
 
-
-function clickedRun(field_id){
-    want_run = !run;
-//    alert("want_run="+want_run);
-    if (want_run){
-        run = true;
-        document.getElementById(field_id).innerHTML='STOP';
-        captureSet();
-//        send_request("http://192.168.0.41/lwir16/lwir16.php?cmd=capture&duration="+duration+"&pre_delay="+pre_delay,init_response);
+function modParameters(){
+    var mod_pars={};
+    if (document.getElementById("idpre_delay").value != (""+pre_delay)){
+        mod_pars['pre_delay'] = document.getElementById("idpre_delay").value;
+    }
+    if (document.getElementById("idduration").value != (""+duration)){
+        mod_pars['duration'] = document.getElementById("idduration").value;
+    }
+    if (document.getElementById("idduration_eo").value != (""+duration_eo)){
+        mod_pars['duration_eo'] = document.getElementById("idduration_eo").value;
+    }
+    if (document.getElementById("idffc").checked != ffc){
+        mod_pars['ffc'] = document.getElementById("idffc").checked?"1":"0";
+    }
+    if (document.getElementById("idffc_period").value != (""+ffc_period)){
+        mod_pars['ffc_period'] = document.getElementById("idffc_period").value;
+    }
+    if (document.getElementById("idffc_groups").value != (""+ffc_groups)){
+        mod_pars['ffc_groups'] = document.getElementById("idffc_groups").value;
+    }
+    if (document.getElementById("idffc_frames").value != (""+ffc_frames)){
+        mod_pars['ffc_frames'] = document.getElementById("idffc_frames").value;
+    }
+    if (document.getElementById("idcompressor_run").checked != compressor_run){
+        mod_pars['compressor_run'] = document.getElementById("idcompressor_run").checked?"1":"0";
+    }
+    if (want_run != capture_run) {
+        mod_pars['cmd'] = want_run? "START":"STOP"; 
     }
+    console.log('mod_pars members:');
+    for(const p in mod_pars) {
+        console.log (p, mod_pars[p]);
+    }
+    return mod_pars;
 }
 
+function setPending(){
+    document.getElementById('idApply').innerHTML='Pending';
+    document.getElementById('idApply').disabled= true;
+    document.getElementById("idStartStop").innerHTML="Pending";
+    document.getElementById("idStartStop").disabled = true;
+    document.getElementById("idRestart").innerHTML="Pending";
+    document.getElementById("idRestart").disabled = true;
+    apply_pending = true;
+}
 
-function captureSet(){
-    var now_sec = 0.001 * ((new Date()).getTime());
-    var ffc_cmd = "";
-    if (now_sec > next_ffc_sec) {
-        ffc_cmd = "&ffc";
-        next_ffc_sec = now_sec + ffc_period;
-        document.getElementById("idffc").value="NOW";
-    } else {
-            document.getElementById('idffc').value=""+ (0.01 * Math.round(100*(next_ffc_sec - now_sec)));
-    }
-    send_request("http://192.168.0.41/lwir16/lwir16.php?cmd=capture&duration="+duration+"&pre_delay="+pre_delay+ffc_cmd,capture_response);
+function clickedRestart(){
+    setPending();
+    sendRestartRequest();
+}
+function clickedRun(){
+    want_run = !capture_run;
+    setPending();
+}
+
+function clickedApply(){
+    setPending();
 }
 
 </script>
   </head>
   
   
-  <body onload='init_lwir()'>
+  <body onload='sendStatusRequest()'>
   <table>
-  <tr>
-  <td>Pre-capture delay</td><td>
-        <input id="idpre_delay" name="npre_delay" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" onchange="updatePreDelay('idpre_delay')" type="text">
-  </td>
-  <td><button id="idStartStop" name = "nStartStop" onclick="clickedRun('idStartStop')">???</button></td>
-  </tr>
-  <tr>
-  <td>Sequence length (@60Hz)</td><td>
-        <input id="idduration" name="nduration" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" onchange="updateDuration('idduration')" type="text">
-  </td>
-  <td>frames</td>
-  </tr>
-
-  <tr>
-  <td>FFC period</td><td>
-        <input id="idffc_period" name="nffc_period" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" onchange="updateFFCPeriod('idffc_period')" type="text">
-  </td>
-  <td>sec</td>
-  </tr>
+  
+  <tr><td>
+  <button id="idStartStop" name = "nStartStop" onclick="clickedRun()" disabled="true">???</button>
+  </td><td>
+    <button id="idApply" name = "nApply" onclick="clickedApply()"      disabled = "true">???</button>
+</td><td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>
+<td><button id="idRestart" name = "nRestart" onclick="clickedRestart()" >Restart</button></td></tr>
+  
+  <tr><td>Pre-capture delay</td><td>
+        <input id="idpre_delay" name="npre_delay" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text">
+  </td><td> sec</td><td>Sequence count</td><td>
+       <input id="idsequence_num" name="nsequence_num" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text" disabled >
+  </td><td>captured</td></tr>
+
+  <tr><td>Sequence length (@60Hz)</td><td>
+        <input id="idduration" name="nduration" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text">
+  </td><td>frames</td><td>Request count</td><td>
+       <input id="idrequest_num" name="nrequest_num" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text" disabled >
+  </td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
 
+  <tr><td>Sequence length (@10Hz)</td><td>
+        <input id="idduration_eo" name="nduration_eo" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?"  type="text">
+  </td><td>frames</td><td>Capture run</td><td>
+        <input id="idcapture_run" name="ncapture_run" type="checkbox" disabled>
+  </td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
   
-  <tr>
-    <td>Sequence count</td><td>
-       <input id="idcount" name="ncount" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text" disabled >
-    </td>
-    <td>captured</td>
-  </tr>
-
-  <tr>
-    <td>Time to ffc</td><td>
-       <input id="idffc" name="ncount" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text" disabled >
-    </td>
-  <td>sec</td>
-  </tr>
+  <tr><td>FFC</td><td>
+        <input id="idffc" name="nffc" type="checkbox">
+  </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>Last FFC</td><td>
+       <input id="idlast_ffc" name="nlast_ffc" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text" disabled >
+  </td><td>sec</td></tr>
 
+  <tr><td>FFC period</td><td>
+        <input id="idffc_period" name="nffc_period" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text">
+  </td><td>sec</td><td>Time to FFC</td><td>
+       <input id="idtime_to_ffc" name="ntime_to_ffc" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text" disabled >
+  </td><td>sec</td></tr>
+
+  <tr><td>FFC groups</td><td>
+        <select id="idffc_groups" name="nffc_groups"  value="?">
+        <option value="1">1</option>
+        <option value="2">2</option>
+        <option value="4" selected="selected">4</option>
+        </select>
+  </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
+
+  <tr><td>FFC frames</td><td>
+        <input id="idffc_frames" name="nffc_frames" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text">
+  </td><td>frames</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
   
+  <tr><td>Compress after Init</td><td>
+        <input id="idcompressor_run" name="ncompressor_run" type="checkbox">
+  </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
+
+  <tr><td>Debug level</td><td>
+        <input id="iddebug" name="ndebug" size="10" maxlength="10" value="?" type="text">
+  </td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
   </table>
   </body>
 </html>

src/lwir16/lwir16.ini

 ips =        "192.168.0.41,192.168.0.42,192.168.0.43,192.168.0.44,192.168.0.45"
 duration =   100
-pre_delay =  5.0
-ffc_period = 300.0
+pre_delay =  3.0
+ffc_period = 30.0
 ffc_groups = 2
 ffc_frames = 8
 ffc =        1

src/lwir16/lwir16.php

@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@
    define('DAEMON_CTRL',        'daemon');
    define('DAEMON_CTRL_CMDS',   'cmd'); //comma-separated commands to be sent to the daemon
    
+//   print_r($_GET); // magic
+//   exit(0); // magic
    
    // initializations before reading lwir16.ini
    $GLOBALS[COMPRESSOR_RUN] = 0;
    $GLOBALS[DURATION] = 100;
    $GLOBALS[PRE_DELAY] = 5.0; // seconds
-   $GLOBALS[FFC] =       false; // perform FFC before starting a sequence (and before delay? reduce delay ?)
+   $GLOBALS[FFC] =        0; // perform FFC before starting a sequence (and before delay? reduce delay ?)
 //   $ffc =        false; 
    $GLOBALS[FFC_GROUPS] = 2; // 1/2/4 - do not run FFC on all channels simultaneously (43 failed)
    $GLOBALS[FFC_FRAMES] = 8; // read actual?
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@
        } else if ($key == 'run'){
            $GLOBALS[COMPRESSOR_RUN] = 2;
        } else if ($key == 'ffc'){
-           $GLOBALS[FFC] = true;
+           $GLOBALS[FFC] = 1;
            if ($value) { // string "0" will also be false
                $v = (int) $value;
                if (($v == 1) || ($v == 2) || ($v == 4)){
@@ -117,6 +119,10 @@
            }
        }
    }
+//   print_r($lswir16cmds);
+//   exit(0);
+   
+   
    if (isset($duration) && !isset($duration_eo)){
        $duration_eo = (int) ($duration/EO_DECIMATE + 1);
    }
@@ -124,7 +130,8 @@
    if (isset($duration_eo)) $GLOBALS[DURATION_EO] = $duration_eo;
    if ($GLOBALS[DURATION] < 1)    $GLOBALS[DURATION] = 1;
    if ($GLOBALS[DURATION_EO] < 1) $GLOBALS[DURATION_EO] = 1;
-
+   
+   
    if (isset($lswir16cmds)){
        $lwir_trig_dly =       0;
        $eo_quality =         97;
@@ -180,7 +187,7 @@
            } else if ($cmd == 'capture'){
                $results =  runCapture($GLOBALS[FFC], $nowait); // runCapture($run_ffc, $nowait = 0, $debug=0)
                $xml = new SimpleXMLElement("<?xml version='1.0'  standalone='yes'?><capture_range/>");
-               $xml->addChild ('ffc', $GLOBALS[FFC] ? 'true':'false');
+               $xml->addChild ('ffc', $GLOBALS[FFC]);
                $xml->addChild (FFC_GROUPS,$GLOBALS[FFC_GROUPS]);
                $xml->addChild (FFC_FRAMES,$GLOBALS[FFC_FRAMES]);
                for ($i = 0; $i<count($GLOBALS[IPS]); $i++){
@@ -591,11 +598,9 @@ EOT;
                                $xml_state->addChild (trim($kv[0]),trim($kv[1]));
                            }
                        }
-                       $xml->addChild (SECUENCE_NUM, $GLOBALS[SECUENCE_NUM]);
-                       if ($GLOBALS[FFC]) {
-                           $GLOBALS[TIME_TO_FFC] = $GLOBALS[LAST_FFC] + $GLOBALS[FFC_PERIOD] - time();
-                           $xml->addChild (TIME_TO_FFC, $GLOBALS[TIME_TO_FFC]);
-                       }
+                       $GLOBALS[TIME_TO_FFC] = $GLOBALS[LAST_FFC] + $GLOBALS[FFC_PERIOD] - time();
+                       $xml->addChild (SECUENCE_NUM,    $GLOBALS[SECUENCE_NUM]);
+                       $xml->addChild (TIME_TO_FFC,     $GLOBALS[TIME_TO_FFC]);
                        $xml->addChild (IPS, implode(',',$GLOBALS[IPS]));
                        $xml->addChild (DURATION,        $GLOBALS[DURATION]);
                        $xml->addChild (DURATION_EO,     $GLOBALS[DURATION_EO]);
@@ -652,7 +657,9 @@ EOT;
                if ($GLOBALS[DEBUG]){
                    print_r($ini);
                }
-               unset     ($GLOBALS[DAEMON_CMD]);
+               unset ($GLOBALS[DAEMON_CMD]);
+               
+               
                applyConf ($ini); // update $GLOBALS
                $from_pipe = true;
                if ($GLOBALS[DEBUG] > 1){
@@ -726,7 +733,7 @@ EOT;
        if (isset($arr[DAEMON_CMD]))      $GLOBALS[DAEMON_CMD] =             $arr[DAEMON_CMD];
        if (isset($arr[DEBUG]))           $GLOBALS[DEBUG] = (int)            $arr[DEBUG];
        if (isset($arr[COMPRESSOR_RUN]))  $GLOBALS[COMPRESSOR_RUN] = (int)   $arr[COMPRESSOR_RUN]; // only after INIT
-       if (isset($arr[FFC]))             $GLOBALS[FFC] =                    $arr[FFC]?true:false; // only after INIT
+       if (isset($arr[FFC]))             $GLOBALS[FFC] =                    $arr[FFC]?1:0;
    }
 
 /**
@@ -736,41 +743,88 @@ EOT;
  */
     function daemon_control($cmd)
     {
-       /*
-        echo "<pre>\n";
-        print_r($_SERVER);
-        echo "</pre>\n";
-        exit(0);
-        */
+//        echo "<pre>\n";
+//        print_r($_SERVER);
+//        echo "</pre>\n";
+//        exit(0);
         // see if it already running
+        $debug = 0;
         $max_wait = 10; // seconds
 //        $sript_name = substr($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'], 1); // remove leading '/'
         $sript_path = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
         $sript_name = basename($sript_path);
         $pids = getPIDByName($sript_name, 'php', $active_only = false);
+        
+//        echo "<pre>0:\n";
+//        print_r($pids);
+//        echo "</pre>\n";
+        
         // Stop if needed
         if ($pids && (($cmd == 'restart') || ($cmd == 'stop'))) {
-            $mode = 0600;
-            if (! file_exists(PIPE_CMD)) {
-                // create the pipe
-                umask(0);
-                posix_mkfifo(PIPE_CMD, $mode);
+            // below - does not work with non-blocking "w+", will take care later
+            /*
+         * $mode = 0600;
+         * if (! file_exists(PIPE_CMD)) {
+         * // create the pipe
+         * umask(0);
+         * posix_mkfifo(PIPE_CMD, $mode);
+         * }
+         * $f = fopen(PIPE_CMD, "w+"); // make it non-blocking as the receiver may be hang
+         * fwrite($f, "CMD=EXIT");
+         * fclose($f);
+         * for ($i = 0; $pids && ($i < $max_wait); $i ++) {
+         * sleep (1);
+         * $pids = getPIDByName($sript_name, 'php', $active_only = false);
+         * }
+         */
+
+            // if(file_exists(PIPE_CMD)) unlink(PIPE_CMD); //delete pipe
+            // if(file_exists(PIPE_RESPONSE)) unlink(PIPE_RESPONSE); //delete pipe
+
+            // print_r($pids);
+        if ($debug) {
+            echo "<pre>1:\n";
+            print_r($pids);
+            echo "</pre>\n";
+        }
+            
+            if ($pids) { // did not exit, ask politely
+                foreach ($pids as $proc) {
+                    exec('kill ' . $proc['pid'], $output, $retval);
+                }
             }
-            $f = fopen(PIPE_CMD, "w+"); // make it non-blocking as the receiver may be hang
-            fwrite($f, "CMD=EXIT");
-            fclose($f);
-            for ($i = 0; $i < $max_wait; $i ++) {
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "<pre>2:\n";
+                print_r($pids);
+                echo "</pre>\n";
+            }
+            
+            for ($i = 0; $pids && ($i < $max_wait); $i ++) {
+                sleep (1);
                 $pids = getPIDByName($sript_name, 'php', $active_only = false);
-                if (! $pid)
-                    break;
             }
-            if ($pids) { // did not exit
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "<pre>3:\n";
+                print_r($pids);
+                echo "</pre>\n";
+            }
+            if ($pids) { // did not exit - just kill them
                 foreach ($pids as $proc) {
                     exec('kill -9 ' . $proc['pid'], $output, $retval);
                 }
             }
+            $pids = getPIDByName($sript_name, 'php', $active_only = false);
+            if ($debug) {
+                echo "<pre>4\n";
+                print_r($pids);
+                echo "</pre>\n";
+            }
+            
         }
         $pids = getPIDByName($sript_name, 'php', $active_only = false);
+        
+//        print_r($pids);
+        
         if (!$pids && ($cmd != 'stop')) {
             exec($sript_path . ' > /dev/null 2>&1 &'); // "> /dev/null 2>&1 &" makes sure it is really really run as a background job that does not wait for input
 // wait it to run
@@ -780,8 +834,16 @@ EOT;
             }
             
         }
+        /*
+        $exit_ps = ($cmd == 'stop') || !pids ; // nothing else to do if it is not running
+        if (($cmd == 'restart') || ($cmd == 'start')){
+            if (!isset ($_GET[DAEMON_CTRL_CMDS]) && !isset ($_GET[DAEMON_CMD])){ // no other commands (like "status")
+                $exit_ps = true;
+            }
+        }
+        */
         if (($cmd == 'restart') || ($cmd == 'start') || ($cmd == 'stop') || !pids) { // nothing else to do if it is not running
-            // just respond with $pids xml
+//        if ($exit_ps) { // nothing else to do if it is not running just respond with $pids xml
             $xml = new SimpleXMLElement("<?xml version='1.0'  standalone='yes'?><lwir16_daemon_status/>");
             if ($pids) {
                 /*