1 files changed, 35 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Assistant/NamedThread.hs b/Assistant/NamedThread.hs
index 083252f94..9187448fb 100644
--- a/Assistant/NamedThread.hs
+++ b/Assistant/NamedThread.hs
@@ -7,19 +7,39 @@
 
 module Assistant.NamedThread where
 
-import Assistant.Common
+import Common.Annex
+import Assistant.Types.DaemonStatus
 import Assistant.DaemonStatus
 import Assistant.Alert
+import Assistant.Monad
 
-import qualified Control.Exception as E
+import Control.Concurrent
+import Control.Concurrent.Async
+import qualified Data.Map as M
 
-runNamedThread :: NamedThread -> Assistant ()
-runNamedThread (NamedThread name a) = do
-	d <- getAssistant id
-	liftIO . go $ d { threadName = name }
+{- Starts a named thread, if it's not already running.
+ -
+ - Named threads are run by a management thread, so if they crash
+ - an alert is displayed, allowing the thread to be restarted. -}
+startNamedThread :: NamedThread -> Assistant ()
+startNamedThread namedthread@(NamedThread name a) = do
+	m <- startedThreads <$> getDaemonStatus
+	case M.lookup name m of
+		Nothing -> start
+		Just aid ->
+			maybe noop (const start) =<< liftIO (poll aid)
   where
-	go d = do
-		r <- E.try (runAssistant d a) :: IO (Either E.SomeException ())
+	start = do
+		d <- getAssistant id
+		aid <- liftIO $ runmanaged $ d { threadName = name }
+		modifyDaemonStatus_ $ \s -> s
+			{ startedThreads = M.insertWith' const name aid (startedThreads s) }
+	runmanaged d = do
+		aid <- async $ runAssistant d a
+		void $ forkIO $ manager d aid
+		return aid
+	manager d aid = do
+		r <- waitCatch aid
 		case r of
 			Right _ -> noop
 			Left e -> do
@@ -28,3 +48,10 @@ runNamedThread (NamedThread name a) = do
 				-- TODO click to restart
 				runAssistant d $ void $
 					addAlert $ warningAlert name msg
+
+{- Waits for all named threads that have been started to finish. -}
+waitNamedThreads :: Assistant ()
+waitNamedThreads = do
+	m <- startedThreads <$> getDaemonStatus
+	liftIO $ mapM_ wait $ M.elems m
+