JXcore native app as windows service - windows

Question

I make a simple echo server that i want to run as service under windows.
here's the code
var fs=require('fs');
var net = require('net');
var server = net.createServer(function(c) { //'connection' listener
console.log('client connected');
c.on('end', function() {
console.log('client disconnected');
});
c.write('hello\r\n');
c.pipe(c);
});
server.listen(8124, function() { //'listening' listener
console.log('server bound');
});
var fd=fs.openSync('log.txt', 'a');
fs.writeSync(fd, 'START\r\n');
fs.closeSync(fd);
process.on('SIGINT', function (par){
var fd=fs.openSync('log.txt', 'a');
fs.writeSync(fd, 'SIGINT ('+par+")\r\n");
fs.closeSync(fd);
process.exit(1);
});
process.on('exit', function (code){
var fd=fs.openSync('log.txt', 'a');
fs.writeSync(fd, 'EXIT ('+code+")\r\n");
fs.closeSync(fd);
});
Next i compiled with JXcore like:
jx package echoserver.js "echoserver" -native
Then the executable run from console or explorer double click and do its job! GOOD!
Now, with sc windows tool, i create a service
sc create echosvr full_path_to\echoserver.exe
And the echosvr is now correctly listed in services tab of windows taskmanager.
The bad comes now: i try to start the service in several way, but i get always a message that tells me that the service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.
what i miss?
Any suggestion?

Answer 1

I got it!
I downloaded nssm and moved the one executable (the 32bit one, just to try) in the windows dir, I run from command prompt the nssm.exe and configured the service as explained in the nssm link.
> nssm install echosvr
this opened a popup window for configuration, where i put my needs..
then:
> net start echosvr
and the server starts! Now it is visible in task manager services tab.
I stopped the service from task manager and the log file was like:
START
SIGINT (undefined)
EXIT (1)
That's what I need, because it signal a graceful close request!
To deploy a solution like this, nssm offers a command line setup that i will surely use!
(PS: It doesn't support service pause/resume, but this can be acceptable..)