add multithread processes lock (for the crontab tasks compatibility) #1

follower.py

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import sys, cPickle
 
 dbFileName   = "twisterDataGuard.pickle"
 nodeUserName = "twisterdataguard"
-blocksInStep = 10000
+blocksInStep = 10
+
+class MyDb:
+    lastBlockHash = 0
+    dataLock = False
 
 try:
     from bitcoinrpc.authproxy import AuthServiceProxy
@@ -27,25 +31,30 @@ if len(sys.argv) > 1:
 
 twister = AuthServiceProxy(serverUrl)
 
-class MyDb:
-    lastBlockHash = 0
-
 try:
     db = cPickle.load(open(dbFileName))
     nextHash = db.lastBlockHash
+    dataLock = db.dataLock
 except:
     db = MyDb()
     nextHash = twister.getblockhash(0)
+    dataLock = db.dataLock
+
+if not dataLock:
 
-print "blockchain reading..."
+    db.dataLock = True
+    cPickle.dump(db, open(dbFileName, "w"))
 
-while True:
+    print "blockchain reading..."
+
+    while True:
 
         block = twister.getblock(nextHash)
         db.lastBlockHash = block["hash"]
 
         blocksInStep = blocksInStep - 1
         if blocksInStep < 0:
+            db.dataLock = False
             break
 
         print "read block", str(block["height"])# + "\r",
@@ -58,6 +67,9 @@ while True:
         else:
             break
 
-cPickle.dump(db,open(dbFileName, "w"))
+    cPickle.dump(db, open(dbFileName, "w"))
+
+    print "task completed."
 
-print "task completed."
+else:
+    print "operation locked by the running process."