added dirty start check

src/__main__.py

@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         # Read arguments (If any...)
         args, unknownargs = parser.parse_known_args()
 
+        if args.debug == "true":
+            settings.set_debug(True)
+
+        if args.trace_debug == "true":
+            settings.set_trace_debug(True)
+
+        settings.do_dirty_start_check()
         Application(args, unknownargs)
         Gtk.main()
     except Exception as e:

src/app.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import time
 
 # Application imports
 from utils.ipc_server import IPCServer
-from utils.settings import Settings
 from core.window import Window
 
 
@@ -23,23 +22,18 @@ class Application(IPCServer):
 
     def __init__(self, args, unknownargs):
         super(Application, self).__init__()
-        if args.debug == "true":
-            settings.set_debug(True)
-
-        if args.trace_debug == "true":
-            settings.set_trace_debug(True)
-
         if not settings.is_trace_debug():
+            try:
                 self.create_ipc_listener()
-            time.sleep(0.05)
+            except Exception:
+                ...
 
             if not self.is_ipc_alive:
-                if unknownargs:
+                for arg in unknownargs + [args.new_tab,]:
-                    for arg in unknownargs:
                     if os.path.isdir(arg):
                         message = f"FILE|{arg}"
                         self.send_ipc_message(message)
 
-                raise AppLaunchException(f"IPC Server Exists: Will send path(s) to it and close...\nNote: If no fm exists, remove /tmp/{app_name}-ipc.sock")
+                raise AppLaunchException(f"{app_name} IPC Server Exists: Will send path(s) to it and close...")
 
         Window(args, unknownargs)

src/core/window.py

@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ class Window(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 
 
     def _tear_down(self, widget=None, eve=None):
+        settings.clear_pid()
         time.sleep(event_sleep_time)
         Gtk.main_quit()

src/utils/ipc_server.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from multiprocessing.connection import Listener, Client
 
 
 class IPCServer:
-    """ Create a listener so that other SolarFM instances send requests back to existing instance. """
+    """ Create a listener so that other {app_name} instances send requests back to existing instance. """
     def __init__(self, ipc_address: str = '127.0.0.1', conn_type: str = "socket"):
         self.is_ipc_alive     = False
         self._ipc_port        = 4848
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ class IPCServer:
         event_system.subscribe("post_file_to_ipc", self.send_ipc_message)
 
 
-    @daemon_threaded
     def create_ipc_listener(self) -> None:
         if self._conn_type == "socket":
-            if os.path.exists(self._ipc_address):
+            if os.path.exists(self._ipc_address) and settings.is_dirty_start():
-                return
+                os.unlink(self._ipc_address)
 
             listener = Listener(address=self._ipc_address, family="AF_UNIX", authkey=self._ipc_authkey)
         elif "unsecured" not in self._conn_type:
@@ -49,17 +48,21 @@ class IPCServer:
 
 
         self.is_ipc_alive = True
+        self._run_ipc_loop(listener)
+
+    @daemon_threaded
+    def _run_ipc_loop(self, listener) -> None:
         while True:
             conn       = listener.accept()
             start_time = time.perf_counter()
-            self.handle_message(conn, start_time)
+            self.handle_ipc_message(conn, start_time)
 
         listener.close()
 
-    def handle_message(self, conn, start_time) -> None:
+    def handle_ipc_message(self, conn, start_time) -> None:
         while True:
             msg = conn.recv()
-            if debug:
+            if settings.is_debug():
                 print(msg)
 
             if "FILE|" in msg:

src/utils/settings.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Settings:
         self._KEY_BINDINGS_FILE  = f"{self._CONFIG_PATH}/key-bindings.json"
         self._CSS_FILE      = f"{self._CONFIG_PATH}/stylesheet.css"
         self._DEFAULT_ICONS = f"{self._CONFIG_PATH}/icons"
+        self._PID_FILE      = f"{self._CONFIG_PATH}/{app_name.lower()}.pid"
         self._WINDOW_ICON   = f"{self._DEFAULT_ICONS}/{app_name.lower()}.png"
         self._USR_PATH      = f"/usr/share/{app_name.lower()}"
 
@@ -61,11 +62,43 @@ class Settings:
 
         self._trace_debug   = False
         self._debug         = False
+        self._dirty_start   = False
 
 
-    def get_builder(self)          -> any:  return self._builder
+    def do_dirty_start_check(self):
-    def set_builder(self, builder) -> any:  self._builder = builder
+        if not os.path.exists(self._PID_FILE):
-    def get_glade_file(self)    -> str:          return self._GLADE_FILE
+            self._write_new_pid()
+        else:
+            with open(self._PID_FILE, "r") as _pid:
+                pid = _pid.readline().strip()
+                if pid not in ("", None):
+                    self._check_alive_status(int(pid))
+                else:
+                    self._write_new_pid()
+
+    """ Check For the existence of a unix pid. """
+    def _check_alive_status(self, pid):
+        print(f"PID Found: {pid}")
+        try:
+            os.kill(pid, 0)
+        except OSError:
+            print(f"{app_name} is starting dirty...")
+            self._dirty_start = True
+            self._write_new_pid()
+            return
+
+        print("PID is alive... Let downstream errors (sans debug args) handle app closure propigation.")
+
+    def _write_new_pid(self):
+        pid = os.getpid()
+        self._write_pid(pid)
+
+    def _clean_pid(self):
+        os.unlink(self._PID_FILE)
+
+    def _write_pid(self, pid):
+        with open(self._PID_FILE, "w") as _pid:
+            _pid.write(f"{pid}")
 
     def register_signals_to_builder(self, classes=None):
         handlers = {}
@@ -80,6 +113,11 @@ class Settings:
 
         self._builder.connect_signals(handlers)
 
+
+    def get_builder(self)          -> any:  return self._builder
+    def set_builder(self, builder) -> any:  self._builder = builder
+    def get_glade_file(self)       -> str:  return self._GLADE_FILE
+
     def get_logger(self)        -> Logger:       return self._logger
     def get_plugins_path(self)  -> str:          return self._PLUGINS_PATH
     def get_icon_theme(self)    -> str:          return self._ICON_THEME
@@ -101,7 +139,8 @@ class Settings:
 
     def is_trace_debug(self)    -> str:   return self._trace_debug
     def is_debug(self)          -> str:   return self._debug
-
+    def is_dirty_start(self)    -> bool: return self._dirty_start
+    def clear_pid(self): self._clean_pid()
 
     def set_trace_debug(self, trace_debug):
         self._trace_debug = trace_debug