diff -r 000000000000 -r 2e3d3ce01487 commonappservices/alarmserver/Client/Source/ASCliClientUtils.cpp
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+// Copyright (c) 1999-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+// All rights reserved.
+// This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+// under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+// which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+// at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+//
+// Initial Contributors:
+// Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+//
+// Contributors:
+//
+// Description:
+//
+
+#include <ascliclientutils.h>
+
+// System includes
+#include <e32math.h>
+
+// User includes
+#include <asclidefinitions.h>
+
+//
+// ----> AlarmClientUtils (source)
+//
+
+/*
+ * Panic the client
+ */
+void AlarmClientUtils::Panic(TAlarmClientPanic aPanic)
+	{
+	_LIT(KAlarmServerClientPanic, "ALMSRVCLI");
+	User::Panic(KAlarmServerClientPanic, aPanic);
+	}
+
+
+/*
+ * Panic the client, indicating some form of logic error or terminal
+ * fault.
+ */
+void AlarmClientUtils::Fault(TAlarmClientFault aFault)
+	{
+	_LIT(KAlarmServerClientFault, "ALMSRVCLIFAULT");
+	User::Panic(KAlarmServerClientFault, aFault);
+	}
+
+
+EXPORT_C TInt AlarmClientUtils::StartAlarmServer()
+/** Starts the alarm server.
+
+@return KErrNone if successful, KErrAlreadyExists if the server is already 
+running, otherwise a system-wide error. */
+	{
+	//
+	// EPOC is easy, we just create a new server process. Simultaneous launching
+	// of two such processes should be detected when the second one attempts to
+	// create the server object, failing with KErrAlreadyExists.
+	//
+	RProcess server;
+	TInt ret = server.Create(ASCliDefinitions::ServerImageName(), KNullDesC, ASCliDefinitions::ServerUidType());
+
+	// Did we manage to create the thread/process?
+	if	(ret != KErrNone)
+		return ret;
+
+	// Wait to see if the thread/process died during construction
+	TRequestStatus serverDiedRequestStatus;
+	server.Rendezvous(serverDiedRequestStatus);
+	
+	// do we have to abort?
+	if(serverDiedRequestStatus != KRequestPending)
+		{
+		server.Kill(0); // abort the sartup here
+		}
+	else
+		{
+		server.Resume(); // start server
+		}
+
+    User::WaitForRequest(serverDiedRequestStatus);
+    // determine the reason for the server exit
+    TInt exitReason =(server.ExitType()==EExitPanic) ? KErrGeneral : serverDiedRequestStatus.Int();
+	server.Close();
+	return exitReason;
+	}