live_parameters.rb in picky-1.3.1

- old
+ new

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     def start_master_process_thread
       # This thread is stopped in the children.
       #
       Thread.new do
         loop do
-          sleep 1 # TODO select
+          IO.select([@child], nil, nil, 2) or next
           result = @child.gets ';;;'
           pid, configuration_hash = eval result
           next unless Hash === configuration_hash
           next if configuration_hash.empty?
           exclaim "Trying to update MASTER configuration."
@@ -121,9 +121,11 @@
           exclaim "  Setting #{key} with #{new_value}."
           current_key = key
           send :"#{key}=", new_value
         end
       rescue StandardError => e
+        # Catch any error and reraise as config error.
+        #
         raise CouldNotUpdateConfigurationError.new current_key, e.message
       end
     end
     
     def extract_configuration
\ No newline at end of file