palantir / palantir/go-java-launcher

Output progress of start command

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Description

What happened?

In my product, a sysadmin manually starts a "bootvisor" service using ./service/bin/init.sh start from an extracted tarball. Currently they get no output that the service started, so I'd like to give them some output.

Current

$ ./service/bin/init.sh start
$

Did it start? Did it fail on startup? Unknown

Proposed

$ ./service/bin/init.sh start
Started.
$

This doesn't have to happen all the time, I'd be happy to put it behind a flag for just this one service.

I first looked at sls-packaging, but the init.sh start script there just delegates to this go java launcher: https://github.com/palantir/sls-packaging/blob/587e544f6e8aad549d2567da5dba8dad61f5799d/gradle-sls-packaging/src/main/resources/init.sh#L60

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Research direction

Start with the init.sh start entry point mentioned in the issue and trace its delegation into the Go Java launcher; the linked sls-packaging script provides context for that handoff. Determine how startup success or failure is reported and whether service-specific output can be enabled. Done means the start command clearly reports its result without changing unrelated services.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, java, shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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