3 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/api/config.js b/api/config.js
index b26208c..68b66f9 100644
--- a/api/config.js
+++ b/api/config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ const config = {
     pairsFile : env.AK_ZPAIRSFILE,
     peersFile : env.AK_ZPEERSFILE,
     cacheDir : env.AK_CACHEDIR,
-    minedBlocksDir: env.AK_MINEDBLOCKSDIR
+    minedBlocksDir: env.AK_MINEDBLOCKSDIR,
+    printDebug: env.AK_DEBUG
 
 }
 module.exports = config; 
diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index f572586..5fefe9f 100755
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
  */
 
 const config = require('./config');
+const akLogThis = require('./lib/akLogThis');
 
 const DEFAULT_PORT = 8610;
 const PORT = config.port || DEFAULT_PORT;
 
+akLogThis("INFO", "Daemon started")
 /*
  * Split the prefix of each API call in segments for better management
  *
diff --git a/api/lib/akLogThis/index.js b/api/lib/akLogThis/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f8dded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/lib/akLogThis/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+const config = require('../../config')
+
+module.exports = (type, message) => {
+    const command = spawn(
+        "ak-logthis",
+        ["<ak-daemon>", "["+type+"]", message]
+    );
+
+    var buffer = "";
+    command.stdout.on("data", data => {
+        console.log(`stdout: ${data}`);
+    });
+
+    command.stderr.on("data", data => {
+        buffer = buffer + data;
+    });
+
+    command.on('error', (error) => {
+        console.log(`error: ${error.message}`);
+    });
+
+    command.on("close", code => {
+        // res.send(JSON.parse(buffer));
+        if (config.printDebug === "yes") console.log(buffer);
+        console.log(`child process exited with code ${code}`);
+    });
+};