Change Unix fifo to a spool file.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/producer.sh b/producer.sh
index e05dca4..4e9ec41 100644
--- a/producer.sh
+++ b/producer.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-FIFO_PATH="${QUEUE_FIFO_PATH:-/tmp/job_queue}"
+FIFO_PATH="${QUEUE_PATH:-/tmp/job_queue.txt}"
 
 # Validate argument
 if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ -z "$1" ]; then
@@ -11,18 +11,13 @@ fi
 MESSAGE="$1"
 
 # Ensure the FIFO exists (create if missing)
-if [ ! -p "$FIFO_PATH" ]; then
-    mkfifo -m 0600 "$FIFO_PATH" || {
-        echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] ERROR: Failed to create FIFO at $FIFO_PATH" >&2
-        exit 1
-    }
-fi
-
-# Handle SIGPIPE gracefully so the producer doesn't crash if the consumer disconnects
-trap '' PIPE
+touch "$FIFO_PATH" 2>/dev/null || {
+    echo "[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] ERROR: Failed to access queue file at $FIFO_PATH" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
 
 # Publish message to the FIFO
-if echo "$MESSAGE" > "$FIFO_PATH" 2>/dev/null; then
+if echo "$MESSAGE" >> "$FIFO_PATH" 2>/dev/null; then
     # Format and cap log line at 72 chars
     log_line="[$(date '+%H:%M:%S')] Published: ${MESSAGE}"
     if [ ${#log_line} -gt 72 ]; then