13 files changed, 204 insertions, 83 deletions
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9591e632d..c7b56b074 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@
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-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/camelcase-keys/-/camelcase-keys-2.1.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/camelcase-keys/-/camelcase-keys-2.1.0.tgz",
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-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/create-hash/-/create-hash-1.2.0.tgz",
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-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/create-hmac/-/create-hmac-1.1.7.tgz",
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-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/diffie-hellman/-/diffie-hellman-5.0.3.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diffie-hellman/-/diffie-hellman-5.0.3.tgz",
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+        "get-them-args": {
+            "version": "1.3.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-them-args/-/get-them-args-1.3.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha1-dKILqKSr7OWuGZrQPyvMaP38m6U="
+        },
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             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-value/-/get-value-2.0.6.tgz",
@@ -7013,7 +7018,7 @@
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-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/is-accessor-descriptor/-/is-accessor-descriptor-0.1.6.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-accessor-descriptor/-/is-accessor-descriptor-0.1.6.tgz",
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@@ -7062,7 +7067,7 @@
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             "version": "0.1.4",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/is-data-descriptor/-/is-data-descriptor-0.1.4.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-data-descriptor/-/is-data-descriptor-0.1.4.tgz",
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@@ -7773,6 +7778,15 @@
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+        "kill-port": {
+            "version": "1.6.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kill-port/-/kill-port-1.6.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-gwHRBZ3OLBcupsOJZlIt2Xvf6QqFH3lfdpGnmonXJnJrqq819UXtItGEU1rCMXHK6sXFlxdpkw8ka56rtWw/eQ==",
+            "requires": {
+                "get-them-args": "^1.3.1",
+                "shell-exec": "^1.0.2"
+            }
+        },
         "killable": {
             "version": "1.0.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/killable/-/killable-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -7833,7 +7847,7 @@
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         "load-json-file": {
             "version": "1.1.0",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-1.1.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-1.1.0.tgz",
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@@ -8147,7 +8161,7 @@
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-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/media-typer/-/media-typer-0.3.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/media-typer/-/media-typer-0.3.0.tgz",
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@@ -8179,7 +8193,7 @@
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         "meow": {
             "version": "3.7.0",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/meow/-/meow-3.7.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/meow/-/meow-3.7.0.tgz",
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@@ -8372,7 +8386,7 @@
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         "mkdirp": {
             "version": "0.5.1",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
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@@ -8713,7 +8727,7 @@
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         "next-tick": {
             "version": "1.0.0",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/next-tick/-/next-tick-1.0.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/next-tick/-/next-tick-1.0.0.tgz",
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@@ -8877,7 +8891,7 @@
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                 "semver": {
                     "version": "5.3.0",
-                    "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.3.0.tgz",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.3.0.tgz",
                     "integrity": "sha1-myzl094C0XxgEq0yaqa00M9U+U8="
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@@ -12480,7 +12494,7 @@
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-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/os-homedir/-/os-homedir-1.0.2.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/os-homedir/-/os-homedir-1.0.2.tgz",
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@@ -12493,7 +12507,7 @@
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         "os-tmpdir": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/os-tmpdir/-/os-tmpdir-1.0.2.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/os-tmpdir/-/os-tmpdir-1.0.2.tgz",
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         "osenv": {
@@ -12723,7 +12737,7 @@
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             "version": "1.0.1",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
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@@ -14043,7 +14057,7 @@
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         "readable-stream": {
             "version": "2.3.6",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.6.tgz",
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@@ -14387,7 +14401,7 @@
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         "safe-regex": {
             "version": "1.1.0",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-1.1.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-1.1.0.tgz",
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             "requires": {
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@@ -14652,7 +14666,7 @@
         },
         "sha.js": {
             "version": "2.4.11",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/sha.js/-/sha.js-2.4.11.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sha.js/-/sha.js-2.4.11.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-QMEp5B7cftE7APOjk5Y6xgrbWu+WkLVQwk8JNjZ8nKRciZaByEW6MubieAiToS7+dwvrjGhH8jRXz3MVd0AYqQ==",
             "requires": {
                 "inherits": "^2.0.1",
@@ -14720,6 +14734,11 @@
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shebang-regex/-/shebang-regex-1.0.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-2kL0l0DAtC2yypcoVxyxkMmO/qM="
         },
+        "shell-exec": {
+            "version": "1.0.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shell-exec/-/shell-exec-1.0.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-jyVd+kU2X+mWKMmGhx4fpWbPsjvD53k9ivqetutVW/BQ+WIZoDoP4d8vUMGezV6saZsiNoW2f9GIhg9Dondohg=="
+        },
         "shelljs": {
             "version": "0.8.3",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.3.tgz",
@@ -15392,7 +15411,7 @@
         },
         "string_decoder": {
             "version": "1.1.1",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.1.1.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.1.1.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-n/ShnvDi6FHbbVfviro+WojiFzv+s8MPMHBczVePfUpDJLwoLT0ht1l4YwBCbi8pJAveEEdnkHyPyTP/mzRfwg==",
             "requires": {
                 "safe-buffer": "~5.1.0"
@@ -15422,7 +15441,7 @@
         },
         "strip-ansi": {
             "version": "3.0.1",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-3.0.1.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-3.0.1.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-ajhfuIU9lS1f8F0Oiq+UJ43GPc8=",
             "requires": {
                 "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
@@ -15438,7 +15457,7 @@
         },
         "strip-eof": {
             "version": "1.0.0",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/strip-eof/-/strip-eof-1.0.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-eof/-/strip-eof-1.0.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-u0P/VZim6wXYm1n80SnJgzE2Br8="
         },
         "strip-indent": {
@@ -16191,7 +16210,7 @@
         },
         "tty-browserify": {
             "version": "0.0.0",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/tty-browserify/-/tty-browserify-0.0.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tty-browserify/-/tty-browserify-0.0.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-oVe6QC2iTpv5V/mqadUk7tQpAaY=",
             "dev": true
         },
@@ -17633,7 +17652,7 @@
         },
         "wrap-ansi": {
             "version": "2.1.0",
-            "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-2.1.0.tgz",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-2.1.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-2Pw9KE3QV5T+hJc8rs3Rz4JP3YU=",
             "requires": {
                 "string-width": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c58f542fc..4b0de5392 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
         "start-release": "cross-env RELEASE=true NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 ts-node-dev -- src/server/index.ts",
-        "session": "npx ts-node ./src/server/ChildProcessUtilities/daemon/session.ts",
+        "session": "npx ts-node ./src/server/session_manager/session_manager.ts",
         "start": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096 ts-node-dev -- src/server/index.ts",
         "debug": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 ts-node-dev --inspect -- src/server/index.ts",
         "build": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 webpack --env production",
diff --git a/src/server/ChildProcessUtilities/ProcessFactory.ts b/src/server/ProcessFactory.ts
index 745b1479a..acb8b3a99 100644
--- a/src/server/ChildProcessUtilities/ProcessFactory.ts
+++ b/src/server/ProcessFactory.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from "fs";
-import { pathFromRoot, log_execution, fileDescriptorFromStream } from '../ActionUtilities';
-import { red, green } from "colors";
+import { pathFromRoot, fileDescriptorFromStream } from './ActionUtilities';
 import rimraf = require("rimraf");
 import { ChildProcess, spawn, StdioOptions } from "child_process";
 import { Stream } from "stream";
-import { resolve } from "path";
 
 export namespace ProcessFactory {
 
@@ -20,27 +18,6 @@ export namespace ProcessFactory {
         return child;
     }
 
-    export namespace NamedAgents {
-
-        export async function persistenceDaemon() {
-            await log_execution({
-                startMessage: "\ninitializing persistence daemon",
-                endMessage: ({ result, error }) => {
-                    const success = error === null && result !== undefined;
-                    if (!success) {
-                        console.log(red("failed to initialize the persistance daemon"));
-                        console.log(error);
-                        process.exit(0);
-                    }
-                    return "failsafe daemon process successfully spawned";
-                },
-                action: () => createWorker('npx', ['ts-node', resolve(__dirname, "./daemon/persistence_daemon.ts")], ["ignore", "inherit", "inherit"]),
-                color: green
-            });
-            console.log();
-        }
-    }
-
 }
 
 export namespace Logger {
diff --git a/src/server/index.ts b/src/server/index.ts
index bc481e579..2cc35ccec 100644
--- a/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import GeneralGoogleManager from "./ApiManagers/GeneralGoogleManager";
 import GooglePhotosManager from "./ApiManagers/GooglePhotosManager";
 import { yellow, red } from "colors";
 import { disconnect } from "../server/Initialization";
-import { ProcessFactory, Logger } from "./ChildProcessUtilities/ProcessFactory";
+import { ProcessFactory, Logger } from "./ProcessFactory";
 
 export const publicDirectory = path.resolve(__dirname, "public");
 export const filesDirectory = path.resolve(publicDirectory, "files");
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/config.ts b/src/server/session_manager/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47d3375e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { yellow } from "colors";
+
+export const latency = 10;
+export const ports = [1050, 4321];
+export const onWindows = process.platform === "win32";
+export const LOCATION = "http://localhost";
+export const heartbeat = `${LOCATION}:1050/serverHeartbeat`;
+export const recipient = "samuel_wilkins@brown.edu";
+export const { pid, platform } = process;
+
+/**
+ * Logging
+ */
+export const identifier = yellow("__session_manager__:");
+
+/**
+ * Paths
+ */
+export const logPath = resolve(__dirname, "./logs");
+export const crashPath = resolve(logPath, "./crashes");
+
+/**
+ * State
+ */
+export enum SessionState {
+    INITIALIZING,
+    LISTENING,
+    AUTOMATIC_RESTART,
+    MANUAL_RESTART,
+    EXITING
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/input_manager.ts b/src/server/session_manager/input_manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a95e6baae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/input_manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { createInterface, Interface } from "readline";
+import { red } from "colors";
+
+export interface Configuration {
+    identifier: string;
+    onInvalid?: (culprit?: string) => string | string;
+    isCaseSensitive?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface Registration {
+    argPattern: RegExp[];
+    action: (parsedArgs: IterableIterator<string>) => any | Promise<any>;
+}
+
+export default class InputManager {
+    private identifier: string;
+    private onInvalid: ((culprit?: string) => string) | string;
+    private isCaseSensitive: boolean;
+    private commandMap = new Map<string, Registration[]>();
+    public interface: Interface;
+    private busy = false;
+    private keys: string | undefined;
+
+    constructor({ identifier: prompt, onInvalid, isCaseSensitive }: Configuration) {
+        this.identifier = prompt;
+        this.onInvalid = onInvalid || this.usage;
+        this.isCaseSensitive = isCaseSensitive ?? true;
+        this.interface = createInterface(process.stdin, process.stdout).on('line', this.considerInput);
+    }
+
+    private usage = () => {
+        const resolved = this.keys;
+        if (resolved) {
+            return resolved;
+        }
+        const members: string[] = [];
+        const keys = this.commandMap.keys();
+        let next: IteratorResult<string>;
+        while (!(next = keys.next()).done) {
+            members.push(next.value);
+        }
+        return `${this.identifier} commands: { ${members.sort().join(", ")} }`;
+    }
+
+    public registerCommand = (basename: string, argPattern: RegExp[], action: any | Promise<any>) => {
+        const existing = this.commandMap.get(basename);
+        const registration = { argPattern, action };
+        if (existing) {
+            existing.push(registration);
+        } else {
+            this.commandMap.set(basename, [registration]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private invalid = (culprit?: string) => {
+        console.log(red(typeof this.onInvalid === "string" ? this.onInvalid : this.onInvalid(culprit)));
+        this.busy = false;
+    }
+
+    private considerInput = async (line: string) => {
+        if (this.busy) {
+            console.log(red("Busy"));
+            return;
+        }
+        this.busy = true;
+        line = line.trim();
+        if (this.isCaseSensitive) {
+            line = line.toLowerCase();
+        }
+        const [command, ...args] = line.split(/\s+/g);
+        if (!command) {
+            return this.invalid();
+        }
+        const registered = this.commandMap.get(command);
+        if (registered) {
+            const { length } = args;
+            const candidates = registered.filter(({ argPattern: { length: count } }) => count === length);
+            for (const { argPattern, action } of candidates) {
+                const parsed: string[] = [];
+                let matched = false;
+                if (length) {
+                    for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+                        let matches: RegExpExecArray | null;
+                        if ((matches = argPattern[i].exec(args[i])) === null) {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        parsed.push(matches[0]);
+                    }
+                    matched = true;
+                }
+                if (!length || matched) {
+                    await action(parsed[Symbol.iterator]());
+                    this.busy = false;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        this.invalid(command);
+    }
+
+}
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-11T18:52:10.359Z.log b/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-11T18:52:10.359Z.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cab8a6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-11T18:52:10.359Z.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[31mDetected a server crash @ 2019-12-11T18:52:20.416Z.[39m
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-12T00:38:44.803Z.log b/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-12T00:38:44.803Z.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c226445d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-12T00:38:44.803Z.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[31mDetected a server crash @ 2019-12-12T00:38:54.828Z.[39m
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-12T00:42:11.945Z.log b/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-12T00:42:11.945Z.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59f14f288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/logs/crashes/session_crashes_@ 2019-12-12T00:42:11.945Z.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[31mDetected a server crash @ 2019-12-12T00:42:21.970Z.[39m
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_daemon_pid.log b/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_daemon_pid.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..557e3d7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_daemon_pid.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+26860
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_server_pid.log b/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_server_pid.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a2f267b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_server_pid.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+50888 created @ 2019-12-14T06:59:59.767Z
diff --git a/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_session_manager_pid.log b/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_session_manager_pid.log
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab19403b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/logs/current_session_manager_pid.log
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+50846
diff --git a/src/server/ChildProcessUtilities/daemon/session.ts b/src/server/session_manager/session_manager.ts
index fb2b3551e..6e9b03c79 100644
--- a/src/server/ChildProcessUtilities/daemon/session.ts
+++ b/src/server/session_manager/session_manager.ts
@@ -1,40 +1,33 @@
 import * as request from "request-promise";
-import { log_execution, pathFromRoot } from "../../ActionUtilities";
+import { log_execution, pathFromRoot } from "../ActionUtilities";
 import { red, yellow, cyan, green, Color } from "colors";
 import * as nodemailer from "nodemailer";
 import { MailOptions } from "nodemailer/lib/json-transport";
 import { writeFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from "fs";
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { ChildProcess, exec, execSync } from "child_process";
-import { createInterface } from "readline";
+import InputManager from "./input_manager";
+import { identifier, logPath, crashPath, onWindows, pid, ports, heartbeat, recipient, LOCATION, latency } from "./config";
 const killport = require("kill-port");
 
 process.on('SIGINT', endPrevious);
-const identifier = yellow("__session_manager__:");
+
+const { registerCommand } = new InputManager({ identifier });
 
 let manualRestartActive = false;
-createInterface(process.stdin, process.stdout).on('line', async line => {
-    const prompt = line.trim().toLowerCase();
-    switch (prompt) {
-        case "restart":
-            manualRestartActive = true;
-            identifiedLog(cyan("Initializing manual restart..."));
-            await endPrevious();
-            break;
-        case "exit":
-            identifiedLog(cyan("Initializing session end"));
-            await endPrevious();
-            identifiedLog("Cleanup complete. Exiting session...\n");
-            execSync(killAllCommand());
-            break;
-        default:
-            identifiedLog(red("commands: { exit, restart }"));
-            return;
-    }
+registerCommand("restart", [], async () => {
+    manualRestartActive = true;
+    identifiedLog(cyan("Initializing manual restart..."));
+    await endPrevious();
+});
+
+registerCommand("exit", [], async () => {
+    identifiedLog(cyan("Initializing session end"));
+    await endPrevious();
+    identifiedLog("Cleanup complete. Exiting session...\n");
+    execSync(killAllCommand());
 });
 
-const logPath = resolve(__dirname, "./logs");
-const crashPath = resolve(logPath, "./crashes");
 if (!existsSync(logPath)) {
     mkdirSync(logPath);
 }
@@ -58,13 +51,6 @@ if (!["win32", "darwin"].includes(process.platform)) {
     process.exit(1);
 }
 
-const latency = 10;
-const ports = [1050, 4321];
-const onWindows = process.platform === "win32";
-const LOCATION = "http://localhost";
-const heartbeat = `${LOCATION}:1050/serverHeartbeat`;
-const recipient = "samuel_wilkins@brown.edu";
-const { pid } = process;
 let restarting = false;
 let count = 0;
 
@@ -98,7 +84,7 @@ function timestamp() {
 
 async function endPrevious() {
     identifiedLog(yellow("Cleaning up previous connections..."));
-    current_backup?.kill("SIGTERM");
+    current_backup?.kill("SIGKILL");
     await Promise.all(ports.map(port => {
         const task = killport(port, 'tcp');
         return task.catch((error: any) => identifiedLog(red(error)));