Prototype init script

It should work, but testing it is not altogether obvious

dist/init.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,66 @@
 # Description:       The Arsse is a multi-protocol Web newsfeed synchronization service
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+# This script is designed for Debian; some adaptation will be required for other systems
+
 NAME=arsse
-DAEMON=/usr/bin/arsse
+DESC=newsfeed synchronization server
+PIDFILE=/run/arsse.pid
+DAEMON=/usr/bin/$NAME
+
+. /lib/init/vars.sh
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+arsse_start() {
+    touch "$PIDFILE"
+    chown arsse:arsse "$PIDFILE"
+    $DAEMON daemon --fork "$PIDFILE" || return 2
+}
+
+arsse_stop() {
+    killproc -p "$PIDFILE" "$DAEMON"
+}
+
+arsse_reload() {
+    killproc -p "$PIDFILE" "$DAEMON" HUP 
+}
 
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+        if pidofproc -p $PIDFILE "$DAEMON" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+	        return 1
+	    fi
+        arsse_start
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+        arsse_stop
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+        if pidofproc -p $PIDFILE "$DAEMON" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            arsse_stop
+        fi
+        arsse_start
+        ;;
+    try-restart)
+        if pidofproc -p $PIDFILE "$DAEMON" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+            log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+            arsse_stop
+            arsse_start
+        fi
+        ;;
+    reload|force-reload)
+        log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
+        arsse_reload
+        ;;
+    status)
+        status_of_proc -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON $NAME
+        exit $?
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|try-restart|reload|status}" >&2
+        exit 3
+        ;;
+esac