class Daemons::PidFile

def initialize(dir, progname, multiple = false)
  @dir = File.expand_path(dir)
  @progname = progname
  @multiple = multiple
  @number = nil
  @number = 0 if multiple
  if multiple
    while File.exist?(filename) && @number < 1024
      @number += 1
    end
    if @number >= 1024
      fail RuntimeException('cannot run more than 1024 instances of the application')
    end
  end
end