Working on API

make_and_restart_relay.sh

@@ -198,25 +198,54 @@ fi
 
 echo "Build successful. Proceeding with relay restart..."
 
-# Kill existing relay if running
+# Kill existing relay if running - start aggressive immediately
 echo "Stopping any existing relay servers..."
-pkill -f "c_relay_" 2>/dev/null
-sleep 2  # Give time for shutdown
 
-# Check if port is still bound
-if lsof -i :8888 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Port 8888 still in use, force killing..."
-    fuser -k 8888/tcp 2>/dev/null || echo "No process on port 8888"
+# Get all relay processes and kill them immediately with -9
+RELAY_PIDS=$(pgrep -f "c_relay_" || echo "")
+if [ -n "$RELAY_PIDS" ]; then
+    echo "Force killing relay processes immediately: $RELAY_PIDS"
+    kill -9 $RELAY_PIDS 2>/dev/null
+else
+    echo "No existing relay processes found"
 fi
 
-# Get any remaining processes
-REMAINING_PIDS=$(pgrep -f "c_relay_" || echo "")
-if [ -n "$REMAINING_PIDS" ]; then
-    echo "Force killing remaining processes: $REMAINING_PIDS"
-    kill -9 $REMAINING_PIDS 2>/dev/null
+# Ensure port 8888 is completely free with retry loop
+echo "Ensuring port 8888 is available..."
+for attempt in {1..15}; do
+    if ! lsof -i :8888 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Port 8888 is now free"
+        break
+    fi
+    
+    echo "Attempt $attempt: Port 8888 still in use, force killing..."
+    # Kill anything using port 8888
+    fuser -k 8888/tcp 2>/dev/null || true
+    
+    # Double-check for any remaining relay processes
+    REMAINING_PIDS=$(pgrep -f "c_relay_" || echo "")
+    if [ -n "$REMAINING_PIDS" ]; then
+        echo "Killing remaining relay processes: $REMAINING_PIDS"
+        kill -9 $REMAINING_PIDS 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    
+    sleep 2
+    
+    if [ $attempt -eq 15 ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Could not free port 8888 after 15 attempts"
+        echo "Current processes using port:"
+        lsof -i :8888 2>/dev/null || echo "No process details available"
+        echo "You may need to manually kill processes or reboot"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# Final safety check - ensure no relay processes remain
+FINAL_PIDS=$(pgrep -f "c_relay_" || echo "")
+if [ -n "$FINAL_PIDS" ]; then
+    echo "Final cleanup: killing processes $FINAL_PIDS"
+    kill -9 $FINAL_PIDS 2>/dev/null || true
     sleep 1
-else
-    echo "No existing relay found"
 fi
 
 # Clean up PID file