#!/bin/bash
do_it() {
	echo "We are waiting on something. In this case we are waiting on 15 seconds to pass.";
	sleep 15;
	echo "THE DEED... IT IS DONE!";
	echo "THE DEED IS DONE." > deed.log;
}

did_dunnit() {
	if [ -r deed.log ]; then
		echo "STATUS: It is done.";
	else
		echo "STATUS: Still waiting.";
	fi;
}

case "$1" in
	start)
		do_it&
		;;
	stop)
		killall do_it;
		rm deed.log;
		;;
	restart)
		$0 stop;
		sleep 1;
		rm deed.log;
		sleep 1;
		$0 start;
		;;
	status)
		did_dunnit;
		;;
	*)
		echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}";
		exit 1;
		;;
esac