1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/signal/signal.go b/signal/signal.go
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index 0000000..4649396
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+++ b/signal/signal.go
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+// Package signal provides helper functions for dealing with signals across
+// various operating systems.
+package signal
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// CheckSignal translates a string to a valid syscall signal.
+// It returns an error if the signal map doesn't include the given signal.
+func CheckSignal(rawSignal string) error {
+	s, err := strconv.Atoi(rawSignal)
+	if err == nil {
+		if s == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid signal: %s", rawSignal)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	if _, ok := SignalMap[strings.TrimPrefix(strings.ToUpper(rawSignal), "SIG")]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid signal: %s", rawSignal)
+	}
+	return nil
+}