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+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_service.c
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+
+#define NGX_SERVICE_CONTROL_SHUTDOWN   128
+#define NGX_SERVICE_CONTROL_REOPEN     129
+
+
+SERVICE_TABLE_ENTRY st[] = {
+    { "nginx", service_main },
+    { NULL, NULL }
+};
+
+
+ngx_int_t ngx_service(ngx_log_t *log)
+{
+    /* primary thread */
+
+    /* StartServiceCtrlDispatcher() shouxpdl be called within 30 seconds */
+
+    if (StartServiceCtrlDispatcher(st) == 0) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, log, ngx_errno,
+                      "StartServiceCtrlDispatcher() failed");
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
+void service_main(u_int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    SERVICE_STATUS         status;
+    SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE  service;
+
+    /* thread spawned by SCM */
+
+    service = RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx("nginx", service_handler, ctx);
+    if (service == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, log, ngx_errno,
+                      "RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx() failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    status.dwServiceType = SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS;
+    status.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_START_PENDING;
+    status.dwControlsAccepted = SERVICE_ACCEPT_STOP
+                                |SERVICE_ACCEPT_PARAMCHANGE;
+    status.dwWin32ExitCode = NO_ERROR;
+    status.dwServiceSpecificExitCode = 0;
+    status.dwCheckPoint = 1;
+    status.dwWaitHint = 2000;
+
+    /* SetServiceStatus() should be called within 80 seconds */
+
+    if (SetServiceStatus(service, &status) == 0) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, log, ngx_errno,
+                      "SetServiceStatus() failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* init */
+
+    status.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_RUNNING;
+    status.dwCheckPoint = 0;
+    status.dwWaitHint = 0;
+
+    if (SetServiceStatus(service, &status) == 0) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, log, ngx_errno,
+                      "SetServiceStatus() failed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* call master or worker loop */
+
+    /*
+     * master should use event notification and look status
+     * single should use iocp to get notifications from service handler
+     */
+
+}
+
+
+u_int service_handler(u_int control, u_int type, void *data, void *ctx)
+{
+    /* primary thread */
+
+    switch(control) {
+
+    case SERVICE_CONTROL_INTERROGATE:
+        status = NGX_IOCP_INTERROGATE;
+        break;
+
+    case SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP:
+        status = NGX_IOCP_STOP;
+        break;
+
+    case SERVICE_CONTROL_PARAMCHANGE:
+        status = NGX_IOCP_RECONFIGURE;
+        break;
+
+    case NGX_SERVICE_CONTROL_SHUTDOWN:
+        status = NGX_IOCP_REOPEN;
+        break;
+
+    case NGX_SERVICE_CONTROL_REOPEN:
+        status = NGX_IOCP_REOPEN;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        return ERROR_CALL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_single) {
+        if (PostQueuedCompletionStatus(iocp, ... status, ...) == 0) {
+            err = ngx_errno;
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, log, err,
+                          "PostQueuedCompletionStatus() failed");
+            return err;
+        }
+
+    } else {
+        Event
+    }
+
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}