import subprocess
import time
from threading import Thread as thread

def merge_dict(a,b):
	for key in b:
		if a[key] is not None and isinstance(b[key], dict):
			merge_dict(a[key], b[key])
		else:
			a[key] = b[key]

def findProcess(processId ):
  ps= subprocess.Popen("ps -ef | grep "+processId, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
  output = ps.stdout.read()
  ps.stdout.close()
  ps.wait()
  return output

def isProcessRunning(processId):
  nameProcess = processId

  lastChar = processId[len(processId)-1]
  processId = processId[:-1]
  processId = processId + '[' + lastChar + ']'

  output = findProcess( processId )

  if nameProcess in output:
    return True
  else:
    return False

class interval(thread):
  def __init__(self,period, callback,params=None):
    self.time = period
    self.originalCallback = callback
    self.params = params or []
    self.isRunning = None
    thread.__init__(self)
    self.daemon = True

  def run(self):
    self.isRunning = True
    while self.isRunning:
      time.sleep(self.time)
      if self.isRunning:
        self.originalCallback(*self.params)

  def cancel(self):
    self.isRunning = False

import subprocess
import time
from threading import Thread as thread

def merge_dict(a,b):
	for key in b:
		if isinstance(b[key], dict) and key in a and isinstance(a[key], dict):
			merge_dict(a[key], b[key])
		else:
			a[key] = b[key]

def findProcess(processId ):
  ps= subprocess.Popen("ps -ef | grep "+processId, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
  output = ps.stdout.read()
  ps.stdout.close()
  ps.wait()
  return output

def isProcessRunning(processId):
  nameProcess = processId

  lastChar = processId[len(processId)-1]
  processId = processId[:-1]
  processId = processId + '[' + lastChar + ']'

  output = findProcess( processId )

  if nameProcess in output:
    return True
  else:
    return False

class interval(thread):
  def __init__(self,period, callback,params=None):
    self.time = period
    self.originalCallback = callback
    self.params = params or []
    self.isRunning = None
    thread.__init__(self)
    self.daemon = True

  def run(self):
    self.isRunning = True
    while self.isRunning:
      time.sleep(self.time)
      if self.isRunning:
        self.originalCallback(*self.params)

  def cancel(self):
    self.isRunning = False

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