mongodb/jstests/shellspawn.js

baseName = "jstests_shellspawn";
t = db.getCollection( baseName );
t.drop();

if ( typeof( _startMongoProgram ) == "undefined" ){
    print( "no fork support" );
}
else {
    spawn = startMongoProgramNoConnect( "mongo", "--port", myPort(), "--eval", "sleep( 2000 ); db.getCollection( '" + baseName + "' ).save( {a:1} );" );
    
    assert.soon( function() { return 1 == t.count(); } );
    
    stopMongoProgramByPid( spawn );
    
    spawn = startMongoProgramNoConnect( "mongo", "--port", myPort(), "--eval", "print( 'I am a shell' );" );
    
    spawn = startMongoProgramNoConnect( "mongo", "--port", myPort() );
    
    spawn = startMongoProgramNoConnect( "mongo", "--port", myPort() );
    
    stopMongoProgramByPid( spawn );
    
    // all these shells should be killed
}