helper class to send a signal to a process

src/systemutil.cpp

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+#include "systemutil.h"
+#include <signal.h>
+
+SystemUtil::SystemUtil(QObject *parent) {
+
+}
+
+void SystemUtil::pkill(uint pid, int signal) {
+    kill(pid, signal);
+}

src/systemutil.h

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+#ifndef SYSTEMUTIL_H
+#define SYSTEMUTIL_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class SystemUtilEnums : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    Q_ENUMS(Signals)
+
+public:
+    enum Signals {
+        SIGHUP = 1,
+        SIGINT = 2,
+        SIGQUIT = 3,
+        SIGUSR1 = 10,
+        SIGUSR2 = 12,
+        SIGTERM = 15
+    };
+};
+
+class SystemUtil : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit SystemUtil(QObject *parent = 0);
+
+public slots:
+    Q_INVOKABLE void pkill(uint pid, int signal);
+};
+
+#endif // SYSTEMUTIL_H