Better error handling + new startup script

bin/libbfa.js

@@ -96,11 +96,16 @@ module.exports = class Libbfa
                 body:           body,
                 callback:       function RPCresponse( err, obj )
                 {
+               	    var		r;
+               	    var		e;
                     if ( err )
-                        throw new Error( err );
+                        e = err;
+   		    else
                     if ( obj.body.error && obj.body.error.code && obj.body.error.message )
-                        throw new Error( 'Error ' + obj.body.error.code + ": "+ obj.body.error.message );
-                    callback(obj.body.result);
+                    	e = 'Error ' + obj.body.error.code + ": "+ obj.body.error.message;
+                    else
+                    	r = obj.body.result;
+                    callback(e, r);
                 }
             });
         };

bin/monitor.js

@@ -120,13 +120,15 @@ function    parsenode( node )
     return n;
 }
 
-function gotAdminPeers( nodelist )
+function gotAdminPeers( err, nodelist )
 {
     var     nowpeers            =   [];
     var     peerscache          =   readPeersCache();
     var     newoutpeers         =   [];
     var     currentnodes        =   [];
 
+    if ( err )
+	return;
     // The nodelist also contains peers which are not yet validated
     // if they even belong to this network. Parsenode returns an
     // object or nothing, based on our criteria
@@ -208,8 +210,9 @@ function    mayseal()
             // Get a list of clique.getSigners, so we can see if we are
             // in the list of authorized sealers.
             web3.bfa.clique.getSigners(
-                function gotListOfSealers(x)
+                function gotListOfSealers(e,x)
                 {
+		    if (e) return;
                     var lcsealers   =   x.map( name => name.toLowerCase() );
                     var isSigner    =   (lcsealers.indexOf(me) > -1);
                     if ( isSigner )
@@ -245,8 +248,9 @@ function    unlock()
         return;
     var	    unlockedsomething	=   false;
     web3.bfa.personal.listWallets(
-        function pushone(x)
+        function pushone(e,x)
         {
+	    if (e) return;
             var     i           =   x.length;
             var     wallets     =   new Array();
             while ( i-- > 0 )
@@ -302,7 +306,16 @@ function    unlock()
 function    timer()
 {
     if ( netid == 0 )
-        web3.eth.net.getId().then( x => {netid = x} );
+    {
+        web3.eth.net.getId()
+	.then( x => {
+            netid = x;
+        } )
+	.catch( err => {
+            console.log("monitor.js non-fatal: "+err)
+        });
+        return;
+    }
     peerlist();
     mayseal();
     unlock();

bin/singlestart.sh

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ unset LOGDIR LOGPIPE PIDLIST
 
 echo "*** Setting up logging."
 # Clean up logging
-LOGDIR=$( mktemp --directory )
+LOGDIR=$( mktemp -d )
 trap "rm -f ${LOGDIR}" EXIT
 LOGPIPE=${LOGDIR}/logpipe
 mknod ${LOGPIPE} p