api/v2/reload: use flb_config->bin_restarting to signal hot reload on windows.

Signed-off-by: Phillip Whelan <[email protected]>

Author: pwhelan

src/http_server/api/v2/reload.c

@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ static void handle_reload_request(mk_request_t *request, struct flb_config *conf
         http_status =  400;
     }
     else {
-        ret = GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(1 /* CTRL_BREAK_EVENT_1 */, 0);
-        if (ret == 0) {
-            mk_http_status(request, 500);
-            mk_http_done(request);
-            return;
-        }
+        /* we are using the `bin_restarting` property inside `flb_config` to
+         * use it as a messaging mechanism instead of GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent
+         * to overcome the fact that windows services do not have a console and
+         * therefore cannot react to console events or handle them.
+         */
+        config->bin_restarting = FLB_RELOAD_IN_PROGRESS;
 
         msgpack_pack_str(&mp_pck, 4);
         msgpack_pack_str_body(&mp_pck, "done", 4);