old_contents: import logging
  import os
  
  from lobster import util
  from lobster.core.command import Command
  from lockfile import AlreadyLocked
  
  class Configure(Command):
      @property
      def help(self):
          return 'change the configuration of a running lobster process'
  
      def setup(self, argparser):
          argparser.add_argument('command', help='a python expression to change a mutable configuration setting')
  
      def run(self, args):
          logger = logging.getLogger('lobster.configure')
  
          try:
              pidfile = util.get_lock(args.config.workdir)
              logger.info("Lobster process not running, directly changing configuration.")
              with util.PartiallyMutable.lockdown():
                  exec args.command in {'config': args.config, 'storage': args.config.storage}, {}
                  args.config.save()
          except AlreadyLocked:
              logger.info("Lobster process still running, contacting process...")
              logger.info("sending command: " + args.command)
              logger.info("check the log of the main process for success")
  
              icp = open(os.path.join(args.config.workdir, 'ipc'), 'w')
              icp.write(args.command)
          except Exception as e:
              logger.error("can't change values: {}".format(e))
  
new_contents: import logging
  import os
  
  from lobster import util
  from lobster.core.command import Command
  from lockfile import AlreadyLocked
  
  class Configure(Command):
      @property
      def help(self):
          return 'change the configuration of a running lobster process'
  
      def setup(self, argparser):
          argparser.add_argument('command', help='a python expression to change a mutable configuration setting')
  
      def run(self, args):
          logger = logging.getLogger('lobster.configure')
  
          try:
              pidfile = util.get_lock(args.config.workdir)
              logger.info("Lobster process not running, directly changing configuration.")
              with util.PartiallyMutable.lockdown():
                  exec args.command in {'config': args.config, 'storage': args.config.storage}, {}
                  args.config.save()
          except AlreadyLocked:
              logger.info("Lobster process still running, contacting process...")
              logger.info("sending command: " + args.command)
              logger.info("check the log of the main process for success")
  
              icp = open(os.path.join(args.config.workdir, 'ipc'), 'w')
              icp.write(args.command + '\n')
          except Exception as e:
              logger.error("can't change values: {}".format(e))
  
subject: Send a newline with configuration commands.