implement governance and flow functionality

start.sh

@@ -1,10 +1,52 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Default port
+PORT=9999
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+FORCE=false
+while getopts "f" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    f)
+      FORCE=true
+      ;;
+    \?)
+      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Function to check if port is in use
+is_port_in_use() {
+    lsof -i :$1 &>/dev/null
+    return $?
+}
+
+# Function to kill process on port
+kill_process_on_port() {
+    echo "Killing process on port $1..."
+    lsof -ti :$1 | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+# Kill any processes using ports in the 99xx range if force flag is set
+if [ "$FORCE" = true ]; then
+    echo "Force flag set. Killing any processes on port $PORT..."
+    kill_process_on_port $PORT
+else
+    # Check if port is already in use
+    if is_port_in_use $PORT; then
+        echo "Port $PORT is already in use. Use -f flag to force kill and restart."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Change to the directory where the script is located
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 # Navigate to the Actix application directory
 cd actix_mvc_app
 
-# Run the application
-cargo run
+# Run the application on the specified port
+echo "Starting application on port $PORT..."
+cargo run -- --port $PORT