create_password() {
#	eval $1_var=$1
#	echo "$postgres_var"
  SECRET=`tr -cd '[:alnum:]' < /dev/urandom | fold -w32 | head -n1`
  echo "$SECRET";
}
start_blah() {
	echo "val1 is $1";
	echo "val2 is $2";
	echo "val3 is $3";
	echo "val4 is $4";
}
start_service() {
  # Start /federated/apps/SERVICE with output to /dev/null
  echo -ne "\n* Starting /federated/apps/$SERVICE service.."
  spin &
  SPINPID=$!

  if [ $DEBUG ]; then
    # Start /federated/apps/SERVICE with output to console for debug
    docker-compose -f /federated/apps/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml -p $SERVICE up
    [ $? -eq 0 ] && echo -ne "done.\n" || fail "There was a problem starting service /federated/apps/SERVICE"
  else
    docker-compose -f /federated/apps/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml -p $SERVICE up -d &> /dev/null

    # Keep trying service port to make sure it's up before
    # we proceed
    RETRY="30"
    while [ $RETRY -gt 0 ]; do
      nc -z 172.99.0.19 9000 &> /dev/null
      if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        break
      else
        if [ "$RETRY" == 1 ]; then
          docker-compose -f /federated/apps/$SERVICE/docker-compose.yml -p $SERVICE down &> /dev/null
          kill -9 $SPINPID &> /dev/null
          fail "There was a problem starting service /federated/apps/$SERVICE\nCheck the output of 'docker logs $SERVICE' or turn on\ndebug with -d"
        fi
        ((RETRY--))
        sleep 7
      fi
    done
  fi
}