- public:
- /// This static constructor (factory) will attempt to locate a program in
- /// the operating system's file system using some pre-determined set of
- /// locations to search (e.g. the PATH on Unix).
- /// @returns A Path object initialized to the path of the program or a
- /// Path object that is empty (invalid) if the program could not be found.
- /// @throws nothing
- /// @brief Construct a Program by finding it by name.
- static Path FindProgramByName(const std::string& name);
-
- /// This function executes the program using the \p arguments provided and
- /// waits for the program to exit. This function will block the current
- /// program until the invoked program exits. The invoked program will
- /// inherit the stdin, stdout, and stderr file descriptors, the
- /// environment and other configuration settings of the invoking program.
- /// If Path::executable() does not return true when this function is
- /// called then a std::string is thrown.
- /// @returns an integer result code indicating the status of the program.
- /// A zero or positive value indicates the result code of the program. A
- /// negative value is the signal number on which it terminated.
- /// @see FindProgrambyName
- /// @brief Executes the program with the given set of \p args.
- static int ExecuteAndWait(
- const Path& path, ///< sys::Path object providing the path of the
- ///< program to be executed. It is presumed this is the result of
- ///< the FindProgramByName method.
- const char** args, ///< A vector of strings that are passed to the
- ///< program. The first element should be the name of the program.
- ///< The list *must* be terminated by a null char* entry.
- const char ** env = 0, ///< An optional vector of strings to use for
- ///< the program's environment. If not provided, the current program's
- ///< environment will be used.
- const sys::Path** redirects = 0, ///< An optional array of pointers to
- ///< Paths. If the array is null, no redirection is done. The array
- ///< should have a size of at least three. If the pointer in the array
- ///< are not null, then the inferior process's stdin(0), stdout(1),
- ///< and stderr(2) will be redirected to the corresponding Paths.
- unsigned secondsToWait = 0, ///< If non-zero, this specifies the amount
- ///< of time to wait for the child process to exit. If the time
- ///< expires, the child is killed and this call returns. If zero,
- ///< this function will wait until the child finishes or forever if
- ///< it doesn't.
- std::string* ErrMsg = 0 ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
- ///< instance in which error messages will be returned. If the string
- ///< is non-empty upon return an error occurred while invoking the
- ///< program.
+ public:
+
+ Program();
+ ~Program();
+
+ /// Return process ID of this program.
+ unsigned GetPid() const;
+
+ /// This function executes the program using the \p arguments provided. The
+ /// invoked program will inherit the stdin, stdout, and stderr file
+ /// descriptors, the environment and other configuration settings of the
+ /// invoking program. If Path::executable() does not return true when this
+ /// function is called then a std::string is thrown.
+ /// @returns false in case of error, true otherwise.
+ /// @see FindProgramByName
+ /// @brief Executes the program with the given set of \p args.
+ bool Execute
+ ( const Path& path, ///< sys::Path object providing the path of the
+ ///< program to be executed. It is presumed this is the result of
+ ///< the FindProgramByName method.
+ const char** args, ///< A vector of strings that are passed to the
+ ///< program. The first element should be the name of the program.
+ ///< The list *must* be terminated by a null char* entry.
+ const char ** env = 0, ///< An optional vector of strings to use for
+ ///< the program's environment. If not provided, the current program's
+ ///< environment will be used.
+ const sys::Path** redirects = 0, ///< An optional array of pointers to
+ ///< Paths. If the array is null, no redirection is done. The array
+ ///< should have a size of at least three. If the pointer in the array
+ ///< are not null, then the inferior process's stdin(0), stdout(1),
+ ///< and stderr(2) will be redirected to the corresponding Paths.
+ ///< When an empty Path is passed in, the corresponding file
+ ///< descriptor will be disconnected (ie, /dev/null'd) in a portable
+ ///< way.
+ unsigned memoryLimit = 0, ///< If non-zero, this specifies max. amount
+ ///< of memory can be allocated by process. If memory usage will be
+ ///< higher limit, the child is killed and this call returns. If zero
+ ///< - no memory limit.
+ std::string* ErrMsg = 0 ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
+ ///< instance in which error messages will be returned. If the string
+ ///< is non-empty upon return an error occurred while invoking the
+ ///< program.
+ );
+
+ /// This function waits for the program to exit. This function will block
+ /// the current program until the invoked program exits.
+ /// @returns an integer result code indicating the status of the program.
+ /// A zero or positive value indicates the result code of the program. A
+ /// negative value is the signal number on which it terminated.
+ /// @see Execute
+ /// @brief Waits for the program to exit.
+ int Wait
+ ( const Path& path, ///< The path to the child process executable.
+ unsigned secondsToWait, ///< If non-zero, this specifies the amount
+ ///< of time to wait for the child process to exit. If the time
+ ///< expires, the child is killed and this call returns. If zero,
+ ///< this function will wait until the child finishes or forever if
+ ///< it doesn't.
+ std::string* ErrMsg ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
+ ///< instance in which error messages will be returned. If the string
+ ///< is non-empty upon return an error occurred while waiting.