process.hpp

#ifndef TINY_PROCESS_LIBRARY_HPP_
#define TINY_PROCESS_LIBRARY_HPP_
#include <functional>
#include <memory>
#include <mutex>
#include <string>
#include <thread>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>
#ifndef _WIN32
#include <sys/wait.h>
#endif

namespace TinyProcessLib {
/// Additional parameters to Process constructors.
struct Config {
  /// Buffer size for reading stdout and stderr. Default is 131072 (128 kB).
  std::size_t buffer_size = 131072;
  /// Set to true to inherit file descriptors from parent process. Default is false.
  /// On Windows: has no effect unless read_stdout==nullptr, read_stderr==nullptr and open_stdin==false.
  bool inherit_file_descriptors = false;

  /// On Windows only: controls how the process is started, mimics STARTUPINFO's wShowWindow.
  /// See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/processthreadsapi/ns-processthreadsapi-startupinfoa
  /// and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winuser/nf-winuser-showwindow
  enum class ShowWindow {
    hide = 0,
    show_normal = 1,
    show_minimized = 2,
    maximize = 3,
    show_maximized = 3,
    show_no_activate = 4,
    show = 5,
    minimize = 6,
    show_min_no_active = 7,
    show_na = 8,
    restore = 9,
    show_default = 10,
    force_minimize = 11
  };
  /// On Windows only: controls how the window is shown.
  ShowWindow show_window{ShowWindow::show_default};
};

/// Platform independent class for creating processes.
/// Note on Windows: it seems not possible to specify which pipes to redirect.
/// Thus, at the moment, if read_stdout==nullptr, read_stderr==nullptr and open_stdin==false,
/// the stdout, stderr and stdin are sent to the parent process instead.
class Process {
public:
#ifdef _WIN32
  typedef unsigned long id_type; // Process id type
  typedef void *fd_type;         // File descriptor type
#ifdef UNICODE
  typedef std::wstring string_type;
#else
  typedef std::string string_type;
#endif
#else
  typedef pid_t id_type;
  typedef int fd_type;
  typedef std::string string_type;
#endif
  typedef std::unordered_map<string_type, string_type> environment_type;

private:
  class Data {
  public:
    Data() noexcept;
    id_type id;
#ifdef _WIN32
    void *handle{nullptr};
#endif
    int exit_status{-1};
  };

public:
  /// Starts a process with the environment of the calling process.
  Process(const std::vector<string_type> &arguments, const string_type &path = string_type(),
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stdout = nullptr,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stderr = nullptr,
          bool open_stdin = false,
          const Config &config = {}) noexcept;
  /// Starts a process with the environment of the calling process.
  Process(const string_type &command, const string_type &path = string_type(),
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stdout = nullptr,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stderr = nullptr,
          bool open_stdin = false,
          const Config &config = {}) noexcept;

  /// Starts a process with specified environment.
  Process(const std::vector<string_type> &arguments,
          const string_type &path,
          const environment_type &environment,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stdout = nullptr,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stderr = nullptr,
          bool open_stdin = false,
          const Config &config = {}) noexcept;
  /// Starts a process with specified environment.
  Process(const string_type &command,
          const string_type &path,
          const environment_type &environment,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stdout = nullptr,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stderr = nullptr,
          bool open_stdin = false,
          const Config &config = {}) noexcept; /// Starts a process with specified environment.
#ifndef _WIN32
  /// Starts a process with the environment of the calling process.
  /// Supported on Unix-like systems only.
  Process(const std::function<void()> &function,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stdout = nullptr,
          std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stderr = nullptr,
          bool open_stdin = false,
          const Config &config = {}) noexcept;
#endif
  ~Process() noexcept;

  /// Get the process id of the started process.
  id_type get_id() const noexcept;
  /// Wait until process is finished, and return exit status.
  int get_exit_status() noexcept;
  /// If process is finished, returns true and sets the exit status. Returns false otherwise.
  bool try_get_exit_status(int &exit_status) noexcept;
  /// Write to stdin.
  bool write(const char *bytes, size_t n);
  /// Write to stdin. Convenience function using write(const char *, size_t).
  bool write(const std::string &str);
  /// Close stdin. If the process takes parameters from stdin, use this to notify that all parameters have been sent.
  void close_stdin() noexcept;

  /// Kill the process. force=true is only supported on Unix-like systems.
  void kill(bool force = false) noexcept;
  /// Kill a given process id. Use kill(bool force) instead if possible. force=true is only supported on Unix-like systems.
  static void kill(id_type id, bool force = false) noexcept;
#ifndef _WIN32
  /// Send the signal signum to the process.
  void signal(int signum) noexcept;
#endif

private:
  Data data;
  bool closed;
  std::mutex close_mutex;
  std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stdout;
  std::function<void(const char *bytes, size_t n)> read_stderr;
#ifndef _WIN32
  std::thread stdout_stderr_thread;
#else
  std::thread stdout_thread, stderr_thread;
#endif
  bool open_stdin;
  std::mutex stdin_mutex;

  Config config;

  std::unique_ptr<fd_type> stdout_fd, stderr_fd, stdin_fd;

  id_type open(const std::vector<string_type> &arguments, const string_type &path, const environment_type *environment = nullptr) noexcept;
  id_type open(const string_type &command, const string_type &path, const environment_type *environment = nullptr) noexcept;
#ifndef _WIN32
  id_type open(const std::function<void()> &function) noexcept;
#endif
  void async_read() noexcept;
  void close_fds() noexcept;
};

} // namespace TinyProcessLib

#endif // TINY_PROCESS_LIBRARY_HPP_