/* Copyright (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the * Free Software Foundation, Inc., * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ #ifndef _EXECMD_H_INCLUDED_ #define _EXECMD_H_INCLUDED_ #include #include #include /** * Callback function object to advise of new data arrival, or just periodic * heartbeat if cnt is 0. * * To interrupt the command, the code using ExecCmd should either * raise an exception inside newData() (and catch it in doexec's caller), or * call ExecCmd::setKill() * */ class ExecCmdAdvise { public: virtual ~ExecCmdAdvise() {} virtual void newData(int cnt) = 0; }; /** * Callback function object to get more input data. Data has to be provided * into the initial input string, set it to empty to signify eof. */ class ExecCmdProvide { public: virtual ~ExecCmdProvide() {} virtual void newData() = 0; }; /** * Execute command possibly taking both input and output (will do * asynchronous io as appropriate for things to work). * * Input to the command can be provided either once in a parameter to doexec * or provided in chunks by setting a callback which will be called to * request new data. In this case, the 'input' parameter to doexec may be * empty (but not null) * * Output from the command is normally returned in a single string, but a * callback can be set to be called whenever new data arrives, in which case * it is permissible to consume the data and erase the string. * * Note that SIGPIPE should be ignored and SIGCLD blocked when calling doexec, * else things might fail randomly. (This is not done inside the class because * of concerns with multithreaded programs). * */ class ExecCmd { public: // Use vfork instead of fork. Our vfork usage is multithread-compatible as // far as I can see, but just in case... static void useVfork(bool on); /** * Add/replace environment variable before executing command. This must * be called before doexec() to have an effect (possibly multiple * times for several variables). * @param envassign an environment assignment string ("name=value") */ void putenv(const std::string &envassign); void putenv(const std::string &name, const std::string& value); /** * Try to set a limit on child process vm size. This will use * setrlimit() and RLIMIT_AS/VMEM if available. Parameter is in * units of 2**10. Must be called before starting the command, default * is inherit from parent. */ void setrlimit_as(int mbytes); /** * Set function objects to call whenever new data is available or on * select timeout. The data itself is stored in the output string. * Must be set before calling doexec. */ void setAdvise(ExecCmdAdvise *adv); /* * Set function object to call whenever new data is needed. The * data should be stored in the input string. Must be set before * calling doexec() */ void setProvide(ExecCmdProvide *p); /** * Set select timeout in milliseconds. The default is 1 S. * This is NOT a time after which an error will occur, but the period of * the calls to the advise routine (which normally checks for cancellation). */ void setTimeout(int mS); /** * Set destination for stderr data. The default is to let it alone (will * usually go to the terminal or to wherever the desktop messages go). * There is currently no option to put stderr data into a program variable * If the parameter can't be opened for writing, the command's * stderr will be closed. */ void setStderr(const std::string &stderrFile); /** * Execute command. * * Both input and output can be specified, and asynchronous * io (select-based) is used to prevent blocking. This will not * work if input and output need to be synchronized (ie: Q/A), but * works ok for filtering. * The function is exception-safe. In case an exception occurs in the * advise callback, fds and pids will be cleaned-up properly. * * @param cmd the program to execute. This must be an absolute file name * or exist in the PATH. * @param args the argument vector (NOT including argv[0]). * @param input Input to send TO the command. * @param output Output FROM the command. * @return the exec output status (0 if ok), or -1 */ int doexec(const std::string &cmd, const std::vector& args, const std::string *input = 0, std::string *output = 0); /** Same as doexec but cmd and args in one vector */ int doexec1(const std::vector& args, const std::string *input = 0, std::string *output = 0) { if (args.empty()) return -1; return doexec(args[0], std::vector(args.begin() + 1, args.end()), input, output); } /* * The next four methods can be used when a Q/A dialog needs to be * performed with the command */ int startExec(const std::string &cmd, const std::vector& args, bool has_input, bool has_output); int send(const std::string& data); int receive(std::string& data, int cnt = -1); /** Read line. Will call back periodically to check for cancellation */ int getline(std::string& data); /** Read line. Timeout after timeosecs seconds */ int getline(std::string& data, int timeosecs); int wait(); /** Wait with WNOHANG set. @return true if process exited, false else. @param O: status, the wait(2) call's status value */ bool maybereap(int *status); pid_t getChildPid(); /** * Cancel/kill command. This can be called from another thread or * from the advise callback, which could also raise an exception * to accomplish the same thing. In the owner thread, any I/O loop * will exit at the next iteration, and the process will be waited for. */ void setKill(); /** * Get rid of current process (become ready for start). This will signal * politely the process to stop, wait a moment, then terminate it. This * is a blocking call. */ void zapChild(); /** * Request process termination (SIGTERM or equivalent). This returns * immediately */ bool requestChildExit(); enum ExFlags {EXF_NONE, // Only does anything on windows. Used when starting // a viewer. The default is to hide the window, // because it avoids windows appearing and // disappearing when executing stuff for previewing EXF_SHOWWINDOW = 1, }; ExecCmd(int flags = 0); ~ExecCmd(); /** * Utility routine: check if/where a command is found according to the * current PATH (or the specified one * @param cmd command name * @param exe on return, executable path name if found * @param path exec seach path to use instead of getenv(PATH) * @return true if found */ static bool which(const std::string& cmd, std::string& exe, const char* path = 0); /** * Execute command and return stdout output in a string * @param cmd input: command and args * @param out output: what the command printed * @return true if exec status was 0 */ static bool backtick(const std::vector cmd, std::string& out); class Internal; private: Internal *m; /* Copyconst and assignment are private and forbidden */ ExecCmd(const ExecCmd &) {} ExecCmd& operator=(const ExecCmd &) {return *this;}; }; /** * Rexecute self process with the same arguments. * * Note that there are some limitations: * - argv[0] has to be valid: an executable name which will be found in * the path when exec is called in the initial working directory. This is * by no means guaranteed. The shells do this, but argv[0] could be an * arbitrary string. * - The initial working directory must be found and remain valid. * - We don't try to do anything with fd 0,1,2. If they were changed by the * program, their initial meaning won't be the same as at the moment of the * initial invocation. * - We don't restore the signals. Signals set to be blocked * or ignored by the program will remain ignored even if this was not their * initial state. * - The environment is also not restored. * - Others system aspects ? * - Other program state: application-dependant. Any external cleanup * (temp files etc.) must be performed by the application. ReExec() * duplicates the atexit() function to make this easier, but the * ReExec().atexit() calls must be done explicitely, this is not automatic * * In short, this is usable in reasonably controlled situations and if there * are no security issues involved, but this does not perform miracles. */ class ReExec { public: ReExec() {} ReExec(int argc, char *argv[]); void init(int argc, char *argv[]); int atexit(void (*function)(void)) { m_atexitfuncs.push(function); return 0; } void reexec(); const std::string& getreason() {return m_reason;} // Insert new args into the initial argv. idx designates the place // before which the new args are inserted (the default of 1 // inserts after argv[0] which would probably be an appropriate // place for additional options) void insertArgs(const std::vector& args, int idx = 1); void removeArg(const std::string& arg); private: std::vector m_argv; std::string m_curdir; int m_cfd; std::string m_reason; std::stack m_atexitfuncs; }; #endif /* _EXECMD_H_INCLUDED_ */