support/subprocess.h

   1 /* Create a subprocess.
   2    Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   3    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   4
   5    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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   7    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
   8    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   9
  10    The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  11    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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  13    Lesser General Public License for more details.
  14
  15    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  16    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
  17    <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
  18
  19 #ifndef SUPPORT_SUBPROCESS_H
  20 #define SUPPORT_SUBPROCESS_H
  21
  22 #include <sys/types.h>
  23
  24 struct support_subprocess
  25 {
  26   int stdout_pipe[2];
  27   int stderr_pipe[2];
  28   pid_t pid;
  29 };
  30
  31 /* Invoke CALLBACK (CLOSURE) in a subprocess created with fork and return
  32    its PID, a pipe redirected to STDOUT, and a pipe redirected to STDERR.  */
  33 struct support_subprocess support_subprocess
  34   (void (*callback) (void *), void *closure);
  35
  36 /* Issue FILE with ARGV arguments by using posix_spawn and return is PID, a
  37    pipe redirected to STDOUT, and a pipe redirected to STDERR.  */
  38 struct support_subprocess support_subprogram
  39   (const char *file, char *const argv[]);
  40
  41 /* Invoke program FILE with ARGV arguments by using posix_spawn and wait for it
  42    to complete.  Return program exit status.  */
  43 int support_subprogram_wait
  44   (const char *file, char *const argv[]);
  45
  46 /* Wait for the subprocess indicated by PROC::PID.  Return the status
  47    indicate by waitpid call.  */
  48 int support_process_wait (struct support_subprocess *proc);
  49
  50 /* Terminate the subprocess indicated by PROC::PID, first with a SIGTERM and
  51    then with a SIGKILL.  Return the status as for waitpid call.  */
  52 int support_process_terminate (struct support_subprocess *proc);
  53
  54 #endif