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1 //===- llvm/Support/Program.h ------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
2 //
3 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
4 //
5 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
6 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
7 //
8 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
9 //
10 // This file declares the llvm::sys::Program class.
11 //
12 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
13 
14 #ifndef LLVM_SYSTEM_PROGRAM_H
15 #define LLVM_SYSTEM_PROGRAM_H
16 
17 #include "llvm/Support/Path.h"
18 
19 namespace llvm {
20 class error_code;
21 namespace sys {
22 
23   // TODO: Add operations to communicate with the process, redirect its I/O,
24   // etc.
25 
26   /// This class provides an abstraction for programs that are executable by the
27   /// operating system. It provides a platform generic way to find executable
28   /// programs from the path and to execute them in various ways. The sys::Path
29   /// class is used to specify the location of the Program.
30   /// @since 1.4
31   /// @brief An abstraction for finding and executing programs.
32   class Program {
33     /// Opaque handle for target specific data.
34     void *Data_;
35 
36     // Noncopyable.
37     Program(const Program& other);
38     Program& operator=(const Program& other);
39 
40     /// @name Methods
41     /// @{
42   public:
43 
44     Program();
45     ~Program();
46 
47     /// Return process ID of this program.
48     unsigned GetPid() const;
49 
50     /// This function executes the program using the \p arguments provided.  The
51     /// invoked program will inherit the stdin, stdout, and stderr file
52     /// descriptors, the environment and other configuration settings of the
53     /// invoking program. If Path::executable() does not return true when this
54     /// function is called then a std::string is thrown.
55     /// @returns false in case of error, true otherwise.
56     /// @see FindProgramByName
57     /// @brief Executes the program with the given set of \p args.
58     bool Execute
59     ( const Path& path,  ///< sys::Path object providing the path of the
60       ///< program to be executed. It is presumed this is the result of
61       ///< the FindProgramByName method.
62       const char** args, ///< A vector of strings that are passed to the
63       ///< program.  The first element should be the name of the program.
64       ///< The list *must* be terminated by a null char* entry.
65       const char ** env = 0, ///< An optional vector of strings to use for
66       ///< the program's environment. If not provided, the current program's
67       ///< environment will be used.
68       const sys::Path** redirects = 0, ///< An optional array of pointers to
69       ///< Paths. If the array is null, no redirection is done. The array
70       ///< should have a size of at least three. If the pointer in the array
71       ///< are not null, then the inferior process's stdin(0), stdout(1),
72       ///< and stderr(2) will be redirected to the corresponding Paths.
73       ///< When an empty Path is passed in, the corresponding file
74       ///< descriptor will be disconnected (ie, /dev/null'd) in a portable
75       ///< way.
76       unsigned memoryLimit = 0, ///< If non-zero, this specifies max. amount
77       ///< of memory can be allocated by process. If memory usage will be
78       ///< higher limit, the child is killed and this call returns. If zero
79       ///< - no memory limit.
80       std::string* ErrMsg = 0 ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
81       ///< instance in which error messages will be returned. If the string
82       ///< is non-empty upon return an error occurred while invoking the
83       ///< program.
84       );
85 
86     /// This function waits for the program to exit. This function will block
87     /// the current program until the invoked program exits.
88     /// @returns an integer result code indicating the status of the program.
89     /// A zero or positive value indicates the result code of the program.
90     /// -1 indicates failure to execute
91     /// -2 indicates a crash during execution or timeout
92     /// @see Execute
93     /// @brief Waits for the program to exit.
94     int Wait
95     ( const Path& path, ///< The path to the child process executable.
96       unsigned secondsToWait, ///< If non-zero, this specifies the amount
97       ///< of time to wait for the child process to exit. If the time
98       ///< expires, the child is killed and this call returns. If zero,
99       ///< this function will wait until the child finishes or forever if
100       ///< it doesn't.
101       std::string* ErrMsg ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
102       ///< instance in which error messages will be returned. If the string
103       ///< is non-empty upon return an error occurred while waiting.
104       );
105 
106     /// This function terminates the program.
107     /// @returns true if an error occurred.
108     /// @see Execute
109     /// @brief Terminates the program.
110     bool Kill
111     ( std::string* ErrMsg = 0 ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
112       ///< instance in which error messages will be returned. If the string
113       ///< is non-empty upon return an error occurred while killing the
114       ///< program.
115       );
116 
117     /// This static constructor (factory) will attempt to locate a program in
118     /// the operating system's file system using some pre-determined set of
119     /// locations to search (e.g. the PATH on Unix). Paths with slashes are
120     /// returned unmodified.
121     /// @returns A Path object initialized to the path of the program or a
122     /// Path object that is empty (invalid) if the program could not be found.
123     /// @brief Construct a Program by finding it by name.
124     static Path FindProgramByName(const std::string& name);
125 
126     // These methods change the specified standard stream (stdin, stdout, or
127     // stderr) to binary mode. They return errc::success if the specified stream
128     // was changed. Otherwise a platform dependent error is returned.
129     static error_code ChangeStdinToBinary();
130     static error_code ChangeStdoutToBinary();
131     static error_code ChangeStderrToBinary();
132 
133     /// A convenience function equivalent to Program prg; prg.Execute(..);
134     /// prg.Wait(..);
135     /// @see Execute, Wait
136     static int ExecuteAndWait(const Path& path,
137                               const char** args,
138                               const char ** env = 0,
139                               const sys::Path** redirects = 0,
140                               unsigned secondsToWait = 0,
141                               unsigned memoryLimit = 0,
142                               std::string* ErrMsg = 0);
143 
144     /// A convenience function equivalent to Program prg; prg.Execute(..);
145     /// @see Execute
146     static void ExecuteNoWait(const Path& path,
147                               const char** args,
148                               const char ** env = 0,
149                               const sys::Path** redirects = 0,
150                               unsigned memoryLimit = 0,
151                               std::string* ErrMsg = 0);
152 
153     /// @}
154 
155   };
156 }
157 }
158 
159 #endif
160