/* This file is part of the KDE libraries SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2007 Oswald Buddenhagen SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0-or-later */ #ifndef KPROCESS_H #define KPROCESS_H #include #include #include class KProcessPrivate; /*! * \class KProcess * \inmodule KCoreAddons * * \brief Child process invocation, monitoring and control. * * This class extends QProcess by some useful functionality, overrides * some defaults with saner values and wraps parts of the API into a more * accessible one. * Only use KProcess if you need the extra features, otherwise QProcess * is the preferred way of spawning child processes. * **/ class KCOREADDONS_EXPORT KProcess : public QProcess { Q_OBJECT Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(KProcess) public: /*! * Modes in which the output channels can be opened. * * \value SeparateChannels Standard output and standard error are handled by KProcess as separate channels * \value MergedChannels Standard output and standard error are handled by KProcess as one channel * \value ForwardedChannels Both standard output and standard error are forwarded to the parent process' respective channel * \value OnlyStdoutChannel Only standard output is handled; standard error is forwarded * \value OnlyStderrChannel Only standard error is handled; standard output is forwarded */ enum OutputChannelMode { SeparateChannels = QProcess::SeparateChannels, MergedChannels = QProcess::MergedChannels, ForwardedChannels = QProcess::ForwardedChannels, OnlyStdoutChannel = QProcess::ForwardedErrorChannel, OnlyStderrChannel = QProcess::ForwardedOutputChannel, }; /*! * Constructor */ explicit KProcess(QObject *parent = nullptr); ~KProcess() override; /*! * Set how to handle the output channels of the child process. * * The default is ForwardedChannels, which is unlike in QProcess. * Do not request more than you actually handle, as this output is * simply lost otherwise. * * This function must be called before starting the process. * * \a mode the output channel handling mode */ void setOutputChannelMode(OutputChannelMode mode); /*! * Query how the output channels of the child process are handled. * * Returns the output channel handling mode */ OutputChannelMode outputChannelMode() const; /*! * Set the QIODevice open mode the process will be opened in. * * This function must be called before starting the process, obviously. * * \a mode the open mode. Note that this mode is automatically * "reduced" according to the channel modes and redirections. * * The default is QIODevice::ReadWrite. */ void setNextOpenMode(QIODevice::OpenMode mode); /*! * Adds the variable \a name to the process' environment. * * This function must be called before starting the process. * * \a name the name of the environment variable * * \a value the new value for the environment variable * * \a overwrite if \c false and the environment variable is already * set, the old value will be preserved */ void setEnv(const QString &name, const QString &value, bool overwrite = true); /*! * Removes the variable \a name from the process' environment. * * This function must be called before starting the process. * * \a name the name of the environment variable */ void unsetEnv(const QString &name); /*! * Empties the process' environment. * * Note that LD_LIBRARY_PATH/DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH is automatically added * on *NIX. * * This function must be called before starting the process. */ void clearEnvironment(); /*! * Set the program and the command line arguments. * * This function must be called before starting the process, obviously. * * \a exe the program to execute * * \a args the command line arguments for the program, * one per list element */ void setProgram(const QString &exe, const QStringList &args = QStringList()); /*! * \overload * * \a argv the program to execute and the command line arguments * for the program, one per list element */ void setProgram(const QStringList &argv); /*! * Append an element to the command line argument list for this process. * * If no executable is set yet, it will be set instead. * * For example, doing an "ls -l /usr/local/bin" can be achieved by: * \code * KProcess p; * p << "ls" << "-l" << "/usr/local/bin"; * ... * \endcode * * This function must be called before starting the process, obviously. * * \a arg the argument to add * * Returns a reference to this KProcess */ KProcess &operator<<(const QString &arg); /*! * \overload * * \a args the arguments to add * * Returns a reference to this KProcess */ KProcess &operator<<(const QStringList &args); /*! * Clear the program and command line argument list. */ void clearProgram(); /*! * Set a command to execute through a shell (a POSIX sh on *NIX * and cmd.exe on Windows). * * Using this for anything but user-supplied commands is usually a bad * idea, as the command's syntax depends on the platform. * Redirections including pipes, etc. are better handled by the * respective functions provided by QProcess. * * If KProcess determines that the command does not really need a * shell, it will transparently execute it without one for performance * reasons. * * This function must be called before starting the process, obviously. * * \a cmd the command to execute through a shell. * * The caller must make sure that all filenames etc. are properly * quoted when passed as argument. Failure to do so often results in * serious security holes. See KShell::quoteArg(). */ void setShellCommand(const QString &cmd); /*! * Obtain the currently set program and arguments. * * Returns a list, the first element being the program, the remaining ones * being command line arguments to the program. */ QStringList program() const; /*! * Start the process. * * \sa QProcess::start(const QString &, const QStringList &, OpenMode) */ void start(); /*! * Start the process, wait for it to finish, and return the exit code. * * This method is roughly equivalent to the sequence: * \code * start(); * waitForFinished(msecs); * return exitCode(); * \endcode * * Unlike the other execute() variants this method is not static, * so the process can be parametrized properly and talked to. * * \a msecs time to wait for process to exit before killing it * * Returns -2 if the process could not be started, -1 if it crashed, * otherwise its exit code */ int execute(int msecs = -1); /*! * \overload * * \a exe the program to execute * * \a args the command line arguments for the program, * one per list element * * \a msecs time to wait for process to exit before killing it * * Returns -2 if the process could not be started, -1 if it crashed, * otherwise its exit code */ static int execute(const QString &exe, const QStringList &args = QStringList(), int msecs = -1); /*! * \overload * * \a argv the program to execute and the command line arguments * for the program, one per list element * * \a msecs time to wait for process to exit before killing it * * Returns -2 if the process could not be started, -1 if it crashed, * otherwise its exit code */ static int execute(const QStringList &argv, int msecs = -1); /*! * Start the process and detach from it. See QProcess::startDetached() * for details. * * Unlike the other startDetached() variants this method is not static, * so the process can be parametrized properly. * * \note Currently, only the setProgram()/setShellCommand() and * setWorkingDirectory() parametrizations are supported. * * The KProcess object may be re-used immediately after calling this * function. * * Returns the PID of the started process or 0 on error */ int startDetached(); /*! * \overload * * \a exe the program to start * * \a args the command line arguments for the program, * one per list element * * Returns the PID of the started process or 0 on error */ static int startDetached(const QString &exe, const QStringList &args = QStringList()); /*! * \overload * * \a argv the program to start and the command line arguments * for the program, one per list element * * Returns the PID of the started process or 0 on error */ static int startDetached(const QStringList &argv); protected: KCOREADDONS_NO_EXPORT KProcess(KProcessPrivate *d, QObject *parent); std::unique_ptr const d_ptr; private: // hide those using QProcess::processChannelMode; using QProcess::setProcessChannelMode; }; #endif