allow path lookup for pipestream

[libi2ncommon] / src / pipestream.hxx

 /*
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*/
/***************************************************************************
              inpipestream.hxx  -  C++ streambuffer wrapper 
                             -------------------
    begin                : Thu Dec 27 2001
    copyright            : (C) 2001 by Intra2net AG
 ***************************************************************************/

#ifndef _PIPESTREAM
#define _PIPESTREAM

#include <stdio.h>

#include <cstring>
#include <string>
#include <streambuf>
#include <istream>
#include <ostream>
#include <vector>

#include <stringfunc.hxx>

struct ExecResult
{
    /** if the program exited normally and returned a return code */
    bool normal_exit;

    /** the real return code of the program, only set when normal_exit true */
    char return_code;

    /** if the program was terminated by a signal */
    bool terminated_by_signal;

    /** number of the signal that terminated the program, only valid when terminated_by_signal true */
    int signal;

    /** errormessage if we have one */
    std::string error_message;

    inline std::string format (void) const
    {
        return std::string ("(")
            + "(normal_exit " + (this->normal_exit ? "T" : "F") + ") "
              "(return_code '" + I2n::to_string ((int)this->return_code) + "') "
              "(signal " + (this->terminated_by_signal
                            ? strsignal (this->signal)
                            : "<nil>") + "))"
            ;
    };
};
typedef struct ExecResult ExecResult;

std::string capture_exec(const std::string& command, ExecResult &rescode);
std::string capture_exec(const char *const *command, ExecResult &rescode,
                         const bool out=true, const bool err=false,
                         const bool path=false);
std::string capture_exec(const std::vector<std::string>& command, ExecResult &rescode,
                         const bool out=true, const bool err=false,
                         const bool path=false);

inline std::string capture_exec (const std::string &command)
{
    ExecResult r;
    return capture_exec(command,r);
}

inline std::string capture_exec(const char *const *command)
{
    ExecResult r;
    return capture_exec(command,r);
}

inline std::string capture_exec(const std::vector<std::string>& command)
{
    ExecResult r;
    return capture_exec(command,r);
}

/** @brief runs command and provides buffered input for it through pipe
 *
 * opens pipe to command using popen; exit status available after destruction
 * (use WEXITSTATUS to get the "regular" return code (lowest byte))
 *
 * ATTENTION: A lot of mysterious STL bugs occured
 *            with a "real" buffer (buffer larger than 1 byte and up to 100 bytes)
 *            -> Keep it slow and working!
 */
class inpipebuf : public std::streambuf
{
protected:
    char buffer;

    FILE *pipe;
    pid_t pid;

    // "callback" variables for destructor to store exit status
    bool *status_set;
    int *exit_status;

public:
    inpipebuf(const std::string& command,
              const bool out, const bool err, const bool path);
    inpipebuf(const char *const *command,
              const bool out, const bool err, const bool path);
    inpipebuf(const std::vector<std::string> &command,
              const bool out, const bool err, const bool path);

    ~inpipebuf();

    void store_exit_status(bool *_status_set, int *_exit_status);

protected:
    virtual int_type underflow();

private:
    std::pair <pid_t, FILE *>
    init_without_shell (const char *const *argv,
                        const bool out, const bool err,
                        const bool path) const;
};

/** @brief stream around inpipebuf -- see comment there */
class inpipestream : public std::istream
{
protected:
    inpipebuf buf;

public:
    inpipestream(const std::string& command,
                 const bool out=true, const bool err=false,
                 const bool path=false)
            : std::istream(&buf), buf(command, out, err, path)
    {}

    inpipestream(const char *const command[],
                 const bool out=true, const bool err=false,
                 const bool path=false)
            : std::istream(&buf), buf(command, out, err, path)
    {}

    inpipestream(const std::vector<std::string> &command,
                 const bool out=true, const bool err=false,
                 const bool path=false)
            : std::istream(&buf), buf(command, out, err, path)
    {}

    void store_exit_status(bool *_status_set, int *_exit_status)
    { buf.store_exit_status(_status_set, _exit_status); }
};

/** @brief runs command and provides buffered ouptput from it through pipe
 *
 * opens pipe to command using popen; exit status available after destruction
 * (use WEXITSTATUS to get the "regular" return code (lowest byte))
 */
class outpipebuf : public std::streambuf
{
protected:
    FILE *pipe;

    // "callback" variables for destructor to store exit status
    bool *status_set;
    int *exit_status;

public:
    outpipebuf(const std::string& command);

    ~outpipebuf();

    /** note: exit status only available after destruction */
    void store_exit_status(bool *_status_set, int *_exit_status);

protected:
    virtual int_type overflow(int_type c);

    virtual std::streamsize xsputn(const char* s, std::streamsize num);
};


/** @brief stream around outpipebuf -- see comment there */
class outpipestream : public std::ostream
{
protected:
    outpipebuf buf;
public:
    outpipestream(const std::string& command)
            : std::ostream(&buf), buf(command)
    {}

    void store_exit_status(bool *_status_set, int *_exit_status)
    { buf.store_exit_status(_status_set, _exit_status); }
};

#endif