pid() is const

[libasyncio] / asyncio / async_process.hpp

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/** @file
 *
 * simple process handling based on simple io classes.
 *
 * (c) Copyright 2007-2008 by Intra2net AG
 */

#ifndef __ASYNC_PROCESS_HPP__
#define __ASYNC_PROCESS_HPP__

#include <vector>
#include <utility>

#include <sys/types.h>

#include <asyncio_containerfunc.hpp>
#include <asyncio_signalfunc.hpp>
#include "async_io.hpp"


namespace AsyncIo
{

using SystemTools::Signal;
using SystemTools::ScopedSignalBlocker;


class ProcessManager;


typedef std::pair< pid_t, int >      PidStatePair;
typedef std::vector< PidStatePair >  PidStateList;


/**
 * represents process states.
 */
struct ProcessState
{
   enum _ProcessState
   {
      stopped = 0,
      running,
      suspended
   }; // eo enum _ProcessState

   _ProcessState m_state;

   ProcessState(_ProcessState _state = stopped) : m_state(_state) {}

   operator _ProcessState() const { return m_state; }
}; // eo struct ProcessState


/**
 * specialisation of the io implementation class which fork/exec's a subprocess and
 * connects with the new child's stdin/stdout.
 *
 * @note the signal @a IOImplementation::m_signal_eof of the base class can be used to detect when the
 * new child closes it's stdout (which usually means that the child ended).
 */
class ProcessImplementation : public IOImplementation
{
      typedef IOImplementation inherited;

      friend class ProcessManager;

   public:

      enum StderrMode
      {
         /// "magic" constant to pass to start() when childs stderr should be the same as parents stderr.
         UseParentsStderr= 0,
         /// "magic" constant to pass to start() when stderr should be the same as stdout for the new process.
         StderrOnStdout
      }; // eo enum StderrMode

   public:
      ProcessImplementation(
         const std::string& path,
         const std::vector<std::string>& args = std::vector<std::string>());
      virtual ~ProcessImplementation();

      virtual void close(Direction direction = Direction::both);

      virtual bool startProcess( IOImplementation2* stderr );
      bool startProcess( StderrMode stderr_mode = UseParentsStderr );

      virtual void stopProcess(bool force=false);

      PushBackFiller<std::string, std::vector > getArgAdder();

      bool setCreateNewSession( bool enable= true);

      bool setNice(int nice);

      bool setWorkDir(const std::string& workdir);

      void resetArgs( const std::vector< std::string >& args = std::vector< std::string >() );

      /// returns the current process state
      ProcessState processState() const { return m_state; }

      ///returns the exit code of the process (if in stopped state)
      int exitCode() const { return m_exit_code; }

      bool kill(const Signal signal);

      /// returns the pid of the child process
      pid_t pid() const { return m_pid; }

   protected:

      void setChildState(pid_t pid, int status);

   protected:
      /// the path to the binary
      std::string m_path;
      /// argument list (starting with argv0, usually the name of the binary)
      std::vector<std::string> m_args;
      /// increment of the nice level when the new child is started
      int  m_nice_inc;
      /// determines if the child should start a new session.
      bool m_create_new_session;
      /// determines the workdir where the child process should be started with.
      std::string m_workdir;

      /// the pid of the child process
      pid_t m_pid;
      /// the state of the child process
      ProcessState m_state;
      /// the exit code of the child (-1 if not available yet)
      int  m_exit_code;

      /// signal which is fired when the child terminated
      SignalType m_signal_terminated;


      /// "magic" constant to pass to start() when childs stderr should be the same as parents stderr.
      static IOImplementation2* _UseParentsStderr;
      /// "magic" constant to pass to start() when stderr should be the same as stdout for the new process.
      static IOImplementation2* _StderrOnStdout;

   private:

}; // eo class ProcessImplementation


/**
 * manages overall process related stuff.
 *
 * @note this class is implemented as a singleton.
 * @note this class uses the io timer interface to be called within the backend loops when necessary.
 */
class ProcessManager : public TimerBase
{
   public:

      static ProcessManager* getInstance();

   protected:
      ProcessManager();
      ProcessManager(const ProcessManager&);

      virtual void execute();

      void activateMe();

   public:

      /**
       * the signal which is fired when waitpid() returns a status for a child process
       * which is not managed by this process subsystem.
       * Another module which forks child processes can connect to this signal to receive
       * the information when these child processes are terminated.
       */
      boost::signal<void(pid_t,int)> m_foreign_child_state_changed_signal;

   protected:

      static ProcessManager *the_instance;

      PidStateList  m_foreign_pid_states;

   private:
};


bool installChildHandler();
bool restoreChildHandler();


} // eo namespace AsyncIo

#endif