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expanded class PROCESS_FACTORY
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This class allows one to spawn an external process and make it execute some file.
The standard streams of the process are available: input, output and error.
Note: This class is in a beta stage. POSIX and Windows versions are available but there may be resource leaks or other bugs left.
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execute (program: STRING, arguments: TRAVERSABLE[STRING]): PROCESS
effective function
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Execute the given program (how the program is discovered is OS-dependent), passing to it the arguments.
The environment is cleared if keep_environment is False.
require
  • program /= Void
execute_command_line (command_line: STRING): PROCESS
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Execute the given program (how the program is discovered is OS-dependent), passing to it the arguments.
The environment is cleared if keep_environment is False.
require
  • command_line /= Void
  • not command_line.is_empty
create_process: PROCESS
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keep_environment: BOOLEAN
writable attribute
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set_keep_environment (keep_environment_: BOOLEAN)
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ensure
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create_group: PROCESS_GROUP
effective function
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default_group: PROCESS_GROUP
once function
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set_group (a_group: PROCESS_GROUP)
effective procedure
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require
  • a_group /= Void
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direct_input: BOOLEAN
writable attribute
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Is the program's input stream read directly from the standard input stream rather than from input?
set_direct_input (direct_input_: BOOLEAN)
effective procedure
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ensure
direct_output: BOOLEAN
writable attribute
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Is the program's output stream sent directly to the standard output stream rather than to output?
set_direct_output (direct_output_: BOOLEAN)
effective procedure
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ensure
direct_error: BOOLEAN
writable attribute
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Is the program's error stream sent directly to the standard error stream rather than to error?
set_direct_error (direct_error_: BOOLEAN)
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ensure
default_create
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Default creation method.
It is used when no creation method is specified if allowed. Note it may be renamed.
basic_exec_system: INTEGER_32
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basic_exec_system_posix: INTEGER_32
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basic_exec_system_win32: INTEGER_32
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basic_exec_system_none: INTEGER_32
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