lwt 2.5.2 · OCaml Package

Process management

This module allows you to spawn processes and communicate with them.

type command = string * string array

A command. The first field is the name of the executable and the second is the list of arguments. For example:

("ls", [|"ls"; "-l"|])

Notes:

if the name is the empty string, then the first argument will be used. You should specify a name only if you do not want the executable to be searched in the PATH. On Windows the only way to enable automatic seach in PATH is to pass an empty name.

it is possible to ``inline'' an argument, i.e. split it into multiple arguments. To do that prefix it with "\000". For example:

("", [|"echo"; "\000foo bar"|])

is the same as:

("", [|"echo"; "foo"; "bar"|])

val shell : string -> command

A command executed with the shell. (with "/bin/sh -c <cmd>" on Unix and "cmd.exe /c <cmd>" on Windows).

All the following functions take an optional argument timeout. If specified, after expiration, the process will be sent a Unix.sigkill signal and channels will be closed.

High-level functions

Redirections

type redirection = [

| `Keep
(*
The file descriptor is left unchanged
*)
| `Dev_null
(*
Connect the file descriptor to /dev/null
*)
| `Close
(*
The file descriptor is closed
*)
| `FD_copy of Unix.file_descr
(*
The file descriptor is replaced by the given one
*)
| `FD_move of Unix.file_descr
(*
The file descriptor is replaced by the given one, which is then closed.
*)

]

A file descriptor redirection. It describes how standard file descriptors are redirected in the child process.

Note: all optional redirection arguments default to `Keep

Executing

val exec : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  Unix.process_status Lwt.t

Executes the given command and returns its exit status.

Receiving

val pread : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string Lwt.t

val pread_chars : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  char Lwt_stream.t

val pread_line : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string Lwt.t

val pread_lines : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string Lwt_stream.t

Sending

val pwrite : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string ->
  unit Lwt.t

val pwrite_chars : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  char Lwt_stream.t ->
  unit Lwt.t

val pwrite_line : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string ->
  unit Lwt.t

val pwrite_lines : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string Lwt_stream.t ->
  unit Lwt.t

Mapping

val pmap : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string ->
  string Lwt.t

val pmap_chars : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  char Lwt_stream.t ->
  char Lwt_stream.t

val pmap_line : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string ->
  string Lwt.t

val pmap_lines : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  string Lwt_stream.t ->
  string Lwt_stream.t

Spawning processes

type state =

| Running
(*
The process is still running
*)
| Exited of Unix.process_status
(*
The process has exited
*)

State of a sub-process

class process_none : ?timeout:float -> ?env:string array -> ?stdin:redirection -> ?stdout:
  redirection -> ?stderr:redirection -> command -> object ... end

val open_process_none : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  process_none

val with_process_none : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  (process_none -> 'a Lwt.t) ->
  'a Lwt.t

class process_in : ?timeout:float -> ?env:string array -> ?stdin:redirection -> ?stderr:
  redirection -> command -> object ... end

val open_process_in : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  process_in

val with_process_in : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdin:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  (process_in -> 'a Lwt.t) ->
  'a Lwt.t

class process_out : ?timeout:float -> ?env:string array -> ?stdout:redirection -> ?stderr:
  redirection -> command -> object ... end

val open_process_out : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  process_out

val with_process_out : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stdout:redirection ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  (process_out -> 'a Lwt.t) ->
  'a Lwt.t

class process : ?timeout:float -> ?env:string array -> ?stderr:redirection -> command -> object ... end

val open_process : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  process

val with_process : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  ?stderr:redirection ->
  command ->
  (process -> 'a Lwt.t) ->
  'a Lwt.t

class process_full : ?timeout:float -> ?env:string array -> command -> object ... end

val open_process_full : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  command ->
  process_full

val with_process_full : 
  ?timeout:float ->
  ?env:string array ->
  command ->
  (process_full -> 'a Lwt.t) ->
  'a Lwt.t

package lwt