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ost::Process Class Reference

A class for containing portable process related functions that help create portable code. Peocess wrapper class. More...

#include <process.h>

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef RETSIGTYPE(*	Trap )(int)
Static Public Methods
void	detach (void)
	Detach current process into a daemon, posix only.
Trap	setPosixSignal (int signo, Trap handler)
	Set a posix compliant signal handler.
Trap	setInterruptSignal (int signo, Trap handler)
	Set system call interuptable signal handler.
int	spawn (const char *exec, const char **argv)
	Spawn a process and wait for it's exit code.
const char *	getEnv (const char *name)
	Get system environment.
void	setEnv (const char *name, const char *value, bool overwrite)
	Set system environment in a standard manner.

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Detailed Description

A class for containing portable process related functions that help create portable code. Peocess wrapper class.

These are typically referenced thru Process::xxx static member functions. Many of these members are used both for win32 and posix systems although some may be platform specific.

Author:

David Sugar <dyfet@ostel.com>

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef RETSIGTYPE(* ost::Process::Trap)(int)

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Member Function Documentation

void ost::Process::detach (  void    )  [static]

Detach current process into a daemon, posix only. Perhaps a similar method can be used for creating win32 "services"?

const char* ost::Process::getEnv (  const char *    name )  [static]

Get system environment. Returns: system environ symbol. Parameters: name  of symbol.

void ost::Process::setEnv (  const char *    name, const char *    value, bool    overwrite )  [static]

Set system environment in a standard manner. Parameters: name  of environment symbol to set. value  of environment symbol. overwrite  true if replace existing symbol.

Trap ost::Process::setInterruptSignal (  int    signo, Trap    handler )  [static]

Set system call interuptable signal handler. return previous handler. Parameters: signo  signal no. handler  trap handler.

Trap ost::Process::setPosixSignal (  int    signo, Trap    handler )  [static]

Set a posix compliant signal handler. Returns: previous handler. Parameters: signo  signal no. handler  trap handler.

int ost::Process::spawn (  const char *    exec, const char **    argv )  [static]

Spawn a process and wait for it's exit code. In win32 this is done with the spawn system call. In posix, this is done with a fork, an execvp, and a waitpid. Returns: error code from process. Parameters: exec  name of executable. argv  list of command arguments.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• process.h

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