swi-prolog-nox 6.6.6-5 / usr / lib / swi-prolog / library / process.pl

/*  Part of SWI-Prolog

    Author:        Jan Wielemaker
    E-mail:        J.Wielemak@vu.nl
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			      VU University Amsterdam

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:- module(process,
	  [ process_create/3,		% +Exe, +Args, +Options
	    process_wait/2,		% +PID, -Status
	    process_wait/3,		% +PID, -Status, +Options
	    process_id/1,		% -PID
	    process_id/2,		% +Process, -PID
	    is_process/1,		% +PID
	    process_release/1,		% +PID
	    process_kill/1,		% +PID
	    process_kill/2		% +PID, -Signal
	  ]).
:- use_module(library(shlib)).
:- use_module(library(lists)).
:- use_module(library(option)).

:- use_foreign_library(foreign(process)).

:- predicate_options(process_create/3, 3,
		     [ stdin(any),
		       stdout(any),
		       stderr(any),
		       cwd(atom),
		       env(list(any)),
		       priority(+integer),
		       process(-integer),
		       detached(+boolean),
		       window(+boolean)
		     ]).

/** <module> Create processes and redirect I/O

The module library(process) implements interaction  with child processes
and unifies older interfaces such   as  shell/[1,2], open(pipe(command),
...) etc. This library is modelled after SICStus 4.

The main interface is formed by process_create/3.   If the process id is
requested the process must be waited for using process_wait/2. Otherwise
the process resources are reclaimed automatically.

In addition to the predicates, this module   defines  a file search path
(see user:file_search_path/2 and absolute_file_name/3) named =path= that
locates files on the system's  search   path  for  executables. E.g. the
following finds the executable for =ls=:

    ==
    ?- absolute_file_name(path(ls), Path, [access(execute)]).
    ==

*|Incompatibilities and current limitations|*

    * Where SICStus distinguishes between an internal process id and
    the OS process id, this implementation does not make this
    distinction. This implies that is_process/1 is incomplete and
    unreliable.

    * SICStus only supports ISO 8859-1 (latin-1). This implementation
    supports arbitrary OS multibyte interaction using the default
    locale.

    * It is unclear what the detached(true) option is supposed to do. Disable
    signals in the child? Use setsid() to detach from the session?  The
    current implementation uses setsid() on Unix systems.

    * An extra option env([Name=Value, ...]) is added to
    process_create/3.

@tbd	Implement detached option in process_create/3
@compat	SICStus 4
*/


%%	process_create(+Exe, +Args:list, +Options) is det.
%
%	Create a new process running the   file  Exe and using arguments
%	from the given list. Exe is a   file  specification as handed to
%	absolute_file_name/3. Typically one use the =path= file alias to
%	specify an executable file on the current   PATH. Args is a list
%	of arguments that  are  handed  to   the  new  process.  On Unix
%	systems, each element in the list becomes a seperate argument in
%	the  new  process.  In  Windows,    the   arguments  are  simply
%	concatenated to form the commandline.   Each  argument itself is
%	either a primitive or  a  list   of  primitives.  A primitive is
%	either atomic or a term file(Spec). Using file(Spec), the system
%	inserts a filename using the OS   filename  conventions which is
%	properly quoted if needed.
%
%	Options:
%
%	    * stdin(Spec)
%	    * stdout(Spec)
%	    * stderr(Spec)
%	    Bind the standard streams of the new process. Spec is one of
%	    the terms below. If pipe(Pipe) is used, the Prolog stream is
%	    a stream in text-mode using the encoding of the default
%	    locale.  The encoding can be changed using set_stream/2.
%	    The options =stdout= and =stderr= may use the same stream,
%	    in which case both output streams are connected to the same
%	    Prolog stream.
%
%		* std
%		Just share with the Prolog I/O streams
%		* null
%		Bind to a _null_ stream. Reading from such a stream
%		returns end-of-file, writing produces no output
%		* pipe(-Stream)
%		Attach input and/or output to a Prolog stream.
%
%	    * cwd(+Directory)
%	    Run the new process in Directory.  Directory can be a
%	    compound specification, which is converted using
%	    absolute_file_name/3.
%	    * env(+List)
%	    Specify the environment for the new process.  List is
%	    a list of Name=Value terms.  Note that the current
%	    implementation does not pass any environment variables.
%	    If unspecified, the environment is inherited from the
%	    Prolog process.
%	    * process(-PID)
%	    Unify PID with the process id of the created process.
%	    * detached(+Bool)
%	    In Unix: If =true=, detach the process from the terminal
%	    Currently mapped to setsid();
%	    In Windows: If =true=, detach the process from the current
%	    job via the CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB flag. In Vista and beyond,
%           processes launched from the shell directly have the 'compatibility
%           assistant' attached to them automatically unless they have a UAC
%           manifest embedded in them. This means that you will get a
%           permission denied error if you try and assign the newly-created
%           PID to a job you create yourself.
%	    * window(+Bool)
%	    If =true=, create a window for the process (Windows only)
%	    * priority(+Priority)
%	    In Unix: specifies the process priority for the newly
%	    created process. Priority must be an integer between -20
%	    and 19. Positive values are nicer to others, and negative
%	    values are less so. The default is zero. Users are free to
%	    lower their own priority. Only the super-user may _raise_ it
%	    to less-than zero.
%
%	If the user specifies the process(-PID)   option, he *must* call
%	process_wait/2 to reclaim the process.  Without this option, the
%	system will wait for completion of   the  process after the last
%	pipe stream is closed.
%
%	If the process is not waited for, it must succeed with status 0.
%	If not, an process_error is raised.
%
%	*|Windows notes|*
%
%	On Windows this call is an interface to the CreateProcess() API.
%	The  commandline  consists  of  the  basename  of  Exe  and  the
%	arguments formed from Args. Arguments are  separated by a single
%	space. If all characters satisfy iswalnum()   it is unquoted. If
%	the argument contains a double-quote it   is quoted using single
%	quotes. If both single and double   quotes appear a domain_error
%	is raised, otherwise double-quote are used.
%
%	The CreateProcess() API has  many   options.  Currently only the
%	=CREATE_NO_WINDOW=   options   is   supported     through    the
%	window(+Bool) option. If omitted, the  default   is  to use this
%	option if the application has no   console.  Future versions are
%	likely to support  more  window   specific  options  and replace
%	win_exec/2.
%
%	*Examples*
%
%	First,  a  very  simple  example  that    behaves  the  same  as
%	=|shell('ls -l')|=, except for error handling:
%
%	==
%	?- process_create(path(ls), ['-l'], []).
%	==
%
%	The following example uses grep to find  all matching lines in a
%	file.
%
%	==
%	grep(File, Pattern, Lines) :-
%		process_create(path(grep), [ Pattern, file(File) ],
%			       [ stdout(pipe(Out))
%			       ]),
%		read_lines(Out, Lines).
%
%	read_lines(Out, Lines) :-
%		read_line_to_codes(Out, Line1),
%		read_lines(Line1, Out, Lines).
%
%	read_lines(end_of_file, _, []) :- !.
%	read_lines(Codes, Out, [Line|Lines]) :-
%		atom_codes(Line, Codes),
%		read_line_to_codes(Out, Line2),
%		read_lines(Line2, Out, Lines).
%	==
%
%	@error	process_error(Exe, Status) where Status is one of
%		exit(Code) or killed(Signal).  Raised if the process
%		does not exit with status 0.

process_create(Exe, Args, Options) :-
	exe_options(ExeOptions),
	absolute_file_name(Exe, PlProg, ExeOptions),
	must_be(list, Args),
	maplist(map_arg, Args, Av),
	prolog_to_os_filename(PlProg, Prog),
	Term =.. [Prog|Av],
	expand_cwd_option(Options, Options1),
	process_create(Term, Options1).

exe_options(Options) :-
	current_prolog_flag(windows, true), !,
	Options = [ extensions(['',exe,com]), access(read) ].
exe_options(Options) :-
	Options = [ access(execute) ].

expand_cwd_option(Options0, Options) :-
	select_option(cwd(Spec), Options0, Options1), !,
	(   compound(Spec)
	->  absolute_file_name(Spec, PlDir, [file_type(directory), access(read)]),
	    prolog_to_os_filename(PlDir, Dir),
	    Options = [cwd(Dir)|Options1]
	;   exists_directory(Spec)
	->  Options = Options0
	;   existence_error(directory, Spec)
	).
expand_cwd_option(Options, Options).


%%	map_arg(+ArgIn, -Arg) is det.
%
%	Map an individual argument. Primitives  are either file(Spec) or
%	an atomic value (atom, string, number).  If ArgIn is a non-empty
%	list,  all  elements  are   converted    and   the  results  are
%	concatenated.

map_arg([], []) :- !.
map_arg(List, Arg) :-
	is_list(List), !,
	maplist(map_arg_prim, List, Prims),
	atomic_list_concat(Prims, Arg).
map_arg(Prim, Arg) :-
	map_arg_prim(Prim, Arg).

map_arg_prim(file(Spec), File) :- !,
	(   compound(Spec)
	->  absolute_file_name(Spec, PlFile)
	;   PlFile = Spec
	),
	prolog_to_os_filename(PlFile, File).
map_arg_prim(Arg, Arg).


%%	process_id(-PID) is det.
%
%	True if PID is the process id of the running Prolog process.
%
%	@deprecated	Use current_prolog_flag(pid, PID)

process_id(PID) :-
	current_prolog_flag(pid, PID).

%%	process_id(+Process, -PID) is det.
%
%	PID is the process id of Process.  Given that they are united in
%	SWI-Prolog, this is a simple unify.

process_id(PID, PID).

%%	is_process(+PID) is semidet.
%
%	True if PID might  be  a   process.  Succeeds  for  any positive
%	integer.

is_process(PID) :-
	integer(PID),
	PID > 0.

%%	process_release(+PID)
%
%	Release process handle.  In this implementation this is the same
%	as process_wait(PID, _).

process_release(PID) :-
	process_wait(PID, _).

%%	process_wait(+PID, -Status) is det.
%%	process_wait(+PID, -Status, +Options) is det.
%
%	True if PID completed with  Status.   This  call normally blocks
%	until the process is finished.  Options:
%
%	    * timeout(+Timeout)
%	    Default: =infinite=.  If this option is a number, the
%	    waits for a maximum of Timeout seconds and unifies Status
%	    with =timeout= if the process does not terminate within
%	    Timeout.  In this case PID is _not_ invalidated.  On Unix
%	    systems only timeout 0 and =infinite= are supported.  A
%	    0-value can be used to poll the status of the process.
%
%	    * release(+Bool)
%	    Do/do not release the process.  We do not support this flag
%	    and a domain_error is raised if release(false) is provided.
%
%	@param	Status is one of exit(Code) or killed(Signal), where
%		Code and Signal are integers.

process_wait(PID, Status) :-
	process_wait(PID, Status, []).

%%	process_kill(+PID) is det.
%%	process_kill(+PID, +Signal) is det.
%
%	Send signal to process PID.  Default   is  =term=.  Signal is an
%	integer, Unix signal name (e.g. =SIGSTOP=)   or  the more Prolog
%	friendly variation one gets after   removing  =SIG= and downcase
%	the result: =stop=. On Windows systems,   Signal  is ignored and
%	the process is terminated using   the TerminateProcess() API. On
%	Windows systems PID must  be   obtained  from  process_create/3,
%	while any PID is allowed on Unix systems.
%
%	@compat	SICStus does not accept the prolog friendly version.  We
%		choose to do so for compatibility with on_signal/3.

process_kill(PID) :-
	process_kill(PID, term).


		 /*******************************
		 *	      MESSAGES		*
		 *******************************/

:- multifile
	prolog:error_message/3.

prolog:error_message(process_error(File, exit(Status))) -->
	[ 'Process "~w": exit status: ~w'-[File, Status] ].
prolog:error_message(process_error(File, killed(Signal))) -->
	[ 'Process "~w": killed by signal ~w'-[File, Signal] ].