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* Copyright (C) 2007 Tommi Maekitalo
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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*
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*/
#ifndef CXXTOOLS_FORK_H
#define CXXTOOLS_FORK_H
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <cxxtools/syserror.h>
namespace cxxtools
{
/** A simple wrapper for the system function fork(2).
*
* The advantage of using this class instead of fork directly is, easyness,
* robustness and readability due to less code. The constructor executes
* fork(2) and does error checking. The destructor waits for the child
* process, which prevents the creation of zombie processes. The user may
* decide to deactivate it or waiting explicitely to receive the return
* status, but this has to be done explicitely, which helps robustness.
*
* Example:
* \code
* {
* cxxtools::Fork process;
* if (process.child())
* {
* // we are in the child process here.
*
* exit(0); // normally the child either exits or execs an other
* // process
* }
* }
* \endcode
*/
class Fork
{
Fork(const Fork&);
Fork& operator= (const Fork&);
pid_t pid;
public:
Fork()
: pid(::fork())
{
if (pid < 0)
throw SysError("fork");
}
~Fork()
{
if (pid)
wait();
}
pid_t getPid() const { return pid; }
bool parent() const { return pid > 0; }
bool child() const { return !parent(); }
void setNowait() { pid = 0; }
int wait(int options = 0)
{
int status;
::waitpid(pid, &status, options);
pid = 0;
return status;
}
};
}
#endif // CXXTOOLS_FORK_H
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