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    1/*  Part of SWI-Prolog
    2
    3    Author:        Jan Wielemaker
    4    E-mail:        J.Wielemaker@vu.nl
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   35
   36:- module(process,
   37          [ process_create/3,           % +Exe, +Args, +Options
   38            process_wait/2,             % +PID, -Status
   39            process_wait/3,             % +PID, -Status, +Options
   40            process_id/1,               % -PID
   41            process_id/2,               % +Process, -PID
   42            is_process/1,               % +PID
   43            process_release/1,          % +PID
   44            process_kill/1,             % +PID
   45            process_group_kill/1,       % +PID
   46            process_group_kill/2,       % +PID, +Signal
   47            process_kill/2              % +PID, +Signal
   48          ]).   49:- use_module(library(shlib)).   50:- use_module(library(lists)).   51:- use_module(library(option)).   52
   53:- use_foreign_library(foreign(process)).   54
   55:- predicate_options(process_create/3, 3,
   56                     [ stdin(any),
   57                       stdout(any),
   58                       stderr(any),
   59                       cwd(atom),
   60                       env(list(any)),
   61                       priority(+integer),
   62                       process(-integer),
   63                       detached(+boolean),
   64                       window(+boolean)
   65                     ]).   66
   67/** <module> Create processes and redirect I/O
   68
   69The module library(process) implements interaction  with child processes
   70and unifies older interfaces such   as  shell/[1,2], open(pipe(command),
   71...) etc. This library is modelled after SICStus 4.
   72
   73The main interface is formed by process_create/3.   If the process id is
   74requested the process must be waited for using process_wait/2. Otherwise
   75the process resources are reclaimed automatically.
   76
   77In addition to the predicates, this module   defines  a file search path
   78(see user:file_search_path/2 and absolute_file_name/3) named =path= that
   79locates files on the system's  search   path  for  executables. E.g. the
   80following finds the executable for =ls=:
   81
   82    ==
   83    ?- absolute_file_name(path(ls), Path, [access(execute)]).
   84    ==
   85
   86*|Incompatibilities and current limitations|*
   87
   88    * Where SICStus distinguishes between an internal process id and
   89    the OS process id, this implementation does not make this
   90    distinction. This implies that is_process/1 is incomplete and
   91    unreliable.
   92
   93    * SICStus only supports ISO 8859-1 (latin-1). This implementation
   94    supports arbitrary OS multibyte interaction using the default
   95    locale.
   96
   97    * It is unclear what the detached(true) option is supposed to do. Disable
   98    signals in the child? Use setsid() to detach from the session?  The
   99    current implementation uses setsid() on Unix systems.
  100
  101    * An extra option env([Name=Value, ...]) is added to
  102    process_create/3.
  103
  104@tbd    Implement detached option in process_create/3
  105@compat SICStus 4
  106*/
  107
  108
  109%!  process_create(+Exe, +Args:list, +Options) is det.
  110%
  111%   Create a new process running the   file  Exe and using arguments
  112%   from the given list. Exe is a   file  specification as handed to
  113%   absolute_file_name/3. Typically one use the =path= file alias to
  114%   specify an executable file on the current   PATH. Args is a list
  115%   of arguments that  are  handed  to   the  new  process.  On Unix
  116%   systems, each element in the list becomes a seperate argument in
  117%   the  new  process.  In  Windows,    the   arguments  are  simply
  118%   concatenated to form the commandline.   Each  argument itself is
  119%   either a primitive or  a  list   of  primitives.  A primitive is
  120%   either atomic or a term file(Spec). Using file(Spec), the system
  121%   inserts a filename using the OS   filename  conventions which is
  122%   properly quoted if needed.
  123%
  124%   Options:
  125%
  126%       * stdin(Spec)
  127%       * stdout(Spec)
  128%       * stderr(Spec)
  129%       Bind the standard streams of the new process. Spec is one of
  130%       the terms below. If pipe(Pipe) is used, the Prolog stream is
  131%       a stream in text-mode using the encoding of the default
  132%       locale.  The encoding can be changed using set_stream/2.
  133%       The options =stdout= and =stderr= may use the same stream,
  134%       in which case both output streams are connected to the same
  135%       Prolog stream.
  136%
  137%           * std
  138%           Just share with the Prolog I/O streams
  139%           * null
  140%           Bind to a _null_ stream. Reading from such a stream
  141%           returns end-of-file, writing produces no output
  142%           * pipe(-Stream)
  143%           Attach input and/or output to a Prolog stream.
  144%
  145%       * cwd(+Directory)
  146%       Run the new process in Directory.  Directory can be a
  147%       compound specification, which is converted using
  148%       absolute_file_name/3.
  149%       * env(+List)
  150%       Specify the environment for the new process.  List is
  151%       a list of Name=Value terms.  Note that the current
  152%       implementation does not pass any environment variables.
  153%       If unspecified, the environment is inherited from the
  154%       Prolog process.
  155%       * process(-PID)
  156%       Unify PID with the process id of the created process.
  157%       * detached(+Bool)
  158%       In Unix: If =true=, detach the process from the terminal
  159%       Currently mapped to setsid();
  160%       Also creates a new process group for the child
  161%       In Windows: If =true=, detach the process from the current
  162%       job via the CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB flag. In Vista and beyond,
  163%       processes launched from the shell directly have the 'compatibility
  164%       assistant' attached to them automatically unless they have a UAC
  165%       manifest embedded in them. This means that you will get a
  166%       permission denied error if you try and assign the newly-created
  167%       PID to a job you create yourself.
  168%       * window(+Bool)
  169%       If =true=, create a window for the process (Windows only)
  170%       * priority(+Priority)
  171%       In Unix: specifies the process priority for the newly
  172%       created process. Priority must be an integer between -20
  173%       and 19. Positive values are nicer to others, and negative
  174%       values are less so. The default is zero. Users are free to
  175%       lower their own priority. Only the super-user may _raise_ it
  176%       to less-than zero.
  177%
  178%   If the user specifies the process(-PID)   option, he *must* call
  179%   process_wait/2 to reclaim the process.  Without this option, the
  180%   system will wait for completion of   the  process after the last
  181%   pipe stream is closed.
  182%
  183%   If the process is not waited for, it must succeed with status 0.
  184%   If not, an process_error is raised.
  185%
  186%   *|Windows notes|*
  187%
  188%   On Windows this call is an interface to the CreateProcess() API.
  189%   The  commandline  consists  of  the  basename  of  Exe  and  the
  190%   arguments formed from Args. Arguments are  separated by a single
  191%   space. If all characters satisfy iswalnum()   it is unquoted. If
  192%   the argument contains a double-quote it   is quoted using single
  193%   quotes. If both single and double   quotes appear a domain_error
  194%   is raised, otherwise double-quote are used.
  195%
  196%   The CreateProcess() API has  many   options.  Currently only the
  197%   =CREATE_NO_WINDOW=   options   is   supported     through    the
  198%   window(+Bool) option. If omitted, the  default   is  to use this
  199%   option if the application has no   console.  Future versions are
  200%   likely to support  more  window   specific  options  and replace
  201%   win_exec/2.
  202%
  203%   *Examples*
  204%
  205%   First,  a  very  simple  example  that    behaves  the  same  as
  206%   =|shell('ls -l')|=, except for error handling:
  207%
  208%   ==
  209%   ?- process_create(path(ls), ['-l'], []).
  210%   ==
  211%
  212%   The following example uses grep to find  all matching lines in a
  213%   file.
  214%
  215%   ==
  216%   grep(File, Pattern, Lines) :-
  217%           setup_call_cleanup(
  218%               process_create(path(grep), [ Pattern, file(File) ],
  219%                              [ stdout(pipe(Out))
  220%                              ]),
  221%               read_lines(Out, Lines),
  222%               close(Out)).
  223%
  224%   read_lines(Out, Lines) :-
  225%           read_line_to_codes(Out, Line1),
  226%           read_lines(Line1, Out, Lines).
  227%
  228%   read_lines(end_of_file, _, []) :- !.
  229%   read_lines(Codes, Out, [Line|Lines]) :-
  230%           atom_codes(Line, Codes),
  231%           read_line_to_codes(Out, Line2),
  232%           read_lines(Line2, Out, Lines).
  233%   ==
  234%
  235%   @error  process_error(Exe, Status) where Status is one of
  236%           exit(Code) or killed(Signal).  Raised if the process
  237%           is waited for (i.e., Options does not include
  238%           process(-PID)), and does not exit with status 0.
  239
  240process_create(Exe, Args, Options) :-
  241    exe_options(ExeOptions),
  242    absolute_file_name(Exe, PlProg, ExeOptions),
  243    must_be(list, Args),
  244    maplist(map_arg, Args, Av),
  245    prolog_to_os_filename(PlProg, Prog),
  246    Term =.. [Prog|Av],
  247    expand_cwd_option(Options, Options1),
  248    process_create(Term, Options1).
  249
  250exe_options(Options) :-
  251    current_prolog_flag(windows, true),
  252    !,
  253    Options = [ extensions(['',exe,com]), access(read) ].
  254exe_options(Options) :-
  255    Options = [ access(execute) ].
  256
  257expand_cwd_option(Options0, Options) :-
  258    select_option(cwd(Spec), Options0, Options1),
  259    !,
  260    (   compound(Spec)
  261    ->  absolute_file_name(Spec, PlDir, [file_type(directory), access(read)]),
  262        prolog_to_os_filename(PlDir, Dir),
  263        Options = [cwd(Dir)|Options1]
  264    ;   exists_directory(Spec)
  265    ->  Options = Options0
  266    ;   existence_error(directory, Spec)
  267    ).
  268expand_cwd_option(Options, Options).
  269
  270
  271%!  map_arg(+ArgIn, -Arg) is det.
  272%
  273%   Map an individual argument. Primitives  are either file(Spec) or
  274%   an atomic value (atom, string, number).  If ArgIn is a non-empty
  275%   list,  all  elements  are   converted    and   the  results  are
  276%   concatenated.
  277
  278map_arg([], []) :- !.
  279map_arg(List, Arg) :-
  280    is_list(List),
  281    !,
  282    maplist(map_arg_prim, List, Prims),
  283    atomic_list_concat(Prims, Arg).
  284map_arg(Prim, Arg) :-
  285    map_arg_prim(Prim, Arg).
  286
  287map_arg_prim(file(Spec), File) :-
  288    !,
  289    (   compound(Spec)
  290    ->  absolute_file_name(Spec, PlFile)
  291    ;   PlFile = Spec
  292    ),
  293    prolog_to_os_filename(PlFile, File).
  294map_arg_prim(Arg, Arg).
  295
  296
  297%!  process_id(-PID) is det.
  298%
  299%   True if PID is the process id of the running Prolog process.
  300%
  301%   @deprecated     Use current_prolog_flag(pid, PID)
  302
  303process_id(PID) :-
  304    current_prolog_flag(pid, PID).
  305
  306%!  process_id(+Process, -PID) is det.
  307%
  308%   PID is the process id of Process.  Given that they are united in
  309%   SWI-Prolog, this is a simple unify.
  310
  311process_id(PID, PID).
  312
  313%!  is_process(+PID) is semidet.
  314%
  315%   True if PID might  be  a   process.  Succeeds  for  any positive
  316%   integer.
  317
  318is_process(PID) :-
  319    integer(PID),
  320    PID > 0.
  321
  322%!  process_release(+PID)
  323%
  324%   Release process handle.  In this implementation this is the same
  325%   as process_wait(PID, _).
  326
  327process_release(PID) :-
  328    process_wait(PID, _).
  329
  330%!  process_wait(+PID, -Status) is det.
  331%!  process_wait(+PID, -Status, +Options) is det.
  332%
  333%   True if PID completed with  Status.   This  call normally blocks
  334%   until the process is finished.  Options:
  335%
  336%       * timeout(+Timeout)
  337%       Default: =infinite=.  If this option is a number, the
  338%       waits for a maximum of Timeout seconds and unifies Status
  339%       with =timeout= if the process does not terminate within
  340%       Timeout.  In this case PID is _not_ invalidated.  On Unix
  341%       systems only timeout 0 and =infinite= are supported.  A
  342%       0-value can be used to poll the status of the process.
  343%
  344%       * release(+Bool)
  345%       Do/do not release the process.  We do not support this flag
  346%       and a domain_error is raised if release(false) is provided.
  347%
  348%   @param  Status is one of exit(Code) or killed(Signal), where
  349%           Code and Signal are integers.
  350
  351process_wait(PID, Status) :-
  352    process_wait(PID, Status, []).
  353
  354%!  process_kill(+PID) is det.
  355%!  process_kill(+PID, +Signal) is det.
  356%
  357%   Send signal to process PID.  Default   is  =term=.  Signal is an
  358%   integer, Unix signal name (e.g. =SIGSTOP=)   or  the more Prolog
  359%   friendly variation one gets after   removing  =SIG= and downcase
  360%   the result: =stop=. On Windows systems,   Signal  is ignored and
  361%   the process is terminated using   the TerminateProcess() API. On
  362%   Windows systems PID must  be   obtained  from  process_create/3,
  363%   while any PID is allowed on Unix systems.
  364%
  365%   @compat SICStus does not accept the prolog friendly version.  We
  366%           choose to do so for compatibility with on_signal/3.
  367
  368process_kill(PID) :-
  369    process_kill(PID, term).
  370
  371
  372%!  process_group_kill(+PID) is det.
  373%!  process_group_kill(+PID, +Signal) is det.
  374%
  375%   Send signal to the group containing process PID.  Default   is
  376%   =term=.   See process_wait/1  for  a  description  of  signal
  377%   handling. In Windows, the same restriction on PID applies: it
  378%   must have been created from process_create/3, and the the group
  379%   is terminated via the TerminateJobObject API.
  380
  381process_group_kill(PID) :-
  382    process_group_kill(PID, term).
  383
  384
  385                 /*******************************
  386                 *            MESSAGES          *
  387                 *******************************/
  388
  389:- multifile
  390    prolog:error_message/3.  391
  392prolog:error_message(process_error(File, exit(Status))) -->
  393    [ 'Process "~w": exit status: ~w'-[File, Status] ].
  394prolog:error_message(process_error(File, killed(Signal))) -->
  395    [ 'Process "~w": killed by signal ~w'-[File, Signal] ]