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= childprocess
This gem aims at being a simple and reliable solution for controlling
external programs running in the background on any Ruby / OS combination.
The code originated in the selenium-webdriver gem, but should prove useful as
a standalone library.
== Usage
process = ChildProcess.build("ruby", "-e", "sleep")
# inherit stdout/stderr from parent
process.io.inherit!
# or pass an IO
process.io.stdout = Tempfile.new("child-output")
process.start
process.alive? #=> true
process.exited? #=> false
process.stop
The object returned from ChildProcess.build will implement ChildProcess::AbstractProcess.
== Implementation
How the process is launched and killed depends on the platform:
* Unix : fork + exec
* Windows : CreateProcess and friends
* JRuby : java.lang.{Process,ProcessBuilder}
* IronRuby : System.Diagnostics.Process
== Note on Patches/Pull Requests
* Fork the project.
* Make your feature addition or bug fix.
* Add tests for it. This is important so I don't break it in a
future version unintentionally.
* Commit, do not mess with rakefile, version, or history.
(if you want to have your own version, that is fine but bump version in a commit by itself I can ignore when I pull)
* Send me a pull request. Bonus points for topic branches.
== Copyright
Copyright (c) 2010-2011 Jari Bakken. See LICENSE for details.
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