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//===-- PseudoTerminal.h ----------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
//
// The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
//
// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
#ifndef liblldb_PseudoTerminal_h_
#define liblldb_PseudoTerminal_h_
#if defined(__cplusplus)
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <string>
#include "lldb/lldb-defines.h"
namespace lldb_utility {
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
/// @class PseudoTerminal PseudoTerminal.h "lldb/Core/PseudoTerminal.h"
/// @brief A pseudo terminal helper class.
///
/// The pseudo terminal class abtracts the use of pseudo terminals on
/// the host system.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
class PseudoTerminal
{
public:
enum
{
invalid_fd = -1 ///< Invalid file descriptor value
};
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Default constructor
///
/// Constructs this object with invalid master and slave file
/// descriptors.
//------------------------------------------------------------------
PseudoTerminal ();
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Destructor
///
/// The destructor will close the master and slave file descriptors
/// if they are valid and ownwership has not been released using
/// one of:
/// @li PseudoTerminal::ReleaseMasterFileDescriptor()
/// @li PseudoTerminal::ReleaseSaveFileDescriptor()
//------------------------------------------------------------------
~PseudoTerminal ();
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Close the master file descriptor if it is valid.
//------------------------------------------------------------------
void
CloseMasterFileDescriptor ();
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Close the slave file descriptor if it is valid.
//------------------------------------------------------------------
void
CloseSlaveFileDescriptor ();
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Fork a child process that uses pseudo terminals for its stdio.
///
/// In the parent process, a call to this function results in a pid
/// being returned. If the pid is valid, the master file descriptor
/// can be used for read/write access to stdio of the child process.
///
/// In the child process the stdin/stdout/stderr will already be
/// routed to the slave pseudo terminal and the master file
/// descriptor will be closed as it is no longer needed by the child
/// process.
///
/// This class will close the file descriptors for the master/slave
/// when the destructor is called. The file handles can be released
/// using either:
/// @li PseudoTerminal::ReleaseMasterFileDescriptor()
/// @li PseudoTerminal::ReleaseSaveFileDescriptor()
///
/// @param[out] error
/// An pointer to an error that can describe any errors that
/// occur. This can be NULL if no error status is desired.
///
/// @return
/// @li \b Parent process: a child process ID that is greater
/// than zero, or -1 if the fork fails.
/// @li \b Child process: zero.
//------------------------------------------------------------------
lldb::pid_t
Fork (char *error_str, size_t error_len);
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// The master file descriptor accessor.
///
/// This object retains ownership of the master file descriptor when
/// this accessor is used. Users can call the member function
/// PseudoTerminal::ReleaseMasterFileDescriptor() if this
/// object should release ownership of the slave file descriptor.
///
/// @return
/// The master file descriptor, or PseudoTerminal::invalid_fd
/// if the master file descriptor is not currently valid.
///
/// @see PseudoTerminal::ReleaseMasterFileDescriptor()
//------------------------------------------------------------------
int
GetMasterFileDescriptor () const;
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// The slave file descriptor accessor.
///
/// This object retains ownership of the slave file descriptor when
/// this accessor is used. Users can call the member function
/// PseudoTerminal::ReleaseSlaveFileDescriptor() if this
/// object should release ownership of the slave file descriptor.
///
/// @return
/// The slave file descriptor, or PseudoTerminal::invalid_fd
/// if the slave file descriptor is not currently valid.
///
/// @see PseudoTerminal::ReleaseSlaveFileDescriptor()
//------------------------------------------------------------------
int
GetSlaveFileDescriptor () const;
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Get the name of the slave pseudo terminal.
///
/// A master pseudo terminal should already be valid prior to
/// calling this function.
///
/// @param[out] error
/// An pointer to an error that can describe any errors that
/// occur. This can be NULL if no error status is desired.
///
/// @return
/// The name of the slave pseudo terminal as a NULL terminated
/// C. This string that comes from static memory, so a copy of
/// the string should be made as subsequent calls can change
/// this value. NULL is returned if this object doesn't have
/// a valid master pseudo terminal opened or if the call to
/// \c ptsname() fails.
///
/// @see PseudoTerminal::OpenFirstAvailableMaster()
//------------------------------------------------------------------
const char*
GetSlaveName (char *error_str, size_t error_len) const;
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Open the first available pseudo terminal.
///
/// Opens the first available pseudo terminal with \a oflag as the
/// permissions. The opened master file descriptor is stored in this
/// object and can be accessed by calling the
/// PseudoTerminal::GetMasterFileDescriptor() accessor. Clients
/// can call the PseudoTerminal::ReleaseMasterFileDescriptor()
/// accessor function if they wish to use the master file descriptor
/// beyond the lifespan of this object.
///
/// If this object still has a valid master file descriptor when its
/// destructor is called, it will close it.
///
/// @param[in] oflag
/// Flags to use when calling \c posix_openpt(\a oflag).
/// A value of "O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY" is suggested.
///
/// @param[out] error
/// An pointer to an error that can describe any errors that
/// occur. This can be NULL if no error status is desired.
///
/// @return
/// @li \b true when the a master files descriptor is
/// successfully opened.
/// @li \b false if anything goes wrong.
///
/// @see PseudoTerminal::GetMasterFileDescriptor()
/// @see PseudoTerminal::ReleaseMasterFileDescriptor()
//------------------------------------------------------------------
bool
OpenFirstAvailableMaster (int oflag, char *error_str, size_t error_len);
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Open the slave for the current master pseudo terminal.
///
/// A master pseudo terminal should already be valid prior to
/// calling this function. The opened slave file descriptor is
/// stored in this object and can be accessed by calling the
/// PseudoTerminal::GetSlaveFileDescriptor() accessor. Clients
/// can call the PseudoTerminal::ReleaseSlaveFileDescriptor()
/// accessor function if they wish to use the slave file descriptor
/// beyond the lifespan of this object.
///
/// If this object still has a valid slave file descriptor when its
/// destructor is called, it will close it.
///
/// @param[in] oflag
/// Flags to use when calling \c open(\a oflag).
///
/// @param[out] error
/// An pointer to an error that can describe any errors that
/// occur. This can be NULL if no error status is desired.
///
/// @return
/// @li \b true when the a master files descriptor is
/// successfully opened.
/// @li \b false if anything goes wrong.
///
/// @see PseudoTerminal::OpenFirstAvailableMaster()
/// @see PseudoTerminal::GetSlaveFileDescriptor()
/// @see PseudoTerminal::ReleaseSlaveFileDescriptor()
//------------------------------------------------------------------
bool
OpenSlave (int oflag, char *error_str, size_t error_len);
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Release the master file descriptor.
///
/// Releases ownership of the master pseudo terminal file descriptor
/// without closing it. The destructor for this class will close the
/// master file descriptor if the ownership isn't released using this
/// call and the master file descriptor has been opened.
///
/// @return
/// The master file descriptor, or PseudoTerminal::invalid_fd
/// if the mast file descriptor is not currently valid.
//------------------------------------------------------------------
int
ReleaseMasterFileDescriptor ();
//------------------------------------------------------------------
/// Release the slave file descriptor.
///
/// Release ownership of the slave pseudo terminal file descriptor
/// without closing it. The destructor for this class will close the
/// slave file descriptor if the ownership isn't released using this
/// call and the slave file descriptor has been opened.
///
/// @return
/// The slave file descriptor, or PseudoTerminal::invalid_fd
/// if the slave file descriptor is not currently valid.
//------------------------------------------------------------------
int
ReleaseSlaveFileDescriptor ();
protected:
//------------------------------------------------------------------
// Member variables
//------------------------------------------------------------------
int m_master_fd; ///< The file descriptor for the master.
int m_slave_fd; ///< The file descriptor for the slave.
private:
DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN (PseudoTerminal);
};
} // namespace lldb
#endif // #if defined(__cplusplus)
#endif // #ifndef liblldb_PseudoTerminal_h_