/// <summary>
/// Run a shell command on the provided platform and retrieve the data returned by it.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="platform">The platform to run this shell command on.</param>
/// <param name="command">The command to run.</param>
/// <returns>Returns a string containing the output of the command.</returns>
private string GetShellOutput(UnixPlatforms platform, string command)
{
try
{
// Set up our process to execute.
var process = GetShellProcess(platform, $"-c \"{command}\"", true);
// Stat the process and begin reading our data and error!
process.Start();
process.WaitForExit(100);
// Did we succeed?
if (process.ExitCode == 0)
{
var output = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
return(output);
}
else
{
var error = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
return(error);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
return(e.Message);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new <see cref="Process"/> containing the shell command provided.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="platform">The platform to run this shell command on.</param>
/// <param name="command">The command to run.</param>
/// <param name="readable">Should the output of the command be readable?</param>
/// <returns>Returns a process containing the shell command provided for execution.</returns>
private Process GetShellProcess(UnixPlatforms platform, string command, bool readable)
{
var execFile = string.Empty;
switch (platform)
{
case UnixPlatforms.Linux:
execFile = "bash";
break;
case UnixPlatforms.MacOSX:
execFile = "zsh";
break;
default:
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
return(new Process()
{
StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo()
{
FileName = execFile,
Arguments = command,
RedirectStandardOutput = readable,
RedirectStandardError = readable,
UseShellExecute = false
}
});
}
/// <summary>
/// Run a shell command on the provided platform.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="platform">The Platform to run this shell command on.</param>
/// <param name="command">The command to run.</param>
/// <param name="waitForExit">Should this application wait for the command to exit?</param>
private void RunShell(UnixPlatforms platform, string command, bool waitForExit = false)
{
// Set up our process to execute.
var process = GetShellProcess(platform, $"-c \"{command}\"", false);
// Stat the process and begin reading our data and error!
process.Start();
}
