gnupg/common/exechelp.h

/* exechelp.h - Definitions for the fork and exec helpers
 * Copyright (C) 2004, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 *
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 */

#ifndef GNUPG_COMMON_EXECHELP_H
#define GNUPG_COMMON_EXECHELP_H

#include "../common/estream.h"


/* Return the maximum number of currently allowed file descriptors.
   Only useful on POSIX systems.  */
int get_max_fds (void);


/* Close all file descriptors starting with descriptor FIRST.  If
   EXCEPT is not NULL, it is expected to be a list of file descriptors
   which are not to close.  This list shall be sorted in ascending
   order with its end marked by -1.  */
void close_all_fds (int first, int *except);


/* Returns an array with all currently open file descriptors.  The end
   of the array is marked by -1.  The caller needs to release this
   array using the *standard free* and not with xfree.  This allow the
   use of this fucntion right at startup even before libgcrypt has
   been initialized.  Returns NULL on error and sets ERRNO accordingly.  */
int *get_all_open_fds (void);


/* Portable function to create a pipe.  Under Windows the write end is
   inheritable.  */
gpg_error_t gnupg_create_inbound_pipe (int filedes[2]);

/* Portable function to create a pipe.  Under Windows the read end is
   inheritable.  */
gpg_error_t gnupg_create_outbound_pipe (int filedes[2]);


/* Fork and exec the PGMNAME.  If INFP is NULL connect /dev/null to
   stdin of the new process; if it is not NULL connect the file
   descriptor retrieved from INFP to stdin.  If R_OUTFP is NULL
   connect stdout of the new process to /dev/null; if it is not NULL
   store the address of a pointer to a new estream there.  If R_ERRFP
   is NULL connect stderr of the new process to /dev/null; if it is
   not NULL store the address of a pointer to a new estream there.  On
   success the pid of the new process is stored at PID.  On error -1
   is stored at PID and if R_OUTFP or R_ERRFP are not NULL, NULL is
   stored there.

   The arguments for the process are expected in the NULL terminated
   array ARGV.  The program name itself should not be included there.
   If PREEXEC is not NULL, the given function will be called right
   before the exec.

   Returns 0 on success or an error code.  Calling gnupg_wait_process
   and gnupg_release_process is required if the function succeeded.

   FLAGS is a bit vector:

   Bit 7: If set the process will be started as a background process.
          This flag is only useful under W32 (but not W32CE) systems,
          so that no new console is created and pops up a console
          window when starting the server.  Does not work on W32CE.

   Bit 6: On W32 (but not on W32CE) run AllowSetForegroundWindow for
          the child.  Note that due to unknown problems this actually
          allows SetForegroundWindow for all childs of this process.

 */
gpg_error_t
gnupg_spawn_process (const char *pgmname, const char *argv[],
                     gpg_err_source_t errsource,
                     void (*preexec)(void), unsigned int flags,
                     estream_t infp,
                     estream_t *r_outfp,
                     estream_t *r_errfp,
                     pid_t *pid);


/* Simplified version of gnupg_spawn_process.  This function forks and
   then execs PGMNAME, while connecting INFD to stdin, OUTFD to stdout
   and ERRFD to stderr (any of them may be -1 to connect them to
   /dev/null).  The arguments for the process are expected in the NULL
   terminated array ARGV.  The program name itself should not be
   included there.  Calling gnupg_wait_process and
   gnupg_release_process is required.  Returns 0 on success or an
   error code. */
gpg_error_t gnupg_spawn_process_fd (const char *pgmname,
                                    const char *argv[],
                                    int infd, int outfd, int errfd,
                                    pid_t *pid);


/* If HANG is true, waits for the process identified by PID to exit;
   if HANG is false, checks whether the process has terminated.
   PGMNAME should be the same as supplied to the spawn function and is
   only used for diagnostics.  Return values:

   0
       The process exited successful.  0 is stored at R_EXITCODE.

   GPG_ERR_GENERAL
       The process exited without success.  The exit code of process
       is then stored at R_EXITCODE.  An exit code of -1 indicates
       that the process terminated abnormally (e.g. due to a signal).

   GPG_ERR_TIMEOUT
       The process is still running (returned only if HANG is false).

   GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE
       An invalid PID has been specified.

   Other error codes may be returned as well.  Unless otherwise noted,
   -1 will be stored at R_EXITCODE.  R_EXITCODE may be passed as NULL
   if the exit code is not required (in that case an error messge will
   be printed).  Note that under Windows PID is not the process id but
   the handle of the process.  */
gpg_error_t gnupg_wait_process (const char *pgmname, pid_t pid, int hang,
                                int *r_exitcode);


/* Kill a process; that is send an appropriate signal to the process.
   gnupg_wait_process must be called to actually remove the process
   from the system.  An invalid PID is ignored.  */
void gnupg_kill_process (pid_t pid);

/* Release the process identified by PID.  This function is actually
   only required for Windows but it does not harm to always call it.
   It is a nop if PID is invalid.  */
void gnupg_release_process (pid_t pid);


/* Spawn a new process and immediatley detach from it.  The name of
   the program to exec is PGMNAME and its arguments are in ARGV (the
   programname is automatically passed as first argument).
   Environment strings in ENVP are set.  An error is returned if
   pgmname is not executable; to make this work it is necessary to
   provide an absolute file name.  */
gpg_error_t gnupg_spawn_process_detached (const char *pgmname,
                                          const char *argv[],
                                          const char *envp[] );



#endif /*GNUPG_COMMON_EXECHELP_H*/