command-monkey 0.1

data/lib/command-monkey.rb

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+require 'pty'
+require 'expect'
+
+# This library runs an interactive program, such as pacmd or irb, and provides
+# a method to execute commands in the program and return the replies.
+class CommandMonkey
+
+  # program: the interactive program to execute
+  # prompt: regex detecting the interactive program's prompt
+  def initialize(program, prompt)
+    @prompt = prompt
+
+    # run the program in a separate thread so that this library does not block
+    # the client program
+    @operator = Fiber.new do |command|
+      PTY.spawn program do |output, input, pid|
+        @output = output
+
+        get_reply
+
+        loop do
+          input.puts command
+          command = Fiber.yield get_reply(command)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Send a command to the pacmd session, and return the output
+  def enter(command)
+    @operator.resume(command)
+  end
+
+  # Captured output from the program is filtered through this method before
+  # being returned
+  def filter_output(text)
+    text.strip
+  end
+
+  # Return the pattern which needs to be removed, based on the command text
+  def strip_command_pattern(command)
+    /\A\s+#{Regexp.quote command}/
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  # Wait for the program to show its prompt, and yield the output before the
+  # prompt to the block
+  def get_reply(command=nil)
+    @output.expect @prompt do |reply, *_|
+      reply.sub!(/#{@prompt}\z/m, '')
+      reply.sub!(strip_command_pattern(command), '') if command
+      return filter_output(reply)
+    end
+  end
+end
+

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: command-monkey
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: "0.1"
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Yaohan Chen
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-04-01 00:00:00 -04:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Command Monkey runs an interactive command-line program such as irb in the background, and provides an interface to send commands and return their output.
+email: yaohan.chen@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/command-monkey.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: http://github.com/hagabaka/command-monkey
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: 1.9.0
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+requirements: []
+
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.3.5
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Interface for interactive command-reply programs
+test_files: []
+