spoon 0.0.1

data/lib/spoon.rb

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+require 'ffi'
+
+module Spoon
+  extend FFI::Library
+  ffi_lib 'c'
+  
+  # int
+  # posix_spawn(pid_t *restrict pid, const char *restrict path,
+  #     const posix_spawn_file_actions_t *file_actions,
+  #     const posix_spawnattr_t *restrict attrp, char *const argv[restrict],
+  #     char *const envp[restrict]);
+  
+  attach_function :_posix_spawn, :posix_spawn, [:pointer, :string, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer], :int
+  attach_function :_posix_spawnp, :posix_spawnp, [:pointer, :string, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer, :pointer], :int
+  
+  def self.spawn(*args)
+    spawn_args = _prepare_spawn_args(args)
+    _posix_spawn(*spawn_args)
+    spawn_args[0].read_int
+  end
+
+  def self.spawnp(*args)
+    spawn_args = _prepare_spawn_args(args)
+    _posix_spawnp(*spawn_args)
+    spawn_args[0].read_int
+  end
+  
+  private
+  
+  def self._prepare_spawn_args(args)
+    pid_ptr = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:pid_t, 1)
+
+    args_ary = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:pointer, args.length + 1)
+    str_ptrs = args.map {|str| FFI::MemoryPointer.from_string(str)}
+    args_ary.put_array_of_pointer(0, str_ptrs)
+
+    env_ary = FFI::MemoryPointer.new(:pointer, ENV.length + 1)
+    env_ptrs = ENV.map {|key,value| FFI::MemoryPointer.from_string("#{key}=#{value}")}
+    env_ary.put_array_of_pointer(0, env_ptrs)
+    
+    [pid_ptr, args[0], nil, nil, args_ary, env_ary]
+  end
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $0
+  pid = Spoon.spawn('/usr/bin/vim')
+
+  Process.waitpid(pid)
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: spoon
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  version: 0.0.1
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+  - Charles Oliver Nutter
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2010-01-10 00:00:00 -06:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: []
+
+description: Spoon is an FFI binding of the posix_spawn function, providing fork+exec functionality in a single shot.
+email: 
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+  - lib/spoon.rb
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: 
+licenses: []
+
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+
+require_paths: 
+  - lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        version: "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: Spoon is an FFI binding of the posix_spawn function, providing fork+exec functionality in a single shot.
+test_files: []
+