com.purpletech.util
Class SmartProcess

java.lang.Object
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public class SmartProcess

extends java.lang.Object

This Object manages a process. You can execute the process and get the output without any fuss (like exceptions).

Version:

1.0

Author:

Ralf Engels

Constructor Summary

SmartProcess(java.lang.String command)

Method Summary

void	close() Closes all streams and kills the process if there is one.
void	destroy() Kills the process but leaves the output streams open.
int	execute() Wait for process to be executed and returns the result.
java.lang.String	getError()
java.lang.String	getErrorOutput() Get the error output of the process.
java.lang.String	getNormalOutput() Get the output of the process.
protected java.lang.String	getOutput(java.io.Reader reader)
void	print(java.lang.String input)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SmartProcess

public SmartProcess(java.lang.String command)

Method Detail

getError

public java.lang.String getError()

destroy

public void destroy()

Kills the process but leaves the output streams open. You can get the last output via getNormalOutput and getErrorOutput.

See Also:

getNormalOutput, getErrorOutput

execute

public int execute()

Wait for process to be executed and returns the result.

Returns:

The result of the process or -1 if the process could not be started or an other error occured.

close

public void close()

Closes all streams and kills the process if there is one.

print

public void print(java.lang.String input)

getNormalOutput

public java.lang.String getNormalOutput()

Get the output of the process. Returns the output of the process. The same output is never returned twice. You should better call execute in advance.

getErrorOutput

public java.lang.String getErrorOutput()

Get the error output of the process. Returns the error output of the process. The same output is never returned twice. You should better call execute in advance.

getOutput

protected java.lang.String getOutput(java.io.Reader reader)