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# Process
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Built-in functions for the current process & child processes
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#### Example usage
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```lua
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local process = require("@lune/process")
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-- Getting the arguments passed to the Lune script
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for index, arg in process.args do
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print("Process argument #" .. tostring(index) .. ": " .. arg)
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end
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-- Getting the currently available environment variables
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local PORT: string? = process.env.PORT
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local HOME: string? = process.env.HOME
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for name, value in process.env do
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print("Environment variable " .. name .. " is set to " .. value)
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end
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-- Getting the current os and processor architecture
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print("Running " .. process.os .. " on " .. process.arch .. "!")
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-- Spawning a child process
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local result = process.spawn("program", {
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"cli argument",
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"other cli argument"
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})
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if result.ok then
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print(result.stdout)
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else
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print(result.stderr)
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end
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```
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## Properties
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### os
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`OS`
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The current operating system being used.
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Possible values:
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- `"linux"`
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- `"macos"`
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- `"windows"`
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---
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### arch
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`Arch`
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The architecture of the processor currently being used.
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Possible values:
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- `"x86_64"`
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- `"aarch64"`
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---
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### args
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`{ string }`
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The arguments given when running the Lune script.
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### cwd
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`string`
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The current working directory in which the Lune script is running.
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### env
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`{ [string]: string? }`
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Current environment variables for this process.
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Setting a value on this table will set the corresponding environment variable.
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---
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## Functions
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### exit
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Exits the currently running script as soon as possible with the given exit code.
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Exit code 0 is treated as a successful exit, any other value is treated as an error.
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Setting the exit code using this function will override any otherwise automatic exit code.
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#### Parameters
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- `code` The exit code to set
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#### Returns
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- never
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### spawn
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Spawns a child process that will run the program `program`, and returns a dictionary that describes
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the final status and ouput of the child process.
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The second argument, `params`, can be passed as a list of string parameters to give to the program.
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The third argument, `options`, can be passed as a dictionary of options to give to the child
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process. Refer to the documentation for `SpawnOptions` for specific option keys and their values.
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#### Parameters
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- `program` The program to spawn as a child process
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- `params` Additional parameters to pass to the program
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- `options` A dictionary of options for the child process
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#### Returns
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- A dictionary representing the result of the child process
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---
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## Types
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### SpawnOptions
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A dictionary of options for `process.spawn`, with the following available values:
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- `cwd` - The current working directory for the process
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- `env` - Extra environment variables to give to the process
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- `shell` - Whether to run in a shell or not - set to `true` to run using the default shell, or a
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string to run using a specific shell
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- `stdio` - How to treat output and error streams from the child process - set to "inherit" to
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pass output and error streams to the current process
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- `stdin` - Optional standard input to pass to spawned child process
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### SpawnResult
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Result type for child processes in `process.spawn`.
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This is a dictionary containing the following values:
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- `ok` - If the child process exited successfully or not, meaning the exit code was zero or not
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set
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- `code` - The exit code set by the child process, or 0 if one was not set
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- `stdout` - The full contents written to stdout by the child process, or an empty string if
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nothing was written
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- `stderr` - The full contents written to stderr by the child process, or an empty string if
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nothing was written
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---
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