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+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+#ifndef PROCESS_H
+#define PROCESS_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <list/list.h>
+#include <waiter/waiter.h>
+
+struct process;
+struct procset;
+
+typedef void (*process_exit_cb)(struct process *);
+
+struct process {
+ /* caller-provided configuration */
+ const char *path;
+ const char **argv;
+ bool keep_stdout;
+ process_exit_cb exit_cb;
+ void *data;
+
+ /* runtime data */
+ pid_t pid;
+ int stdout_len;
+ char *stdout_buf;
+
+ /* post-execution information */
+ int exit_status;
+};
+
+/* Process management system init. process_init must be called before
+ * process_create. The pointer returned can be talloc_free()-ed, or can be
+ * automatically freed through destruction of the ctx talloc tree.
+ */
+struct procset *process_init(void *ctx, struct waitset *set);
+
+struct process *process_create(void *ctx);
+
+/* process_release: release our reference to the process, but potentially
+ * leave it running. When the process exits, associated resources will
+ * be deallocated.
+ */
+void process_release(struct process *process);
+
+/* Synchronous interface. These functions will all block while waiting for
+ * the process to exit.
+ */
+int process_run_sync(struct process *process);
+int process_run_simple_argv(void *ctx, const char *argv[]);
+int process_run_simple(void *ctx, const char *name, ...)
+ __attribute__((sentinel(0)));
+
+/* Asynchronous interface. When a process is run with process_run_async, the
+ * function returns without wait()ing for the child process to exit. If the
+ * process' exit_cb member is set, that callback will be invoked when the
+ * process exits.
+ */
+int process_run_async(struct process *process);
+
+void process_stop_async(struct process *process);
+#endif /* PROCESS_H */
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