Class pinnacle.process
Process management.
This module provides utilities to spawn processes and capture their output.
Functions
function spawn
function pinnacle.process.spawn(...: string)
-> pinnacle.process.ChildSpawns a process, returning a Child with the process's standard IO if successful.
Receives the arguments of the command to be spawned, either as varargs or as a table.
For more control over the spawn, use Process.command instead.
Parameters
...: string
Returns
See also
pinnacle.process.Process.command: A way to spawn processes with more control.
function spawn_once
function pinnacle.process.spawn_once(...: string)
-> pinnacle.process.ChildSpawns a process if it hasn't been spawned before, returning a Child with the process's standard IO if successful.
Receives the arguments of the command to be spawned, either as varargs or as a table.
For more control over the spawn, use Process.command instead.
Parameters
...: string
Returns
See also
pinnacle.process.Process.command: A way to spawn processes with more control.
function spawn_unique
function pinnacle.process.spawn_unique(...: string)
-> pinnacle.process.ChildSpawns a process if it isn't already running, returning a Child with the process's standard IO if successful.
Receives the arguments of the command to be spawned, either as varargs or as a table.
For more control over the spawn, use Process.command instead.
Parameters
...: string
Returns
See also
pinnacle.process.Process.command: A way to spawn processes with more control.
function command
function pinnacle.process.command(cmd: pinnacle.process.CommandOpts)
-> pinnacle.process.CommandCreates a Command from the given options.
A Command represents a to-be-spawned process.
Parameters
cmd: pinnacle.process.CommandOpts