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2 Simple DirectMedia Layer
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3 Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
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13 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
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19 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
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20 */
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22 /**
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23 * # CategoryProcess
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24 *
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25 * Process control support.
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26 *
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27 * These functions provide a cross-platform way to spawn and manage OS-level
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28 * processes.
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29 *
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30 * You can create a new subprocess with SDL_CreateProcess() and optionally
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31 * read and write to it using SDL_ReadProcess() or SDL_GetProcessInput() and
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32 * SDL_GetProcessOutput(). If more advanced functionality like chaining input
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33 * between processes is necessary, you can use
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34 * SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties().
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35 *
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36 * You can get the status of a created process with SDL_WaitProcess(), or
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37 * terminate the process with SDL_KillProcess().
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38 *
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39 * Don't forget to call SDL_DestroyProcess() to clean up, whether the process
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40 * process was killed, terminated on its own, or is still running!
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41 */
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42
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43 #ifndef SDL_process_h_
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44 #define SDL_process_h_
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45
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46 #include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
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47 #include <SDL3/SDL_error.h>
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48 #include <SDL3/SDL_iostream.h>
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49 #include <SDL3/SDL_properties.h>
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50
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51 #include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
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52 /* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
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53 #ifdef __cplusplus
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54 extern "C" {
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55 #endif
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56
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57 /**
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58 * An opaque handle representing a system process.
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59 *
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60 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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61 *
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62 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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63 */
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64 typedef struct SDL_Process SDL_Process;
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65
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66 /**
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67 * Create a new process.
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68 *
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69 * The path to the executable is supplied in args[0]. args[1..N] are
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70 * additional arguments passed on the command line of the new process, and the
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71 * argument list should be terminated with a NULL, e.g.:
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72 *
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73 * ```c
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74 * const char *args[] = { "myprogram", "argument", NULL };
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75 * ```
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76 *
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77 * Setting pipe_stdio to true is equivalent to setting
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78 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_NUMBER` and
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79 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_NUMBER` to `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP`, and
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80 * will allow the use of SDL_ReadProcess() or SDL_GetProcessInput() and
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81 * SDL_GetProcessOutput().
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82 *
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83 * See SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties() for more details.
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84 *
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85 * \param args the path and arguments for the new process.
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86 * \param pipe_stdio true to create pipes to the process's standard input and
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87 * from the process's standard output, false for the process
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88 * to have no input and inherit the application's standard
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89 * output.
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90 * \returns the newly created and running process, or NULL if the process
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91 * couldn't be created.
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92 *
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93 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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94 *
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95 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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96 *
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97 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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98 * \sa SDL_GetProcessProperties
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99 * \sa SDL_ReadProcess
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100 * \sa SDL_GetProcessInput
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101 * \sa SDL_GetProcessOutput
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102 * \sa SDL_KillProcess
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103 * \sa SDL_WaitProcess
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104 * \sa SDL_DestroyProcess
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105 */
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106 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Process * SDLCALL SDL_CreateProcess(const char * const *args, bool pipe_stdio);
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108 /**
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109 * Description of where standard I/O should be directed when creating a
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110 * process.
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111 *
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112 * If a standard I/O stream is set to SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_INHERITED, it will go
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113 * to the same place as the application's I/O stream. This is the default for
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114 * standard output and standard error.
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115 *
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116 * If a standard I/O stream is set to SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL, it is connected
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117 * to `NUL:` on Windows and `/dev/null` on POSIX systems. This is the default
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118 * for standard input.
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119 *
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120 * If a standard I/O stream is set to SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP, it is connected
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121 * to a new SDL_IOStream that is available to the application. Standard input
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122 * will be available as `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDIN_POINTER` and allows
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123 * SDL_GetProcessInput(), standard output will be available as
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124 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDOUT_POINTER` and allows SDL_ReadProcess() and
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125 * SDL_GetProcessOutput(), and standard error will be available as
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126 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDERR_POINTER` in the properties for the created
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127 * process.
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128 *
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129 * If a standard I/O stream is set to SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_REDIRECT, it is
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130 * connected to an existing SDL_IOStream provided by the application. Standard
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131 * input is provided using `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_POINTER`, standard
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132 * output is provided using `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_POINTER`, and
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133 * standard error is provided using `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_POINTER`
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134 * in the creation properties. These existing streams should be closed by the
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135 * application once the new process is created.
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136 *
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137 * In order to use an SDL_IOStream with SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_REDIRECT, it must
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138 * have `SDL_PROP_IOSTREAM_WINDOWS_HANDLE_POINTER` or
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139 * `SDL_PROP_IOSTREAM_FILE_DESCRIPTOR_NUMBER` set. This is true for streams
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140 * representing files and process I/O.
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141 *
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142 * \since This enum is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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143 *
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144 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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145 * \sa SDL_GetProcessProperties
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146 * \sa SDL_ReadProcess
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147 * \sa SDL_GetProcessInput
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148 * \sa SDL_GetProcessOutput
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149 */
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150 typedef enum SDL_ProcessIO
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151 {
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152 SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_INHERITED, /**< The I/O stream is inherited from the application. */
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153 SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL, /**< The I/O stream is ignored. */
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154 SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP, /**< The I/O stream is connected to a new SDL_IOStream that the application can read or write */
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155 SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_REDIRECT /**< The I/O stream is redirected to an existing SDL_IOStream. */
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156 } SDL_ProcessIO;
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158 /**
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159 * Create a new process with the specified properties.
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160 *
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161 * These are the supported properties:
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162 *
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163 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_ARGS_POINTER`: an array of strings containing
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164 * the program to run, any arguments, and a NULL pointer, e.g. const char
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165 * *args[] = { "myprogram", "argument", NULL }. This is a required property.
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166 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_ENVIRONMENT_POINTER`: an SDL_Environment
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167 * pointer. If this property is set, it will be the entire environment for
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168 * the process, otherwise the current environment is used.
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170 * string representing the working directory for the process, defaults to
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171 * the current working directory.
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172 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_NUMBER`: an SDL_ProcessIO value describing
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173 * where standard input for the process comes from, defaults to
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174 * `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL`.
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175 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_POINTER`: an SDL_IOStream pointer used for
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176 * standard input when `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_NUMBER` is set to
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177 * `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_REDIRECT`.
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178 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_NUMBER`: an SDL_ProcessIO value
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179 * describing where standard output for the process goes to, defaults to
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180 * `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_INHERITED`.
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181 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_POINTER`: an SDL_IOStream pointer used
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182 * for standard output when `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_NUMBER` is set
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183 * to `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_REDIRECT`.
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184 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_NUMBER`: an SDL_ProcessIO value
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185 * describing where standard error for the process goes to, defaults to
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186 * `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_INHERITED`.
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187 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_POINTER`: an SDL_IOStream pointer used
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188 * for standard error when `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_NUMBER` is set to
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189 * `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_REDIRECT`.
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190 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_TO_STDOUT_BOOLEAN`: true if the error
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191 * output of the process should be redirected into the standard output of
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192 * the process. This property has no effect if
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193 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_NUMBER` is set.
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194 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_BACKGROUND_BOOLEAN`: true if the process should
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195 * run in the background. In this case the default input and output is
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196 * `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL` and the exitcode of the process is not
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197 * available, and will always be 0.
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198 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_CMDLINE_STRING`: a string containing the program
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199 * to run and any parameters. This string is passed directly to
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200 * `CreateProcess` on Windows, and does nothing on other platforms. This
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201 * property is only important if you want to start programs that does
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202 * non-standard command-line processing, and in most cases using
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203 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_ARGS_POINTER` is sufficient.
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204 *
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205 * On POSIX platforms, wait() and waitpid(-1, ...) should not be called, and
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206 * SIGCHLD should not be ignored or handled because those would prevent SDL
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207 * from properly tracking the lifetime of the underlying process. You should
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208 * use SDL_WaitProcess() instead.
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209 *
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210 * \param props the properties to use.
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211 * \returns the newly created and running process, or NULL if the process
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212 * couldn't be created.
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213 *
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214 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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215 *
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216 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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217 *
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218 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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219 * \sa SDL_GetProcessProperties
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220 * \sa SDL_ReadProcess
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221 * \sa SDL_GetProcessInput
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222 * \sa SDL_GetProcessOutput
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223 * \sa SDL_KillProcess
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224 * \sa SDL_WaitProcess
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225 * \sa SDL_DestroyProcess
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226 */
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227 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_Process * SDLCALL SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties(SDL_PropertiesID props);
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228
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229 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_ARGS_POINTER "SDL.process.create.args"
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230 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_ENVIRONMENT_POINTER "SDL.process.create.environment"
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231 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_WORKING_DIRECTORY_STRING "SDL.process.create.working_directory"
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232 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_NUMBER "SDL.process.create.stdin_option"
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233 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_POINTER "SDL.process.create.stdin_source"
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234 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_NUMBER "SDL.process.create.stdout_option"
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235 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_POINTER "SDL.process.create.stdout_source"
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236 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_NUMBER "SDL.process.create.stderr_option"
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237 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_POINTER "SDL.process.create.stderr_source"
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238 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_TO_STDOUT_BOOLEAN "SDL.process.create.stderr_to_stdout"
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239 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_BACKGROUND_BOOLEAN "SDL.process.create.background"
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240 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_CMDLINE_STRING "SDL.process.create.cmdline"
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241
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242 /**
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243 * Get the properties associated with a process.
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244 *
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245 * The following read-only properties are provided by SDL:
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246 *
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247 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_PID_NUMBER`: the process ID of the process.
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248 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDIN_POINTER`: an SDL_IOStream that can be used to
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249 * write input to the process, if it was created with
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250 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_NUMBER` set to `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP`.
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251 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDOUT_POINTER`: a non-blocking SDL_IOStream that can
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252 * be used to read output from the process, if it was created with
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253 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_NUMBER` set to `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP`.
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254 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDERR_POINTER`: a non-blocking SDL_IOStream that can
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255 * be used to read error output from the process, if it was created with
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256 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDERR_NUMBER` set to `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP`.
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257 * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_BACKGROUND_BOOLEAN`: true if the process is running in
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258 * the background.
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259 *
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260 * \param process the process to query.
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261 * \returns a valid property ID on success or 0 on failure; call
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262 * SDL_GetError() for more information.
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263 *
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264 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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265 *
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266 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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267 *
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268 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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269 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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270 */
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271 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_PropertiesID SDLCALL SDL_GetProcessProperties(SDL_Process *process);
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272
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273 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_PID_NUMBER "SDL.process.pid"
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274 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDIN_POINTER "SDL.process.stdin"
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275 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDOUT_POINTER "SDL.process.stdout"
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276 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_STDERR_POINTER "SDL.process.stderr"
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277 #define SDL_PROP_PROCESS_BACKGROUND_BOOLEAN "SDL.process.background"
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278
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279 /**
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280 * Read all the output from a process.
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281 *
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282 * If a process was created with I/O enabled, you can use this function to
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283 * read the output. This function blocks until the process is complete,
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284 * capturing all output, and providing the process exit code.
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285 *
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286 * The data is allocated with a zero byte at the end (null terminated) for
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287 * convenience. This extra byte is not included in the value reported via
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288 * `datasize`.
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289 *
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290 * The data should be freed with SDL_free().
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291 *
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292 * \param process The process to read.
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293 * \param datasize a pointer filled in with the number of bytes read, may be
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294 * NULL.
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295 * \param exitcode a pointer filled in with the process exit code if the
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296 * process has exited, may be NULL.
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297 * \returns the data or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
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298 * information.
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299 *
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300 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
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301 *
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302 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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303 *
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304 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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305 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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306 * \sa SDL_DestroyProcess
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307 */
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308 extern SDL_DECLSPEC void * SDLCALL SDL_ReadProcess(SDL_Process *process, size_t *datasize, int *exitcode);
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310 /**
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311 * Get the SDL_IOStream associated with process standard input.
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312 *
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313 * The process must have been created with SDL_CreateProcess() and pipe_stdio
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314 * set to true, or with SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties() and
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315 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDIN_NUMBER` set to `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP`.
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316 *
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317 * Writing to this stream can return less data than expected if the process
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318 * hasn't read its input. It may be blocked waiting for its output to be read,
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319 * if so you may need to call SDL_GetProcessOutput() and read the output in
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320 * parallel with writing input.
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321 *
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322 * \param process The process to get the input stream for.
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323 * \returns the input stream or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
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324 * information.
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325 *
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326 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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327 *
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328 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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330 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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331 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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332 * \sa SDL_GetProcessOutput
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333 */
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334 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_IOStream * SDLCALL SDL_GetProcessInput(SDL_Process *process);
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336 /**
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337 * Get the SDL_IOStream associated with process standard output.
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338 *
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339 * The process must have been created with SDL_CreateProcess() and pipe_stdio
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340 * set to true, or with SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties() and
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341 * `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_STDOUT_NUMBER` set to `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_APP`.
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342 *
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343 * Reading from this stream can return 0 with SDL_GetIOStatus() returning
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344 * SDL_IO_STATUS_NOT_READY if no output is available yet.
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345 *
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346 * \param process The process to get the output stream for.
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347 * \returns the output stream or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
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348 * information.
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349 *
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350 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
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351 *
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352 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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353 *
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354 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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355 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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356 * \sa SDL_GetProcessInput
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357 */
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358 extern SDL_DECLSPEC SDL_IOStream * SDLCALL SDL_GetProcessOutput(SDL_Process *process);
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359
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360 /**
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361 * Stop a process.
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362 *
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363 * \param process The process to stop.
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364 * \param force true to terminate the process immediately, false to try to
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365 * stop the process gracefully. In general you should try to stop
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366 * the process gracefully first as terminating a process may
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367 * leave it with half-written data or in some other unstable
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368 * state.
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369 * \returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
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370 * information.
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371 *
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372 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
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373 *
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374 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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375 *
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376 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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377 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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378 * \sa SDL_WaitProcess
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379 * \sa SDL_DestroyProcess
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380 */
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381 extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_KillProcess(SDL_Process *process, bool force);
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382
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383 /**
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384 * Wait for a process to finish.
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385 *
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386 * This can be called multiple times to get the status of a process.
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387 *
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388 * The exit code will be the exit code of the process if it terminates
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389 * normally, a negative signal if it terminated due to a signal, or -255
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390 * otherwise. It will not be changed if the process is still running.
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391 *
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392 * If you create a process with standard output piped to the application
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393 * (`pipe_stdio` being true) then you should read all of the process output
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394 * before calling SDL_WaitProcess(). If you don't do this the process might be
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395 * blocked indefinitely waiting for output to be read and SDL_WaitProcess()
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396 * will never return true;
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397 *
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398 * \param process The process to wait for.
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399 * \param block If true, block until the process finishes; otherwise, report
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400 * on the process' status.
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401 * \param exitcode a pointer filled in with the process exit code if the
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402 * process has exited, may be NULL.
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403 * \returns true if the process exited, false otherwise.
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404 *
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405 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
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406 *
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407 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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408 *
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409 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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410 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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411 * \sa SDL_KillProcess
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412 * \sa SDL_DestroyProcess
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413 */
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414 extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_WaitProcess(SDL_Process *process, bool block, int *exitcode);
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416 /**
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417 * Destroy a previously created process object.
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418 *
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419 * Note that this does not stop the process, just destroys the SDL object used
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420 * to track it. If you want to stop the process you should use
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421 * SDL_KillProcess().
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422 *
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423 * \param process The process object to destroy.
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424 *
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425 * \threadsafety This function is not thread safe.
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426 *
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427 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
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428 *
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429 * \sa SDL_CreateProcess
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430 * \sa SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties
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431 * \sa SDL_KillProcess
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432 */
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433 extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_DestroyProcess(SDL_Process *process);
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435 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
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436 #ifdef __cplusplus
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437 }
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438 #endif
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439 #include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>
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441 #endif /* SDL_process_h_ */