herolib_rust/src/process/README.md
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# Process Module
====================
## Overview
The process module is responsible for managing and running system processes.
## Usage
To use the process module, import it in your Rust file and call the desired functions.
## Functions
### mgmt.rs
The mgmt.rs file contains functions for managing system processes.
### run.rs
The run.rs file contains functions for running system processes.
#### Input Flexibility
The `run` function in run.rs is designed to be flexible with its input:
1. **One-liner Commands**: If the input is a single line, it's treated as a command with arguments.
```rust
run("ls -la"); // Runs the 'ls -la' command
```
2. **Multi-line Scripts**: If the input contains newlines, it's treated as a script. The script is automatically dedented using the `dedent` function from `src/text/dedent.rs` before execution.
```rust
run(" echo 'Hello'\n ls -la"); // Common indentation is removed before execution
```
## Examples
### Example 1: Running a Process
To run a process, use the `run` function from the `run.rs` file:
```rust
use process::run;
fn main() {
run("ls -l");
}
```
### Example 2: Running a Multi-line Script
```rust
use process::run;
fn main() {
let result = run(r#"
echo "Hello, world!"
ls -la
echo "Script complete"
"#);
}
```
### Example 2: Managing a Process
To manage a process, use the `mgmt` function from the `mgmt.rs` file:
```rust
use process::mgmt;
fn main() {
mgmt("start");
}
```
## Automatic Dedentation
When a multi-line script is provided to the `run` function, it automatically uses the `dedent` function from `src/text/dedent.rs` to remove common leading whitespace from all lines. This allows you to write scripts with proper indentation in your code without affecting the execution.
For example, this indented script:
```rust
run(r#"
echo "This line has 4 spaces of indentation in the source"
echo "This line also has 4 spaces"
echo "This line has 8 spaces (4 more than the common indentation)"
"#);
```
Will be executed with the common indentation (4 spaces) removed, preserving only the relative indentation between lines.