vlProcessControl.h

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/*********************************************************************
** Copyright (c) 1992-2010 VT MAK
** All rights reserved.
*********************************************************************/
#pragma once

#include "vlTime.h"
#include "vlFilename.h"
#include <vector>

#ifdef DtUSE_UTILITIES_NAMESPACE
namespace DtUSE_UTILITIES_NAMESPACE
{
#endif


DT_DLL_VLUTIL void DtYield();

DT_DLL_VLUTIL void DtSleep(DtTime sleep_period);

typedef enum DtProcessInteractivity_enum
{
   
   DtProcFullyDetached,  // No terminal/console, no keyboard input, 
                         // explicitly detached from parent.
   DtProcNonInteractive, // No terminal/console, no keyboard input
   DtProcFgInteractive,  // use existing terminal/console for input/output
   DtProcBgInteractive   // On Windows uses new fully interactive console
   // On Unix launched as background process as part of 
   // parent's process group. Can be brought to foreground
} DtProcessInteractivityMode;

bool DT_DLL_VLUTIL DtCreateProcess(const DtFilename & executableName, 
   const std::vector<char*>& args,  
   DtProcessInteractivityMode interactive = DtProcFgInteractive);

#ifdef _WIN32
bool DT_DLL_VLUTIL DtCreateProcessAndReturnHandles(const DtFilename & executableName, 
                                          const std::vector<char*>& args, 
                                          DtProcessInteractivityMode interactive,
                                          std::pair< void*, void* > & processInfo,
                                          const DtFilename& dir = DtFilename::nullFilename());
#endif

#ifdef PCFTP
extern DtMaximumSocketNumber;
#endif

#ifdef DtUSE_UTILITIES_NAMESPACE
} 
#endif