# Hackshell
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Hackshell is a lightweight, customizable shell framework built in Rust.
It provides an interactive command-line interface that can be easily extended
with custom commands and integrated into your applications.
## Features
- **Task Management**: Background task spawning, monitoring, and killing
- **Environment Variables**: Built-in environment variable storage and manipulation
- **Rich Command Set**: Comes with essential built-in commands like `help`, `set`, `get`, `env`, etc.
- **Command History**: Persistent command history between sessions
## Built-in Commands
Hackshell comes with several built-in commands:
- `env` - List all environment variables
- `get <name>` - Get the value of an environment variable
- `set <name> <value>` - Set an environment variable
- `unset <name>` - Remove an environment variable
- `help` - Show available commands and their descriptions
- `sleep <seconds>` - Sleep for the specified duration
- `exit` - Exit the shell
- `task` - Manage background tasks
## Usage
You can find complete examples in the `examples` directory.
The following are quick examples.
### Basic Example
```rust
use hackshell::{Hackshell, error::HackshellError};
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Create a new shell with a custom context (in this case just ())
let shell = Hackshell::new("basic> ")?;
shell.set_history_file("history.txt")?;
// Enter the shell loop
loop {
match shell.run() {
Ok(_) => {}
Err(e) => {
if matches!(e, HackshellError::Eof)
|| matches!(e, HackshellError::Interrupted)
|| matches!(e, HackshellError::Exit)
{
break;
}
eprintln!("Error: {}", e);
}
}
}
Ok(())
}
```
### Adding Custom Commands
You can extend Hackshell with your own commands:
```rust
use hackshell::{Hackshell, Command, CommandResult};
struct MyCommand;
impl Command for MyCommand {
fn commands(&self) -> &'static [&'static str] {
&["mycmd"]
}
fn help(&self) -> &'static str {
"mycmd - My custom command"
}
fn run(&self, _shell: &Hackshell, args: &[&str]) -> CommandResult {
println!("My custom command was called with args: {:?}", &args[1..]);
Ok(None)
}
}
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let mut shell = Hackshell::new("hackshell> ")?;
shell.set_history_file("something.txt")?;
// Add your custom command
shell.add_command(MyCommand {});
// Run shell loop
// ...
Ok(())
}
```
## Background Tasks
Hackshell allows you to spawn and manage background tasks:
```rust
use hackshell::Hackshell;
use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let shell = Hackshell::new("> ")?;
shell.spawn("my-task", |run| {
while run.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
// do work...
}
None
});
for task in shell.get_tasks() {
println!("Task: {}, started: {}", task.name, task.started);
}
shell.terminate("my-task")?;
Ok(())
}
```
It also support asynchronous tasks!
## Forking Shells
Create a child shell that inherits the parent's environment:
```rust
use hackshell::Hackshell;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let shell = Hackshell::new("> ")?;
shell.set_var("foo", "bar");
let child = shell.fork("subshell> ")?;
assert_eq!(shell.get_var("foo"), child.get_var("foo"));
Ok(())
}
```
## Installation
Add Hackshell to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
hackshell = "0.4.0"
```
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.