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mod declaration;
pub use declaration::PluginDeclaration;
use nu_engine::documentation::get_flags_section;
use std::collections::HashMap;
use crate::protocol::{CallInput, LabeledError, PluginCall, PluginData, PluginResponse};
use crate::EncodingType;
use std::env;
use std::fmt::Write;
use std::io::{BufReader, ErrorKind, Read, Write as WriteTrait};
use std::path::Path;
use std::process::{Child, ChildStdout, Command as CommandSys, Stdio};
use nu_protocol::{CustomValue, PluginSignature, ShellError, Span, Value};
use super::EvaluatedCall;
pub(crate) const OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 8192;
/// Encoding scheme that defines a plugin's communication protocol with Nu
pub trait PluginEncoder: Clone {
/// The name of the encoder (e.g., `json`)
fn name(&self) -> &str;
/// Serialize a `PluginCall` in the `PluginEncoder`s format
fn encode_call(
&self,
plugin_call: &PluginCall,
writer: &mut impl std::io::Write,
) -> Result<(), ShellError>;
/// Deserialize a `PluginCall` from the `PluginEncoder`s format
fn decode_call(&self, reader: &mut impl std::io::BufRead) -> Result<PluginCall, ShellError>;
/// Serialize a `PluginResponse` from the plugin in this `PluginEncoder`'s preferred
/// format
fn encode_response(
&self,
plugin_response: &PluginResponse,
writer: &mut impl std::io::Write,
) -> Result<(), ShellError>;
/// Deserialize a `PluginResponse` from the plugin from this `PluginEncoder`'s
/// preferred format
fn decode_response(
&self,
reader: &mut impl std::io::BufRead,
) -> Result<PluginResponse, ShellError>;
}
pub(crate) fn create_command(path: &Path, shell: Option<&Path>) -> CommandSys {
let mut process = match (path.extension(), shell) {
(_, Some(shell)) => {
let mut process = std::process::Command::new(shell);
process.arg(path);
process
}
(Some(extension), None) => {
let (shell, separator) = match extension.to_str() {
Some("cmd") | Some("bat") => (Some("cmd"), Some("/c")),
Some("sh") => (Some("sh"), Some("-c")),
Some("py") => (Some("python"), None),
_ => (None, None),
};
match (shell, separator) {
(Some(shell), Some(separator)) => {
let mut process = std::process::Command::new(shell);
process.arg(separator);
process.arg(path);
process
}
(Some(shell), None) => {
let mut process = std::process::Command::new(shell);
process.arg(path);
process
}
_ => std::process::Command::new(path),
}
}
(None, None) => std::process::Command::new(path),
};
// Both stdout and stdin are piped so we can receive information from the plugin
process.stdout(Stdio::piped()).stdin(Stdio::piped());
process
}
pub(crate) fn call_plugin(
child: &mut Child,
plugin_call: PluginCall,
encoding: &EncodingType,
span: Span,
) -> Result<PluginResponse, ShellError> {
if let Some(mut stdin_writer) = child.stdin.take() {
let encoding_clone = encoding.clone();
// If the child process fills its stdout buffer, it may end up waiting until the parent
// reads the stdout, and not be able to read stdin in the meantime, causing a deadlock.
// Writing from another thread ensures that stdout is being read at the same time, avoiding the problem.
std::thread::spawn(move || encoding_clone.encode_call(&plugin_call, &mut stdin_writer));
}
// Deserialize response from plugin to extract the resulting value
if let Some(stdout_reader) = &mut child.stdout {
let reader = stdout_reader;
let mut buf_read = BufReader::with_capacity(OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE, reader);
encoding.decode_response(&mut buf_read)
} else {
Err(ShellError::GenericError {
error: "Error with stdout reader".into(),
msg: "no stdout reader".into(),
span: Some(span),
help: None,
inner: vec![],
})
}
}
#[doc(hidden)] // Note: not for plugin authors / only used in nu-parser
pub fn get_signature(
path: &Path,
shell: Option<&Path>,
current_envs: &HashMap<String, String>,
) -> Result<Vec<PluginSignature>, ShellError> {
let mut plugin_cmd = create_command(path, shell);
let program_name = plugin_cmd.get_program().to_os_string().into_string();
plugin_cmd.envs(current_envs);
let mut child = plugin_cmd.spawn().map_err(|err| {
let error_msg = match err.kind() {
ErrorKind::NotFound => match program_name {
Ok(prog_name) => {
format!("Can't find {prog_name}, please make sure that {prog_name} is in PATH.")
}
_ => {
format!("Error spawning child process: {err}")
}
},
_ => {
format!("Error spawning child process: {err}")
}
};
ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad { msg: error_msg }
})?;
let mut stdin_writer = child
.stdin
.take()
.ok_or_else(|| ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
msg: "plugin missing stdin writer".into(),
})?;
let mut stdout_reader = child
.stdout
.take()
.ok_or_else(|| ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
msg: "Plugin missing stdout reader".into(),
})?;
let encoding = get_plugin_encoding(&mut stdout_reader)?;
// Create message to plugin to indicate that signature is required and
// send call to plugin asking for signature
let encoding_clone = encoding.clone();
// If the child process fills its stdout buffer, it may end up waiting until the parent
// reads the stdout, and not be able to read stdin in the meantime, causing a deadlock.
// Writing from another thread ensures that stdout is being read at the same time, avoiding the problem.
std::thread::spawn(move || {
encoding_clone.encode_call(&PluginCall::Signature, &mut stdin_writer)
});
// deserialize response from plugin to extract the signature
let reader = stdout_reader;
let mut buf_read = BufReader::with_capacity(OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE, reader);
let response = encoding.decode_response(&mut buf_read)?;
let signatures = match response {
PluginResponse::Signature(sign) => Ok(sign),
PluginResponse::Error(err) => Err(err.into()),
_ => Err(ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
msg: "Plugin missing signature".into(),
}),
}?;
match child.wait() {
Ok(_) => Ok(signatures),
Err(err) => Err(ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
msg: format!("{err}"),
}),
}
}
/// The basic API for a Nushell plugin
///
/// This is the trait that Nushell plugins must implement. The methods defined on
/// `Plugin` are invoked by [serve_plugin] during plugin registration and execution.
///
/// # Examples
/// Basic usage:
/// ```
/// # use nu_plugin::*;
/// # use nu_protocol::{PluginSignature, Type, Value};
/// struct HelloPlugin;
///
/// impl Plugin for HelloPlugin {
/// fn signature(&self) -> Vec<PluginSignature> {
/// let sig = PluginSignature::build("hello")
/// .input_output_type(Type::Nothing, Type::String);
///
/// vec![sig]
/// }
///
/// fn run(
/// &mut self,
/// name: &str,
/// call: &EvaluatedCall,
/// input: &Value,
/// ) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
/// Ok(Value::string("Hello, World!".to_owned(), call.head))
/// }
/// }
/// ```
pub trait Plugin {
/// The signature of the plugin
///
/// This method returns the [PluginSignature]s that describe the capabilities
/// of this plugin. Since a single plugin executable can support multiple invocation
/// patterns we return a `Vec` of signatures.
fn signature(&self) -> Vec<PluginSignature>;
/// Perform the actual behavior of the plugin
///
/// The behavior of the plugin is defined by the implementation of this method.
/// When Nushell invoked the plugin [serve_plugin] will call this method and
/// print the serialized returned value or error to stdout, which Nushell will
/// interpret.
///
/// The `name` is only relevant for plugins that implement multiple commands as the
/// invoked command will be passed in via this argument. The `call` contains
/// metadata describing how the plugin was invoked and `input` contains the structured
/// data passed to the command implemented by this [Plugin].
fn run(
&mut self,
name: &str,
call: &EvaluatedCall,
input: &Value,
) -> Result<Value, LabeledError>;
}
/// Function used to implement the communication protocol between
/// nushell and an external plugin.
///
/// When creating a new plugin this function is typically used as the main entry
/// point for the plugin, e.g.
///
/// ```
/// # use nu_plugin::*;
/// # use nu_protocol::{PluginSignature, Value};
/// # struct MyPlugin;
/// # impl MyPlugin { fn new() -> Self { Self }}
/// # impl Plugin for MyPlugin {
/// # fn signature(&self) -> Vec<PluginSignature> {todo!();}
/// # fn run(&mut self, name: &str, call: &EvaluatedCall, input: &Value)
/// # -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {todo!();}
/// # }
/// fn main() {
/// serve_plugin(&mut MyPlugin::new(), MsgPackSerializer)
/// }
/// ```
///
/// The object that is expected to be received by nushell is the `PluginResponse` struct.
/// The `serve_plugin` function should ensure that it is encoded correctly and sent
/// to StdOut for nushell to decode and and present its result.
pub fn serve_plugin(plugin: &mut impl Plugin, encoder: impl PluginEncoder) {
if env::args().any(|arg| (arg == "-h") || (arg == "--help")) {
print_help(plugin, encoder);
std::process::exit(0)
}
// tell nushell encoding.
//
// 1 byte
// encoding format: | content-length | content |
{
let mut stdout = std::io::stdout();
let encoding = encoder.name();
let length = encoding.len() as u8;
let mut encoding_content: Vec<u8> = encoding.as_bytes().to_vec();
encoding_content.insert(0, length);
stdout
.write_all(&encoding_content)
.expect("Failed to tell nushell my encoding");
stdout
.flush()
.expect("Failed to tell nushell my encoding when flushing stdout");
}
let mut stdin_buf = BufReader::with_capacity(OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE, std::io::stdin());
let plugin_call = encoder.decode_call(&mut stdin_buf);
match plugin_call {
Err(err) => {
let response = PluginResponse::Error(err.into());
encoder
.encode_response(&response, &mut std::io::stdout())
.expect("Error encoding response");
}
Ok(plugin_call) => {
match plugin_call {
// Sending the signature back to nushell to create the declaration definition
PluginCall::Signature => {
let response = PluginResponse::Signature(plugin.signature());
encoder
.encode_response(&response, &mut std::io::stdout())
.expect("Error encoding response");
}
PluginCall::CallInfo(call_info) => {
let input = match call_info.input {
CallInput::Value(value) => Ok(value),
CallInput::Data(plugin_data) => {
bincode::deserialize::<Box<dyn CustomValue>>(&plugin_data.data)
.map(|custom_value| {
Value::custom_value(custom_value, plugin_data.span)
})
.map_err(|err| ShellError::PluginFailedToDecode {
msg: err.to_string(),
})
}
};
let value = match input {
Ok(input) => plugin.run(&call_info.name, &call_info.call, &input),
Err(err) => Err(err.into()),
};
let response = match value {
Ok(value) => {
let span = value.span();
match value {
Value::CustomValue { val, .. } => match bincode::serialize(&val) {
Ok(data) => {
let name = val.value_string();
PluginResponse::PluginData(name, PluginData { data, span })
}
Err(err) => PluginResponse::Error(
ShellError::PluginFailedToEncode {
msg: err.to_string(),
}
.into(),
),
},
value => PluginResponse::Value(Box::new(value)),
}
}
Err(err) => PluginResponse::Error(err),
};
encoder
.encode_response(&response, &mut std::io::stdout())
.expect("Error encoding response");
}
PluginCall::CollapseCustomValue(plugin_data) => {
let response = bincode::deserialize::<Box<dyn CustomValue>>(&plugin_data.data)
.map_err(|err| ShellError::PluginFailedToDecode {
msg: err.to_string(),
})
.and_then(|val| val.to_base_value(plugin_data.span))
.map(Box::new)
.map_err(LabeledError::from)
.map_or_else(PluginResponse::Error, PluginResponse::Value);
encoder
.encode_response(&response, &mut std::io::stdout())
.expect("Error encoding response");
}
}
}
}
}
fn print_help(plugin: &mut impl Plugin, encoder: impl PluginEncoder) {
println!("Nushell Plugin");
println!("Encoder: {}", encoder.name());
let mut help = String::new();
plugin.signature().iter().for_each(|signature| {
let res = write!(help, "\nCommand: {}", signature.sig.name)
.and_then(|_| writeln!(help, "\nUsage:\n > {}", signature.sig.usage))
.and_then(|_| {
if !signature.sig.extra_usage.is_empty() {
writeln!(help, "\nExtra usage:\n > {}", signature.sig.extra_usage)
} else {
Ok(())
}
})
.and_then(|_| {
let flags = get_flags_section(None, &signature.sig, |v| format!("{:#?}", v));
write!(help, "{flags}")
})
.and_then(|_| writeln!(help, "\nParameters:"))
.and_then(|_| {
signature
.sig
.required_positional
.iter()
.try_for_each(|positional| {
writeln!(
help,
" {} <{}>: {}",
positional.name, positional.shape, positional.desc
)
})
})
.and_then(|_| {
signature
.sig
.optional_positional
.iter()
.try_for_each(|positional| {
writeln!(
help,
" (optional) {} <{}>: {}",
positional.name, positional.shape, positional.desc
)
})
})
.and_then(|_| {
if let Some(rest_positional) = &signature.sig.rest_positional {
writeln!(
help,
" ...{} <{}>: {}",
rest_positional.name, rest_positional.shape, rest_positional.desc
)
} else {
Ok(())
}
})
.and_then(|_| writeln!(help, "======================"));
if res.is_err() {
println!("{res:?}")
}
});
println!("{help}")
}
pub fn get_plugin_encoding(child_stdout: &mut ChildStdout) -> Result<EncodingType, ShellError> {
let mut length_buf = [0u8; 1];
child_stdout
.read_exact(&mut length_buf)
.map_err(|e| ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
msg: format!("unable to get encoding from plugin: {e}"),
})?;
let mut buf = vec![0u8; length_buf[0] as usize];
child_stdout
.read_exact(&mut buf)
.map_err(|e| ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
msg: format!("unable to get encoding from plugin: {e}"),
})?;
EncodingType::try_from_bytes(&buf).ok_or_else(|| {
let encoding_for_debug = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf);
ShellError::PluginFailedToLoad {
msg: format!("get unsupported plugin encoding: {encoding_for_debug}"),
}
})
}