procpilot 0.1.1

Production-grade subprocess runner with typed errors, retry, and timeout
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use std::borrow::Cow;
use std::io::Read;
use std::path::Path;
use std::process::{Command, Output, Stdio};
use std::thread;
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};

use backon::{BlockingRetryable, ExponentialBuilder};
use wait_timeout::ChildExt;

use crate::error::RunError;

/// Captured output from a successful command.
///
/// Stdout is stored as raw bytes to support binary content. Use
/// [`stdout_lossy()`](RunOutput::stdout_lossy) for the common case of text.
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct RunOutput {
    pub stdout: Vec<u8>,
    pub stderr: String,
}

impl RunOutput {
    /// Decode stdout as UTF-8, replacing invalid sequences with `�`.
    ///
    /// Returns a `Cow` — zero-copy when the bytes are valid UTF-8.
    pub fn stdout_lossy(&self) -> Cow<'_, str> {
        String::from_utf8_lossy(&self.stdout)
    }
}

/// Run a command with inherited stdout/stderr (visible to user).
///
/// Fails if the command exits non-zero. For captured output, use [`run_cmd`]
/// or the directory-scoped variants.
///
/// Returns [`RunError`] on failure. Because stdout/stderr are inherited,
/// the `NonZeroExit` variant carries empty `stdout` and `stderr`.
pub fn run_cmd_inherited(program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<(), RunError> {
    let status = Command::new(program).args(args).status().map_err(|source| {
        RunError::Spawn {
            program: program.to_string(),
            source,
        }
    })?;

    if status.success() {
        Ok(())
    } else {
        Err(RunError::NonZeroExit {
            program: program.to_string(),
            args: args.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
            status,
            stdout: Vec::new(),
            stderr: String::new(),
        })
    }
}

/// Run a command, capturing stdout and stderr.
///
/// Fails with [`RunError::NonZeroExit`] (carrying captured output) on non-zero exit,
/// or [`RunError::Spawn`] if the process couldn't start.
pub fn run_cmd(program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<RunOutput, RunError> {
    let output = Command::new(program).args(args).output().map_err(|source| {
        RunError::Spawn {
            program: program.to_string(),
            source,
        }
    })?;

    check_output(program, args, output)
}

/// Run a command in a specific directory, capturing output.
///
/// The `dir` parameter is first to emphasize "where this runs" as the
/// primary context.
pub fn run_cmd_in(dir: &Path, program: &str, args: &[&str]) -> Result<RunOutput, RunError> {
    run_cmd_in_with_env(dir, program, args, &[])
}

/// Run a command in a specific directory with extra environment variables.
///
/// Each `(key, value)` pair is added to the child process environment.
/// The parent's environment is inherited; these vars are added on top.
///
/// ```no_run
/// # use std::path::Path;
/// # use procpilot::run_cmd_in_with_env;
/// let repo = Path::new("/repo");
/// let output = run_cmd_in_with_env(
///     repo, "git", &["add", "-N", "--", "file.rs"],
///     &[("GIT_INDEX_FILE", "/tmp/index.tmp")],
/// )?;
/// # Ok::<(), procpilot::RunError>(())
/// ```
pub fn run_cmd_in_with_env(
    dir: &Path,
    program: &str,
    args: &[&str],
    env: &[(&str, &str)],
) -> Result<RunOutput, RunError> {
    let mut cmd = Command::new(program);
    cmd.args(args).current_dir(dir);
    for &(key, val) in env {
        cmd.env(key, val);
    }
    let output = cmd.output().map_err(|source| RunError::Spawn {
        program: program.to_string(),
        source,
    })?;

    check_output(program, args, output)
}

/// Run a command in a directory, killing it if it exceeds `timeout`.
///
/// Uses background threads to drain stdout and stderr so a chatty process
/// can't block on pipe buffer overflow. On timeout, the child is killed
/// and any output collected before the kill is included in the error.
///
/// Returns [`RunError::Timeout`] if the process was killed.
/// Returns [`RunError::NonZeroExit`] if it completed with a non-zero status.
/// Returns [`RunError::Spawn`] if the process couldn't start.
///
/// ```no_run
/// # use std::path::Path;
/// # use std::time::Duration;
/// # use procpilot::{run_cmd_in_with_timeout, RunError};
/// let repo = Path::new("/repo");
/// match run_cmd_in_with_timeout(repo, "git", &["fetch"], Duration::from_secs(30)) {
///     Ok(_) => println!("fetched"),
///     Err(RunError::Timeout { elapsed, .. }) => {
///         eprintln!("fetch hung, killed after {elapsed:?}");
///     }
///     Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
/// }
/// # Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
/// ```
///
/// # Caveat: grandchildren
///
/// Only the direct child process receives the kill signal. Grandchildren
/// (spawned by the child) become orphans and continue running, and they
/// may hold the stdout/stderr pipes open, delaying this function's return
/// until they exit naturally. This is rare for direct binary invocations
/// but can matter for shell wrappers — use `exec` in the shell command
/// (e.g., `sh -c "exec my-program"`) to replace the shell with the target
/// process and avoid the grandchild case.
pub fn run_cmd_in_with_timeout(
    dir: &Path,
    program: &str,
    args: &[&str],
    timeout: Duration,
) -> Result<RunOutput, RunError> {
    let mut child = Command::new(program)
        .args(args)
        .current_dir(dir)
        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
        .spawn()
        .map_err(|source| RunError::Spawn {
            program: program.to_string(),
            source,
        })?;

    let stdout = child.stdout.take().expect("stdout piped");
    let stderr = child.stderr.take().expect("stderr piped");
    let stdout_handle = thread::spawn(move || read_to_end(stdout));
    let stderr_handle = thread::spawn(move || read_to_end(stderr));

    let start = Instant::now();
    let wait_result = child.wait_timeout(timeout);

    let outcome = match wait_result {
        Ok(Some(status)) => Outcome::Exited(status),
        Ok(None) => {
            let _ = child.kill();
            let _ = child.wait();
            Outcome::TimedOut(start.elapsed())
        }
        Err(source) => {
            let _ = child.kill();
            let _ = child.wait();
            Outcome::WaitFailed(source)
        }
    };

    let stdout_bytes = stdout_handle.join().unwrap_or_default();
    let stderr_bytes = stderr_handle.join().unwrap_or_default();
    let stderr_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&stderr_bytes).into_owned();

    match outcome {
        Outcome::Exited(status) => {
            if status.success() {
                Ok(RunOutput {
                    stdout: stdout_bytes,
                    stderr: stderr_str,
                })
            } else {
                Err(RunError::NonZeroExit {
                    program: program.to_string(),
                    args: args.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
                    status,
                    stdout: stdout_bytes,
                    stderr: stderr_str,
                })
            }
        }
        Outcome::TimedOut(elapsed) => Err(RunError::Timeout {
            program: program.to_string(),
            args: args.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
            elapsed,
            stdout: stdout_bytes,
            stderr: stderr_str,
        }),
        Outcome::WaitFailed(source) => Err(RunError::Spawn {
            program: program.to_string(),
            source,
        }),
    }
}

enum Outcome {
    Exited(std::process::ExitStatus),
    TimedOut(Duration),
    WaitFailed(std::io::Error),
}

/// Run a command in a directory with retry on transient errors.
///
/// Uses exponential backoff (100ms, 200ms, 400ms) with up to 3 retries.
/// The `is_transient` callback receives a [`RunError`] and returns whether to retry.
///
/// ```no_run
/// # use std::path::Path;
/// # use procpilot::{run_with_retry, RunError};
/// let repo = Path::new("/repo");
/// run_with_retry(repo, "git", &["pull"], |err| match err {
///     RunError::NonZeroExit { stderr, .. } => stderr.contains(".lock"),
///     _ => false,
/// })?;
/// # Ok::<(), RunError>(())
/// ```
pub fn run_with_retry(
    repo_path: &Path,
    program: &str,
    args: &[&str],
    is_transient: impl Fn(&RunError) -> bool,
) -> Result<RunOutput, RunError> {
    let args_owned: Vec<String> = args.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect();

    let op = || {
        let str_args: Vec<&str> = args_owned.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
        run_cmd_in(repo_path, program, &str_args)
    };

    op.retry(
        ExponentialBuilder::default()
            .with_factor(2.0)
            .with_min_delay(Duration::from_millis(100))
            .with_max_times(3),
    )
    .when(is_transient)
    .call()
}

/// Check whether a binary is available on PATH.
pub fn binary_available(name: &str) -> bool {
    Command::new(name)
        .arg("--version")
        .stdout(Stdio::null())
        .stderr(Stdio::null())
        .status()
        .is_ok_and(|s| s.success())
}

/// Get a binary's version string, if available.
pub fn binary_version(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
    let output = Command::new(name).arg("--version").output().ok()?;
    if !output.status.success() {
        return None;
    }
    Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string())
}

fn check_output(program: &str, args: &[&str], output: Output) -> Result<RunOutput, RunError> {
    if output.status.success() {
        Ok(RunOutput {
            stdout: output.stdout,
            stderr: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).into_owned(),
        })
    } else {
        Err(RunError::NonZeroExit {
            program: program.to_string(),
            args: args.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect(),
            status: output.status,
            stdout: output.stdout,
            stderr: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).into_owned(),
        })
    }
}

fn read_to_end<R: Read>(mut reader: R) -> Vec<u8> {
    let mut buf = Vec::new();
    let _ = reader.read_to_end(&mut buf);
    buf
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    //! Pure-unit tests that don't require mock binaries. Integration tests that
    //! spawn real processes live in `tests/runner.rs` so they can use
    //! `env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_pp_*")` (only set for integration tests).

    use super::*;

    fn fake_non_zero(stderr: &str) -> RunError {
        // Construct a non-zero ExitStatus without spawning: use platform-specific
        // conversions via `From`.
        #[cfg(unix)]
        let status = {
            use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
            std::process::ExitStatus::from_raw(256) // exit code 1 encoded in high byte
        };
        #[cfg(windows)]
        let status = {
            use std::os::windows::process::ExitStatusExt;
            std::process::ExitStatus::from_raw(1)
        };

        RunError::NonZeroExit {
            program: "program".into(),
            args: vec!["arg".into()],
            status,
            stdout: Vec::new(),
            stderr: stderr.to_string(),
        }
    }

    fn fake_spawn() -> RunError {
        RunError::Spawn {
            program: "program".into(),
            source: std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "not found"),
        }
    }

    // --- RunOutput pure-unit tests ---

    #[test]
    fn stdout_lossy_valid_utf8() {
        let output = RunOutput {
            stdout: b"hello world".to_vec(),
            stderr: String::new(),
        };
        assert_eq!(output.stdout_lossy(), "hello world");
    }

    #[test]
    fn stdout_lossy_invalid_utf8() {
        let output = RunOutput {
            stdout: vec![0xff, 0xfe, b'a', b'b'],
            stderr: String::new(),
        };
        let s = output.stdout_lossy();
        assert!(s.contains("ab"));
        assert!(s.contains('\u{FFFD}'));
    }

    #[test]
    fn stdout_raw_bytes_preserved() {
        let bytes: Vec<u8> = (0..=255).collect();
        let output = RunOutput {
            stdout: bytes.clone(),
            stderr: String::new(),
        };
        assert_eq!(output.stdout, bytes);
    }

    #[test]
    fn run_output_debug_impl() {
        let output = RunOutput {
            stdout: b"hello".to_vec(),
            stderr: "warn".to_string(),
        };
        let debug = format!("{output:?}");
        assert!(debug.contains("warn"));
        assert!(debug.contains("stdout"));
    }

    // --- binary_available (pure miss case, no binary needed) ---

    #[test]
    fn binary_available_missing_returns_false() {
        assert!(!binary_available("nonexistent_binary_xyz_42"));
    }

    #[test]
    fn binary_version_missing_returns_none() {
        assert!(binary_version("nonexistent_binary_xyz_42").is_none());
    }

    // --- retry predicate ---

    #[test]
    fn retry_accepts_closure_over_run_error() {
        let captured = "special".to_string();
        let checker = |err: &RunError| err.stderr().is_some_and(|s| s.contains(captured.as_str()));

        assert!(!checker(&fake_non_zero("other")));
        assert!(checker(&fake_non_zero("this has special text")));
        assert!(!checker(&fake_spawn()));
    }
}