use sysinfo::{ProcessRefreshKind, ProcessesToUpdate, Signal, System};
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub enum KillSignal {
Term,
Kill,
}
impl KillSignal {
fn as_sysinfo(self) -> Signal {
match self {
KillSignal::Term => Signal::Term,
KillSignal::Kill => Signal::Kill,
}
}
pub fn label(self) -> &'static str {
match self {
KillSignal::Term => "SIGTERM",
KillSignal::Kill => "SIGKILL",
}
}
}
pub fn process_exists(pid: u32) -> bool {
let spid = sysinfo::Pid::from_u32(pid);
let mut sys = System::new();
sys.refresh_processes_specifics(
ProcessesToUpdate::Some(&[spid]),
false,
ProcessRefreshKind::nothing(),
);
match sys.process(spid) {
Some(p) => p.status() != sysinfo::ProcessStatus::Zombie,
None => false,
}
}
pub fn kill_local_process(
pid: u32,
expected_name: Option<&str>,
signal: KillSignal,
) -> Result<(), String> {
let spid = sysinfo::Pid::from_u32(pid);
let mut sys = System::new();
sys.refresh_processes_specifics(
ProcessesToUpdate::Some(&[spid]),
false,
ProcessRefreshKind::nothing(),
);
let Some(proc_) = sys.process(spid) else {
return Err(format!("Process {pid} no longer exists"));
};
if let Some(expected) = expected_name {
let current = proc_.name().to_string_lossy();
if current != expected {
return Err(format!(
"PID {pid} now belongs to \"{current}\", not \"{expected}\" — \
not signalling. Reselect the process and try again."
));
}
}
match proc_.kill_with(signal.as_sysinfo()) {
Some(true) => Ok(()),
Some(false) => Err(format!(
"Could not send {} to PID {pid} (permission denied?)",
signal.label()
)),
None => Err(format!(
"{} is not supported on this platform",
signal.label()
)),
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use std::process::Command;
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
#[test]
fn signals_a_real_child_process() {
let mut child = Command::new("sleep")
.arg("30")
.spawn()
.expect("spawn sleep for the test");
let pid = child.id();
let result = kill_local_process(pid, Some("sleep"), KillSignal::Term);
let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(5);
let mut exited = false;
while Instant::now() < deadline {
if matches!(child.try_wait(), Ok(Some(_))) {
exited = true;
break;
}
std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
}
if !exited {
let _ = child.kill();
}
let _ = child.wait();
assert!(result.is_ok(), "kill_local_process returned {result:?}");
assert!(
exited,
"SIGTERM was reported sent but the child never exited"
);
}
#[test]
fn refuses_a_pid_owned_by_a_different_process() {
let mut child = Command::new("sleep")
.arg("30")
.spawn()
.expect("spawn sleep");
let pid = child.id();
let result = kill_local_process(pid, Some("firefox"), KillSignal::Term);
let _ = child.kill();
let _ = child.wait();
let err = result.expect_err("signalled a process under the wrong name");
assert!(err.contains("firefox") && err.contains("sleep"), "{err}");
}
#[test]
fn reports_a_pid_that_is_gone() {
let mut child = Command::new("true").spawn().expect("spawn true");
let pid = child.id();
child.wait().expect("reap");
assert!(kill_local_process(pid, None, KillSignal::Term).is_err());
}
}