# stdio-override
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A Rust library to easily override Stdio file descriptors in Rust
* [Documentation](https://docs.rs/stdio-override)
## Usage
Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
stdio-override = "0.1"
```
and for Rust Edition 2015 add this to your crate root:
```rust
extern crate stdio_override;
```
In Rust Edition 2018 you can simply do:
```rust
use stdio_override::*;
```
Here's an example on how to write stdout into a file:
```rust
use std::{fs::read_to_string, io};
use stdio_override::StdoutOverride;
fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
let file_name = "./readme_test.txt";
let guard = StdoutOverride::override_file(file_name)?;
println!("12345");
drop(guard);
let contents = read_to_string(file_name)?;
assert_eq!("12345\n", contents);
println!("Outside!");
Ok(())
}
```
You can do the same with sockets:
```rust
use std::{
io::Read,
net::{TcpListener, TcpStream},
};
use stdio_override::StdoutOverride;
fn main() {
let address = ("127.0.0.1", 5543);
let listener = TcpListener::bind(address).unwrap();
let socket = TcpStream::connect(address).unwrap();
let guard = StdoutOverride::override_raw(socket).unwrap();
println!("12345");
drop(guard);
let mut contents = String::new();
let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().unwrap();
stream.read_to_string(&mut contents).unwrap();
assert_eq!("12345\n", contents);
println!("Outside!");
}
```
Both will work the same for `Stderr` and if you want to input `Stdin` from a file/socket you can do the following:
```rust
use std::{fs::{File, read_to_string}, io::{self, Write}};
use stdio_override::StdinOverride;
fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
let file_name = "./test_inputs.txt";
{
let mut file = File::create(&file_name)?;
file.write_all(b"Data")?;
}
let guard = StdinOverride::override_file(file_name)?;
let mut inputs = String::new();
io::stdin().read_line(&mut inputs)?;
drop(guard);
assert_eq!("Data", inputs);
// Stdin is working as usual again, because the guard is dropped.
Ok(())
}
```