r4y
A typescript library for spawning and executing child processes.
Implementation
A common implementation is the following:
import ray from 'r4y';
const response = await ray.execute('echo $WHATEVER');
console.log(response);
await ray.spawn('find . -type f | wc');Configuration
import ray from 'r4y';
ray.config.set({
debug: false,
spin: false,
spawn: {
log: {
stdout: 'trace',
stderr: 'error',
}
},
});Configuration parameters
| Parameter name | Parameter type | Parameter description |
|---|---|---|
debug |
boolean |
Wheater or not to console log debugging information like child ID |
spin |
boolean |
Wheater or not to show a spinning console log |
spawn.log.stdout |
LogMethod |
How the child process should log its stdout |
spawn.log.stderr |
LogMethod |
How the child process should log its stderr |
type LogMethod = 'trace' | 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error';Unix philosophy
This repo try to follow the Unix philosophy.
Name
r4y stands for ray, like in Radioactive ray.
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