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README

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-Cppipe allows you to write and execute script like C++ programs.
+cppipe is a utility that allows you to use C++ programs as scripts.
-It offers a shell like synthax for seamless command execution.
+it also offers a shell like syntax for seamless command execution
 
 In this way your scripts can benefit from increased control and speed, while
-maintaining a lot of the potential for simple command callsynthax.
+maintaining a lot of the potential for simple command call syntax.
 
 INSTALLATION:
 In terminal use:
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ Just include <cppipe/commands.hpp>
 
 HOW TO EXECUTE A CPPIPE PROGRAM:
 In terminal use:
-cppipe my_cppipe_program.cpp
+cppipe my_cppipe_program.cpp ${ANY_ARGUMENTS_FOR_YOUR_PROGRAM}
+
 
- 

childProcess.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ RetProc::operator bool()
 	return normal_exit && returned == 0;
 }
 
+RetProc wait(Proc p)
+{
+	int status;
+	waitpid(p.pid, &status, 0);
+	return RetProc(p, status);
+}
+
 /* create a process taking input from pipe childIn */
 static Proc createProc(const char* const argv[], const fd_t childIn[2])
 {
@@ -169,17 +176,6 @@ Proc createProcess(const char* const argv[], fd_t in, fd_t out, fd_t err)
 	return proc;
 }
 
-RetProc runProcess(const char* const argv[], fd_t in, fd_t out, fd_t err)
-{
-	Proc p = createProcess(argv, in, out, err);
-
-	// Wait to end
-	int status;
-	waitpid(p.pid, &status, 0);
-
-	return RetProc(p, status);
-}
-
 void exec_or_die(const char* const argv[])
 {
 	execvp(argv[0], (char* const *)argv);

childProcess.hpp

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ struct RetProc: public Proc		/* returned process */
 
 };
 
+// Wait for a running proccess to finish
+RetProc wait(Proc);
+
 enum Redirect: U32
 {
 	NOTHING =0,
@@ -32,7 +35,8 @@ enum Redirect: U32
 
 
 /* For all funcions argv is an array of command parameters
- * argv[0] is the command itself, argv needs to end with nullptr */
+ * argv[0] is the command itself, argv needs to end with nullptr
+ * non of the functions wait for the proccess to finish */
 
 /* Create a proccess and redirect anyting flaged to a new pipe
    flags - INPUT, OUTPUT, ERR
@@ -45,8 +49,5 @@ Proc createCapProcess(const char* const argv[], fd_t in=0, fd_t err=2);
 /* Can take FDs as arguments which will be used instead of std */
 Proc createProcess(const char* const argv[], fd_t in=0, fd_t out=1, fd_t err=2);
 
-/* Same but waits for the process to finish */
-RetProc runProcess(const char* const argv[], fd_t in=0, fd_t out=1, fd_t err=2);
-
 /* execvp the command or exit */
 void exec_or_die(const char* const argv[]);

commands.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ static fd_t open_or_die(const char* file, I32 flags)
 
 RetProc Cmd::operator()(fd_t in, fd_t out, fd_t err)
 {
-	RetProc p = runProcess(argv.data(), in, out, err);
+	Proc p = createProcess(argv.data(), in, out, err);
 
 	// Close files if such were used
 	// if(in > 2)
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ RetProc Cmd::operator()(fd_t in, fd_t out, fd_t err)
 	// if(err > 2)
 	// 	close(err);
 
-	return p;
+	return wait(p);
 }
 
 Proc Cmd::detach(fd_t in, fd_t out, fd_t err)
@@ -99,10 +98,11 @@ RetProc PendingCmd::operator()()
 RetProc PendingCmd::runRedir()
 {
 	assert(!execed_ && "executed command twice"); assert(out==1 && "already redirected");
+	assert(out==1 && "capturing redirected proccess");
 	execed_ = true;
 
-	RetProc p = runProcess(cmd.argv.data(), in, err);
+	Proc p = createCapProcess(cmd.argv.data(), in, err);
-	return p;
+	return wait(p);
 }
 
 Proc PendingCmd::detach()

test.cpp

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 using namespace std;
 int main()
 {
-	// f(var("ab"));
 	Cmd ls("ls");
 	Cmd ll("ls", "-l");
 	Cmd grep("grep");