/** 
 * @file llprocesslauncher.h
 * @brief Utility class for launching, terminating, and tracking the state of processes.
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#ifndef LL_LLPROCESSLAUNCHER_H
#define LL_LLPROCESSLAUNCHER_H

#if LL_WINDOWS
#include <windows.h>
#endif


/*
	LLProcessLauncher handles launching external processes with specified command line arguments.
	It also keeps track of whether the process is still running, and can kill it if required.
*/

class LL_COMMON_API LLProcessLauncher
{
	LOG_CLASS(LLProcessLauncher);
public:
	LLProcessLauncher();
	virtual ~LLProcessLauncher();
	
	void setExecutable(const std::string &executable);
	void setWorkingDirectory(const std::string &dir);

	void clearArguments();
	void addArgument(const std::string &arg);
	void addArgument(const char *arg);
		
	int launch(void);
	bool isRunning(void);
	
	// Attempt to kill the process -- returns true if the process is no longer running when it returns.
	// Note that even if this returns false, the process may exit some time after it's called.
	bool kill(void);
	
	// Use this if you want the external process to continue execution after the LLProcessLauncher instance controlling it is deleted.
	// Normally, the destructor will attempt to kill the process and wait for termination.
	// This should only be used if the viewer is about to exit -- otherwise, the child process will become a zombie after it exits.
	void orphan(void);	
	
	// This needs to be called periodically on Mac/Linux to clean up zombie processes.
	static void reap(void);
	
	// Accessors for platform-specific process ID
#if LL_WINDOWS
	HANDLE getProcessHandle() { return mProcessHandle; };
#else
	pid_t getProcessID() { return mProcessID; };
#endif	
	
private:
	std::string mExecutable;
	std::string mWorkingDir;
	std::vector<std::string> mLaunchArguments;
	
#if LL_WINDOWS
	HANDLE mProcessHandle;
#else
	pid_t mProcessID;
#endif
};

#endif // LL_LLPROCESSLAUNCHER_H