uk.ac.liv.pgb.analytica.lib.wrappedr

Class CommandExecutor

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.liv.pgb.analytica.lib.wrappedr.CommandExecutor

public final class CommandExecutor
extends Object

Manages execution of an executable/command.

Author:

sperkins

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CommandExecutor(File executable) Creates an instance of this class using the given executable/command.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	callExe() Deprecated. This method should not be used anymore, developers should instead provide an empty list to execute().
boolean	execute(List<String> arguments) Executes an executable/command given some arguments.
List<String>	getError() Gets the standard error reported by the executable/command.
List<String>	getOutput() Gets the standard output reported by the command/executable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CommandExecutor

public CommandExecutor(File executable)

Creates an instance of this class using the given executable/command.

Parameters:

executable - The executable/command to execute.

Method Detail

execute

public boolean execute(List<String> arguments)
                throws InterruptedException

Executes an executable/command given some arguments.

Parameters:

arguments - The arguments to the executable/command.

Returns:

True if no exception occurred and the return value was normal.

Throws:

InterruptedException - Thrown if there was an error waiting for the executable/command to finish.

callExe

@Deprecated
public boolean callExe()
                             throws InterruptedException

Deprecated. This method should not be used anymore, developers should instead provide an empty list to execute().

Executes an executable/command with no arguments.

Returns:

True if no exception occurred.

Throws:

InterruptedException - Thrown if there was an error waiting for the executable/command to finish.

getError

public List<String> getError()

Gets the standard error reported by the executable/command.

Returns:

The standard error.

getOutput

public List<String> getOutput()

Gets the standard output reported by the command/executable.

Returns:

The standard output.