dexpect

Members

Classes

Expect

class Expect

Undocumented in source.

ExpectException

class ExpectException

Exceptions thrown during expecting data.

ExpectImpl

class ExpectImpl(OutputRange)

ExpectImpl spawns a process in a Spawn object. You then call expect("desired output"); sendLine("desired Input"); to interact with said process

Functions

CreateNamedPipeA

HANDLE CreateNamedPipeA(LPCTSTR lpName, DWORD dwOpenMode, DWORD dwPipeMode, DWORD nMaxInstances, DWORD nOutBufferSize, DWORD nInBufferSize, DWORD nDefaultTimeOut, LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes)

Undocumented in source but is binding to Windows. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

PostThreadMessageA

BOOL PostThreadMessageA(DWORD , UINT , WPARAM , LPARAM )

Undocumented in source but is binding to Windows. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

ReadFileEx

BOOL ReadFileEx(HANDLE , LPVOID , DWORD , OVERLAPPED* , void* )

Reads from an IO device (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365468%28v=vs.85%29.aspx)

RegisterWaitForSingleObject

BOOL RegisterWaitForSingleObject(PHANDLE phNewWaitObject, HANDLE hObject, void* Callback, PVOID Context, ULONG dwMilliseconds, ULONG dwFlags)

Undocumented in source but is binding to Windows. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

SetHandleInformation

BOOL SetHandleInformation(HANDLE , DWORD , DWORD )

Undocumented in source but is binding to Windows. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

SetLastError

void SetLastError(DWORD )

Undocumented in source but is binding to Windows. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

UnregisterWait

BOOL UnregisterWait(HANDLE )

Undocumented in source but is binding to Windows. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

childCallback

void childCallback(void* tidp, bool )

Undocumented in source. Be warned that the author may not have intended to support it.

constructPathToExe

string constructPathToExe(string exe)

Searches all dirs on path for exe if required, or simply calls it if it's a relative or absolute path

readFromPty

string readFromPty(Pty pty)

Reads from a pty session Returns the string that was read

sendToPty

void sendToPty(Pty pty, string data)

Sends a string to a pty.

setNonBlocking

void setNonBlocking(Pty pty)

Sets the Pty session to non-blocking mode

spawnProcessInPty

Pty spawnProcessInPty(string program, string[] args)

Spawns a process in a pty session By convention the first arg in args should be == program

startChild

auto startChild(string program, string commandLine)

this is good. best to call it with plink.exe so it can talk to unix note that plink asks for the password out of band, so it won't actually work like that. thus specify the password on the command line or better yet, use a private key file e.g. startChild!something("plink.exe", "plink.exe user@server -i key.ppk \"/home/user/terminal-emulator/serverside\"");

Static functions

forkpty

int forkpty(int* master, char* name, void* termp, void* winp)

Undocumented in source but is binding to C. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

ttyname

char* ttyname(int fd)

Undocumented in source but is binding to C. You might be able to learn more by searching the web for its name.

Static variables

childDead

bool childDead;

Undocumented in source.

waitHandle

HANDLE waitHandle;

Undocumented in source.

Structs

ExpectSink

struct ExpectSink

Undocumented in source.

Pty

struct Pty

A data structure to hold information on a Pty session Holds its fd and a utility property to get its name

Spawn

struct Spawn

Holds information on how to spawn off subprocesses On Linux systems, it uses forkpty On Windows systems, it uses OVERLAPPED io on named pipes

Variables

toRead

auto toRead;

Undocumented in source.

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