Shell class - dcli library

Constructors

hashCode → int: The hash code for this object.
no setterinherited
hasStartScript → bool: True if this shell supports a start script or configuration file. e.g. a script that is run by the shell or a configuration file that is read when the shell starts.
no setter
isCompletionInstalled → bool: no setter
isCompletionSupported → bool: no setter
isPrivilegedProcess → bool: Returns true if the process was launched as a priviliged process.
no setter
isPrivilegedUser → bool: Returns true if the current user this process is running as has esclated privileges.
no setter
isSudo → bool: A derived class should overload this method and return true if the script is running under sudo.
no setter
loggedInUser → String?: Returns the username of the logged in user.
no setter
name → String: The name of the shell e.g. bash
no setter
pathToStartScript → String?: Returns the path to the shell's start script or config file e.g /home/
no setter
pid → int?: The pid of the current shell
no setter
runtimeType → Type: A representation of the runtime type of the object.
no setterinherited
startScriptName → String: Returns the name of the shell's startup script or configuration file e.g. .bashrc
no setter

addToPATH(String path) → bool: Adds a path to the start script returns true if adding the path was successful
checkInstallPreconditions() → String?: Some OS/Shell combinations have some preconditions that must be met before dcli can be installed.
install({bool installDart = false}) → bool: Installs dart and dcli. Returns true if dart was installed. Returns false if dart was already installed.
installTabCompletion({bool quiet = true}) → void: If the shell supports tab completion then install it. If quiet is true then suppress any console output except for errors.
matchByName(String name) → bool: Returns true if the shells name matches the passed name. The comparison is case insensitive.
noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic: Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.
inherited
privilegesRequiredMessage(String appname) → String: Returns a message informing the user that they need to run as a priviledged user to run an app.
releasePrivileges() → void: On Linux and osx systems makes the script run as a non-privileged user even when started with sudo.
toString() → String: A string representation of this object.
inherited
withPrivileges(RunPrivileged privilegedCallback) → void: When a script is run under sudo on Linux and osx and you have previously called releasePrivileges then this method will run privilegedCallback with root privileges.

current → Shell: Returns the user shell that this script was launched from e.g. bash, powershell, .... If the shell can't be deteremined then the UnknownShell is returned.
no setter