process_run 0.11.2+5

Process run helpers for Linux/Win/Mac and which like feature for finding executables.

process_run

Process run helpers for Linux/Win/Mac.

Goals

Currently using Process.run does not stream output which is not convenient for lengthy operation. It requires using Process.start in a more complex way.

run and runCmd add verbose helper for that. Also dart binaries (pub, dart2js...) and any script can be called consistently on Mac/Windows/Linux

ProcessCmd allow creating command object that can be run and modified.

Usage

which

Like unix which, it searches for installed executables

import 'package:process_run/which.dart';

Find flutter and firebase executables:

var flutterExectutable = whichSync('flutter');
var firebaseExectutable = whichSync('firebase');

shell

Allows to run script from Mac/Windows/Linux in a portable way. Empty lines are added for lisibility

import 'package:process_run/shell.dart';

Run a simple script:

var shell = Shell();

await shell.run('''

# Display some text
echo Hello

# Display dart version
dart --version

# Display pub version
pub --version

''');

More information on shell here

shell bin utility

Binary utility that allow changing from the command line the environment (var, path, alias) used in Shell.

More information on shell bin here

Flutter context

MacOS

If you want to run executable in a MacOS flutter context, you need to disable sandbox mode. See Removing sandboxing and ProcessException: Operation not permitted on macOS

In macos/Runner/DebugProfile.entitlements and macos/Runner/Release.entitlements, change:

<dict>
	<key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
	<true/>
</dict>

to

<dict>
	<key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
	<false/>
</dict>

Additional features

Addtional features and information are available here