org.crsh.shell
Interface ShellProcess

All Known Implementing Classes:

AsyncProcess, CRaSHCommandProcess, CRaSHProcess, CRaSHResponseProcess, ServerProcess

public interface ShellProcess

A shell process.

execute

void execute(ShellProcessContext processContext)
             throws IllegalStateException

Begin the process. The client of this method should make no assumption whether the process is executed in a synchronous or asynchronous manner. The process will be termined when the process signals it with an invocation of the ShellProcessContext.end(ShellResponse) method.

Parameters:

processContext - the process context

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the process is already executing or has been executed

getKeyHandler

KeyHandler getKeyHandler()
                         throws IllegalStateException

Returns the key handler or null if the process won't handle key events.

Returns:

the key handler for this process

Throws:

IllegalStateException

cancel

void cancel()
            throws IllegalStateException

Signals the process it should be cancelled. This method cannot be be called before the process has started, it can be called multiple times after the process has started. The cancellation of the process is asynchronous, the cancellation of the process will terminate the current context lifecycle by calling the ShellProcessContext.end(ShellResponse) method.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the execution has not yet started