Starting a detached process about process_runner HOT 6 CLOSED

When you say "detatched process", are you talking about something like bash's "disown" command, or do you mean the difference between Process.run and Process.start?

ProcessRunner.runProcess code uses Process.start inside.

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I'm not quite familiar with how Bash's disown command works, but what I mean by "detached" is that the spawned child process should continue running even after the parent exits (or is forcefully killed).

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Ahh, so you mean the ProcessStartMode.detached then? (ProcessStartMode)

There isn't currently a way to do that in process_runner. I could easily add that as a parameter, but I'm not sure exactly what that would mean, since detached really just means "start this process and disconnect from it", so ProcessRunner really doesn't add much value in that scenario: it wouldn't be able to provide output or exit code information, only the PID.

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Ahh, so you mean the ProcessStartMode.detached then?

Yes, that's correct.

so ProcessRunner really doesn't add much value in that scenario: it wouldn't be able to provide output or exit code information, only the PID

I guess, it'd be quite helpful in some niche senarios, such as updating your CLI applications. On Mac and Linux you can easily delete the current running executable and replace it with a new one, but on Windows, it's not possible to do that. Having the ability to start a detached process would make it fairly simple to update the executable.

I could easily add that as a parameter

It'd be very nice if you'd do that. Looking forward to your response. 😃

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@shreyashsaitwal Thanks for the request, 4.0.1 should do what you want.

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Thanks a lot, @gspencergoog! 😃

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