system
System-level operations and information
Import
_ <- fat.system
Types
Name | Signature | Brief |
---|---|---|
CommandResult | (code: ExitCode, out: Text) | Return type of capture |
Constants
- successCode, 0: ExitCode
- failureCode, 1: ExitCode
Methods
Name | Signature | Brief |
---|---|---|
args | (): List/Text | Return list of args passed from shell |
exit | (code: Number): * | Exit program with provided exit code |
getEnv | (var: Text): Text | Get env variable value by name |
shell | (cmd: Text): ExitCode | Execute cmd in shell, return exit code |
capture | (cmd: Text): CommandResult | Capture the output of cmd execution |
fork | (args: List/Text, out: Text = ø) | Start background process, return PID |
kill | (pid: Number): Void | Send SIGTERM to process by PID |
getLocale | (): Text | Get current locale setting |
setLocale | (cmd: Text): Number | Set current locale setting |
getMacId | (): Text | Get machine identifier (MAC address) |
blockSig | (enabled: Boolean): Void | Block SIGINT, SIGHUP and SIGTERM |
Usage Notes
Heads Up!
It is important to exercise caution and responsibility when using the getEnv
, shell
, capture
, fork
and kill
methods. The system
library provides the capability to execute commands directly from the operating system, which can introduce security risks if not used carefully.
To mitigate potential vulnerabilities, avoid using user input directly in constructing commands passed to these methods. User input should be validated to prevent command injection attacks and other security breaches.
get/set locale
The fry
interpreter will attempt to initialize LC_ALL
locale to C.UTF-8
and if that locale is not available on the system tries to use en_US.UTF-8
, otherwise, the default locale will be used.
See more about locale names.
locale configuration applies only to application, and is not persisted after
fry
exits