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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software License
+ * version 1.1, a copy of which has been included  with this distribution in
+ * the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+package org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import org.apache.avalon.excalibur.io.FileUtil;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.Os;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.launchers.DefaultCommandLauncher;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.launchers.MacCommandLauncher;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.launchers.ScriptCommandLauncher;
+import org.apache.myrmidon.framework.exec.launchers.WinNTCommandLauncher;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of <code>ExecManager</code>.
+ * Used to run processes in the ant environment.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ * @author <a href="mailto:thomas.haas@softwired-inc.com">Thomas Haas</a>
+ * @see ExecManager
+ * @see ExecMetaData
+ */
+public class DefaultExecManager
+    implements ExecManager
+{
+    /**
+     * Used to destroy processes when the VM exits.
+     */
+    private final ProcessDestroyer m_processDestroyer = new ProcessDestroyer();
+
+    private final CommandLauncher m_launcher;
+    private final CommandLauncher m_shellLauncher;
+
+    public DefaultExecManager( final File antDir )
+        throws ExecException
+    {
+        m_launcher = new DefaultCommandLauncher();
+        m_shellLauncher = createShellLauncher( antDir );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute a process and wait for it to finish before
+     * returning.
+     */
+    public int execute( final ExecMetaData metaData,
+                        final InputStream input,
+                        final OutputStream output,
+                        final OutputStream error,
+                        final long timeout )
+        throws IOException, ExecException
+    {
+        final CommandLauncher launcher = getLauncher( metaData );
+        final Process process = launcher.exec( metaData );
+        final ProcessMonitor monitor =
+            new ProcessMonitor( process, input, output, error, timeout );
+
+        final Thread thread = new Thread( monitor, "ProcessMonitor" );
+        thread.start();
+
+        // add the process to the list of those to destroy if the VM exits
+        m_processDestroyer.add( process );
+
+        waitFor( process );
+
+        //Now wait for monitor to finish aswell
+        try { thread.join(); }
+        catch( InterruptedException e )
+        {
+            //should never occur.
+        }
+
+        // remove the process to the list of those to destroy if the VM exits
+        m_processDestroyer.remove( process );
+
+        if( monitor.didProcessTimeout() )
+        {
+            throw new ExecException( "Process Timed out" );
+        }
+
+        return process.exitValue();
+    }
+
+    private void waitFor( final Process process )
+    {
+        //Should loop around until process is terminated.
+        try
+        {
+            process.waitFor();
+        }
+        catch( final InterruptedException ie )
+        {
+            //should never happen
+        }
+    }
+
+    private CommandLauncher getLauncher( final ExecMetaData metaData )
+    {
+        CommandLauncher launcher = m_launcher;
+        if( false ) //!m_useVMLauncher )
+        {
+            launcher = m_shellLauncher;
+        }
+        return launcher;
+    }
+
+    private CommandLauncher createShellLauncher( final File antDir )
+        throws ExecException
+    {
+        CommandLauncher launcher = null;
+
+        if( Os.isFamily( "mac" ) )
+        {
+            // Mac
+            launcher = new MacCommandLauncher();
+        }
+        else if( Os.isFamily( "os/2" ) )
+        {
+            // OS/2 - use same mechanism as Windows 2000
+            launcher = new WinNTCommandLauncher();
+        }
+        else if( Os.isFamily( "windows" ) )
+        {
+            // Windows.  Need to determine which JDK we're running in
+
+            // Determine if we're running under 2000/NT or 98/95
+            final String osname =
+                System.getProperty( "os.name" ).toLowerCase( Locale.US );
+
+            if( osname.indexOf( "nt" ) >= 0 || osname.indexOf( "2000" ) >= 0 )
+            {
+                // Windows 2000/NT
+                launcher = new WinNTCommandLauncher();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Windows 98/95 - need to use an auxiliary script
+                final String script = resolveCommand( antDir, "bin/antRun.bat" );
+                launcher = new ScriptCommandLauncher( script );
+            }
+        }
+        else if( ( new Os( "netware" ) ).eval() )
+        {
+            // NetWare.  Need to determine which JDK we're running in
+            final String perlScript = resolveCommand( antDir, "bin/antRun.pl" );
+            final String[] script = new String[]{"perl", perlScript};
+            launcher = new ScriptCommandLauncher( script );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Generic
+            final String script = resolveCommand( antDir, "bin/antRun" );
+            launcher = new ScriptCommandLauncher( script );
+        }
+
+        return launcher;
+    }
+
+    private String resolveCommand( final File antDir, final String command )
+    {
+        return FileUtil.resolveFile( antDir, command ).toString();
+    }
+}