Interface Process

All Superinterfaces:
NativeIntegration
All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultProcess, WrapperProcess

public interface Process extends NativeIntegration
Functions to query and modify a process' state.
  • Method Details

    • getProcessId

      int getProcessId() throws NativeException
      Returns the process identifier.
      Throws:
      NativeException - On failure.
    • detach

      void detach() throws NativeException
      Detaches this process from the parent to ignore ctrl-c.
      Throws:
      NativeException - On failure.
    • getWorkingDirectory

      File getWorkingDirectory() throws NativeException
      Returns the process' current working directory.
      Throws:
      NativeException - On failure.
    • setWorkingDirectory

      void setWorkingDirectory(File directory) throws NativeException
      Sets the process' working directory.
      Throws:
      NativeException - On failure.
    • getEnvironmentVariable

      String getEnvironmentVariable(String name) throws NativeException
      Get the value of an environment variable.
      Returns:
      The value or null if no such environment variable. Also returns null for an environment variable whose value is an empty string.
      Throws:
      NativeException - On failure.
    • setEnvironmentVariable

      void setEnvironmentVariable(String name, String value) throws NativeException
      Sets the value of an environment variable.
      Parameters:
      value - the new value. Use null or an empty string to remove the environment variable. Note that on some platforms it is not possible to remove the environment variable safely. On such platforms, the value is set to an empty string instead.
      Throws:
      NativeException - On failure.