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+/* -*- C++ -*- */
+// $Id$
+
+
+// ============================================================================
+//
+// = LIBRARY
+//    ace
+// 
+// = FILENAME
+//    Process.h
+//
+// = AUTHOR
+//    Tim Harrison <harrison@cs.wustl.edu>
+// 
+// ============================================================================
+
+#if !defined (ACE_PROCESS_H)
+#define ACE_PROCESS_H
+
+#include "ace/OS.h"
+#include "ace/ARGV.h"
+#include "ace/ACE.h"
+#include "ace/Mem_Map.h"
+#include "ace/Svc_Handler.h"
+#include "ace/Synch.h"
+#include "ace/Acceptor.h"
+#include "ace/SOCK_Acceptor.h"
+
+class ACE_Export ACE_Process
+// = TITLE
+//     A Portable encapsulation for creating new processes and
+//     allows assignment of STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR of the new
+//     process. 
+//
+// = DESCRIPTION
+//     On UNIX, ACE_Process uses fork and exec.  On Win32, it uses
+//     CreateProcess.  Since we can set the standard handles, we can
+//     mimic UNIX pipes on Win32 by building chains of processes.
+//     This class should be used instead ACE_OS::fork_exec.  I'm
+//     implementing the functionality that I need as I go, instead of
+//     trying to build an all encompassing process abstraction.  If
+//     anyone needs more functionality, please feel free to add it and
+//     send us the updates.  We'll put it in ACE.
+{
+public:
+  ACE_Process (void);
+  // Default construction.
+
+  ACE_Process (char *argv[],
+	       ACE_HANDLE std_in,
+	       ACE_HANDLE std_out = ACE_INVALID_HANDLE,
+	       ACE_HANDLE std_err = ACE_INVALID_HANDLE);
+  // Set the standard handles of the new process to the respective
+  // handles and start the new process.  -argv- must be specified.  It
+  // should be of the following form: argv = {
+  // "c:\full\path\to\foo.exe", "-a", "arg1", "etc", 0 } Returns the
+  // new process id on success, -1 on failure.  If you want to affect
+  // a subset of the handles, make sure to set the others to
+  // ACE_INVALID_HANDLE.
+
+  ~ACE_Process (void);
+  // Death incarnate.
+
+  int set_handles (ACE_HANDLE std_in,
+		   ACE_HANDLE std_out = ACE_INVALID_HANDLE,
+		   ACE_HANDLE std_err = ACE_INVALID_HANDLE);
+  // Set the standard handles of the new process to the respective
+  // handles.  If you want to affect a subset of the handles, make
+  // sure to set the others to ACE_INVALID_HANDLE.  Returns 0 on
+  // success, -1 on failure.
+
+  int start (char *argv[]);
+  // Start the new process.  -argv- must be specified.  It should be
+  // of the following form: argv = { "c:\full\path\to\foo.exe", "-a",
+  // "arg1", "etc", 0 } Returns the new process id on success, -1 on
+  // failure.
+
+  int wait (void);
+  // Wait for the process we just created to exit.
+
+  int kill (int signum = SIGINT);
+  // Send the process a signal.
+
+  pid_t getpid (void);
+  // Return the pid of the new process.
+  
+private:
+#if defined (ACE_WIN32)
+  PROCESS_INFORMATION process_info_;
+  STARTUPINFO startup_info_;
+  int set_handles_called_;
+  // Is 1 if stdhandles was called.
+#else /* ACE_WIN32 */
+  ACE_HANDLE stdin_;
+  ACE_HANDLE stdout_;
+  ACE_HANDLE stderr_;
+  pid_t child_id_;
+#endif /* ACE_WIN32 */
+};
+
+#if defined (__ACE_INLINE__)
+#include "ace/Process.i"
+#endif /* __ACE_INLINE__ */
+
+#endif /* ACE_PROCESS_H */