# # Nim's Runtime Library # (c) Copyright 2019 Federico Ceratto and other Nim contributors # # See the file "copying.txt", included in this # distribution, for details about the copyright. # ## A set of helpers for the POSIX module. ## Raw interfaces are in the other posix*.nim files. # Where possible, contribute OS-independent procs in `os `_ instead. import posix type Uname* = object sysname*, nodename*, release*, version*, machine*: string template charArrayToString(input: typed): string = $cstring(addr input) proc uname*(): Uname = ## Provides system information in a `Uname` struct with sysname, nodename, ## release, version and machine attributes. when defined(posix): runnableExamples: echo uname().nodename, uname().release, uname().version doAssert uname().sysname.len != 0 var u: Utsname if uname(u) != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) result.sysname = charArrayToString u.sysname result.nodename = charArrayToString u.nodename result.release = charArrayToString u.release result.version = charArrayToString u.version result.machine = charArrayToString u.machine proc fsync*(fd: int) = ## synchronize a file's buffer cache to the storage device if fsync(fd.cint) != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc stat*(path: string): Stat = ## Returns file status in a `Stat` structure if stat(path.cstring, result) != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc memoryLock*(a1: pointer, a2: int) = ## Locks pages starting from a1 for a1 bytes and prevent them from being swapped. if mlock(a1, a2) != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc memoryLockAll*(flags: int) = ## Locks all memory for the running process to prevent swapping. ## ## example:: ## ## memoryLockAll(MCL_CURRENT or MCL_FUTURE) if mlockall(flags.cint) != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc memoryUnlock*(a1: pointer, a2: int) = ## Unlock pages starting from a1 for a1 bytes and allow them to be swapped. if munlock(a1, a2) != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc memoryUnlockAll*() = ## Unlocks all memory for the running process to allow swapping. if munlockall() != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc sendSignal*(pid: Pid, signal: int) = ## Sends a signal to a running process by calling `kill`. ## Raise exception in case of failure e.g. process not running. if kill(pid, signal.cint) != 0: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc mkstemp*(prefix: string): (string, File) = ## Creates a unique temporary file from a prefix string. Adds a six chars suffix. ## The file is created with perms 0600. ## Returns the filename and a file opened in r/w mode. var tmpl = cstring(prefix & "XXXXXX") let fd = when declared(mkostemp): mkostemp(tmpl, O_CLOEXEC) else: mkstemp(tmpl) var f: File if open(f, fd, fmReadWrite): return ($tmpl, f) raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) proc mkdtemp*(prefix: string): string = ## Creates a unique temporary directory from a prefix string. Adds a six chars suffix. ## The directory is created with permissions 0700. Returns the directory name. var tmpl = cstring(prefix & "XXXXXX") if mkdtemp(tmpl) == nil: raise newException(OSError, $strerror(errno)) return $tmpl