ex_cmd

defmodule ExCmd do
  @moduledoc """
  ExCmd is an Elixir library to run and communicate with external programs with back-pressure.
  """

  @default_opts %{exit_timeout: :infinity}

  @doc """
  Returns a `ExCmd.Stream` for the given `cmd` with arguments `args`.

  The stream implements both `Enumerable` and `Collectable` protocols,
  which means it can be used both for reading from stdout and write to
  stdin of an OS process simultaneously (see examples).

  By default, ExCmd assumes that the command uses both stdin and
  stdout. So both streams (Enumerable and Collectable) *must* be used
  even if the command does not use it. You can change this behaviour
  by passing `no_stdin` option for commands which does not read input
  fron stdin (such as `find` command). see `ExCmd.Process` options for
  more detils.

  ### Options
    * `exit_timeout`     - Duration to wait for external program to terminate after completion before raising an error. Defaults to `:infinity`
  All other options are passed to `ExCmd.Process.start_link/3`

  Since reading and writing are blocking actions, these should be done
  in separate processes (unless you know each input producess an
  output)

  ### Examples

  ``` elixir
  def audio_stream!(stream) do
    # read from stdin and write to stdout
    proc_stream = ExCmd.stream!("ffmpeg", ~w(-i - -f mp3 -))

    Task.async(fn ->
      Stream.into(stream, proc_stream)
      |> Stream.run()
    end)

    proc_stream
  end

  File.stream!("music_video.mkv", [], 65535)
  |> audio_stream!()
  |> Stream.into(File.stream!("music.mp3"))
  |> Stream.run()
  ```
  """
  def stream!(cmd, args \\ [], opts \\ %{}) do
    opts = Map.merge(@default_opts, opts)
    ExCmd.Stream.__build__(cmd, args, opts)
  end
end