app/phpmon-common/Command.swift

//
//  Command.swift
//  phpmon-common
//
//  Copyright © 2021 Nico Verbruggen. All rights reserved.
//

import Cocoa

public class Command {
    
    /**
     Immediately executes a command.
     
     - Parameter path: The path of the command or program to invoke.
     - Parameter arguments: A list of arguments that are passed on.
     - Parameter trimNewlines: Removes empty new line output.
     */
    public static func execute(path: String, arguments: [String], trimNewlines: Bool = false) -> String {
        let task = Process()
        task.launchPath = path
        task.arguments = arguments
        
        let pipe = Pipe()
        task.standardOutput = pipe
        task.launch()
        
        let data = pipe.fileHandleForReading.readDataToEndOfFile()
        let output: String = String.init(data: data, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)!
        
        if (trimNewlines) {
            return output.components(separatedBy: .newlines)
                .filter({ !$0.isEmpty })
                .joined(separator: "\n")
        }
        
        return output
    }
    
}