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C++ header to run a command, and return a custom error if the command was not found.
// MIT License
// Copyright (c) 2019 RoccoDev
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
// SOFTWARE.
#ifndef PROGRAMCHECK_HPP
#define PROGRAMCHECK_HPP
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>
class ProgramChecker
{
private:
char *errorMessage;
bool exitOnFailure;
public:
ProgramChecker(char *errorMessage, bool exitOnFailure)
{
this->errorMessage = errorMessage;
this->exitOnFailure = exitOnFailure;
}
~ProgramChecker() {}
void run(char *command)
{
int result = system(command);
// If the command wasn't found, the result will
// be 0x7F00 on Unix and 1 on Windows
if (result == 0x7F00 || result == 1)
{
std::cout << errorMessage;
if (this->exitOnFailure)
{
exit(1);
}
}
}
};
#endif
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