`class Instance`

Represents a running child process from the point of view of the child process.

Definitions

`def self.for(process)`

Wrap an instance around the Process instance from within the forked child.

Signature

parameter　process　Process: The process intance to wrap.

Implementation

def self.for(process)
	instance = self.new(process.out)
	
	# The child process won't be reading from the channel:
	process.close_read
	
	instance.name = process.name
	
	return instance
end

`def name= value`

Set the process title to the specified value.

Signature

parameter　value　String: The name of the process.

Implementation

def name= value
	if @name = value
		::Process.setproctitle(@name)
	end
end

`def name`

The name of the process.

Signature

returns　String

Implementation

def name
	@name
end

`def exec(*arguments, ready: true, **options)`

Replace the current child process with a different one. Forwards arguments and options to ::Process.exec. This method replaces the child process with the new executable, thus this method never returns.

Implementation

def exec(*arguments, ready: true, **options)
	if ready
		self.ready!(status: "(exec)")
	else
		self.before_spawn(arguments, options)
	end
	
	::Process.exec(*arguments, **options)
end