minio/pkgs/utils/execpipe.go

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Go

package utils
import (
"bytes"
"errors"
"io"
"os/exec"
)
// A simple ExecPipe() pipes exec.Cmd together - somewhat similar to how bash pipes "|" behave.
// Each command's standard output is connected to the standard input of the next command
// and the output of the final command is returned
func ExecPipe(cmds ...*exec.Cmd) (pipeLineOutput io.Reader, pipeLineError error) {
// Require at least one command
if len(cmds) < 1 {
return nil, errors.New("Invalid argument")
}
// Collect the output from the command(s)
var output bytes.Buffer
lastIndex := len(cmds) - 1
for i, cmd := range cmds[:lastIndex] {
cmds[i+1].Stdin, _ = cmd.StdoutPipe()
}
// Final ---> output buffer
cmds[lastIndex].Stdout = &output
// Start each command
for _, cmd := range cmds {
if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
return &output, err
}
}
// We should Wait() for each command to complete
for _, cmd := range cmds {
if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
return &output, err
}
}
// Return the output
return &output, nil
}