ProcessKt

ProcessKt is a versatile open-source project designed to simplify and enhance the execution of shell commands, providing a seamless experience for developers working with Kotlin. This project empowers users to effortlessly integrate and manage shell commands within their Kotlin applications, fostering efficiency and flexibility in command-line operations.

Maven

<dependency>
    <groupId>dev.junsung</groupId>
    <artifactId>process-kt</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Gradle

implementation("dev.junsung:process-kt:1.0.0")

Quickstart

Run command

Process.run("ls", "-la")

Read Output

Process.run() returns BufferedReader.

// read all output into single String
val text: String = Process.run("ls", "-la").readText()

// read all output but split into lines
val lines: List<String> = Process.run("ls", "-la").readLines()

// read the first line of output
val firstLine: String = Process.run("ls", "-la").readLine()

Set Directory

The default directory is current directory (File(".")).

Process.run("ls", "-la", directory = File("/"))

Set Timeout

Set timeout using kotlin.time.Duration.

Process.run("ls", "-la", timeout = 1.minutes)