Implement real streams or stream wrappers for result objects

examples/debug-issue-19.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Debug script to understand issue #19 - Return real streams or stream wrappers
+ * Current behavior: result.stdout/stderr/stdin are strings
+ * Desired behavior: They should be readable/writable streams
+ */
+
+import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs';
+
+console.log('=== Issue #19 Debug - Current vs Desired Behavior ===\n');
+
+async function testCurrentBehavior() {
+  console.log('1. Current behavior - result contains strings:');
+
+  const result = await $`echo "hello world"`;
+
+  console.log('  result.stdout type:', typeof result.stdout);
+  console.log('  result.stdout constructor:', result.stdout?.constructor?.name);
+  console.log('  result.stdout instanceof Object:', result.stdout instanceof Object);
+  console.log('  result.stdout value:', result.stdout);
+  console.log('  result.stdout JSON:', JSON.stringify(result.stdout));
+  console.log('  result.stderr type:', typeof result.stderr);
+  console.log('  result.stderr constructor:', result.stderr.constructor.name);
+  console.log('  result.stdin type:', typeof result.stdin);
+  console.log('  result.stdin constructor:', result.stdin.constructor.name);
+  console.log('  Is result.stdout a stream?', result.stdout && typeof result.stdout.pipe === 'function');
+  console.log('  Is result.stdout readable?', result.stdout && typeof result.stdout.read === 'function');
+  console.log('  Is result.stdin writable?', result.stdin && typeof result.stdin.write === 'function');
+
+  // Test stream functionality
+  console.log('  Testing stream methods:');
+  console.log('    result.stdout.trim():', JSON.stringify(result.stdout.trim()));
+  console.log('    result.stdout.length:', result.stdout.length);
+
+  console.log('\n2. Current streams interface (works correctly):');
+
+  const cmd = $`echo "hello from streams"`;
+  const stdout = await cmd.streams.stdout;
+  console.log('  cmd.streams.stdout type:', typeof stdout);
+  console.log('  Is cmd.streams.stdout a stream?', stdout && typeof stdout.pipe === 'function');
+  console.log('  Is cmd.streams.stdout readable?', stdout && typeof stdout.read === 'function');
+
+  await cmd; // Wait for completion
+}
+
+testCurrentBehavior().catch(console.error);

examples/debug-jest-compatibility.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs';
+
+async function test() {
+  const result = await $`echo "test content"`;
+
+  console.log('Testing Jest/Bun compatibility:');
+  console.log('result.stdout:', result.stdout);
+  console.log('typeof result.stdout:', typeof result.stdout);
+  console.log('result.stdout.toString():', result.stdout.toString());
+  console.log('result.stdout.includes("test"):', result.stdout.includes("test"));
+  console.log('String(result.stdout):', String(result.stdout));
+  console.log('JSON.stringify(result.stdout):', JSON.stringify(result.stdout));
+
+  // Test what happens when we try to use includes
+  try {
+    console.log('Direct includes call:', result.stdout.includes('test'));
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log('Error with includes:', e.message);
+  }
+
+  // Test with conversion
+  console.log('Convert to string first:', String(result.stdout).includes('test'));
+}
+
+test().catch(console.error);

examples/debug-result-flow.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs';
+
+console.log('=== Debug Result Flow ===');
+
+// Add debug to console.log to see what gets returned
+const originalLog = console.log;
+console.log = (...args) => {
+  if (args[0] && args[0].includes && args[0].includes('[DEBUG]')) {
+    originalLog('[TRACED]', ...args);
+  } else {
+    originalLog(...args);
+  }
+};
+
+async function test() {
+  console.log('About to run echo command...');
+  const result = await $`echo "test"`;
+
+  console.log('Result received:');
+  console.log('  result:', result);
+  console.log('  result keys:', Object.keys(result));
+  console.log('  result.code:', result.code);
+  console.log('  result.stdout:', result.stdout);
+  console.log('  result.stderr:', result.stderr);
+  console.log('  result.stdin:', result.stdin);
+}
+
+test().catch(console.error);

examples/issue-19-final-demo.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Issue #19 Final Demo - Real streams or stream wrappers
+ * 
+ * This demonstrates the solution: result.stdout, result.stderr, and result.stdin
+ * are now real Node.js streams (ReadableStreamWrapper and WritableStreamWrapper)
+ * that maintain backward compatibility with string usage.
+ */
+
+import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs';
+import { Readable, Writable } from 'stream';
+
+console.log('🎉 Issue #19 Solution Demo: Real Streams or Stream Wrappers\n');
+
+async function demo() {
+  console.log('1️⃣  Stream Type Verification:');
+  const result = await $`echo "Hello, streams!"`;
+
+  console.log(`   ✅ result.stdout instanceof Readable: ${result.stdout instanceof Readable}`);
+  console.log(`   ✅ result.stderr instanceof Readable: ${result.stderr instanceof Readable}`);
+  console.log(`   ✅ result.stdin instanceof Writable: ${result.stdin instanceof Writable}`);
+  console.log(`   ✅ Has pipe method: ${typeof result.stdout.pipe === 'function'}`);
+  console.log(`   ✅ Has read method: ${typeof result.stdout.read === 'function'}`);
+  console.log(`   ✅ Has write method: ${typeof result.stdin.write === 'function'}`);
+
+  console.log('\n2️⃣  Stream Reading Functionality:');
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const chunks = [];
+
+    result.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
+      chunks.push(chunk.toString());
+      console.log(`   📥 Received chunk: ${JSON.stringify(chunk.toString())}`);
+    });
+
+    result.stdout.on('end', () => {
+      const combined = chunks.join('');
+      console.log(`   ✅ Stream ended. Combined data: ${JSON.stringify(combined)}`);
+
+      console.log('\n3️⃣  Backward Compatibility:');
+      console.log(`   ✅ toString(): ${JSON.stringify(result.stdout.toString())}`);
+      console.log(`   ✅ trim(): ${JSON.stringify(result.stdout.trim())}`);
+      console.log(`   ✅ length: ${result.stdout.length}`);
+      console.log(`   ✅ includes(): ${result.stdout.includes('streams')}`);
+      console.log(`   ✅ slice(): ${JSON.stringify(result.stdout.slice(0, 5))}`);
+
+      console.log('\n4️⃣  JSON Serialization:');
+      console.log(`   ✅ JSON.stringify(stdout): ${JSON.stringify(result.stdout)}`);
+
+      console.log('\n5️⃣  Type Information:');
+      console.log(`   📝 typeof result.stdout: ${typeof result.stdout} (now 'object' instead of 'string')`);
+      console.log(`   📝 result.stdout.constructor.name: ${result.stdout.constructor.name}`);
+
+      console.log('\n🎯 Summary:');
+      console.log('   • stdout, stderr, stdin are now real Node.js streams');
+      console.log('   • They maintain full backward compatibility with string methods');
+      console.log('   • They support all stream operations (pipe, read, write, etc.)');
+      console.log('   • Breaking change: typeof is now "object" instead of "string"');
+      console.log('   • This matches the requirement for "real streams or stream wrappers"');
+
+      resolve();
+    });
+
+    // Trigger reading
+    result.stdout.read();
+  });
+}
+
+demo().catch(console.error);

examples/minimal-test.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs';
+
+console.log('=== Minimal Test ===');
+
+async function test() {
+  const result = await $`echo "test"`;
+
+  console.log('result:', result);
+  console.log('result.stdout:', result.stdout);
+  console.log('typeof result.stdout:', typeof result.stdout);
+  console.log('result.stdout.constructor:', result.stdout.constructor);
+  console.log('result.stdout instanceof Object:', result.stdout instanceof Object);
+
+  // Let's try to access the object directly
+  console.log('Object.getPrototypeOf(result.stdout):', Object.getPrototypeOf(result.stdout));
+  console.log('result.stdout.__proto__:', result.stdout.__proto__);
+}
+
+test().catch(console.error);

examples/test-issue-19-streams.mjs

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Test script for issue #19 - Return real streams or stream wrappers
+ * Tests that result.stdout, result.stderr, and result.stdin are proper streams
+ */
+
+import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs';
+import { Readable, Writable } from 'stream';
+
+console.log('=== Issue #19 Stream Functionality Test ===\n');
+
+async function testStreamFunctionality() {
+  console.log('1. Testing basic stream properties:');
+
+  const result = await $`echo "hello world"`;
+
+  // Check if they are actually stream instances
+  console.log('  result.stdout instanceof Readable:', result.stdout instanceof Readable);
+  console.log('  result.stderr instanceof Readable:', result.stderr instanceof Readable);
+  console.log('  result.stdin instanceof Writable:', result.stdin instanceof Writable);
+
+  // Check stream methods exist
+  console.log('  result.stdout has pipe method:', typeof result.stdout.pipe === 'function');
+  console.log('  result.stdout has read method:', typeof result.stdout.read === 'function');
+  console.log('  result.stdin has write method:', typeof result.stdin.write === 'function');
+
+  console.log('\n2. Testing stream reading:');
+
+  // Test reading from stdout stream
+  let chunks = [];
+  result.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
+    chunks.push(chunk.toString());
+    console.log('    Received chunk:', JSON.stringify(chunk.toString()));
+  });
+
+  result.stdout.on('end', () => {
+    console.log('    Stream ended');
+    console.log('    Combined data:', JSON.stringify(chunks.join('')));
+  });
+
+  // Start reading
+  result.stdout.read();
+
+  console.log('\n3. Testing backward compatibility:');
+
+  // Test string-like behavior
+  console.log('  result.stdout as string:', JSON.stringify(result.stdout.toString()));
+  console.log('  result.stdout.trim():', JSON.stringify(result.stdout.trim()));
+  console.log('  result.stdout.length:', result.stdout.length);
+  console.log('  result.stdout.includes("hello"):', result.stdout.includes("hello"));
+
+  console.log('\n4. Testing writable stream (stdin):');
+
+  // Test writing to stdin stream
+  const result2 = await $`cat`;
+  const chunks2 = [];
+
+  result2.stdin.on('data', (chunk) => {
+    chunks2.push(chunk.toString());
+    console.log('    Written data received:', JSON.stringify(chunk.toString()));
+  });
+
+  result2.stdin.write('test data\n');
+  result2.stdin.write('more test data\n');
+  result2.stdin.end();
+
+  // Wait a bit for stream processing
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+
+  console.log('    All written data:', JSON.stringify(chunks2.join('')));
+
+  console.log('\n✅ All stream tests completed');
+}
+
+testStreamFunctionality().catch(console.error);

examples/test-non-virtual.mjs

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 import { $ } from '../src/$.mjs';
 
-async function testNonVirtual() {
-  console.log('🧪 Testing with definitely non-virtual command');
-
-  // Use wc which should not be virtual
-  const wcCmd = $`wc -l`;
-  console.log('1. Created wc command');
-
-  // Check if process spawns properly with regular async execution
-  console.log('2. Testing normal execution first...');
-  const testCmd = $`wc -l`;
-  const testResult = await testCmd.start({ stdin: 'test\nline2\n' });
-  console.log('   Normal execution result:', testResult.stdout.trim());
-
-  // Now test streams
-  console.log('3. Testing streams...');
-  await wcCmd.start({ mode: 'async', stdin: 'pipe', stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'pipe' });
-
-  console.log('4. After start:');
-  console.log('   started:', wcCmd.started);
-  console.log('   child exists:', !!wcCmd.child);
-  console.log('   finished:', wcCmd.finished);
-
-  if (wcCmd.child) {
-    console.log('   child.pid:', wcCmd.child.pid);
-    console.log('   child.stdin:', typeof wcCmd.child.stdin);
-  }
+console.log('=== Testing Non-Virtual Command ===');
+
+async function test() {
+  // Use a command that's likely not virtualized (like node)
+  const result = await $`node -e "console.log('hello')"`;
 
-  // Try direct access to child stdin if available
-  if (wcCmd.child && wcCmd.child.stdin) {
-    console.log('5. Direct child.stdin access works!');
-    wcCmd.child.stdin.write('line1\n');
-    wcCmd.child.stdin.write('line2\n');
-    wcCmd.child.stdin.end();
-
-    const result = await wcCmd;
-    console.log('   Direct access result:', result.stdout.trim());
-  } else {
-    console.log('5. No child.stdin available');
-    wcCmd.kill();
-  }
+  console.log('Result received:');
+  console.log('  result:', result);
+  console.log('  result keys:', Object.keys(result));
+  console.log('  result.stdout type:', typeof result.stdout);
+  console.log('  result.stdout constructor:', result.stdout?.constructor?.name);
+  console.log('  result.stdin type:', typeof result.stdin);
 }
 
-testNonVirtual();
+test().catch(console.error);