package cli import ( "bytes" "io" "os" ) // RunWithArgs executes the given command with the specified command line args // and environmental variables set. It returns any error returned from cmd.Execute() func RunWithArgs(cmd Executable, args []string, env map[string]string) error { oargs := os.Args oenv := map[string]string{} // defer returns the environment back to normal defer func() { os.Args = oargs for k, v := range oenv { os.Setenv(k, v) } }() // set the args and env how we want them os.Args = args for k, v := range env { // backup old value if there, to restore at end oenv[k] = os.Getenv(k) err := os.Setenv(k, v) if err != nil { return err } } // and finally run the command return cmd.Execute() } // RunCaptureWithArgs executes the given command with the specified command line args // and environmental variables set. It returns whatever was writen to // stdout along with any error returned from cmd.Execute() func RunCaptureWithArgs(cmd Executable, args []string, env map[string]string) (output string, err error) { old := os.Stdout // keep backup of the real stdout r, w, _ := os.Pipe() os.Stdout = w defer func() { os.Stdout = old // restoring the real stdout }() outC := make(chan string) // copy the output in a separate goroutine so printing can't block indefinitely go func() { var buf bytes.Buffer // io.Copy will end when we call w.Close() below io.Copy(&buf, r) outC <- buf.String() }() // now run the command err = RunWithArgs(cmd, args, env) // and grab the stdout to return w.Close() output = <-outC return output, err }