nl.cwi.monetdb.embedded.utils

Class ForkJavaProcess

java.lang.Object

nl.cwi.monetdb.embedded.utils.ForkJavaProcess

public final class ForkJavaProcess
extends Object

Fork a child Java process, with the entrypoint on a provided Java Class, while returning it exit status. Adapted from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/636367/executing-a-java-application-in-a-separate-process#answer-723914

Author:

Pedro Ferreira

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	exec(Class<?> classToExecute, Map<String,String> environments) Create a child process and wait for it to end.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

exec

public static int exec(Class<?> classToExecute,
                       Map<String,String> environments)
                throws IOException,
                       InterruptedException

Create a child process and wait for it to end.

Parameters:

classToExecute - The Java class to execute

environments - A map of environment variables to pass in the process

Returns:

The exit status of the child process

Throws:

IOException - - If an IOException occurred in the process

InterruptedException - - If an InterruptedException occurred in the process