/*
 * Copyright (c) 2017 Digi International Inc.
 *
 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
 * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
 * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
 * REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
 * AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
 * INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
 * LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
 * OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 */

#ifndef SUBPROCESS_H_
#define SUBPROCESS_H_

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * Safely fork a child process and execute the given command with PATH lookup.
 *
 * @param command the command to execute
 * @param child_status return child status of executable
 * @return 0 on success, -1 on error with errno set
 */
int safe_execute(char *command, int *const child_status);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* SUBPROCESS_H_ */
