/**
* executes a shell script at "scriptPath". If runningFilePath is not blank and not null, then
* Mesquite will create a file there that will serve as a flag to Mesquite that the script is
* running.
*/
public boolean executeInShell() {
proc = null;
try {
ShellScriptUtil.setScriptFileToBeExecutable(scriptPath);
if (!StringUtil.blank(runningFilePath)) {
if (StringUtil.blank(runningFileMessage))
MesquiteFile.putFileContents(runningFilePath, "Script running...", true);
else MesquiteFile.putFileContents(runningFilePath, runningFileMessage, true);
if (appendRemoveCommand && MesquiteFile.fileExists(runningFilePath))
MesquiteFile.appendFileContents(
scriptPath,
StringUtil.lineEnding() + ShellScriptUtil.getRemoveCommand(runningFilePath),
true); // append remove command to guarantee that the runningFile is deleted
// +StringUtil.lineEnding()+ShellScriptUtil.getExitCommand()
}
proc = ShellScriptUtil.executeScript(scriptPath, visibleTerminal);
} catch (IOException e) {
MesquiteMessage.warnProgrammer("IOException in shell script executed by " + name);
return false;
}
return true;
}
