Scala.sys package

Scala.sys package

This package containg various routines supporting:

VM shutdown hook

process execution

input/output of process

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Java has System class. Part of this functionality has been copied to scala.sys package

Shutdown hook

If you want to react for JVM shutdown event, then you need to add shutdown hook to application

scala.sys.addShutdownHook(shutdown_method)

Example

object Application extends App {

	def shutdown = "Bye world"
	sys addShutdownHook(shutdown)
}

Exit JVM with exit code

sys.exit -1

System Properties

Mutable map

sys.props("java.version") //1.7.0_25 (result)

Runtime does the same as java.lang.Runtime.getRuntime()

sys.runtime

scala.sys.runtime.freeMemory //31260800 (result)

Communication with external processes Prerequisites

import scala.sys.process._

Run process and get exit code

"java -version"! //0 (result)

Get output from process as String

"echo Hello world"!!  //Hello world
 (result)

Get output from process as Stream of String

val cmd = "ping 127.0.0.1"  
val stream : Stream[String]= cmd.lines_!
stream.toList //convert to list

Output

Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

Run commands sequentially

"echo A" ### "echo B" ### "echo C" !! 

Output

A
B
C

Run commands conditionally

"ping google.com" #&& "echo machine ok" #|| "echo connection failed" !! 

Output

Pinging google.com [46.28.247.88] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 46.28.247.88: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=59
Reply from 46.28.247.88: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=59
Reply from 46.28.247.88: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=59
Reply from 46.28.247.88: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=59

Ping statistics for 46.28.247.88:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 5ms, Maximum = 9ms, Average = 6ms
machine ok

"ping bad_host" #&& "echo machine ok" #|| "echo connection failed" !! 

Output

Ping request could not find host bad_host. Please check the name and try again.
connection failed

Run commands in pipeline

"ping 127.0.0.1" #| "grep Lost" !! 

Output

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Passing input/output of process

import java.io._

Provide input for process: "#<" operator

	val inputText = "Hello world"
	//convert string to inputstream
	val inputStream =
		new ByteArrayInputStream(inputText.getBytes("utf-8"))
    //provide input stream as input of process		
	"cat" #< inputStream !!		

Output

Hello world

Take output of process: "#>" operator

    //redirect output of process to stream
    val outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream		
	"echo Hello world" #> outputStream !!
	val output = new String(outputStream.toByteArray)
	output				

Output

Hello world