minimal 02

appveyor.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ install:
 
 test_script:
   - cmd: set WEXPECT_SPAWN_CLASS=SpawnPipe
-  - cmd: python -c "import sys;sys.path = ['C:\\projects\\wexpect'] + sys.path;import wexpect;import time;wexpect.console_reader.logger.info('loggerStart.');cons = wexpect.ConsoleReaderPipe(wexpect.join_args([python, '-Wi', 'list100.py']), host_pid=2684, local_echo=True, interact=False);wexpect.console_reader.logger.info(f'Console finished2. {cons.child_exitstatus}');sys.exit(cons.child_exitstatus)"
+  - cmd: python -m wexpect.console_reader "python -Wi tests\\list100.py"
   
 after_test:
   - python dump_logs.py 

wexpect/console_reader.py

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import traceback
 import psutil
-import signal
 from io import StringIO
 
 import ctypes
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ from .wexpect_util import SIGNAL_CHARS
 # 
 # System-wide constants
 #    
-screenbufferfillchar = '\4'
+screenbufferfillchar = '\0'
 maxconsoleY = 8000
 default_port = 4321
 
@@ -80,8 +79,9 @@ class ConsoleReaderBase:
     This class initialize the console starts the child in it and reads the console periodically.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, path, host_pid, cp=None, window_size_x=80, window_size_y=25,
+    def __init__(self, path, host_pid=None, cp=None, window_size_x=80, window_size_y=25,
-                 buffer_size_x=80, buffer_size_y=16000, local_echo=True, interact=False, **kwargs):
+                 buffer_size_x=80, buffer_size_y=16000, local_echo=True, interact=False,
+                 connect_to_host=True, **kwargs):
         """Initialize the console starts the child in it and reads the console periodically.        
 
         Args:
@@ -102,10 +102,13 @@ class ConsoleReaderBase:
         self.local_echo = local_echo
         self.console_pid = os.getpid()
         self.host_pid = host_pid
-        self.host_process = psutil.Process(host_pid)
         self.child_process = None
         self.child_pid = None
         self.enable_signal_chars = True
+        self.host_process = None
+        
+        if self.host_pid is not None:
+            self.host_process = psutil.Process(host_pid)
         
         logger.info("ConsoleReader started")
         
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ class ConsoleReaderBase:
                 logger.info(e)
                 
         try:
+            if connect_to_host:
                 self.create_connection(**kwargs)
             logger.info('Spawning %s' % path)
             try:
@@ -159,7 +163,7 @@ class ConsoleReaderBase:
         paused = False
         
         while True:
-            if not self.isalive(self.host_process):
+            if not self.isalive_host():
                 logger.info('Host process has been died.')
                 return
             
@@ -203,10 +207,13 @@ class ConsoleReaderBase:
             logger.info('The process has already died.')
         return
         
-    def isalive(self, process):
+    def isalive_host(self):
         """True if the child is still alive, false otherwise"""
         try:
-            self.exitstatus = process.wait(timeout=0)
+            if self.host_pid is None:
+                # Standalone mode: no host
+                return True
+            self.host_exitstatus = self.host_process.wait(timeout=0)
             return False
         except psutil.TimeoutExpired:
             return True
@@ -500,6 +507,11 @@ class ConsoleReaderSocket(ConsoleReaderBase):
     
     
 class ConsoleReaderPipe(ConsoleReaderBase):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        self.pipe = None
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+    
+        
     def create_connection(self, **kwargs):
         pipe_name = 'wexpect_{}'.format(self.console_pid)
         pipe_full_path = r'\\.\pipe\{}'.format(pipe_name)
@@ -525,9 +537,12 @@ class ConsoleReaderPipe(ConsoleReaderBase):
             logger.debug(f'Sending msg: {msg}')
         else:
             logger.spam(f'Sending msg: {msg}')
+        if self.pipe:
             win32file.WriteFile(self.pipe, msg)
     
     def get_from_host(self):
+        if self.pipe is None:
+            return b''
         data, avail, bytes_left = win32pipe.PeekNamedPipe(self.pipe, 4096)
         logger.spam(f'data: {data}  avail:{avail}  bytes_left{bytes_left}')
         if avail > 0:
@@ -536,3 +551,20 @@ class ConsoleReaderPipe(ConsoleReaderBase):
             return ret
         else:
             return b''
+
+def main():
+    import sys
+    logger.info('loggerStart.')
+    cmd = sys.argv[1]
+    try:
+        host_pid = int(sys.argv[2])
+    except:
+        host_pid = None
+    print(f'cmd: {cmd}')
+    print(f'host_pid: {host_pid}')
+    cons = ConsoleReaderPipe(path=cmd, host_pid=host_pid, connect_to_host=False)
+    logger.info(f'Console finished2. {cons.child_exitstatus}')
+    sys.exit(cons.child_exitstatus)
+    
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()