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+// Interface to run commands
+
+// Copyright (C) 2021 Simon Ruderich
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package run
+
+import (
+ "os/exec"
+)
+
+// Runner abstracts running commands to permit testing.
+type Runner interface {
+ Run(*exec.Cmd) error
+ CombinedOutput(*exec.Cmd) ([]byte, error)
+}
+
+// ExecRunner implements Runner by calling the corresponding function from
+// exec.Cmd.
+type ExecRunner struct {
+}
+
+func (r ExecRunner) Run(cmd *exec.Cmd) error {
+ return cmd.Run()
+}
+func (r ExecRunner) CombinedOutput(cmd *exec.Cmd) ([]byte, error) {
+ return cmd.CombinedOutput()
+}