#include "process.ih"

void Process::start(IOMode mode, ProcessType type, size_t timeLimit, 
                    size_t bufferSize) 
{
    if (d_active)
        stop();

    size_t savedBufSize = bufSize();
    setBufSize(bufferSize);

    d_active = true;
    d_timeLimit = timeLimit;
    d_processType = type;

    rmBackticks();                      // rm backticks from d_command

    sanitizeIOMode(mode);
                                        // not yet using the time limit
                                        // thread
    d_limit = thread(limiter, this);

    forking();                          // execute the requested command

    setBufSize(savedBufSize);
    d_mode = d_setMode;                     // revert to the default process
    d_processType = d_setProcessType;       // parameters for a next run
    d_timeLimit = d_setTimeLimit;
}






