fix(process): Workaround for arguments that contain whitespaces

.gitignore

@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ dist
 # internal test
 _test/
 
+# emacs
+emacs_backtrace.txt
+
 # ignore generated files
 *.elc
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how
 * feat: Add capability to search through path (#119)
 * Support DSL `package-descriptor` (#124)
 * Resolve the potential symlink to the bash script (#24, #125, and #126)
+* Workaround for arguments that contain whitespaces (#128 and #129)
 
 ## 0.7.x
 > Released Sep 08, 2022

cmds/core/emacs.js

@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ exports.builder = async (yargs) => {
 exports.handler = async (argv) => {
   let _path = UTIL.el_script('core/emacs');
 
-  let default_cmd = ['-Q', '-l', _path];
+  let default_cmd = ['emacs', '-Q', '-l', _path];
   let rest = process.argv.slice(3);
   let cmd = default_cmd.concat(rest);
 
   UTIL.setup_env();
-  let proc = child_process.spawn('emacs', cmd, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+  let proc = child_process.spawn(UTIL.cli_args(cmd), { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
 
   proc.on('close', function (code) {
     if (code == 0) return;

cmds/core/eval.js

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
+const fs = require('fs');
+const child_process = require("child_process");
+
 exports.command = ['eval [form]'];
 exports.desc = 'Evaluate lisp form with a proper PATH';
 exports.builder = {
@@ -30,5 +33,34 @@ exports.builder = {
 };
 
 exports.handler = async (argv) => {
-  await UTIL.e_call(argv, 'core/eval', '\"' + argv.form.replace(/[\\$'"]/g, "\\$&") + '\"');
+  // setup environment, so Emacs can receive it
+  process.env.EASK_HOMEDIR = global.EASK_HOMEDIR;
+
+  await UTIL.e_call(argv, 'core/eval', argv.form);
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(global.EASK_HOMEDIR)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+
+  let epf = global.EASK_HOMEDIR + 'exec-path';
+  let lpf = global.EASK_HOMEDIR + 'load-path';
+
+  process.env.PATH = fs.readFileSync(epf, 'utf8');
+  process.env.EMACSLOADPATH = fs.readFileSync(lpf, 'utf8');;
+
+  let expressions = process.argv.slice(3);
+
+  // XXX: Just replace `form` property, this is combined expression
+  argv.form = expressions.join(' ');
+
+  let cmd = ['emacs', '--batch', '--eval', argv.form];
+
+  let proc = child_process.spawn(UTIL.cli_args(cmd), { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
+
+  proc.on('close', function (code) {
+    if (code == 0) return;
+    throw 'Exit with code: ' + code;
+  });
 };

cmds/core/exec.js

@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ exports.handler = async (argv) => {
     return;
   }
 
+  console.log('');
+
   let epf = global.EASK_HOMEDIR + 'exec-path';
   let lpf = global.EASK_HOMEDIR + 'load-path';
 
   process.env.PATH = fs.readFileSync(epf, 'utf8');
   process.env.EMACSLOADPATH = fs.readFileSync(lpf, 'utf8');;
 
-  let program = cmd[0];
-  let rest = cmd.slice(1);
-  let proc = child_process.spawn(program, rest, { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
+  let proc = child_process.spawn(UTIL.cli_args(cmd), { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
 
   proc.on('close', function (code) {
     if (code == 0) return;

cmds/core/run.js

@@ -65,11 +65,7 @@ function startCommand(commands, count) {
   let command = commands[count];
 
   console.log('[RUN]: ' + command);
-  let splitted = command.split(' ');
-
-  let program = splitted[0];
-  let rest = splitted.slice(1);
-  let proc = child_process.spawn(program, rest, { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
+  let proc = child_process.spawn(command, { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
 
   proc.on('close', function (code) {
     if (code == 0) {

lisp/core/eval.el

@@ -14,12 +14,19 @@
        (file-name-directory (nth 1 (member "-scriptload" command-line-args))))
       nil t)
 
-(require 'thingatpt)
+(eask-load "core/exec")
 
 (eask-start
-  (let ((form (eask-argv 0)))
-    (with-temp-buffer
-      (insert (thing-at-point--read-from-whole-string form))
-      (eval-buffer))))
+  (eask-defvc< 27 (eask-pkg-init))  ; XXX: remove this after we drop 26.x
+  (eask-setup-paths)
+  (ignore-errors (delete-directory eask-homedir t))  ; clean up
+
+  (if-let ((name (eask-argv 0)))
+      (eask-with-progress
+        (ansi-green "Exporting environment variables... ")
+        (eask--export-env)
+        (ansi-green "done ✓"))
+    (eask-info "✗ (No expression found)")
+    (eask-help "core/eval")))
 
 ;;; core/eval.el ends here

src/util.js

@@ -22,6 +22,28 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const child_process = require("child_process");
 
+/**
+ * Form CLI arguments into a single string.
+ * @param { Array } argv - Argument vector.
+ */
+function cli_args(argv) {
+  let result = '';
+  let first = true;
+  argv.forEach(function (element) {
+    // XXX: We wrap double quotes if the string contains spaces
+    if (/\s/g.test(element)) {
+      element = element.replaceAll('\"', '\\"');  // escape double quotes
+      element = '\"' + element + '\"';
+    }
+    if (first)
+      result += element;
+    else
+      result += ' ' + element;
+    first = false;
+  });
+  return result;
+}
+
 /*
  * Remove `undefined` item from the array
  * @param { Array } arr - target array
@@ -118,7 +140,7 @@ async function e_call(argv, script, ...args) {
   return new Promise(resolve => {
     let _path = el_script(script);
 
-    let cmd_base = ['-Q', '--script', _path];
+    let cmd_base = ['emacs', '-Q', '--script', _path];
     let cmd_args = args.flat();
     let cmd_global = _global_options(argv).flat();
     let cmd = cmd_base.concat(cmd_args).concat(cmd_global);
@@ -133,7 +155,7 @@ async function e_call(argv, script, ...args) {
       console.log('[DEBUG] emacs ' + cmd.join(' '));
 
     setup_env();
-    let proc = child_process.spawn('emacs', cmd, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+    let proc = child_process.spawn(cli_args(cmd), { stdio: 'inherit', shell: true });
 
     proc.on('close', function (code) {
       if (code == 0) {
@@ -148,6 +170,7 @@ async function e_call(argv, script, ...args) {
 /*
  * Module Exports
  */
+module.exports.cli_args = cli_args;
 module.exports.plugin_dir = plugin_dir;
 module.exports.def_flag = def_flag;
 module.exports.setup_env = setup_env;

test/commands/local/run.sh

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ eask run test
 eask run -all
 
 # Exection
-eask eval '(progn (message "Hello World!~"))'
+eask eval "(progn (require 'mini.emacs.pkg.1))"
 
 # Linter
 eask lint checkdoc