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Change History (most recent first): */ #if !defined(__DTSSampleCode_GetPID__) #define __DTSSampleCode_GetPID__ 1 #include #include #if defined(__cplusplus) extern "C" { #endif // --- Defining constants for use with sample code --- // enum {kSuccess = 0, kCouldNotFindRequestedProcess = -1, kInvalidArgumentsError = -2, kErrorGettingSizeOfBufferRequired = -3, kUnableToAllocateMemoryForBuffer = -4, kPIDBufferOverrunError = -5}; /***************************************************** * GetAllPIDsForProcessName ***************************************************** * Purpose: This functions purpose is to lookup a BSD * process PID given the BSD process name. This function may * potentially return multiple PIDs for a given BSD process name * since several processes can have the same BSD process name. * * Parameters: * ProcessName A constant C-string. On calling * GetAllPIDsForProcessName this variable holds the BSD process name * used to do the process lookup. Note that the process name you need * to pass is the name of the BSD executable process. If trying * to find the PID of an regular OSX application you will need to pass the * name of the actual BSD executable inside an application bundle (rather * than the bundle name itself). In any case as a user you can find the * BSD process name of any process (including OSX applications) by * typing the command "ps -axcocommand,pid" in terminal. * * ArrayOfReturnedPIDs A pointer to a pre-allocated array of pid_t. * On calling GetAllPIDsForProcessName this variable must be a pointer to a * pre-allocated array of pid_t whos length (in number of pid_t entries) is defined * in ArrayOfPIDsLength. On successful return from GetAllPIDsForProcessName * this array will hold the PIDs of all processes which have a matching process * name to that specified in the ProcessName input variable. The number of actual * PIDs entered in the array starting at index zero will be the value returned * in NumberOfMatchesFound. On failed return if the error is a buffer overflow * error then the buffer will be filled to the max with PIDs which matched. * Otherwise on failed return the state of the array will be undefined. * * NumberOfPossiblePIDsInArray A unsigned integer. On calling * GetAllPIDsForProcessName this variable will hold the number of * pre-allocated PID entries which are in the ArrayOfReturnedPIDs for this functions * use. Note this value must have a value greater than zero. * * NumberOfMatchesFound An unsigned integer. On calling GetAllPIDsForProcessName * this variable will point to a pre-allocated unsigned integer. On return from * GetAllPIDsForProcessName this variable will contain the number of PIDs contained in the * ArrayOfReturnedPIDs. On failed return the value of the variable will be undefined. * * SysctlError A pointer to a pre-allocated integer. On failed return, this * variable represents the error returned from the sysctl command. On function * success this variable will have a value specified by the sysctl based on the * error that occurred. On success the variable will have the value zero. * Note this variable can also be NULL in which case the variable is ignored. * * *Function Result* A integer return value. * See result codes listed below. * Result Codes: * 0 Success. A set of process PIDs were found and are located in * ArrayOfReturnedPIDs array. * -1 Could not find a process with a matching process name * (i.e. process not found). * -2 Invalid arguments passed. * -3 Unable to get the size of sysctl buffer required * (consult SysctlError return value for more information) * -4 Unable to allocate memory to store BSD process information * (consult SysctlError return value for more information) * -5 The array passed to hold the returned PIDs is not large enough * to hold all PIDs of process with matching names. * *****************************************************/ int GetAllPIDsForProcessName(const char* ProcessName, pid_t ArrayOfReturnedPIDs[], const unsigned int NumberOfPossiblePIDsInArray, unsigned int* NumberOfMatchesFound, int* SysctlError); //Can be NULL /***************************************************** * GetPIDForProcessName ***************************************************** * Purpose: A convience call for GetAllPIDsForProcessName(). * This function looks up a process PID given a BSD process * name. * * Parameters: * ProcessName A constant C-string. On calling * GetPIDForProcessName this variable holds the BSD process name * used to do the process lookup. Note that the process name you need * to pass is the name of the BSD executable process. If trying * to find the PID of an regular OSX application you will need to pass the * name of the actual BSD executable inside an application bundle (rather * than the bundle name itself). In any case as a user you can find the * BSD process name of any process (including OSX applications) by * typing the command "ps -axcocommand,pid" in terminal. * * *Function Result* A integer return value. * See result codes listed below. * Result Codes: * >=0 Success. The value returned is the PID of the * requested process. * -1 Error getting PID for requested process. This error can * be caused by several things. One is if no such process exists. * Another is if more than one process has the given name. The * Answer is to call GetAllPIDsForProcessName() * for complete error code or to get PIDs if there are multiple * processes with that name. *****************************************************/ int GetPIDForProcessName(const char* ProcessName); #if defined(__cplusplus) } #endif #endif