The change from LLProcessLauncher to LLProcess introduces the possibility of a
NULL (default-constructed) LLProcessPtr. Add certain static LLProcess methods
accepting LLProcessPtr, forwarding to nonstatic method when non-NULL but doing
something reasonable with NULL. Use these methods in LLPLuginProcessParent.
Using a Params block gives compile-time checking against attribute typos. One
might inadvertently set myLLSD["autofill"] = false and only discover it when
things behave strangely at runtime; but trying to set myParams.autofill will
produce a compile error.
However, it's excellent that the same LLProcess::create() method can accept
either LLProcess::Params or a properly-constructed LLSD block.
LLProcessLauncher had the somewhat fuzzy mandate of (1) accumulating
parameters with which to launch a child process and (2) sometimes tracking the
lifespan of the ensuing child process. But a valid LLProcessLauncher object
might or might not have ever been associated with an actual child process.
LLProcess specifically tracks a child process. In effect, it's a fairly thin
wrapper around a process HANDLE (on Windows) or pid_t (elsewhere), with
lifespan management thrown in. A static LLProcess::create() method launches a
new child; create() accepts an LLSD bundle with child parameters. So building
up a parameter bundle is deferred to LLSD rather than conflated with the
process management object.
Reconcile all known LLProcessLauncher consumers in the viewer code base,
notably the class unit tests.
by removing 's = s.substr()' type operations. The output string is now cleared via 's.clear()'
when its entire contents have been pumped and the beginning of the data is stored as an index
when necessary, rather than modifying the initial string.
Reviewed by davep.
Merov Linden