runCmds method

Implementation

Future<Process> runCmds(
  String distribution,
  List<String> cmds, {
  String? user,
}) async {
  // Write commands to /tmp/cmds
  Process fileProcess = await Process.start(
      'wsl', ['-d', distribution, '-u', user ?? 'root'],
      mode: ProcessStartMode.normal, runInShell: true);

  fileProcess.stdin.writeln('echo "#!/bin/bash" > /tmp/wdmcmds');
  for (var cmd in cmds) {
    cmd = cmd.replaceAll('"', '\\"');
    fileProcess.stdin.writeln('echo "$cmd" >> /tmp/wdmcmds');
  }
  var waitCmd = 'read -n1 -r -p \\"\n\nDone running the action. '
      'Press any key to exit...\\" key';
  fileProcess.stdin.writeln('echo "$waitCmd" >> /tmp/wdmcmds');

  // Wait for commands to be written
  await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 500));

  // Execute commands in /tmp/cmds
  List<String> args = [
    '-d',
    distribution,
    '-u',
    user ?? 'root',
    '/bin/bash',
    '/tmp/wdmcmds'
  ];

  Process results = await Process.start('wsl', args,
      runInShell: true, mode: ProcessStartMode.detached);

  return results;
}