Feature request: corollary to `sh` that captures stdout
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Description
It seems a common occurrence for me to have custom tasks that need to invoke a shell command, and capture the output.
The "simple" solution is to use backticks or %x to capture the command's stderr/stdout. However, using that isn't safe or recommended. Further, it loses all the helpful verbose and noop capabities that rake's own sh provides.
What do others do in this situation? Would it be helpful to have a version of sh that captures stderr and stdout? (Or to upgrade sh such that the resulting response object has stderr and stdout?)
Any other alternatives I'm missing?
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Research direction
Start by reviewing Rake's existing sh entry point and the issue discussion about capturing stderr and stdout. Determine the intended API and how it should preserve sh's verbose and noop capabilities; done requires a decided behavior and corresponding implementation and tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100