gdb com, allow to pass stdin upon debugging starts

close #101

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # v3.9.16-dev
 
+## Enhancements
+
 - DUB projects, options, removed _dependencyCheck_ and replaced with a new _skipRegistry_ option that maps 1:1 to the official documentation.
+- GDB commander: add debugee option _queryInput_ in addition to the existing system. That has for effect to query the input, pass it to the inferior stdin and close the stream. (#101)
+- GDB commander: allow to close the input stream using  _>_ in the widget field at the bottom.
+
+## Bugs fixed
+
 - editor, option _textCompletionMinLength_ min length off-by-one.
 
 # v3.9.15

docs/widgets_gdb_commander.md

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ This page allows to edit the options passed to the debugger target (also called
 
 - **arguments**: Allows to set the target command line arguments. One item per line. Items can include [symbolic strings](features_symbolic_strings.html) and be deactiviated by prepending `\\`.
 - **environmentPaths**: Allows to add additional folders to the PATH variable. One item per line.
-- **queryArguments**: When checked and when the debugging cession starts a small input dialog is displayed. It can be used to pass more **--para --meters** to the target.
+- **queryArguments**: When checked and when the debugging cession starts an input dialog is displayed. It can be used to pass more **--para --meters** to the target.
+- **queryInput**: When checked an when debugging starts, an input dialog allows to pass some test to the inferior input stream.
 - **target**: Read-only. Indicates clearly which is the project or the runnable module that will be debugged.
 - **workingDirectory**: Allows to set the target working directory. Can include [symbolic strings](features_symbolic_strings.html).
 
@@ -76,11 +77,6 @@ The option **showRawMiOutput** must be activated in order to get the GDB answer
 
 Learn more about the commands and the MI syntax in [the official manual](http://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/).
 
-Example of useful commands:
-
-- **-stack-list-variables --skip-unavailable --all-values**: prints a more complete list of variable that the default one. Can be used to set a watchpoint on a variable that's not listed by default.
-- **-data-list-register-values xmm0 d**: prints the value of XMM0 as a decimal number. For now the CPU inspector doesn't display the SSE registers so this is the only way to inspect them.
-
 Note that even if in most of the cases the results of a custom command are displayed in the messages a special processing may happen:
 
 - Any commands that may cause an execution break is handled by the interpreter (.so library events, fork events, system calls, function finished, etc).
@@ -92,6 +88,10 @@ The field at the bottom is also used to pass new lines to the target standard in
 To differentiate a custom command from an input line, use the `>` (greater than) symbol.
 The text following the symbol is written to the input stream, with an implicit new line character at the end.
 
+If not text follows `>` then the inferir stdin stream get closed.
+
+Note that if the option _queryInput_ is used then the input stream is not available anymore for write.
+
 ## Options
 
 ![](img/options_gdb_commander.png)

src/u_gdb.pas

@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ type
   TDebugeeOption = class(TCollectionItem)
   strict private
     fQueryArguments: boolean;
+    fQueryInput: boolean;
     fFname: string;
     fWorkingDir: TPathname;
     fAgruments: TStringList;
@@ -388,6 +389,7 @@ type
     property filename: string read fFname write fFname;
     property arguments: TStringList read fAgruments write setOptions;
     property queryArguments: boolean read fQueryArguments write fQueryArguments default false;
+    property queryInput: boolean read fQueryInput write fQueryInput default false;
     property target: string read fFname;
     property workingDirectory: TPathname read fWorkingDir write fWorkingDir;
   public
@@ -526,6 +528,7 @@ type
     fStackItems: TStackItems;
     fCatchPause: boolean;
     fSilentPause: boolean;
+    fInputClosed: boolean;
     fOptions: TDebugOptions;
     fAddWatchPointKind: TAddWatchPointKind;
     fBreakPoints: TPersistentBreakPoints;
@@ -1156,8 +1159,10 @@ end;
 constructor TDebugeeOption.Create(ACollection: TCollection);
 begin
   inherited create(ACollection);
-  fAgruments := TStringList.Create;
+  fAgruments  := TStringList.Create;
-  fEnvPaths := TStringList.Create;
+  fEnvPaths   := TStringList.Create;
+  fQueryInput := false;
+  fQueryArguments     := false;
   fAgruments.Delimiter:= ' ';
 end;
 
@@ -1933,6 +1938,7 @@ end;
 procedure TGdbWidget.startDebugging;
 var
   str: string = '';
+  inp: string = '';
   gdb: string;
   i: integer;
   b: TPersistentBreakPoint;
@@ -1940,6 +1946,7 @@ var
 const
   asmFlavorStr: array[TAsmSyntax] of string = ('intel','att');
 begin
+  fInputClosed := false;
   clearDisplays;
   if (fDebugTargetKind = dtkProject) and fProj.isNotAssigned then
   begin
@@ -2096,6 +2103,13 @@ begin
         str += o.arguments[i] + ' ';
     str := fSyms.expand(str);
   end;
+  if o.queryInput and InputQuery('Inferior stdin', 'GDB commander', inp) then
+  begin
+    fInput.WriteBuffer(inp[1], inp.length);
+    FileFlush(fInput.Handle);
+    FileClose(fInput.Handle);
+    fInputClosed := true;
+  end;
   gdbCommand('-exec-arguments '+ str + '> ' + fOutputName + '< ' + fInputName);
   // non-MI command "run" has the same problem as https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18077
   gdbCommand('-exec-run');
@@ -3116,15 +3130,31 @@ begin
   cmd := fSyms.expand(cmd);
   if (cmd.length > 1) and (cmd[1] = '>') and fInput.isAssigned then
   begin
-    cmd := cmd[2..cmd.length] + #10;
+    if not fInputClosed then
-    fInput.Write(cmd[1], cmd.length);
+    begin
-    {$IFDEF UNIX}
+      cmd := cmd[2..cmd.length] + #10;
-    fpfsync(fInput.Handle);
+      if cmd <> '' then
-    {$ELSE}
+      begin
-    FlushFileBuffers(fInput.Handle);
+        fInput.Write(cmd[1], cmd.length);
-    {$ENDIF}
+        {$IFDEF UNIX}
-    sleep(100);
+        fpfsync(fInput.Handle);
-    readOutput;
+        {$ELSE}
+        FlushFileBuffers(fInput.Handle);
+        {$ENDIF}
+        sleep(100);
+        readOutput;
+      end;
+    end
+    else fMsg.message('inferior stdin is closed', nil, amcMisc, amkWarn);
+  end
+  else if (cmd.length = 1) and (cmd[1] = '>') then
+  begin
+    if not fInputClosed then
+    begin
+      FileClose(fInput.Handle);
+      fInputClosed:=true;
+    end
+    else fMsg.message('inferior stdin is already closed', nil, amcMisc, amkWarn);
   end
   else
   begin