function getCommandOutput(commandString){
// now how can I implement this function?
// getCommandOutput("ls") should print the terminal output of the shell command "ls"
}
const childProcess = require("child_process");
/**
* @param {string} command A shell command to execute
* @return {Promise<string>} A promise that resolve to the output of the shell command, or an error
* @example const output = await execute("ls -alh");
*/
function execute(command) {
/**
* @param {Function} resolve A function that resolves the promise
* @param {Function} reject A function that fails the promise
* @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise
*/
return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
/**
* @param {Error} error An error triggered during the execution of the childProcess.exec command
* @param {string|Buffer} standardOutput The result of the shell command execution
* @param {string|Buffer} standardError The error resulting of the shell command execution
* @see https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process_exec_command_options_callback
*/
childProcess.exec(command, function(error, standardOutput, standardError) {
if (error) {
reject();
return;
}
if (standardError) {
reject(standardError);
return;
}
resolve(standardOutput);
});
});
}