Add 'run_command' action

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/helpers/actions/run_command.py b/helpers/actions/run_command.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e80c1e
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+++ b/helpers/actions/run_command.py
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+import shlex, subprocess
+
+def run(action, command="", wait=False, **kwargs):
+    action.process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True)
+    if wait:
+        action.process.wait()
+
+def description(action, command="", wait=False, **kwargs):
+    message = "running command {}".format(command)
+    if wait:
+        message += " (waiting for its execution to finish)"
+
+    return message