Add 'run_command' action

3 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/helpers/actions/__init__.py b/helpers/actions/__init__.py
index ea1e800..658cef0 100644
--- a/helpers/actions/__init__.py
+++ b/helpers/actions/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from . import command
 from . import interrupt_wait
 from . import pause
 from . import play
+from . import run_command
 from . import seek
 from . import stop
 from . import stop_all_actions
diff --git a/helpers/actions/command.py b/helpers/actions/command.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 96f72fe..0000000
--- a/helpers/actions/command.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-def run(action, command="", **kwargs):
-    # FIXME: todo
-    pass
-
-def description(action, command="", **kwargs):
-    return "running command {}".format(command)
diff --git a/helpers/actions/run_command.py b/helpers/actions/run_command.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e80c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/actions/run_command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+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