driver: added --wait support for slightly more convenient debug sessions.

5 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/ptycon/ptycon.h b/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
index e725ad7..d91238a 100644
--- a/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
+++ b/include/ptycon/ptycon.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_EVENT		0x0040
 #define PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_OVEN		0x0080
 #define PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_RAW		0x0100
+#define PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_WAIT		0x0200
 
 struct ptyc_source_version {
 	int		major;
diff --git a/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c
index c6070e4..cf9b170 100644
--- a/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/ptyc_driver_ctx.c
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ int ptyc_get_driver_ctx(
 				case TAG_CAT:
 					nunits++;
 					break;
+
+				case TAG_WAIT:
+					cctx.drvflags |= PTYC_DRIVER_DBG_WAIT;
+					break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h b/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h
index 009ac8e..22b4409 100644
--- a/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/ptycon_driver_impl.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum app_tags {
 	TAG_VERSION,
 	TAG_DEBUG,
 	TAG_CAT,
+	TAG_WAIT,
 };
 
 struct ptyc_term_ctx {
diff --git a/src/ptycon.c b/src/ptycon.c
index dd483b8..18cba4e 100644
--- a/src/ptycon.c
+++ b/src/ptycon.c
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ static void ptycon_exit(int code)
 		code);
 }
 
+static int ptycon_dbg_helper(int32_t status)
+{
+	return status ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+static int ptycon_dbg_init(char ** argv)
+{
+	if (argv[1] && !(ntapi->tt_strcmp_multibyte(argv[1],"--wait")))
+		return ptycon_dbg_helper(
+			ntapi->tt_wait_for_dummy_event());
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int32_t ptycon_start(int argc, char ** argv, char ** envp)
 {
 	int32_t				status;
@@ -44,6 +57,9 @@ static int32_t ptycon_start(int argc, char ** argv, char ** envp)
 		envp = rtdata->envp;
 	}
 
+	/* early debug (optional) */
+	ptycon_dbg_init(argv);
+
 	/* no tty session? */
 	if (!rtdata->srv_keys[0])
 		return ptyc_main(argc,argv,envp);
diff --git a/src/skin/ptyc_skin_default.c b/src/skin/ptyc_skin_default.c
index fcf22ce..49033cc 100644
--- a/src/skin/ptyc_skin_default.c
+++ b/src/skin/ptyc_skin_default.c
@@ -18,5 +18,12 @@ const struct argv_option ptyc_default_options[] = {
 	{"cat",			'c',TAG_CAT,ARGV_OPTARG_REQUIRED,0,0,"<file>",
 				"send %s to the terminal via the pty layer."},
 
+	{"wait",		0,TAG_WAIT,ARGV_OPTARG_NONE,0,0,0,
+				"wait on a dummy event upon invocation of ptycon_start(); "
+				"this option has the sole purpose of rendering debub "
+				"sessions with foreign debuggers more convenient, "
+				"and must be the first command-line argument "
+				"passed to the utility."},
+
 	{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}
 };