Function executeBackground

coderd/x/chatd/chattool/execute.go:151–177

executeBackground starts a process in the background and returns immediately with the process ID.

(
	ctx context.Context,
	conn workspacesdk.AgentConn,
	command string,
	workDir string,
	env map[string]string,
)

// executeBackground starts a process in the background and
// returns immediately with the process ID.
func executeBackground(
	ctx context.Context,
	conn workspacesdk.AgentConn,
	command string,
	workDir string,
	env map[string]string,
) fantasy.ToolResponse {
	resp, err := conn.StartProcess(ctx, workspacesdk.StartProcessRequest{
		Command:    command,
		WorkDir:    workDir,
		Env:        env,
		Background: true,
	})
	if err != nil {
		return errorResult(fmt.Sprintf("start background process: %v", err))
	}

	result := ExecuteResult{
		Success:             true,
		BackgroundProcessID: resp.ID,
	}
	data, err := json.Marshal(result)
	if err != nil {
		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse(err.Error())
	}
	return fantasy.NewTextResponse(string(data))
}

// executeForeground starts a process and waits for its
// completion, enforcing the configured timeout.