project_exec

id: A unique UUID for the query
project_id: id of project where command is to be executed (required)
path: path of working directory for the command (default: ““)
command: command to be executed (required)
args: command line options for the command (default: [])
timeout: maximum allowed time, in seconds (default: 10)
aggregate: If there are multiple attempts to run the given command with the same time, they are all aggregated and run only one time by the project; if requests comes in with a greater value (time, sequence number, etc.), they all run in another group after the first one finishes. Meant for compiling code on save.
max_output: maximum number of characters in the output
bash: if true, args are ignored and command is run as a bash command (default: false)
err_on_exit: if exit code is nonzero send error return message instead of the usual output (default: true)

Execute a shell command in a given project.

Examples:

Simple built-in shell command.

curl -u sk_abcdefQWERTY090900000000: \
  -d command=pwd \
  -d project_id=e49e86aa-192f-410b-8269-4b89fd934fba \
  https://cocalc.com/api/v1/project_exec
==> {"event":"project_exec_output",
     "id":"8a78a37d-b2fb-4e29-94ae-d66acdeac949",
     "stdout":"/projects/e49e86aa-192f-410b-8269-4b89fd934fba\n","stderr":"","exit_code":0}

Shell command with different working directory.

curl -u sk_abcdefQWERTY090900000000: \
  -d command=pwd \
  -d path=Private \
  -d project_id=e49e86aa-192f-410b-8269-4b89fd934fba \
  https://cocalc.com/api/v1/project_exec
==> {"event":"project_exec_output",
     "id":"8a78a37d-b2fb-4e29-94ae-d66acdeac949",
     "stdout":"/projects/e49e86aa-192f-410b-8269-4b89fd934fba/Private\n","stderr":"","exit_code":0}

Command line arguments specified by ‘args’ option. Note JSON format for request parameters.

curl -u sk_abcdefQWERTY090900000000: \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"command":"echo","args":["xyz","abc"],"project_id":"e49e86aa-192f-410b-8269-4b89fd934fba"}' \
  https://cocalc.com/api/v1/project_exec
==> {"event":"project_exec_output",
     "id":"39289ba7-0333-48ad-984e-b25c8b8ffa0e",
     "stdout":"xyz abc\n",
     "stderr":"",
     "exit_code":0}

Limiting output of the command to 3 characters.

curl -u sk_abcdefQWERTY090900000000: \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"command":"echo","args":["xyz","abc"],"max_output":3,"project_id":"e49e86aa-192f-410b-8269-4b89fd934fba"}' \
  https://cocalc.com/api/v1/project_exec
==> {"event":"project_exec_output",
     "id":"02feab6c-a743-411a-afca-8a23b58988a9",
     "stdout":"xyz (truncated at 3 characters)",
     "stderr":"",
     "exit_code":0}

Setting a timeout for the command.

curl -u sk_abcdefQWERTY090900000000: \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"command":"sleep 5","timeout":2,"project_id":"e49e86aa-192f-410b-8269-4b89fd934fba"}' \
  https://cocalc.com/api/v1/project_exec
==>  {"event":"error",
      "id":"86fea3f0-6a90-495b-a541-9c14a25fbe58",
      "error":"Error executing command 'sleep 5' with args '' -- killed command 'bash /tmp/f-11757-1677-8ei2z0.t4fex0qkt9', , "}

Notes: - Argument command may invoke an executable file or a built-in shell command. It may include a path and command line arguments. - If option args is provided, options must be sent as a JSON object. - Argument path is optional. When provided, path is relative to home directory in target project and specifies the working directory in which the command will be run. - If the project is stopped or archived, this API call will cause it to be started. Starting the project can take several seconds. In this case, the call may return a timeout error and will need to be repeated.