fix(spec): isolate __complete probe from the controlling terminal (#111)

run the `__complete` probe subprocess in its own session so that a
cobra-incompatible binary that ignores `__complete` can't mess with the
user's controlling terminal.
tested on both macos and nixos.
encountered the problem while trying to use
[visidata](https://www.visidata.org/).

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Co-authored-by: shemishtamesh <shemishtamail@gmail.com>
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shemishtamesh
2026-08-03 17:05:47 +07:00
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co-authored by shemishtamesh
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commit 0b77c9334b
2 changed files with 48 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
"strconv"
"strings"
"sync"
"syscall"
"time"
)
@@ -90,6 +91,16 @@ func buildCobraCacheKey(binKey string, args []string, partial string) string {
return sb.String()
}
// newProbeCmd builds and isolates the `__complete` probe command.
// starts the child in its own session so it has no controlling terminal
// and therefore won't affect the user's tty in the case of programs that
// don't respect `__complete`.
func newProbeCmd(ctx context.Context, binName string, args []string) *exec.Cmd {
cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binName, args...)
cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setsid: true}
return cmd
}
// QueryCobraComplete calls `binName __complete <args> <partial>` and returns
// structured suggestions cached per binary mtime, args, and partial.
// returns nil if the binary is not Cobra-based or times out.
@@ -113,7 +124,8 @@ func QueryCobraComplete(binName string, args []string, partial string) []Suggest
cmdArgs := append([]string{"__complete"}, args...)
cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, partial)
out, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binName, cmdArgs...).Output()
probe := newProbeCmd(ctx, binName, cmdArgs)
out, err := probe.Output()
if err != nil {
return nil
}