This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revision Previous revision | Next revision Both sides next revision | ||
|
api:process [2015/10/06 21:03] phallopode Fixed "Contents" headline not displayed correctly |
api:process [2016/02/29 09:26] payonel [Process API] |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
| ========== | ========== | ||
| This API provides rudimentary process management. It is used mainly by the `io` module to provide individual standard input and output to individual programs. | This API provides rudimentary process management. It is used mainly by the `io` module to provide individual standard input and output to individual programs. | ||
| + | |||
| + | It can be helpful to think of a process as a coroutine with extra metadata. A process inherits the metadata of its parent, but can define its own. Such metadata supports stdio and terminal windows. All coroutines created are child instances of the current process. | ||
| - `process.load(path:string[, env:table[, init:function[, name:string]]]):coroutine` | - `process.load(path:string[, env:table[, init:function[, name:string]]]):coroutine` | ||