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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      :  Plugins.PipeReader
+-- Copyright   :  (c) Andrea Rossato
+-- License     :  BSD-style (see LICENSE)
+--
+-- Maintainer  :  Jose A. Ortega Ruiz <jao@gnu.org>
+-- Stability   :  unstable
+-- Portability :  unportable
+--
+-- A plugin for reading from named pipes
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module Plugins.PipeReader where
+
+import System.IO
+import Plugins
+
+data PipeReader = PipeReader String String
+    deriving (Read, Show)
+
+instance Exec PipeReader where
+    alias (PipeReader _ a)    = a
+    start (PipeReader p _) cb = do
+        h <- openFile p ReadWriteMode
+        forever (hGetLineSafe h >>= cb)
+        where forever a = a >> forever a