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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