Execute Command Synchronously (aync/await)

[vinaychandra]

Can we run a command synchronously?

For example, await ExecuteGuiMacroTextAsync returns immediately on executing long running commands. Is there any way to pause await until the current command is run completely?

[Maximus5]

I don't believe it's ever possible.

DotNet posts GuiMacro to ConEmu; ConEmu tells console server to do something; console server is doing something; console applications may do something.
Even if we implement blocking execution in ConEmu chain (which may block some critical things in theory), we have absolutely no guarantee
a) when console application would start execution of what you requested in DotNet
b) and what is worse, we can't determine the end of that execution.

[vinaychandra]

If we cannot determine the end of the execution, can we do something like, wait until the next input request from the console?

[Maximus5]

Perhaps yes, but I can't guarantee that. Even if it's possible, I prefer to implement new GuiMacro like WaitForInput instead of making current functions synchronous.

[vinaychandra]

My temporary workaround is either using file locks or ipc. A new GuiMacro would be great!

[vmario89]

hi, looking for the same thing. i can live we the risk that a process never will give some output so the script won't continue under bad circumstances (because the console may but must do not something). but for some tasks some wait queue command (synchronous) would be really neat.

regards, Mario