local cmd = {}

-- Execute a command, redirecting stdout to stderr to avoid polluting our JSON output
function cmd.execute(command)
    -- Redirect stdout to stderr so only our JSON goes to stdout
    local redirected_cmd = command .. " 1>&2"
    return os.execute(redirected_cmd)
end

-- Execute a command and capture its output
function cmd.read(command)
    local handle = io.popen(command .. " 2>&1")
    local result = handle:read("*a")
    local success = handle:close()
    return result, success
end

-- Execute a command and capture stdout separately from stderr
function cmd.read_stdout(command)
    local handle = io.popen(command .. " 2>/dev/null")
    local result = handle:read("*a")
    local success = handle:close()
    return result, success
end

-- Execute a command and return only the exit status
function cmd.run(command)
    return os.execute(command .. " >/dev/null 2>&1")
end

-- Check if a command exists
function cmd.exists(command_name)
    return cmd.run("command -v " .. command_name) == 0
end

return cmd