local M = {} --- Verify if `sudo` is already authenticated --- @return boolean --- @return Error? function M.sudo_already() local status, err = Command("sudo"):arg({ "--validate", "--non-interactive" }):status() return status and status.success or false, err end --- Run a program with `sudo` privilege --- @param program string --- @param args table --- @return Output? output --- @return Error? err function M.run_with_sudo(program, args) local cmd = Command("sudo") :arg({ "--stdin", "--user", "#" .. ya.uid(), "--", program }) :arg(args) :stdin(Command.PIPED) :stdout(Command.PIPED) :stderr(Command.PIPED) if M.sudo_already() then return cmd:output() end local value, event = ya.input { pos = { "top-center", y = 3, w = 40 }, title = string.format("Password for `sudo %s`:", program), obscure = true, } if not value or event ~= 1 then return nil, Err("Sudo password input cancelled") end local child, err = cmd:spawn() if not child or err then return nil, err end child:write_all(value .. "\n") child:flush() local output, err = child:wait_with_output() if not output or err then return nil, err elseif output.status.success or M.sudo_already() then return output else return nil, Err("Incorrect sudo password") end end return M