import * as plugins from './plugins.js';

import { dirname } from 'path';
import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';

const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));

export const runPath = async (pathArg: string) => {
  await runCli(pathArg);
}

export const runCli = async (pathArg?: string) => {
  // contents of argv array
  // process.argv[0] -> node Executable
  // process.argv[1] -> tsrun executable
  const relativePathToTsFile = pathArg ? pathArg : process.argv[2];
  const absolutePathToTsFile = plugins.path.join(process.cwd(), relativePathToTsFile);
  
  
  process.argv.splice(0, 3); // this ensures transparent arguments for the child process
  

  // lets setup things for execution
  const smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
    executor: 'bash'
  });

  const tsNodeLoaderPath = plugins.path.join(__dirname, 'loader.js')
  // note: -> reduce on emtpy array does not work
  // thus check needed before reducing the argv array
  smartshellInstance.exec(`node --loader ${tsNodeLoaderPath} ${absolutePathToTsFile} ${process.argv.length > 0 ? process.argv.reduce((prevArg, currentArg) => {
    return prevArg + ' ' + currentArg;
  }) : ''}`);

};