The example can now tell mdbook if renderers are supported

examples/nop-preprocessor.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ extern crate mdbook;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate clap;
 
-use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand, ArgMatches};
+use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
 use mdbook::preprocess::{Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
+use std::process;
 
 fn main() {
     let matches = app().get_matches();
@@ -16,16 +17,23 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn handle_preprocessing(args: &ArgMatches) {
-
+    unimplemented!()
 }
 
 fn handle_supports(sub_args: &ArgMatches) {
     let renderer = sub_args.value_of("renderer").expect("Required argument");
     let supported = renderer_is_supported(&renderer);
+
+    if supported {
+        process::exit(0);
+    } else {
+        process::exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 fn renderer_is_supported(renderer: &str) -> bool {
-    true
+    // We support everything except the `not-supported` renderer
+    renderer != "not-supported"
 }
 
 fn app() -> App<'static, 'static> {
@@ -37,4 +45,3 @@ fn app() -> App<'static, 'static> {
             ),
     )
 }
-

src/preprocess/cmd.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use super::{Preprocessor, PreprocessorContext};
 use book::Book;
 use errors::*;
+use serde_json;
 use shlex::Shlex;
 use std::io::{self, Read};
-use serde_json;
+use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};
-use std::process::{Command, Stdio, Child};
 
 /// A custom preprocessor which will shell out to a 3rd-party program.
 ///
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@ impl CmdPreprocessor {
     pub fn parse_input<R: Read>(
         reader: R,
     ) -> Result<(PreprocessorContext, Book)> {
-        serde_json::from_reader(reader).chain_err(|| "Unable to parse the input")
+        serde_json::from_reader(reader)
+            .chain_err(|| "Unable to parse the input")
     }
 
-    fn write_input(&self, child: &mut Child, book: Book, ctx: PreprocessorContext) {
+    fn write_input(
+        &self,
+        child: &mut Child,
+        book: Book,
+        ctx: PreprocessorContext,
+    ) {
         let mut stdin = child.stdin.take().expect("Child has stdin");
         let input = (ctx, book);
 
@@ -75,6 +81,8 @@ impl Preprocessor for CmdPreprocessor {
     }
 
     fn supports_renderer(&self, renderer: &str) -> bool {
+        debug!("Checking if the \"{}\" preprocessor supports \"{}\"", self.name(), renderer);
+
         let mut cmd = match self.command() {
             Ok(c) => c,
             Err(e) => {
@@ -83,16 +91,16 @@ impl Preprocessor for CmdPreprocessor {
             }
         };
 
-        cmd
+        let outcome = cmd
             .arg("supports")
             .arg(renderer)
-            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
+            .stdin(Stdio::null())
             .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
-            .stderr(Stdio::inherit());
+            .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
+            .status()
+            .map(|status| status.code() == Some(0));
 
-        let child = match cmd.spawn() {
+        if let Err(ref e) = outcome {
-            Ok(c) => c,
-            Err(e) => {
             if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
                 warn!(
                     "The command wasn't found, is the \"{}\" preprocessor installed?",
@@ -100,12 +108,8 @@ impl Preprocessor for CmdPreprocessor {
                 );
                 warn!("\tCommand: {}", self.cmd);
             }
-
-                // give it the benefit of the doubt
-                return true;
         }
-        };
 
-        unimplemented!()
+        outcome.unwrap_or(false)
     }
 }

tests/custom_preprocessors.rs

@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@ fn example() -> CmdPreprocessor {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn check_if_renderer_is_supported() {
+fn example_supports_whatever() {
     let cmd = example();
 
     let got = cmd.supports_renderer("whatever");
 
     assert_eq!(got, true);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn example_doesnt_support_not_supported() {
+    let cmd = example();
+
+    let got = cmd.supports_renderer("not-supported");
+
+    assert_eq!(got, false);
+}