Add execCreate() params instead of config object

README.md

@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ $stream->on('close', function () {
 
 See also the [streaming exec example](examples/exec-stream.php) and the [exec benchmark example](examples/benchmark-exec.php).
 
+The TTY mode should be set depending on whether your command needs a TTY
+or not. Note that toggling the TTY mode affects how/whether you can access
+the STDERR stream and also has a significant impact on performance for
+larger streams (relevant for 100 MiB and above). See also the TTY mode
+on the `execStart*()` call.
+
 Running this benchmark on my personal (rather mediocre) VM setup reveals that
 the benchmark achieves a throughput of ~300 MiB/s while the (totally unfair)
 comparison script using the plain Docker client only yields ~100 MiB/s.

examples/benchmark-exec.php

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 $factory = new Factory($loop);
 $client = $factory->createClient();
 
-$client->execCreate($container, array('Cmd' => $cmd, 'AttachStdout' => true, 'AttachStderr' => true))->then(function ($info) use ($client) {
+$client->execCreate($container, $cmd)->then(function ($info) use ($client) {
     $stream = $client->execStartStream($info['Id'], true);
 
     $start = microtime(true);

examples/exec-inspect.php

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 $factory = new Factory($loop);
 $client = $factory->createClient();
 
-$client->execCreate($container, array('Cmd' => $cmd, 'AttachStdout' => true, 'AttachStderr' => true, 'Tty' => true))->then(function ($info) use ($client) {
+$client->execCreate($container, $cmd, true)->then(function ($info) use ($client) {
     echo 'Created with info: ' . json_encode($info) . PHP_EOL;
 
     return $client->execInspect($info['Id']);

examples/exec-stream.php

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 $out = new Stream(STDOUT, $loop);
 $out->pause();
 
-$client->execCreate($container, array('Cmd' => $cmd, 'AttachStdout' => true, 'AttachStderr' => true, 'Tty' => true))->then(function ($info) use ($client, $out) {
+$client->execCreate($container, $cmd, true)->then(function ($info) use ($client, $out) {
     $stream = $client->execStartStream($info['Id'], true);
     $stream->pipe($out);
 

src/Client.php

@@ -882,21 +882,61 @@ public function imageSearch($term)
     /**
      * Sets up an exec instance in a running container id
      *
-     * @param string $container container ID
-     * @param array  $config    `array('Cmd' => 'date')` (see link)
+     * The $command should be given as an array of strings (the command plus
+     * arguments). Alternatively, you can also pass a single command line string
+     * which will then be wrapped in a shell process.
+     *
+     * The TTY mode should be set depending on whether your command needs a TTY
+     * or not. Note that toggling the TTY mode affects how/whether you can access
+     * the STDERR stream and also has a significant impact on performance for
+     * larger streams (relevant for 100 MiB and above). See also the TTY mode
+     * on the `execStart*()` call:
+     * - create=false, start=false:
+     *     STDOUT/STDERR are multiplexed into separate streams + quite fast.
+     *     This is the default mode, also for `docker exec`.
+     * - create=true,  start=true:
+     *     STDOUT and STDERR are mixed into a single stream + relatively slow.
+     *     This is how `docker exec -t` works internally.
+     * - create=false, start=true
+     *     STDOUT is streamed, STDERR can not be accessed at all + fastest mode.
+     *     This looks strange to you? It probably is. See also the benchmarking example.
+     * - create=true, start=false
+     *     STDOUT/STDERR are multiplexed into separate streams + relatively slow
+     *     This looks strange to you? It probably is. Consider using the first option instead.
+     *
+     * @param string       $container  container ID
+     * @param string|array $cmd        Command to run specified as an array of strings or a single command string
+     * @param boolean      $tty        TTY mode
+     * @param boolean      $stdin      attaches to STDIN of the exec command
+     * @param boolean      $stdout     attaches to STDOUT of the exec command
+     * @param boolean      $stderr     attaches to STDERR of the exec command
+     * @param string|int   $user       user-specific exec, otherwise defaults to main container user (requires API v1.19+ / Docker v1.7+)
+     * @param boolean      $privileged privileged exec with all capabilities enabled (requires API v1.19+ / Docker v1.7+)
      * @return PromiseInterface Promise<array> with exec ID in the form of `array("Id" => $execId)`
      * @link https://docs.docker.com/reference/api/docker_remote_api_v1.15/#exec-create
      */
-    public function execCreate($container, $config)
+    public function execCreate($container, $cmd, $tty = false, $stdin = false, $stdout = true, $stderr = true, $user = '', $privileged = false)
     {
+        if (!is_array($cmd)) {
+            $cmd = array('sh', '-c', (string)$cmd);
+        }
+
         return $this->postJson(
             $this->uri->expand(
                 '/containers/{container}/exec',
                 array(
                     'container' => $container
                 )
             ),
-            $config
+            array(
+                'Cmd' => $cmd,
+                'Tty' => !!$tty,
+                'AttachStdin' => !!$stdin,
+                'AttachStdout' => !!$stdout,
+                'AttachStderr' => !!$stderr,
+                'User' => $user,
+                'Privileged' => !!$privileged,
+            )
         )->then(array($this->parser, 'expectJson'));
     }
 

tests/ClientTest.php

@@ -379,10 +379,17 @@ public function testImageSearch()
     public function testExecCreate()
     {
         $json = array();
-        $config = array();
         $this->expectRequestFlow('post', '/containers/123/exec', $this->createResponseJson($json), 'expectJson');
 
-        $this->expectPromiseResolveWith($json, $this->client->execCreate(123, $config));
+        $this->expectPromiseResolveWith($json, $this->client->execCreate(123, array('env')));
+    }
+
+    public function testExecCreateStringCommand()
+    {
+        $json = array();
+        $this->expectRequestFlow('post', '/containers/123/exec', $this->createResponseJson($json), 'expectJson');
+
+        $this->expectPromiseResolveWith($json, $this->client->execCreate(123, 'env'));
     }
 
     public function testExecDetached()

tests/FunctionalClientTest.php

@@ -104,12 +104,7 @@ public function testStartRunning()
      */
     public function testExecCreateWhileRunning($container)
     {
-        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, array(
-            'Cmd' => array('echo', '-n', 'hello', 'world'),
-            'AttachStdout' => true,
-            'AttachStderr' => true,
-            'Tty' => true
-        ));
+        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, array('echo', '-n', 'hello', 'world'));
         $exec = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
 
         $this->assertTrue(is_array($exec));
@@ -158,18 +153,67 @@ public function testExecInspectAfterRunning($exec)
         $this->assertEquals(0, $info['ExitCode']);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @depends testStartRunning
+     * @param string $container
+     */
+    public function testExecStringCommandWithOutputWhileRunning($container)
+    {
+        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, 'echo -n hello world');
+        $exec = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(is_array($exec));
+        $this->assertTrue(is_string($exec['Id']));
+
+        $promise = $this->client->execStart($exec['Id'], true);
+        $output = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('hello world', $output);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @depends testStartRunning
+     * @param string $container
+     */
+    public function testExecUserSpecificCommandWithOutputWhileRunning($container)
+    {
+        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, 'whoami', true, false, true, true, 'nobody');
+        $exec = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(is_array($exec));
+        $this->assertTrue(is_string($exec['Id']));
+
+        $promise = $this->client->execStart($exec['Id'], true);
+        $output = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('nobody', rtrim($output));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @depends testStartRunning
+     * @param string $container
+     */
+    public function testExecStringCommandWithStderrOutputWhileRunning($container)
+    {
+        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, 'echo -n hello world >&2', true);
+        $exec = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(is_array($exec));
+        $this->assertTrue(is_string($exec['Id']));
+
+        $promise = $this->client->execStart($exec['Id'], true);
+        $output = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('hello world', $output);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @depends testStartRunning
      * @param string $container
      */
     public function testExecStreamEmptyOutputWhileRunning($container)
     {
-        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, array(
-            'Cmd' => array('true'),
-            'AttachStdout' => true,
-            'AttachStderr' => true,
-            'Tty' => true
-        ));
+        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, array('true'));
         $exec = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
 
         $this->assertTrue(is_array($exec));
@@ -189,12 +233,7 @@ public function testExecStreamEmptyOutputWhileRunning($container)
      */
     public function testExecDetachedWhileRunning($container)
     {
-        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, array(
-            'Cmd' => array('sleep', '10'),
-            'AttachStdout' => true,
-            'AttachStderr' => true,
-            'Tty' => true
-        ));
+        $promise = $this->client->execCreate($container, array('sleep', '10'));
         $exec = Block\await($promise, $this->loop);
 
         $this->assertTrue(is_array($exec));