Box Execute

What Is Box-Execute?

Box execute is an npm package to compile/run codes (c,cpp,python) in a virtualized environment, Here virtualized environment used is a docker container. This packages is built to ease the task of running a code against test cases as done by websites used to practice algorithmic coding.

Using Box-Execute

• npm i box-exec
• Look For Examples

Box-Execute Structure

Language supported by Box-Execute are:

• c
• cpp
• python 2
• python 3

NOTE: Language support is to be extended.

For each language supported a docker container is present in which all the codes are executed to get the output.

Under the hood

Box-Execute utilises staging architecture in order to run a code an get the output.

• Stage One:

Container for a particular language is checked for it's status and in case of container "absence" or "not running status" container is started or restarted based on the container status.

NOTE: This stage is executed in all conditions.

• Stage Two

Source code file is copied in the running container.

NOTE: This stage is executed in all conditions.

• Stage Three

This stage is only executed in case when source code file is "C" or "CPP" file. Used for compiling C/CPP code.

NOTE: This stage is executed only when source code file is in C/CPP

• Stage Four

This is the final stage where code is executed to get the output. Streams are used to write data to STDIN.

NOTE: This stage is executed in all conditions.

Future Work

• Update Error Return On Command Failure

• Extend Language Support

• Add CLI tool

• Explore For Erroneous Conditions