run subprocess cleanly

gitcommands.go

@@ -349,15 +349,14 @@ func getOpenCommand() (string, string) {
 }
 
 func runSubProcess(g *gocui.Gui, cmdName string, commandArgs ...string) {
-	// TODO: find a way to wait for the subprocess without having to
-	// close and reinitialize the gui
-	// g.Close() // TODO: find a way to make close properly after uncommenting
-	cmd := exec.Command(cmdName, commandArgs...)
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Run()
-	run() // start another Gui
+	subprocess = exec.Command(cmdName, commandArgs...)
+	subprocess.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	subprocess.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	subprocess.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+		return ErrSubprocess
+	})
 }
 
 func getBranchDiff(branch string, baseBranch string) (string, error) {

gui.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	// "io"
 	// "io/ioutil"
 
-	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -321,10 +320,10 @@ func updateLoader(g *gocui.Gui) {
 	}
 }
 
-func run() {
+func run() (err error) {
 	g, err := gocui.NewGui(gocui.OutputNormal, OverlappingEdges)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicln(err)
+		return
 	}
 	defer g.Close()
 
@@ -343,13 +342,12 @@ func run() {
 
 	g.SetManagerFunc(layout)
 
-	if err := keybindings(g); err != nil {
-		log.Panicln(err)
+	if err = keybindings(g); err != nil {
+		return
 	}
 
-	if err := g.MainLoop(); err != nil && err != gocui.ErrQuit {
-		log.Panicln(err)
-	}
+	err = g.MainLoop()
+	return
 }
 
 func quit(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {

main.go

@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 )
 
+// ErrSubProcess is raised when we are running a subprocess
 var (
-	startTime time.Time
-	debugging bool
+	startTime     time.Time
+	debugging     bool
+	ErrSubprocess = errors.New("running subprocess")
+	subprocess    *exec.Cmd
 )
 
 func homeDirectory() string {
@@ -65,5 +71,15 @@ func main() {
 	startTime = time.Now()
 	verifyInGitRepo()
 	navigateToRepoRootDirectory()
-	run()
+	for {
+		if err := run(); err != nil {
+			if err == gocui.ErrQuit {
+				break
+			} else if err == ErrSubprocess {
+				subprocess.Run()
+			} else {
+				log.Panicln(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }