Retry failed command as .cmd or .bat

src/lib.rs

@@ -1000,23 +1000,56 @@ impl<'a> Cmd<'a> {
         Ok(stream)
     }
 
+    fn spawn_command_as(
+        &self,
+        read_stdout: bool,
+        read_stderr: bool,
+        program: Option<&OsStr>,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<std::process::Child> {
+        let mut command = self.to_command_impl(program);
+
+        if !self.data.ignore_stdout {
+            command.stdout(if read_stdout { Stdio::piped() } else { Stdio::inherit() });
+        }
+        if !self.data.ignore_stderr {
+            command.stderr(if read_stderr { Stdio::piped() } else { Stdio::inherit() });
+        }
+
+        command.stdin(match &self.data.stdin_contents {
+            Some(_) => Stdio::piped(),
+            None => Stdio::null(),
+        });
+
+        command.spawn()
+    }
+
     fn output_impl(&self, read_stdout: bool, read_stderr: bool) -> Result<Output> {
         let mut child = {
-            let mut command = self.to_command();
-
-            if !self.data.ignore_stdout {
-                command.stdout(if read_stdout { Stdio::piped() } else { Stdio::inherit() });
-            }
-            if !self.data.ignore_stderr {
-                command.stderr(if read_stderr { Stdio::piped() } else { Stdio::inherit() });
+            let mut child = self.spawn_command_as(read_stdout, read_stderr, None);
+
+            // rust stdlib has all necessary code to run `.cmd` and `.bat` files on Windows via 'cmd /c' invocation,
+            // but requires the explicit extension. If the command does not have one, add 'cmd' or 'bat' and retry.
+            //
+            // Ref: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/051478957371ee0084a7c0913941d2a8c4757bb9/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/process.rs#L274
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            if matches!(&child, Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound)
+                && self.data.prog.extension().is_none()
+            {
+                for ext in ["cmd", "bat"] {
+                    let possible_executable = self.data.prog.with_extension(ext);
+                    let retry_child = self.spawn_command_as(
+                        read_stdout,
+                        read_stderr,
+                        Some(possible_executable.as_os_str()),
+                    );
+                    if retry_child.is_ok() {
+                        child = retry_child;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
-            command.stdin(match &self.data.stdin_contents {
-                Some(_) => Stdio::piped(),
-                None => Stdio::null(),
-            });
-
-            command.spawn().map_err(|err| {
+            child.map_err(|err| {
                 // Try to determine whether the command failed because the current
                 // directory does not exist. Return an appropriate error in such a
                 // case.
@@ -1049,23 +1082,13 @@ impl<'a> Cmd<'a> {
     }
 
     fn to_command(&self) -> Command {
-        let mut res = if cfg!(windows) {
-            // On windows have to use "cmd /c" workaround to allow batch (command) files
-            let mut res = Command::new("cmd");
-            res.current_dir(self.shell.current_dir());
-            res.args(
-                [OsStr::new("/c"), self.data.prog.as_os_str()]
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|it| *it)
-                    .chain(self.data.args.iter().map(|it| it.as_os_str())),
-            );
-            res
-        } else {
-            let mut res = Command::new(&self.data.prog);
-            res.current_dir(self.shell.current_dir());
-            res.args(&self.data.args);
-            res
-        };
+        self.to_command_impl(None)
+    }
+
+    fn to_command_impl(&self, program: Option<&OsStr>) -> Command {
+        let mut res = Command::new(program.unwrap_or(self.data.prog.as_os_str()));
+        res.args(&self.data.args);
+        res.current_dir(self.shell.current_dir());
 
         for (key, val) in &*self.shell.env.borrow() {
             res.env(key, val);

tests/windows.rs

@@ -3,19 +3,24 @@
 use xshell::{cmd, Shell};
 
 #[test]
-fn echo() {
+fn npm() {
     let sh = Shell::new().unwrap();
 
-    let res = cmd!(sh, "echo test").read().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(res, "test");
+    if cmd!(sh, "where npm").read().is_ok() {
+        let script_shell = cmd!(sh, "npm get shell").read().unwrap();
+        assert!(script_shell.ends_with(".exe"));
+
+        let script_shell_explicit = cmd!(sh, "npm.cmd get shell").read().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(script_shell, script_shell_explicit);
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn npm() {
+fn explicit_extension() {
     let sh = Shell::new().unwrap();
 
-    if cmd!(sh, "where npm.cmd").read().is_ok() {
-        let script_shell = cmd!(sh, "npm get shell").read().unwrap();
-        assert!(script_shell.ends_with(".exe"))
+    if cmd!(sh, "where npm").read().is_ok() {
+        // should not try to find npm with explicit extension
+        assert!(cmd!(sh, "npm.exe get shell").run().is_err());
     }
 }