added ability to search path for command

daniithethomp · daniithethomp · commit 9f07ed215c12 · 2025-05-23T23:00:11.000+01:00
diff --git a/src/type_command.cpp b/src/type_command.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,31 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include "command_factory.h"
 #include "command.h"
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 void TypeCommand::execute(const std::string& args) {
+    const std::string path = "PATH";
+    const char* envPath = getenv(path.c_str());
+
     CommandFactory commandFactory;
     auto command = commandFactory.get(args);
     if(command) {
         std::cout << command->name() << " is a shell " << command->type() << std::endl;
-    } else {
+    } 
+    else {
+        if (envPath != nullptr) {
+            std::string pathEnvStr(envPath);
+            size_t start = 0, end = 0;
+            while ((end = pathEnvStr.find(':', start)) != std::string::npos) {
+                std::string dir = pathEnvStr.substr(start, end - start);
+                std::string fullPath = dir + "/" + args;
+                if (access(fullPath.c_str(), X_OK) == 0) {
+                    std::cout << args << " is " << fullPath << std::endl;
+                    return;
+                }
+                start = end + 1;
+            }
+        }
         std::cout << args << ": not found" << std::endl;
     }
 }
