Return status code from elevated command

Author: simshaun

NodeSwap/Commands/UseCommand.cs

@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ public int Run()
         if (!IsAdministrator())
         {
             // Restart the application with elevated privileges
-            ElevateApplication();
-            return 1;
+            return ElevateApplication();
         }
 
         //
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ private static bool IsAdministrator()
         return principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
     }
 
-    private static void ElevateApplication()
+    private static int ElevateApplication()
     {
         var currentProcessModule = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule;
         if (currentProcessModule == null) throw new Exception("Unable to get the current process module");
@@ -130,10 +129,13 @@ private static void ElevateApplication()
         try
         {
             process.Start();
+            process.WaitForExit();
+            return process.ExitCode;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Console.Error.WriteLine("Could not restart as Administrator: " + ex.Message);
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 

NodeSwap/NodeSwap.csproj

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
         <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
         <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
-        <Version>1.4.1</Version>
+        <Version>1.4.2</Version>
         <!-- Single file app – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/single-file -->
         <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
         <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>