we can now run ASHE remotely via script files!

.gitignore

@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ jdk*
 
 .vscode/
 
-.idea
+.idea
+
+*config.properties

ashe_scripts/run_ashe_for_stats.py

@@ -6,28 +6,35 @@
 Date: April 13, 2024
 
 Usage:
-python3 run_ashe_for_stats.py <path_to_clone_ashe> <path_to_csv> <path_to_clone_csv_repositories>
+python3 run_ashe_for_stats.py <path_to_clone_ashe> <path_to_csv> <path_to_clone_csv_repositories> <path_to_config.properties>
 """
-
 import subprocess
-import os
 import sys
+import threading
+import datetime
+import time
+import os
 
 
-def run(ashe_path: str, csv_path: str, clone_path: str):
+def run(ashe_path: str, csv_path: str, clone_path: str, props_file_path: str):
     """
     Run ASHE and Specimin scripts to analyze the log file.
     Args:
         ashe_path: absolute path to clone the ASHE repository
         csv_path: absolute path to the CSV file containing the repositories ASHE will iterate over
         clone_path: absolute path to clone the repositories in the CSV file ASHE will iterate over
+        props_file_path: absolute path to the directory containing the config.properties files for ASHE
     """
 
     ashe_url: str = "https://github.com/jonathan-m-phillips/ASHE_Automated-Software-Hardening-for-Entrypoints"
     # clone or update repository
     __git_clone_or_update(ashe_url, ashe_path)
 
-    __build_and_run_ashe(csv_path, clone_path, working_dir=ashe_path)
+    start_time: datetime = datetime.datetime.now()
+    status_thread: threading.Thread = threading.Thread(target=__print_ashe_runtime, args=(start_time,))
+    status_thread.daemon = True
+    status_thread.start()
+    __build_and_run_ashe(csv_path, clone_path, props_file_path, working_dir=ashe_path)
 
     current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     stats_script = os.path.join(current_dir, 'specimin_statistics.py')
@@ -60,19 +67,19 @@ def __git_clone_or_update(repo_url, ashe_path):
         print("Repository exists. Checking if it's a Git repository...")
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(ashe_path, '.git')):
             print(f"The directory {ashe_path} is not a Git repository.")
-            __run_command(f"git clone -b gradle-command {repo_url} {ashe_path}")
+            __run_command(f"git clone {repo_url} {ashe_path}")
         else:
             print("Updating the repository...")
             os.chdir(ashe_path)
             __run_command("git pull")
 
 
-def __build_and_run_ashe(csv_path: str, clone_path: str, working_dir: str):
+def __build_and_run_ashe(csv_path: str, clone_path: str, props_file_path: str, working_dir: str):
     """Build and run the ASHE project using gradle."""
     # build ASHE
     build_command: str = './gradlew build'
     model_type: str = "dryrun"
-    run_automation_command: str = f"./gradlew runRepositoryAutomation -PrepositoriesCsvPath=\"{csv_path}\" -PcloneDirectory=\"{clone_path}\" -Pllm=\"{model_type}\""
+    run_automation_command: str = f"./gradlew runRepositoryAutomation -PrepositoriesCsvPath=\"{csv_path}\" -PcloneDirectory=\"{clone_path}\" -Pllm=\"{model_type}\" -PpropsFilePath=\"{props_file_path}\""
 
     print("Building ASHE...")
     __run_command(build_command, working_dir=working_dir)
@@ -81,9 +88,20 @@ def __build_and_run_ashe(csv_path: str, clone_path: str, working_dir: str):
     __run_command(run_automation_command, working_dir=working_dir)
 
 
+def __print_ashe_runtime(start_time):
+    """Function to print the elapsed time since ASHE started."""
+    print("ASHE started.")
+    print("ASHE runtime: 00:00:00")
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(300)  # sleep for 5 minute
+        elapsed_time = datetime.datetime.now() - start_time
+        # format elapsed time into H:M:S
+        formatted_time = str(elapsed_time).split('.')[0]  # remove microseconds
+        print(f"ASHE runtime: {formatted_time}")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
-        print(
-            "Usage: python3 run_ashe_for_stats.py <path_to_clone_ashe> <path_to_csv> <path_to_clone_csv_repositories>")
+    if len(sys.argv) < 4:
+        print("Usage: python3 run_ashe_for_stats.py <path_to_clone_ashe> <path_to_csv> <path_to_clone_csv_repositories> <path_to_config.properties>")
         sys.exit(1)
-    run(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3])
+    run(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3], sys.argv[4])