rexpect

As a Rust crate, it integrates seamlessly with Rust's ownership model, offering memory safety and performance advantages over external scripting tools, as highlighted in the value proposition.

Provides specialized functions like spawn_bash and wait_for_prompt, making it easy to automate interactive shell sessions, as demonstrated in the job control example.

Allows waiting for strings or regex patterns without blocking execution, enabling efficient control of processes like ping, shown in the examples with timeouts.

Spawns processes in a pty to simulate real terminal interactions, crucial for accurate testing of CLI tools, as mentioned in the process spawning feature.