diff --git a/packages/helpers/__tests__/exec-command-wrapper.test.ts b/packages/helpers/__tests__/exec-command-wrapper.test.ts
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+++ b/packages/helpers/__tests__/exec-command-wrapper.test.ts
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+import {Command} from '../src/exec-command-wrapper'
+import * as io from '@actions/io'
+
+const IS_LINUX = process.platform === 'linux'
+
+describe('Command', () => {
+  it('creates a command object', async () => {
+    if (IS_LINUX) {
+      const toolpath = await io.which('echo', true)
+      const command = new Command(`"${toolpath}"`, ['hello'])
+      expect(command).toBeDefined()
+      expect(command).toBeInstanceOf(Command)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('runs a command with non-zero exit code', async () => {
+    if (IS_LINUX) {
+      const nonExistentDir = 'non-existent-dir'
+      const toolpath = await io.which('ls', true)
+      const args = ['-l', nonExistentDir]
+      const command = new Command(`"${toolpath}"`, args)
+
+      let failed = false
+
+      await command.execute().catch(err => {
+        failed = true
+        expect(err.message).toContain(
+          `The process '${toolpath}' failed with exit code `
+        )
+      })
+
+      expect(failed).toBe(true)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('runs a command with zero exit code', async () => {
+    if (IS_LINUX) {
+      const toolpath = await io.which('echo', true)
+      const command = new Command(`"${toolpath}"`, ['hello'])
+      const result = await command.execute()
+      expect(result).toEqual('hello')
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('runs a command with empty output', async () => {
+    if (IS_LINUX) {
+      const toolpath = await io.which('echo', true)
+      const command = new Command(`"${toolpath}"`, [''])
+      const result = await command.execute()
+      expect(result).toEqual('')
+    }
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/helpers/src/exec-command-wrapper.ts b/packages/helpers/src/exec-command-wrapper.ts
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+++ b/packages/helpers/src/exec-command-wrapper.ts
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+import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
+
+export class Command {
+  private readonly commandText: string
+  private readonly args: string[]
+  private readonly options: exec.ExecOptions | undefined
+
+  private failOnError = false
+  private throwOnError = false
+
+  private failOnEmptyOutput = false
+  private throwOnEmptyOutput = false
+
+  constructor(
+    commandText: string,
+    args: string[],
+    options: exec.ExecOptions | undefined = undefined
+  ) {
+    this.commandText = commandText
+    this.args = args
+    this.options = options
+  }
+
+  get failOn(): {error: () => Command; empty: () => Command} {
+    return {
+      error: this.setFailOnError,
+      empty: this.setFailOnEmptyOutput
+    }
+  }
+
+  get throwOn(): {error: () => Command; empty: () => Command} {
+    return {
+      error: this.setThrowOnError,
+      empty: this.setThrowOnEmptyOutput
+    }
+  }
+
+  private setFailOnError = (): Command => {
+    this.failOnError = true
+    return this
+  }
+
+  private setThrowOnError = (): Command => {
+    this.throwOnError = true
+    return this
+  }
+
+  private setFailOnEmptyOutput = (): Command => {
+    this.failOnEmptyOutput = true
+    return this
+  }
+
+  private setThrowOnEmptyOutput = (): Command => {
+    this.throwOnEmptyOutput = true
+    return this
+  }
+
+  private setFailedOnNonZeroExitCode(
+    command: string,
+    exitCode: number,
+    error: string
+  ): void {
+    if (exitCode !== 0) {
+      error = !error.trim()
+        ? `The '${command}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
+        : error
+      core.setFailed(error)
+    }
+    return
+  }
+
+  private throwErrorOnNonZeroExitCode(
+    command: string,
+    exitCode: number,
+    error: string
+  ): void {
+    if (exitCode !== 0) {
+      error = !error.trim()
+        ? `The '${command}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
+        : error
+      throw new Error(error)
+    }
+    return
+  }
+
+  async execute(): Promise<string> {
+    const {stdout, stderr, exitCode} = await exec.getExecOutput(
+      this.commandText,
+      this.args,
+      this.options
+    )
+
+    if (this.failOnError) {
+      this.setFailedOnNonZeroExitCode(this.commandText, exitCode, stderr)
+      return stdout.trim()
+    }
+
+    if (this.throwOnError) {
+      this.throwErrorOnNonZeroExitCode(this.commandText, exitCode, stderr)
+      return stdout.trim()
+    }
+
+    if (this.failOnEmptyOutput && !stdout.trim()) {
+      core.setFailed(
+        `The '${this.commandText}' command failed with empty output`
+      )
+      return stdout.trim()
+    }
+
+    if (this.throwOnEmptyOutput && !stdout.trim()) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The '${this.commandText}' command failed with empty output`
+      )
+    }
+
+    return stdout.trim()
+  }
+}
+
+// new Command('echo', ['hello', 'world'])
+//   .failOn.error()
+//   .execute()