import subprocess
import logging
from typing import List, Optional


def run_shell_command(cmd: List[str], logger: logging.Logger) -> Optional[str]:
    logger.debug(f"running command: {cmd}")
    try:
        return subprocess.run(
            cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True
        ).stdout.strip()
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        logger.error(f"command failed: {cmd}, {e.stderr}")
        return None