OLD IMPLEMENTATION.
The new one is in Zig and fucking ROCKS: https://git.baguette.netlib.re/Baguette/libipc
Inter-Process Communication library based on unix sockets.
lib | ||
init-connection.c | ||
Makefile | ||
open-read-close-fifo.c | ||
open-write-close-fifo.c | ||
project.zsh | ||
README.markdown | ||
service-test.c |
connection init (draft)
what the programs should do and how they interact
* service : application providing a feature to others (windows, audio, …)
* program : specific application (browser, instant messaging, …)
* [service] : service name
* [index] : process index in the program point of view
* [pindex] : process index in the service point of view
1. the service creates a pipe, named /tmp/[service]
2. the program creates pipes named /tmp/$pid-[index]-{in,out}
3. the program prints in the pipe /tmp/[service] : $pid-[index] version
4. depending on the configuration and service type, the service will
* thread, to spare resources
* fork, not to compromise the security
5. the service prints [pindex] in /tmp/$pid-[index]-in
pure "networking" view (what should go in the pipes)
- the program prints in the pipe /tmp/[service] : $pid-[index] version
- the service prints [pindex] in /tmp/$pid-[index]-in
messages format
QUESTION : no CBOR for 1 & 2, or CBOR everywhere ?
overview
format "type : value"
type will be a simple byte :
* <0 - 15> : control, meta data
* <16 - 127> : later use
* <128 - 255> : application specific (windowing system, audio system, …)
CBOR table (TODO)
index | semantic