Binaries for Windows 32-bit/64-bit are located in builds/.
This repository contains simple client/server console applications for Windows which can communicate through named pipe.
Application makes use of:
- CMake - for builds
- cxxopts - for command line options
- Asio - Powerful C++ network + I/O library which provides convenient interface for communication through a pipe handle; it supports both asynchronous and synchronous I/O, which is very useful for purposes of this application
- fmtlib - Handy replacement for
coutandprintf, provides string formatting
Server just maintains an indexed list with all objects which come from client.
Client is able to create a new object. In addition, it is able to call a method on existing objects (if it has any).
Server can easily register a new method on existing object. It can easily create a new object type (class) as well.
However, for demonstration purposes we stick with only 4 object types: integer, float, string, vector. The server could be easily extended for more types if needed.
Right now, only vector has registred method which could be called outside of server by client.
First you need to run the server
serverit will use the default pipe path. If you want to use a different path, use --pipe option:
server --pipe \\.\pipe\mySee --help for details:
server --helpThen you need to run the client
clientit has exactly the same command line options as the server.
If you managed to open the client, you will see a welcoming prompt and a help message. Type h command to see a help message with all the available commands.
Now you can play with the client. Have fun!
