== Description A Ruby interface for named pipes on Windows. == Prerequisites ffi == Installation gem install win32-pipe == Synopsis require 'win32/pipe' include Win32 # In server.rb pipe_server = Pipe::Server.new("foo_pipe") pipe_server.connect data = pipe_server.read puts "Got #{data} from client" pipe_server.close # In client.rb (run from a different shell) pipe_client = Pipe::Client.new("foo_pipe") pipe_client.write("Hello World") pipe_client.close == What's a named pipe? A pipe with a name - literally. In practice, it will feel more like a cross between a socket and a pipe. At least, it does to me. == What good is it? My hope is that it can be used in certain circumstances where a fork might be desirable, but which is not possible on Windows. It could also be handy for the traditional "piping data to a server" usage. And if you come up with anything cool, please let us all know! == Contributions Although this library is free, please consider having your company setup a gittip if used by your company professionally. http://www.gittip.com/djberg96/ == Future Plans Add transactions == License Artistic 2.0 == Warranty This package is provided "as is" and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. == Copyright (C) 2003-2014, Daniel J. Berger, All Rights Reserved. == Authors Daniel Berger Park Heesob