uv-ipc.c

typedef struct uv_ipc_s uv_ipc_t;

/* uv_ipc_t is a subclass of uv_stream_t */
struct uv_ipc_s {
  UV_HANDLE_FIELDS
  UV_STREAM_FIELDS
  UV_IPC_PRIVATE_FIELDS
};


typedef struct uv_process_options_s {
  /* ... add the following */
  uv_ipc_t* channel;
};




/* 
 * Called from child.
 *
 * This may be called exactly once per child process. Returns zero on success. 
 */
int uv_ipc_init(uv_loop_t*, uv_ipc_t*);

/* 
 * Called from child.
 *
 * This should be called from the read_cb to determine if there is a pending
 * incoming handle. If so this function returns the type of that pending
 * incoming handle. If there is no pending incoming then this returns
 * UV_UNKNOWN.
 * uv_accept() should be used when there is a pending connection.
 */
uv_handle_type uv_ipc_pending(uv_ipc_t*);

/*
 * Called from parent or child.
 *
 * sends the given stream to the other process.
 */
void uv_ipc_send(uv_ipc_t*, uv_stream_t*);