Provides a simple IPC over named pipes, easy to use, based on RPC.
Usage:
Define a common interface (Contract), common between the client and server:
//Service interface, that will be implemented on the server's side
public interface IMyService
{
string GetData(int value);
CompositeType GetDataUsingDataContract(CompositeType composite);
}
//An object model to be sent either as a parameter and/or return type
public class CompositeType
{
public bool BoolValue { get; set; } = true;
public string StringValue { get; set; } = "Hello";
}Implement the interface on the server side:
public class MyService : IMyService
{
public string GetData(int value)
{
return string.Format("You entered: {0}", value);
}
public CompositeType GetDataUsingDataContract(CompositeType composite)
{
if (composite == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("composite");
}
if (composite.BoolValue)
{
composite.StringValue += "Suffix";
}
return composite;
}
}Start the server:
var pipeServer = new PipeServer<MyService, IMyService>();
pipeServer.Start();Client code to make the call:
var pipeClient = new PipeClient<IMyService>();
var proxy = pipeClient.GetProxy();
string data = proxy.GetData(3); //returns "You entered: 3"
CompositeType composite = proxy.GetDataUsingDataContract(new CompositeType()); //composite.StringValue will be "Hello Suffix"