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PipeClient.h

/*****************************************************************************
 * Author:   Valient Gough <vgough@pobox.com>
 *
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2001, Valient Gough
 *
 * This library is free software; you can distribute it and/or modify it under
 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
 * option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the LGPL in the file COPYING for more
 * details.
 *
 */

#ifndef _PipeClient_incl_
#define _PipeClient_incl_

#include <rel/TypeStream.h>

#include <string>

namespace rel
{

    class PipeClient
    {
    public:

        PipeClient();
        ~PipeClient();

        SmartPtr<TypeStream> connectToServer(const char *serverConnectionFile);


        static int openWriteChannel(const char *fileName);
        static int createReadChannel(const char *fileName);
        static std::string newPipeName();
        static bool createPipe(const char *fileName);
    };

} // namespace rel

#endif

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