NamedPipeClient 3.2.0.15

Named Pipe Client

A Client for inter-process communication over a Named Pipe using a Shared Secret

Provides a fast and safe way to communicate with other applications using strings or bytes

using System.IO.Pipes;

namespace PipeClientConsole
{
    internal class PipeClientConsole
    {
        static readonly string pipeName = "testpipe";
        static readonly string secret = "SDh&SarvecGr!eCtn@";

        static void Main()
        {
            Console.WriteLine(PipeApplicationGlobals.ElapsedTicks);

            bool success = NamedPipeClient.Request(BackAndForthTest, secret, pipeName);

            Console.WriteLine(success);

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        private static bool BackAndForthTest(NamedPipeClientStream clientStream)
        {
            try
            {
                string clientSaid = "Hey, is this message correct";

                string serverSaid = new NamedPipeMessage(clientStream).WriteStringWaitForRead(clientSaid);

                if (serverSaid != null && serverSaid != C.FAILED)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Server Said: " + serverSaid);

                    return true;
                }
            }
            catch
            {

            }

            return false;
        }
    }
}

Named Pipe Server

You need the NamedPipeServer to use this

using System.IO.Pipes;

namespace PipeServerConsole
{
    internal class PipeServerConsole
    {
        static readonly NamedPipeServer PipeServer = new("testpipe", "SDh&SarvecGr!eCtn@");

        static void Main()
        {
            PipeApplicationGlobals.SetTimeoutMs(500);

            ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem((_) => { PipeServer.Start(BackAndForthTest); }, null);

            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to dispose server");

            Console.ReadLine();

            PipeServer.Dispose();

            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit");

            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        public static void BackAndForthTest(NamedPipeServerStream serverStream, string clientSaid)
        {
            string serverSaid;

            if (clientSaid == "Hey, is this message correct")
            {
                serverSaid = "Yes, that is what I have";
            }
            else
            {
                serverSaid = "No, What you said is wrong";
            }

            new NamedPipeMessage(serverStream).WriteString(serverSaid);
        }
    }
}