mrpt::synch::CPipe Class Reference

Detailed Description

A pipe, portable across different OS.

Pipes can be used as intraprocess (inter-threads) or interprocess communication mechanism. Read more on pipes here: http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Pipes-and-FIFOs.html

std::unique_ptr<CPipeReadEndPoint>  read_pipe;
std::unique_ptr<CPipeWriteEndPoint> write_pipe;

CPipe::createPipe(read_pipe,write_pipe);

See also the example: MRPT/samples/threadsPipe/

Definition at line 41 of file CPipe.h.

#include <mrpt/synch/CPipe.h>

Static Public Member Functions
template<typename ReadPtr , typename WritePtr >
static void	createPipe (ReadPtr &outReadPipe, WritePtr &outWritePipe)
	Creates a new pipe and returns the read & write end-points as newly allocated objects. More...
static void	initializePipe (CPipeReadEndPoint &outReadPipe, CPipeWriteEndPoint &outWritePipe)
	Creates a new pipe and returns the read & write end-points as newly allocated objects. More...

Private Member Functions
	CPipe ()
	No need to create any object of this class. More...
	~CPipe ()

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

CPipe()

mrpt::synch::CPipe::CPipe ( )

private

No need to create any object of this class.

~CPipe()

mrpt::synch::CPipe::~CPipe ( )

private

Member Function Documentation

createPipe()

template<typename ReadPtr , typename WritePtr >

void mrpt::synch::CPipe::createPipe ( ReadPtr &  outReadPipe, WritePtr &  outWritePipe  )

static

Creates a new pipe and returns the read & write end-points as newly allocated objects.

Exceptions

std::exception

On any error during the pipe creationCreates a new pipe and returns the read & write end-points as newly allocated objects.

Definition at line 131 of file CPipe.h.

References initializePipe().

Referenced by mrpt::hwdrivers::CNationalInstrumentsDAQ::initialize().

initializePipe()

void CPipe::initializePipe ( CPipeReadEndPoint &  outReadPipe, CPipeWriteEndPoint &  outWritePipe  )

static

Creates a new pipe and returns the read & write end-points as newly allocated objects.

Definition at line 30 of file CPipe.cpp.

References mrpt::synch::CPipeBaseEndPoint::m_pipe_file, and THROW_EXCEPTION.

Referenced by createPipe().