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# Changelog
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# Changelog
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## 2025-08-25 - 2.1.1 - fix(readme)
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Update README: expand docs, examples, server readiness, heartbeat, and testing utilities
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- Rewrite introduction and overall tone to emphasize zero-dependency, reliability, and TypeScript support
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- Replace several Quick Start examples to use socketPath and show autoCleanupSocketFile usage
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- Add Server readiness detection docs and SmartIpc.waitForServer example
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- Document smart connection retry options (connectRetry) and registerTimeoutMs usage
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- Clarify heartbeat configuration and add heartbeatThrowOnTimeout option to emit events instead of throwing
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- Add sections for automatic socket cleanup, broadcasting, testing utilities (waitForServer, spawnAndConnect), and metrics
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- Various formatting and copy improvements throughout README
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## 2025-08-25 - 2.1.0 - feat(core)
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## 2025-08-25 - 2.1.0 - feat(core)
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Add heartbeat grace/timeout options, client retry/wait-for-ready, server readiness and socket cleanup, transport socket options, helper utilities, and tests
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Add heartbeat grace/timeout options, client retry/wait-for-ready, server readiness and socket cleanup, transport socket options, helper utilities, and tests
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# @push.rocks/smartipc 🚀
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# @push.rocks/smartipc 🚀
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**Lightning-fast, type-safe IPC for modern Node.js applications**
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**Rock-solid IPC for Node.js with zero dependencies**
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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@push.rocks/smartipc)
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[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@push.rocks/smartipc)
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[](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
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[](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
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[](./license)
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[](./license)
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SmartIPC is a production-grade Inter-Process Communication library that brings enterprise-level messaging patterns to Node.js. Built with TypeScript from the ground up, it offers zero-dependency native IPC with automatic reconnection, type-safe messaging, and built-in observability.
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SmartIPC delivers bulletproof Inter-Process Communication for Node.js applications. Built for real-world production use, it handles all the edge cases that make IPC tricky - automatic reconnection, race conditions, heartbeat monitoring, and clean shutdowns. All with **zero external dependencies** and full TypeScript support.
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## Why SmartIPC?
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## 🎯 Why SmartIPC?
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- **🎯 Zero External Dependencies** - Pure Node.js implementation using native `net` module
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- **Zero Dependencies** - Pure Node.js implementation using native modules
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- **🔒 Type-Safe** - Full TypeScript support with generics for compile-time safety
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- **Battle-tested Reliability** - Automatic reconnection, graceful degradation, and timeout handling
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- **🔄 Auto-Reconnect** - Built-in exponential backoff and circuit breaker patterns
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- **Type-Safe** - Full TypeScript support with generics for compile-time safety
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- **📊 Observable** - Real-time metrics and connection tracking
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- **CI/Test Ready** - Built-in helpers and race condition prevention for testing
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- **⚡ High Performance** - Length-prefixed framing, backpressure handling, and optimized buffers
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- **Observable** - Real-time metrics, connection tracking, and health monitoring
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- **🎭 Multiple Patterns** - Request/Response, Pub/Sub, and Fire-and-Forget messaging
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- **Multiple Patterns** - Request/Response, Pub/Sub, and Fire-and-Forget messaging
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- **🛡️ Production Ready** - Message size limits, heartbeat monitoring, and graceful shutdown
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## Installation
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## 📦 Installation
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```bash
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```bash
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npm install @push.rocks/smartipc
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# or
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pnpm add @push.rocks/smartipc
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pnpm add @push.rocks/smartipc
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# or
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# or
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npm install @push.rocks/smartipc
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yarn add @push.rocks/smartipc
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```
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```
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## Quick Start
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## 🚀 Quick Start
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### Simple TCP Server & Client
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```typescript
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```typescript
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import { SmartIpc } from '@push.rocks/smartipc';
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import { SmartIpc } from '@push.rocks/smartipc';
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// Create a server
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// Create a server
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const server = SmartIpc.createServer({
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const server = SmartIpc.createServer({
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id: 'my-service',
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id: 'my-service',
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host: 'localhost',
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socketPath: '/tmp/my-service.sock',
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port: 9876
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autoCleanupSocketFile: true // Clean up stale sockets automatically
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});
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});
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// Handle incoming messages
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// Handle incoming messages
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server.onMessage('hello', async (data, clientId) => {
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server.onMessage('greet', async (data, clientId) => {
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console.log(`Client ${clientId} says:`, data);
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console.log(`Client ${clientId} says:`, data.message);
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return { response: 'Hello back!' };
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return { response: `Hello ${data.name}!` };
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});
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});
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await server.start();
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// Start the server
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await server.start({ readyWhen: 'accepting' }); // Wait until fully ready
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console.log('Server is ready to accept connections! ✨');
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// Create a client
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// Create a client
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const client = SmartIpc.createClient({
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const client = SmartIpc.createClient({
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id: 'my-service',
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id: 'my-service',
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host: 'localhost',
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socketPath: '/tmp/my-service.sock',
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port: 9876,
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connectRetry: {
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clientId: 'client-1'
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enabled: true,
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maxAttempts: 10
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}
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});
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});
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// Connect with automatic retry
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await client.connect();
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await client.connect();
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// Send a message and get response
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// Send a request and get a response
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const response = await client.request('hello', { message: 'Hi server!' });
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const response = await client.request('greet', {
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console.log('Server responded:', response);
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name: 'World',
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message: 'Hi there!'
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});
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console.log('Server said:', response.response); // "Hello World!"
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```
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```
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## Core Concepts
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## 🎮 Core Concepts
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### Transport Types
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### Transport Types
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// Windows Named Pipe (Windows optimal)
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// Windows Named Pipe (Windows optimal)
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const pipeServer = SmartIpc.createServer({
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// Automatically used on Windows when socketPath is provided
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const windowsServer = SmartIpc.createServer({
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id: 'pipe-service',
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id: 'pipe-service',
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pipeName: 'my-app-pipe'
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socketPath: '\\\\.\\pipe\\my-app-pipe'
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});
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});
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```
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```
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### Message Patterns
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### Message Patterns
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#### 🔥 Fire and Forget
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#### 🔥 Fire and Forget
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Fast, one-way messaging when you don't need a response:
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```typescript
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```typescript
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// Server
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// Server
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server.onMessage('log', (data, clientId) => {
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server.onMessage('log', (data, clientId) => {
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console.log(`[${clientId}]:`, data.message);
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console.log(`[${clientId}] ${data.level}:`, data.message);
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// No return value needed
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// No return needed
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});
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// Client
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// Client
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await client.sendMessage('log', {
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await client.sendMessage('log', {
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level: 'info',
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message: 'User logged in',
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message: 'User logged in',
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timestamp: Date.now()
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timestamp: Date.now()
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});
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});
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#### 📞 Request/Response
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#### 📞 Request/Response
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RPC-style communication with timeouts and type safety:
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RPC-style communication with type safety:
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```typescript
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```typescript
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// Server - Define your handler with types
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interface UserRequest {
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interface CalculateRequest {
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operation: 'add' | 'multiply';
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fields?: string[];
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values: number[];
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}
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interface CalculateResponse {
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interface UserResponse {
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result: number;
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id: string;
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computedAt: number;
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name: string;
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email?: string;
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createdAt: number;
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}
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}
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server.onMessage<CalculateRequest, CalculateResponse>('calculate', async (data) => {
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// Server
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const result = data.operation === 'add'
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server.onMessage<UserRequest, UserResponse>('getUser', async (data) => {
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? data.values.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0)
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const user = await db.getUser(data.userId);
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return {
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return {
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result,
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id: user.id,
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computedAt: Date.now()
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name: user.name,
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email: data.fields?.includes('email') ? user.email : undefined,
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// Client - with timeout
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'calculate',
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'getUser',
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{ operation: 'add', values: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] },
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{ userId: '123', fields: ['email'] },
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{ timeout: 5000 }
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{ timeout: 5000 }
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);
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console.log(`Sum is ${response.result}`);
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```
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#### 📢 Pub/Sub Pattern
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#### 📢 Pub/Sub Pattern
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Topic-based message broadcasting:
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Topic-based message broadcasting:
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```typescript
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```typescript
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// Server automatically handles subscriptions
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// Subscribers
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const publisher = SmartIpc.createClient({
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id: 'events-service',
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clientId: 'publisher'
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});
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const subscriber1 = SmartIpc.createClient({
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const subscriber1 = SmartIpc.createClient({
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id: 'events-service',
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id: 'events-service',
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clientId: 'subscriber-1'
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socketPath: '/tmp/events.sock'
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await subscriber1.connect();
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id: 'events-service',
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clientId: 'subscriber-2'
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await subscriber1.subscribe('user.login', (data) => {
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await subscriber1.subscribe('user.login', (data) => {
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console.log('User logged in:', data);
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console.log('User logged in:', data);
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await subscriber2.subscribe('user.*', (data) => {
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await publisher.publish('user.login', {
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userId: '123',
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userId: '123',
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ip: '192.168.1.1',
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timestamp: Date.now()
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timestamp: Date.now()
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## Advanced Features
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## 💪 Advanced Features
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### 🔄 Auto-Reconnection with Exponential Backoff
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```
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clientId: 'heartbeat-client',
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metrics: {
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messagesSent: serverStats.metrics.messagesSent,
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messagesSent: serverStats.metrics.messagesSent,
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messagesReceived: serverStats.metrics.messagesReceived,
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messagesReceived: serverStats.metrics.messagesReceived,
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bytesSent: serverStats.metrics.bytesSent,
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bytesReceived: serverStats.metrics.bytesReceived,
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errors: serverStats.metrics.errors
|
errors: serverStats.metrics.errors
|
||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
});
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Client metrics
|
// Client stats
|
||||||
const clientStats = client.getStats();
|
const clientStats = client.getStats();
|
||||||
console.log({
|
console.log({
|
||||||
connected: clientStats.connected,
|
connected: clientStats.connected,
|
||||||
reconnectAttempts: clientStats.reconnectAttempts,
|
reconnectAttempts: clientStats.reconnectAttempts,
|
||||||
lastActivity: clientStats.lastActivity,
|
|
||||||
metrics: clientStats.metrics
|
metrics: clientStats.metrics
|
||||||
});
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Track specific clients on server
|
// Get specific client info
|
||||||
const clientInfo = server.getClientInfo('client-1');
|
const clientInfo = server.getClientInfo('client-123');
|
||||||
console.log({
|
console.log({
|
||||||
clientId: clientInfo.clientId,
|
connectedAt: new Date(clientInfo.connectedAt),
|
||||||
metadata: clientInfo.metadata,
|
lastActivity: new Date(clientInfo.lastActivity),
|
||||||
connectedAt: clientInfo.connectedAt,
|
metadata: clientInfo.metadata
|
||||||
lastActivity: clientInfo.lastActivity,
|
|
||||||
subscriptions: clientInfo.subscriptions
|
|
||||||
});
|
});
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### 🛡️ Security & Limits
|
### 🎯 Broadcasting
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Protect against malicious or misbehaving clients:
|
Send messages to multiple clients:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```typescript
|
|
||||||
const secureServer = SmartIpc.createServer({
|
|
||||||
id: 'secure-service',
|
|
||||||
maxMessageSize: 10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10MB max message size
|
|
||||||
maxConnections: 100, // Limit concurrent connections
|
|
||||||
connectionTimeout: 60000, // Drop idle connections after 1 minute
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Authentication (coming soon)
|
|
||||||
auth: {
|
|
||||||
required: true,
|
|
||||||
validator: async (token) => {
|
|
||||||
// Validate auth token
|
|
||||||
return validateToken(token);
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
});
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Rate limiting per client
|
|
||||||
secureServer.use(rateLimitMiddleware({
|
|
||||||
windowMs: 60000, // 1 minute window
|
|
||||||
max: 100 // 100 requests per window
|
|
||||||
}));
|
|
||||||
```
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### 🎯 Broadcast to Specific Clients
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Send targeted messages:
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```typescript
|
```typescript
|
||||||
// Broadcast to all connected clients
|
// Broadcast to all connected clients
|
||||||
server.broadcast('system-alert', {
|
await server.broadcast('announcement', {
|
||||||
message: 'Maintenance in 5 minutes'
|
message: 'Server will restart in 5 minutes',
|
||||||
|
severity: 'warning'
|
||||||
});
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Send to specific client
|
// Send to specific clients
|
||||||
server.sendToClient('client-1', 'personal-message', {
|
await server.broadcastTo(
|
||||||
content: 'This is just for you'
|
['client-1', 'client-2'],
|
||||||
});
|
'private-message',
|
||||||
|
{ content: 'This is just for you two' }
|
||||||
|
);
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Send to multiple specific clients
|
// Send to one client
|
||||||
server.sendToClients(['client-1', 'client-2'], 'group-message', {
|
await server.sendToClient('client-1', 'direct', {
|
||||||
content: 'Group notification'
|
data: 'Personal message'
|
||||||
});
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Get all connected client IDs
|
|
||||||
const clients = server.getConnectedClients();
|
|
||||||
console.log('Connected clients:', clients);
|
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Error Handling
|
## 🧪 Testing Utilities
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Comprehensive error handling with typed errors:
|
SmartIPC includes powerful helpers for testing:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Wait for Server
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```typescript
|
```typescript
|
||||||
import { IpcError, ConnectionError, TimeoutError } from '@push.rocks/smartipc';
|
import { SmartIpc } from '@push.rocks/smartipc';
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Client error handling
|
// Start your server in another process
|
||||||
|
const serverProcess = spawn('node', ['server.js']);
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Wait for it to be ready
|
||||||
|
await SmartIpc.waitForServer({
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/test.sock',
|
||||||
|
timeoutMs: 10000
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Now safe to connect clients
|
||||||
|
const client = SmartIpc.createClient({
|
||||||
|
id: 'test-client',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/test.sock'
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
await client.connect();
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Spawn and Connect
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```typescript
|
||||||
|
// Helper that spawns a server and connects a client
|
||||||
|
const { client, serverProcess } = await SmartIpc.spawnAndConnect({
|
||||||
|
serverScript: './server.js',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/test.sock',
|
||||||
|
clientId: 'test-client',
|
||||||
|
connectRetry: {
|
||||||
|
enabled: true,
|
||||||
|
maxAttempts: 10
|
||||||
|
}
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Use the client
|
||||||
|
const response = await client.request('ping', {});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Cleanup
|
||||||
|
await client.disconnect();
|
||||||
|
serverProcess.kill();
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 🎭 Event Handling
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
SmartIPC provides comprehensive event emitters:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```typescript
|
||||||
|
// Server events
|
||||||
|
server.on('start', () => console.log('Server started'));
|
||||||
|
server.on('ready', () => console.log('Server ready for connections'));
|
||||||
|
server.on('clientConnect', (clientId, metadata) => {
|
||||||
|
console.log(`Client ${clientId} connected with metadata:`, metadata);
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
server.on('clientDisconnect', (clientId) => {
|
||||||
|
console.log(`Client ${clientId} disconnected`);
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
server.on('error', (error, clientId) => {
|
||||||
|
console.error(`Error from ${clientId}:`, error);
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Client events
|
||||||
|
client.on('connect', () => console.log('Connected to server'));
|
||||||
|
client.on('disconnect', () => console.log('Disconnected from server'));
|
||||||
|
client.on('reconnecting', (attempt) => {
|
||||||
|
console.log(`Reconnection attempt ${attempt}`);
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
client.on('error', (error) => {
|
client.on('error', (error) => {
|
||||||
if (error instanceof ConnectionError) {
|
console.error('Client error:', error);
|
||||||
console.error('Connection failed:', error.message);
|
});
|
||||||
} else if (error instanceof TimeoutError) {
|
client.on('heartbeatTimeout', (error) => {
|
||||||
console.error('Request timed out:', error.message);
|
console.warn('Heartbeat timeout:', error);
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 🛡️ Error Handling
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
Robust error handling with detailed error information:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```typescript
|
||||||
|
// Client-side error handling
|
||||||
|
try {
|
||||||
|
const response = await client.request('riskyOperation', data, {
|
||||||
|
timeout: 5000
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
} catch (error) {
|
||||||
|
if (error.message.includes('timeout')) {
|
||||||
|
console.error('Request timed out');
|
||||||
|
} else if (error.message.includes('Failed to register')) {
|
||||||
|
console.error('Could not register with server');
|
||||||
} else {
|
} else {
|
||||||
console.error('Unknown error:', error);
|
console.error('Unknown error:', error);
|
||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
});
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Server error handling
|
|
||||||
server.on('client-error', (clientId, error) => {
|
|
||||||
console.error(`Client ${clientId} error:`, error);
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Optionally disconnect misbehaving clients
|
|
||||||
if (error.code === 'INVALID_MESSAGE') {
|
|
||||||
server.disconnectClient(clientId);
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
});
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Request with error handling
|
|
||||||
try {
|
|
||||||
const response = await client.request('risky-operation', data, {
|
|
||||||
timeout: 5000,
|
|
||||||
retries: 3
|
|
||||||
});
|
|
||||||
} catch (error) {
|
|
||||||
if (error instanceof TimeoutError) {
|
|
||||||
// Handle timeout
|
|
||||||
} else {
|
|
||||||
// Handle other errors
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
```
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Testing
|
// Server-side error boundaries
|
||||||
|
server.onMessage('process', async (data, clientId) => {
|
||||||
SmartIPC includes comprehensive testing utilities:
|
try {
|
||||||
|
return await riskyProcessing(data);
|
||||||
```typescript
|
} catch (error) {
|
||||||
import { createTestServer, createTestClient } from '@push.rocks/smartipc/testing';
|
console.error(`Processing failed for ${clientId}:`, error);
|
||||||
|
throw error; // Will be sent back to client as error
|
||||||
describe('My IPC integration', () => {
|
}
|
||||||
let server, client;
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
beforeEach(async () => {
|
|
||||||
server = await createTestServer();
|
|
||||||
client = await createTestClient(server);
|
|
||||||
});
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
afterEach(async () => {
|
|
||||||
await client.disconnect();
|
|
||||||
await server.stop();
|
|
||||||
});
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
it('should handle messages', async () => {
|
|
||||||
server.onMessage('test', (data) => ({ echo: data }));
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
const response = await client.request('test', { value: 42 });
|
|
||||||
expect(response.echo.value).toBe(42);
|
|
||||||
});
|
|
||||||
});
|
});
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Performance Benchmarks
|
## 🏗️ Architecture
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
SmartIPC has been optimized for high throughput and low latency:
|
SmartIPC uses a clean, layered architecture:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
| Transport | Messages/sec | Avg Latency | Use Case |
|
|
||||||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------|
|
|
||||||
| Unix Socket | 150,000+ | < 0.1ms | Local high-performance IPC |
|
|
||||||
| TCP (localhost) | 100,000+ | < 0.2ms | Local network-capable IPC |
|
|
||||||
| TCP (network) | 50,000+ | < 1ms | Distributed systems |
|
|
||||||
| Named Pipe | 120,000+ | < 0.15ms | Windows local IPC |
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
*Benchmarked on modern hardware with 1KB message payloads*
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Architecture
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
SmartIPC uses a layered architecture for maximum flexibility:
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
||||||
│ Application Layer │
|
│ Your Application │
|
||||||
│ (Your business logic and handlers) │
|
│ (Business logic) │
|
||||||
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
||||||
↕
|
↕
|
||||||
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
||||||
│ IPC Client / Server │
|
│ IpcServer / IpcClient │
|
||||||
│ (High-level API, patterns, routing) │
|
│ (High-level API, Message routing) │
|
||||||
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
||||||
↕
|
↕
|
||||||
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
||||||
│ IPC Channel │
|
│ IpcChannel │
|
||||||
│ (Connection management, reconnection, │
|
│ (Connection management, Heartbeat, │
|
||||||
│ heartbeat, request/response) │
|
│ Reconnection, Request/Response) │
|
||||||
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
||||||
↕
|
↕
|
||||||
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
|
||||||
│ Transport Layer │
|
│ Transport Layer │
|
||||||
│ (TCP, Unix Socket, Named Pipe) │
|
│ (TCP, Unix Socket, Named Pipe) │
|
||||||
@@ -435,25 +488,94 @@ SmartIPC uses a layered architecture for maximum flexibility:
|
|||||||
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Comparison with Alternatives
|
## 🎯 Common Use Cases
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
| Feature | SmartIPC | node-ipc | zeromq | |
|
### Microservices Communication
|
||||||
|---------|----------|----------|---------|--|
|
```typescript
|
||||||
| Zero Dependencies | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
|
// API Gateway
|
||||||
| TypeScript Native | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
|
const gateway = SmartIpc.createServer({
|
||||||
| Auto-Reconnect | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | |
|
id: 'api-gateway',
|
||||||
| Request/Response | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ | |
|
socketPath: '/tmp/gateway.sock'
|
||||||
| Pub/Sub | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | |
|
});
|
||||||
| Built-in Metrics | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
|
|
||||||
| Heartbeat | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | |
|
|
||||||
| Message Size Limits | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | |
|
|
||||||
| Type Safety | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Support
|
// User Service
|
||||||
|
const userService = SmartIpc.createClient({
|
||||||
|
id: 'api-gateway',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/gateway.sock',
|
||||||
|
clientId: 'user-service'
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- 📖 [Documentation](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartipc)
|
// Order Service
|
||||||
- 🐛 [Issue Tracker](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartipc/issues)
|
const orderService = SmartIpc.createClient({
|
||||||
- 💬 [Discussions](https://code.foss.global/push.rocks/smartipc/discussions)
|
id: 'api-gateway',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/gateway.sock',
|
||||||
|
clientId: 'order-service'
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Worker Process Management
|
||||||
|
```typescript
|
||||||
|
// Main process
|
||||||
|
const server = SmartIpc.createServer({
|
||||||
|
id: 'main',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/workers.sock'
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
server.onMessage('job-complete', (result, workerId) => {
|
||||||
|
console.log(`Worker ${workerId} completed job:`, result);
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Worker process
|
||||||
|
const worker = SmartIpc.createClient({
|
||||||
|
id: 'main',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/workers.sock',
|
||||||
|
clientId: `worker-${process.pid}`
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
await worker.sendMessage('job-complete', {
|
||||||
|
jobId: '123',
|
||||||
|
result: processedData
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Real-time Event Distribution
|
||||||
|
```typescript
|
||||||
|
// Event bus
|
||||||
|
const eventBus = SmartIpc.createServer({
|
||||||
|
id: 'event-bus',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/events.sock'
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
// Services subscribe to events
|
||||||
|
const analyticsService = SmartIpc.createClient({
|
||||||
|
id: 'event-bus',
|
||||||
|
socketPath: '/tmp/events.sock'
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
await analyticsService.subscribe('user.*', (event) => {
|
||||||
|
trackEvent(event);
|
||||||
|
});
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 📈 Performance
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
SmartIPC is optimized for high throughput and low latency:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Transport | Messages/sec | Avg Latency | Use Case |
|
||||||
|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------|
|
||||||
|
| Unix Socket | 150,000+ | < 0.1ms | Local high-performance IPC (Linux/macOS) |
|
||||||
|
| Named Pipe | 120,000+ | < 0.15ms | Windows local IPC |
|
||||||
|
| TCP (localhost) | 100,000+ | < 0.2ms | Local network-capable IPC |
|
||||||
|
| TCP (network) | 50,000+ | < 1ms | Distributed systems |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- **Memory efficient**: Streaming support for large payloads
|
||||||
|
- **CPU efficient**: Event-driven, non-blocking I/O
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 🔧 Requirements
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- Node.js >= 14.x
|
||||||
|
- TypeScript >= 4.x (for development)
|
||||||
|
- Unix-like OS (Linux, macOS) or Windows
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## License and Legal Information
|
## License and Legal Information
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
@@ -473,7 +595,3 @@ Registered at District court Bremen HRB 35230 HB, Germany
|
|||||||
For any legal inquiries or if you require further information, please contact us via email at hello@task.vc.
|
For any legal inquiries or if you require further information, please contact us via email at hello@task.vc.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
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