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+# smartipc
+smart subprocess handling
+
+## Availabililty
+[![npm](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-npm.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/smartipc)
+[![git](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-git.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartipc)
+[![git](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-mirror.svg)](https://github.com/pushrocks/smartipc)
+[![docs](https://push.rocks/assets/repo-button-docs.svg)](https://pushrocks.gitlab.io/smartipc/)
+
+## Status for master
+[![build status](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartipc/badges/master/build.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartipc/commits/master)
+[![coverage report](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartipc/badges/master/coverage.svg)](https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartipc/commits/master)
+[![Dependency Status](https://david-dm.org/pushrocks/smartipc.svg)](https://david-dm.org/pushrocks/smartipc)
+[![bitHound Dependencies](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/smartipc/badges/dependencies.svg)](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/smartipc/master/dependencies/npm)
+[![bitHound Code](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/smartipc/badges/code.svg)](https://www.bithound.io/github/pushrocks/smartipc)
+[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-2.x-blue.svg)](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v6.x/docs/api/)
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+
+## The purpose
+smartipc makes it easy to spawn tasks into subprocesses without loosing control over what those processes do.
+You can transparently call functions and expect returned data using promises.
+
+## Usage
+
+Server:
+```typescript
+import {Ipcserver} from 'smartipc'
+import * as q from 'q'
+
+let myIpcserver = new Ipcserver({
+    appspace: 'mymodule'
+})
+
+// The subprocess js file cannot have any cli arguments
+// since this mechanism is used by IpcServer to setup the connection
+myIpcServer.spawnProcess('./myFile','mySubProcessNameAlias') // nameAlias identifies the subprocess and will prefix any logs from child Process
+
+let someData = {
+    key1: 'value1',
+    key2: 'value2'
+}
+
+myIpcServer.call('mySubProcessNameAlias','myAwesomeFunction',someData).then(someAnswerData => {
+    console.log(someAnswerData.key1)
+})
+
+```
+
+Client:
+```
+import { Ipcclient } from './smartipc'
+import * as q from 'q'
+
+let localIpc = new Ipcclient() // gets its connection information automatically using CLI args internally
+
+let myAwesomeFunction = (dataArg) => {
+    let done = plugins.q.defer()
+    console.log('awesome') // this will log transparently in the same console stream as the host process
+    let someAnswerData = {key1: 'this is an answer'}
+    done.resolve(someAnswerData)
+    return done.promise
+}
+
+localIpc.register([myAwesomeFunction])
+```
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