interprocess 2.4.0

Interprocess communication toolkit
Documentation
//{
use std::{io, os, sync::mpsc};
#[cfg(windows)]
type Handle = os::windows::io::OwnedHandle;
#[cfg(unix)]
type Handle = os::unix::io::OwnedFd;
pub(crate) fn emain(handle_sender: mpsc::SyncSender<Handle>) -> io::Result<()> {
    //}
    use {
        interprocess::unnamed_pipe::pipe,
        std::io::{prelude::*, BufReader},
    };

    let (tx, rx) = pipe()?;

    // Extract the raw handle or file descriptor of the sender. Note that
    // OwnedHandle and OwnedFd both implement From<unnamed_pipe::Sender>.
    let txh = tx.into();
    // Now deliver it to the child process. This may be done by starting it
    // here with a command-line argument or via stdin. This works because
    // child processes inherit handles and file descriptors to unnamed pipes.
    // You can also use a different platform-specific way of transferring
    // handles or file descriptors across a process boundary.
    //{
    handle_sender.send(txh).unwrap();
    //}

    let mut buf = String::with_capacity(128);
    let mut rx = BufReader::new(rx);
    rx.read_line(&mut buf)?;

    assert_eq!(buf.trim(), "Hello from side B!");
    //{
    Ok(())
}
#[allow(dead_code)]
fn main() {} //}