Interprocess Communication (IPC) in C

This repository is dedicated to exploring different Interprocess Communication (IPC) mechanisms using C programming language. It is structured into three main branches, each focusing on a distinct IPC method.

Branches Overview

1. Main Branch: Message Queues

The main branch provides a detailed C implementation of message queues from scratch. It includes examples of both server and client components that communicate via a message queue system. This branch is particularly useful for understanding the basics of message queue operations in C.

Compilation Commands for Message Queues

• Compile the server: make servidor.out && ./servidor.out

• Compile the client: make cliente.out && ./cliente.out

  • Note: The -lrt flag is used to enable real-time functions.

• View the message queue: ls /dev/mqueue/

• Read the content of the message queue: cat /dev/mqueue/<queue_name>

• Delete a message queue: rm /dev/mqueue/<queue_name>

  • For example: rm /dev/mqueue/mq_server or rm /dev/mqueue/mq_client_0

File Structure

2. Sockets Branch

The sockets branch contains a C implementation of IPC using the sockets library. This implementation provides a practical example of how processes can communicate over a network, using sockets as the communication endpoint.

File Structure

3. RPC Branch

On the rpc branch, you'll find a C implementation of Remote Procedure Call (RPC) using ONC RPC. This branch is ideal for understanding how distributed applications can perform procedure calls over a network, abstracting the network communication details.

File Structure

Getting Started

To get started, clone the repository and switch to the branch that corresponds to the IPC method you're interested in exploring:

git clone https://github.com/aaronespasa/interprocess-communications-in-c.git
git checkout [branch_name]