is there anything in the stdlib that would be able to open/use named pipes on windows? ideally with the same style of API thats available with std.net.connectUnixSocket
#talk with windows named pipes
coral linden
versed otter
not really, but CreateNamedPipe is bound in std.os.windows.kernel32
is there a reason you don't want to use unix sockets?
coral linden
i dont have an option im talking with an existing pipe, im not creating one
versed otter
you connect to a named pipe by opening a file with the name of the pipe
coral linden
so could i use a normal reader/writer on a std.fs.File?
versed otter
yes
coral linden
oh sick that makes my life a lot easier
means minimal code change on my end to support both
versed otter
just don't try to use the seeking facilities, they'll likely complain
coral linden
what about peeking? how do i peek for more data
versed otter
use a peekStream
coral linden
cus i need to know (non-blockingly) whether there is data for me
versed otter
streams in general are not peekable because as soon as you see a byte it's been consumed
coral linden
i dont want to know the data, only if there is data waiting for me
versed otter
that's not available in the std apis
coral linden
yeah on linux i call into ioctl to get that info on the unix socket, is there a way to do it on windows?
is ioctl a thing on windows?
versed otter
not that im aware of
coral linden
damn, i'll have to research more