Enumerations
enum	ipc_errs { IPC_ERR_NONE, IPC_ERR_SYNTAX, IPC_ERR_ALLOC, IPC_ERR_NO_FUNC, IPC_ERR_TOO_MANY_ARGS, IPC_ERR_TOO_FEW_ARGS, IPC_ERR_ARG_NOT_INT, IPC_ERR_ARG_NOT_BOOL, IPC_ERR_ARG_TOO_LARGE, IPC_ERR_ARG_TOO_SMALL, IPC_ERR_UNKNOWN_TYPE, IPC_ERR_NO_CONFIG }

enum	arg_types { TYPE_IGNORE, TYPE_INT, TYPE_STR }

Functions
void	ipc_cleanup (void)
	Delete the UNIX socket file. More...

int	ipc_init (void)
	Open a socket and return it. More...

int	ipc_process (char *msg, int len)
	Process a message depending on its type - a config message or a function call message. More...

Detailed Description

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Enumeration Type Documentation

void ipc_cleanup ( void )

Delete the UNIX socket file.

int ipc_init ( void )

Open a socket and return it.

If a socket path is defined in the env variable defined as ENV_SOCK_VAR then use that - else use DEF_SOCK_PATH.

Process a message depending on its type - a config message or a function call message.

Parameters

msg	A buffer containing the message sent by cottage.
len	The length of the message.