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PipeServer Component

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The PipeServer component is a lightweight server component based on an asynchronous, event-driven architecture. It is designed to balance the load between connections for a fast, powerful server.

Syntax

nsoftware.IPWorksIPC.Pipeserver

Remarks

PipeServer is the server complement of PipeClient (which is used to create client applications). They share a common design philosophy and interface. PipeServer is as easy to use as PipeClient.

The client connections are identified by a ConnectionId, an id generated by the component to identify each connection. This id is unique to each connection. PipeServer's events also have ConnectionId as a parameter to identify the connection to which they are related.

Our main goal in designing PipeServer was to make it easy to use without sacrificing performance. The component has a minimum of properties, and events: Connected, DataIn, Disconnected, ReadyToSend, and Error.

PipeServer can start to listen on a pipe by setting PipeName and then setting Listening to True. When a client connects the Connected event fires, a ConnectionId is assigned, and communication can start. From this point on, the operation is very similar to PipeClient. Data is sent by assigning the data string to the DataToSend field.

Property List


The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ConnectionsA collection of currently connected clients.
DefaultEOLA default EOL value to be used by incoming connections.
DefaultMaxLineLengthThe default maximum line length value for inbound connections.
DefaultSingleLineModeTells the component whether or not to treat new connections as line-oriented.
DefaultTimeoutAn initial timeout value to be used by incoming connections.
ListeningIf True, the component accepts incoming connections.
PipeNameThe name of the pipe.

Method List


The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting .
DisconnectDisconnect the specified client.
DoEventsProcesses events from the internal message queue.
InterruptInterrupts a synchronous send to the remote host.
SendSends data to the remote host.
SendFileSend file to the remote host.
SendLineSends a string followed by a newline.
ShutdownShuts down the server.

Event List


The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ConnectedFired immediately after a connection completes.
DataInFired when data comes in.
DisconnectedFires when a client disconnects.
ErrorInformation about errors during data delivery.
ReadyToSendFired when the component is ready to send data.

Configuration Settings


The following is a list of configuration settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

InBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the output buffer.
OutBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the input buffer.
CustomSecurityDescriptionA custom security descriptor to define access to the pipe.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.

 
 
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