#ifndef _IPCSOCKET_H #define _IPCSOCKET_H #define MAX_SOCK_NAME_LEN 64 char sock_name[MAX_SOCK_NAME_LEN]; /* This structure is responsible for holding the IPC data * data: hold the buffer fd * len: just the length of 32-bit integer fd */ struct socketdata { int data; unsigned int len; }; /* This API is used to open the IPC socket connection * name: implies a unique socket name in the system * connecttype: implies server(0) or client(1) */ int opensocket(int *sockfd, const char *name, int connecttype); /* This is the API to send socket data over IPC socket */ int sendtosocket(int sockfd, struct socketdata *data); /* This is the API to receive socket data over IPC socket */ int receivefromsocket(int sockfd, struct socketdata *data); /* This is the API to close the socket connection */ int closesocket(int sockfd, char *name); #endif