Basic pipe connection implemented

include/pipe.h

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef __PIPE_H__
+
+    #define PIPE_ERROR_CODE          -1
+    #define PROCESS_ERROR_CODE       -1
+    #define NUM_OF_PIPE_DESCRIPTORS   2
+    #define CHILD_PROCESS             0
+
+    extern int *create_pipe();
+    extern pid_t fork_process();
+    
+    extern void server_write_pipe(int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer);
+    extern void server_read_pipe( int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer);
+    extern void client_read_pipe( int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer);
+    extern void client_write_pipe(int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer);
+#endif // __PIPE_H__

include/socket.h

@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 
     #define SOCKET_ERROR_CODE  -1             // Socket create, Connection server, Receive buffer to server code error
     #define SYSTEM_EXIT_FAILED  1            // Operating System program error response 
-    #define HOST_IP            "127.0.0.1"  // IPV4 loopback address
-    #define SERVER_PORT        8481        // Server port
-    #define UNIXDOAMIN_ADDRESS "pingpong.socket"
+    #define HOST_IP             "127.0.0.1"  // IPV4 loopback address
+    #define SERVER_PORT         8481        // Server port
+    #define UNIXDOAMIN_ADDRESS  "pingpong.socket"
     #define MAX_CONNECTIONS     1         // Num max client connected simultaneously 
 
-    #define NUM_OF_ARGUMENTS    3
-    #define TCP_SOCKET_FLAG     1
-    #define UDP_SOCKET_FLAG     2
-    #define UNIX_SOCKET_FLAG    3
+    #define NUM_OF_ARGUMENTS     3
+    #define TCP_SOCKET_FLAG      1
+    #define UDP_SOCKET_FLAG      2
+    #define UNIX_SOCKET_FLAG     3
+    #define PIPE_CONNECTION_FLAG 4
     
     typedef struct sockaddr_in socket_address_ipv4;
     typedef struct sockaddr_un socket_address_unix;

src/main_client.c

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "../include/socket.h"
+#include "../include/pipe.h"
 #include "../include/utils.h"
 
 #define N 10000
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ int* buffer;
 size_t buffer_size;
 int socket_type;
 
+pid_t child;
+int *descriptors;
+
 socket_address_ipv4 ipv4_server_address;
 socket_address_unix unix_server_address;
 
@@ -86,13 +90,23 @@ void attribuite_and_init_socket(int socket_type)
             connect_to_server((void*)&unix_server_address,client_socket);
             
             break;
+
+        case PIPE_CONNECTION_FLAG: // PIPE CONNECTION FLAG
         
+            descriptors = create_pipe();
+            child       = fork_process();
+
+            server_read_pipe(descriptors, child, buffer_size, buffer);
+
+            break;
+
         default:
             panic("Value error!");
             break;
     }
 }
 
+
 void get_args(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     if(argc > NUM_OF_ARGUMENTS)

src/main_server.c

@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 #include "../include/socket.h"
+#include "../include/pipe.h"
 #include "../include/utils.h"
 
-
 int num_of_read_bytes = 0;
 
 socklen_t client_addr_len;
 
+int *descriptors;
+pid_t child;
+
 int server_socket, client_socket;
 
 
 socket_address client_address, server_address;
 
+int *buffer;
 size_t buffer_size;
 int socket_type;
 
@@ -79,7 +83,14 @@ void attribuite_socket_type(int socket_type)
             server_socket = create_socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM);
             config_unixdomain_server_address();
             break;
+
+        case PIPE_CONNECTION_FLAG: // PIPE CONNECTION FLAG
         
+            descriptors = create_pipe();
+            child       = fork_process();
+
+            break;
+
         default:
             panic("Value error!");
             break;
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     get_args(argc, argv);
     attribuite_socket_type(socket_type);
 
-    int* buffer = (int*)malloc(buffer_size*sizeof(int));    
+    buffer = (int*)malloc(buffer_size*sizeof(int));    
 
     bind_server((void*)&server_address, socket_type, server_socket);
     

src/pipe.c

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "../include/pipe.h"
+#include "../include/utils.h"
+
+
+int *create_pipe()
+{
+    int pipe_descriptors[NUM_OF_PIPE_DESCRIPTORS];
+
+    if(pipe(pipe_descriptors) == PIPE_ERROR_CODE)
+    {
+        panic("Pipe creation failed");
+    }
+
+    return &pipe_descriptors[0];
+}
+
+pid_t fork_process()
+{
+    pid_t child_pid;
+
+    if((child_pid == fork()) == PROCESS_ERROR_CODE)
+    {
+        panic("Fork failed");
+    }
+
+    return child_pid;
+}
+
+void client_write_pipe(int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer)
+{
+    close(descriptors[0]);
+    write(descriptors[1], buffer, sizeof(descriptors));
+    close(descriptors[1]);
+}
+
+void client_read_pipe(int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer)
+{
+    if (child == CHILD_PROCESS) {
+        close(descriptors[1]);
+        
+        read(descriptors[0], buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+        close(descriptors[0]);
+    }else
+    {
+        server_write_pipe(descriptors, child, buffer_size, buffer);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void server_read_pipe(int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer)
+{
+
+    int* received_buffer = (int*)malloc(buffer_size*sizeof(int));
+
+    if (child == CHILD_PROCESS) 
+    {
+        close(descriptors[1]);
+
+        read(descriptors[0], received_buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+
+        close(descriptors[0]);
+        exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    }else
+    {
+        client_write_pipe(descriptors, child, buffer_size, buffer);
+    }
+}
+
+
+void server_write_pipe(int* descriptors, pid_t child, int buffer_size, int *buffer)
+{
+    close(descriptors[0]);
+    write(descriptors[1], buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    close(descriptors[1]);
+}