bits-node-ipc

This module used the node-ipc module to provide a binding between the BITS MessageCenter and external applications. This allows external processes to directly send and receive BITS events, requests, and responses.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/Axios-Engineering/bits-node-ipc.git
cd bits-node-ipc
npm install
ln -s $PWD $BITS_HOME/data/base/modules/modules/bits-node-ipc

C++ Client

The client folder contains an example C++11 application and the MesageCenter header file.

First you include the MessageCenter header file and construct a MessageCenter object. The bits-node-ipc module creates a Unix Domain Socket at /tmp/bits.systemid.

#include "MessageCenter.h"

MessageCenter messageCenter("/tmp/bits.systemid");

Requests are sent via the sendRequest() method:

json response = messageCenter.sendRequest("base#System bitsId");
std::string systemId = response[0];

Events are sent with the sendEvent() method:

messageCenter.sendEvent("bits-ipc#Client connected");

Request and Event Listeners are also supported:

void onHeartbeat(const json &msg) {
    cout << "Received Heartbeat" << msg << endl;
}

json handlePing(const json &ping) {
    cout << "Received PING" << ping << endl;
    json resp;
    resp["pong"] = std::time(0)*1000;

    return resp;
}

// handle the 'heartbeat' message
messageCenter.addEventListener("bits-ipc#heartbeat", onHeartbeat);

// handle 'ping' request
messageCenter.addRequestListener("bits-ipc#ping", handlePing);