path: root/rpc/ipc_windows.go

// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
//
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// +build windows

package rpc

import (
    "net"
    "time"

    "golang.org/x/net/context"
    "gopkg.in/natefinch/npipe.v2"
)

// This is used if the dialing context has no deadline. It is much smaller than the
// defaultDialTimeout because named pipes are local and there is no need to wait so long.
const defaultPipeDialTimeout = 2 * time.Second

// ipcListen will create a named pipe on the given endpoint.
func ipcListen(endpoint string) (net.Listener, error) {
    return npipe.Listen(endpoint)
}

// newIPCConnection will connect to a named pipe with the given endpoint as name.
func newIPCConnection(ctx context.Context, endpoint string) (net.Conn, error) {
    timeout := defaultPipeDialTimeout
    if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); ok {
        timeout = deadline.Sub(time.Now())
        if timeout < 0 {
            timeout = 0
        }
    }
    return npipe.DialTimeout(endpoint, timeout)
}