components/named_mojo_ipc_server/README.md
This component provides a helper that allows a server process to handle multiple
concurrent IPCs coming through a NamedPlatformChannel.
In the server process:
static const uint64_t kMessagePipeId = 0u;
class MyInterfaceImpl: public mojom::MyInterface {
void Start() {
server_.set_disconnect_handler(
base::BindRepeating(&MyInterfaceImpl::OnDisconnected, this));
server_.StartServer();
}
void OnDisconnected() {
LOG(INFO) << "Receiver disconnected: " << server_.current_receiver();
}
// mojom::MyInterface Implementation.
void DoWork() override {
// Do something...
// If you want to close the connection:
server_.Close(server_.current_receiver());
}
NamedMojoIpcServer<mojom::MyInterface> server_{
{
.server_name = "my_server_name",
.message_pipe_id = kMessagePipeId,
// Other options when necessary...
}, this,
base::BindRepeating([](mojom::MyInterface* impl, base::ProcessId caller) {
// Verify the calling process, returning nullptr if unverified.
return impl; // impl must outlive NamedMojoIpcServer.
}, this)};
};
Note: In unittests base::test:TaskEnvironment should run until idle after
NamedMojoIpcServer is shutdown. Otherwise, memory may leak. E.g:
void MyTestFixture::TearDown() {
ipc_server_->StopServer();
task_environment_.RunUntilIdle();
}
In the client:
void ConnectToServer() {
mojo::PlatformChannelEndpoint endpoint =
named_mojo_ipc_server::ConnectToServer(server_name);
auto invitation = mojo::IncomingInvitation::Accept(std::move(endpoint));
mojo::Remote<mojom::MyInterface> remote(
mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::MyInterface>(
invitation.ExtractMessagePipe(kMessagePipeId), 0));
}
Note that for compatibility with all supported platforms clients should use
named_mojo_ipc_server::ConnectToServer instead of
mojo::NamedPlatformChannel::ConnectToServer. Some platforms require
additional connection brokerage steps which are abstracted by the former.
On Windows, the server needs to have the following access rights on the client
process: PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE | PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION.
It is possible to bind a different implementation of the interface to each
connection by returning different mojom::MyInterface* values rather than
this. All implementations must outlive the NamedMojoIpcServer.