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// CHAT1.exe(SERVER)<br />
// creates a named pipe and outputs all information sent by <br />
// a client application, using the pipe, until the client<br />
// asks for the pipe to be closed<br />
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#include <windows.h><br />
#include <iostream><br />
#include <assert.h><br />
#define BUFFER_SIZE 1024 //1K<br />
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using namespace std;<br />
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void main(){<br />
	cout << "Server Process Running" <<endl;<br />
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	/* create named pipe */<br />
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	HANDLE hNamedPipe = CreateNamedPipe("\\\\.\\pipe\\josephpipe",		//PIPE NAME<br />
										PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX,				//read/write access<br />
										PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE |				//message type pipe<br />
										PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE |			//message-read mode<br />
										PIPE_WAIT,						//blocking mode<br />
										PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES,		//max. instances<br />
										BUFFER_SIZE,					//output buffer size<br />
										BUFFER_SIZE,					//input buffer size<br />
										NMPWAIT_USE_DEFAULT_WAIT,		//client time-out<br />
										NULL);							//default security attribute<br />
	assert(hNamedPipe !=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE);<br />
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	SetConsoleTitle ("Chat_1");		//set the title of the console window to identify it as chatApp1<br />
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	/* block until the client connects and indicate when the client has connected */<br />
<br />
	BOOL bStatus = ConnectNamedPipe(hNamedPipe, 0);<br />
	assert(bStatus !=0);<br />
	cout << "Client Has Connected" << endl;<br />
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	/* loop and read what is passed by the client over the pipe until the client sends the message 'goodbye' */<br />
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	DWORD dwNumberOfBytesRead;<br />
	char clientMessage[80];<br />
	do{<br />
	/* read the message */<br />
		bStatus = ReadFile( hNamedPipe,<br />
							clientMessage,<br />
							79,<br />
							&dwNumberOfBytesRead,<br />
							0);<br />
		assert(bStatus!=0);<br />
<br />
	/* add zero termination to the client message string */<br />
		clientMessage[dwNumberOfBytesRead] = '\0';<br />
<br />
	/* output the message */<br />
		cout << "Client Message is: " <<<br />
						clientMessage <<<br />
						endl;<br />
	}<br />
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//**************************************************************************************************<br />
	DWORD dwNumberOfBytesWritten;<br />
	BOOL bStatus;<br />
	char serverMessage[81];									/*this section of code is supposed to <br />
															  allow the server to type a message to <br />
															  the client"*/<br />
	do{<br />
		cin.getline (serverMessage, 81, '\n');<br />
		bStatus = WriteFile(hNamedPipe,<br />
							serverMessage,<br />
							strlen(serverMessage),<br />
							&dwNumberOfBytesWritten,<br />
							0);<br />
		assert(bStatus !=0);<br />
	}<br />
//***************************************************************************************************<br />
	while (strcmp("goodbye", clientMessage) !=0);<br />
<br />
	/* disconnect and close the pipe */<br />
<br />
	bStatus = DisconnectNamedPipe(hNamedPipe);<br />
	assert(bStatus !=0);<br />
	CloseHandle(hNamedPipe);<br />
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		cout << "Goodbye" << endl;<br />
}//end of main<br />
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// CHAT2.exe(CLIENT)<br />
// Connects to a named pipe created by a server application and<br />
// sends information typed by the user to the server<br />
<br />
#include <windows.h><br />
#include <iostream><br />
#include <assert.h><br />
#pragma warning (disable:4267)		/*originally i had issues involving a warning of type '4267'	<br />
										  which was dealing with t_size and DWORD issues, since t_size<br />
										  is for win64 and DWORD is win32 so the two types do not work well together<br />
										  however simply disabling the error was enough to allow me to run<br />
										  the program for the mean time however i eventually resolved the issue<br />
										  without the need for the disable command however left the code in<br />
										  as a means of proof as to my builds */<br />
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using namespace std;<br />
<br />
void main(){<br />
	cout << "Client Process Running" << endl;<br />
<br />
	/* open the named pipe */<br />
	HANDLE hNamedPipe = CreateFile("\\\\.\\pipe\\josephpipe",		//PIPE NAME<br />
									PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX,				//read/write access<br />
									//GENERIC_READ |				//read and write access<br />
									//GENERIC_WRITE,					<br />
									1,								//no sharing<br />
									NULL,								//default security attributes<br />
									OPEN_EXISTING,					//opens existing pipe<br />
									0,								//default attributes<br />
									NULL);								//no template file<br />
	assert(hNamedPipe !=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE);<br />
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	SetConsoleTitle ("Chat_2");		//set the title of the console window to identify it as chatApp2<br />
<br />
	/* loop until the user types the string 'goodbye' <br />
	    sending all that the user types to the server using<br />
		the named pipe*/<br />
<br />
	DWORD dwNumberOfBytesWritten;<br />
	BOOL bStatus;<br />
	char clientMessage[80];<br />
	do{<br />
		cin.getline (clientMessage, 80, '\n');<br />
		bStatus = WriteFile(hNamedPipe,<br />
							clientMessage,<br />
							strlen(clientMessage),<br />
							&dwNumberOfBytesWritten,<br />
							0);<br />
		assert(bStatus !=0);<br />
	}<br />
	while (strcmp("goodbye", clientMessage) !=0);<br />
	cout << "goodbye" <<endl;<br />
}//end of main