Synchronous Interprocess communication, A wrapper: Part I

// Process1Dlg.cpp : implementation file
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "Process1.h"
#include "Process1Dlg.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CProcess1Dlg dialog

CProcess1Dlg::CProcess1Dlg(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/)
	: CDialog(CProcess1Dlg::IDD, pParent), m_ipc("mychannel", 1024)
{
	//{{AFX_DATA_INIT(CProcess1Dlg)
	//}}AFX_DATA_INIT
	// Note that LoadIcon does not require a subsequent DestroyIcon in Win32
	m_hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDR_MAINFRAME);
}

void CProcess1Dlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	//{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CProcess1Dlg)
	DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_TXT_RECEIVE, m_ctrlText);
	//}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CProcess1Dlg, CDialog)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CProcess1Dlg)
	ON_WM_PAINT()
	ON_WM_QUERYDRAGICON()
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BUTTON2, OnBtnConnect)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BUTTON3, OnBtnSayHello)
	ON_BN_CLICKED(IDC_BUTTON4, OnBtnReadReply)
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CProcess1Dlg message handlers

BOOL CProcess1Dlg::OnInitDialog()
{
	CDialog::OnInitDialog();

	// Set the icon for this dialog.  The framework does this automatically
	//  when the application's main window is not a dialog
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, TRUE);			// Set big icon
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, FALSE);		// Set small icon
	
	// TODO: Add extra initialization here
	
	return TRUE;  // return TRUE  unless you set the focus to a control
}

// If you add a minimize button to your dialog, you will need the code below
//  to draw the icon.  For MFC applications using the document/view model,
//  this is automatically done for you by the framework.

void CProcess1Dlg::OnPaint() 
{
	if (IsIconic())
	{
		CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

		SendMessage(WM_ICONERASEBKGND, (WPARAM) dc.GetSafeHdc(), 0);

		// Center icon in client rectangle
		int cxIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICON);
		int cyIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON);
		CRect rect;
		GetClientRect(&rect);
		int x = (rect.Width() - cxIcon + 1) / 2;
		int y = (rect.Height() - cyIcon + 1) / 2;

		// Draw the icon
		dc.DrawIcon(x, y, m_hIcon);
	}
	else
	{
		CDialog::OnPaint();
	}
}

// The system calls this to obtain the cursor to display while the user drags
//  the minimized window.
HCURSOR CProcess1Dlg::OnQueryDragIcon()
{
	return (HCURSOR) m_hIcon;
}

void CProcess1Dlg::OnBtnConnect() 
{
  // try to connect
  if (!m_ipc.InterConnect())
  {
    MessageBox("Could not connect, probably no other instance is ready for connection");
  }	
  else MessageBox("Connected!");
}

void CProcess1Dlg::OnBtnSayHello() 
{
	char buf[100];
  strcpy(buf, "Hello other process..\r\n");
  m_ipc.SendBuffer(buf, strlen(buf)+1);
}

void CProcess1Dlg::OnBtnReadReply() 
{
  char buf[100];
  // wait until you receive a reply.
  m_ipc.ReceiveBuffer(buf, sizeof(buf));	
  m_ctrlText.SetWindowText(buf); 
}