The cxxipc Library

The TIBCO SmartSockets cxxipc class library provides access to interprocess communication (IPC) facilities from the C++ programming language. Key features of this class library include:

organization of the (C language-based) TIBCO SmartSockets Application Programming Interface (API) into C++ classes and associated member functions

a C++ class inheritance hierarchy further organizing the C language SmartSockets API functions into an object-oriented framework suitable for derivation and modification

overloaded insertion and extraction operators that simplify much of the syntax of assembling, sending, receiving, and gaining visibility into SmartSockets messages

introduction of virtual and polymorphic member functions to shorten the naming and simplify the organization of the C language SmartSockets API functions upon which the SmartSockets C++ class library is based

inclusion of example C++ programs that show how common C language SmartSockets application programs are expressed in C++ using the SmartSockets C++ class library

SmartSockets now also includes a new C++ class library, the sscpp library. The sscpp library is preferred for new SmartSockets C++ development. It supports multiple connections and additional utilities functions from the C language SmartSockets API, and includes improved callback and error handling. For more information, see the TIBCO SmartSockets C++ User’s Guide.