fdpass

= fdpass

== Description

This is a library to transmit the file descriptor between the processes.

== Install

gem install fdpass

== Example === Server (Reciever) require 'fdpass'

begin fdpass = FDPass.server('/tmp/fdpass.sock')

t = Thread.fork {
  loop do
    fd = fdpass.recv
    io = IO.open(fd)
    io.puts('%s: %s' % [fd, __FILE__])
    FDPass.close_fd(fd)
  end
}

t.join

ensure fdpass.close end

== Client (Sender) require 'fdpass'

begin fdpass = FDPass.client('/tmp/fdpass.sock') fdpass.send($stderr.fileno) ensure fdpass.close if fdpass.closed? end