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class PipeServer
{
static
int
Main(string[] args)
{
if(args.Length < 2
||(System.String.Compare(args[0], "in") != 0
&& System.String.Compare(args[0], "out") != 0)) {
System.Console.WriteLine("Usage: PipeServer <in | out> <process> <args>");
return 1;
}
///////////////////////////////////
// // // Process arguments // // //
///////////////////////////////////
// Convert pipe direction
System.IO.Pipes.PipeDirection pipe_dir = 0;
if(System.String.Compare(args[0], "in") == 0) {
pipe_dir = System.IO.Pipes.PipeDirection.In;
}
if(System.String.Compare(args[0], "out") == 0) {
pipe_dir = System.IO.Pipes.PipeDirection.Out;
}
// Find process name to start
string proc_name = args[1];
// Build commandline argument string
string proc_args = "";
for(System.UInt16 i = 2; i < args.Length; i++) {
if(args[i].IndexOf(" ") > -1) {
proc_args += "\"" + args[i].Replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\" ";
} else {
proc_args += args[i] + " ";
}
}
// Create server
string pipe_name = "";
System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeServerStream pipe_stream = null;
for(System.UInt16 i = 1; i < 65535; i++) {
// Generate new pipe name
pipe_name = "pipeserver_" + System.Convert.ToString(i);
try {
// Start server
pipe_stream = new System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeServerStream(pipe_name, pipe_dir, 1);
break;
} catch(System.IO.IOException _) {
continue;
}
}
if(pipe_stream == null) {
System.Console.WriteLine("Could not create pipe");
return 1;
}
// Make sure the process knows about the pipe name
proc_args = proc_args.Replace("{pipe}", "\\\\.\\pipe\\" + pipe_name);
// Run process
System.Diagnostics.Process proc = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
proc.StartInfo.FileName = proc_name;
proc.StartInfo.Arguments = proc_args;
proc.Start();
// Connect pipes and wait until EOF
pipe_stream.WaitForConnection();
try {
if(pipe_dir == System.IO.Pipes.PipeDirection.In) {
pipe_stream.CopyTo(System.Console.OpenStandardOutput());
}
if(pipe_dir == System.IO.Pipes.PipeDirection.Out) {
System.Console.OpenStandardInput().CopyTo(pipe_stream);
}
} catch (System.IO.IOException e) {
System.Console.WriteLine("error: {0}", e.Message);
return 1;
}
// Wait for process termination
while(!proc.HasExited) {
proc.WaitForExit();
}
// Return correct exit code
return proc.ExitCode;
}
}
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