https://github.com/brandonkramer/ipc

Cross-platform local transport for service daemons: Unix domain sockets, Windows named pipes, and HTTP-over-Unix helpers.
https://github.com/brandonkramer/ipc

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Cross-platform local transport for service daemons: Unix domain sockets, Windows named pipes, and HTTP-over-Unix helpers.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brandonkramer/ipc
• Owner: brandonkramer
• License: mit
• Created: 2026-05-31T18:46:58.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-05-31T19:14:28.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-05-31T21:12:36.439Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: cross-platform, daemons, go, golang, ipc, library, named-pipe, unix-socket
• Language: Go
• Size: 58.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# ipc

Cross-platform local transport for service daemons: Unix domain sockets, Windows named pipes, detached child spawn, and optional HTTP-over-Unix helpers.

## Quick start

```go

addr := ipc.Addr{

    Unix:       "/var/run/mysvc/rpc.sock",

    PipePrefix: "mysvc",

    PipeKey:    "/data/mysvc-home",

}

ln, err := ipc.Listen(addr)

conn, err := ipc.Dial(ctx, addr)

ipc.SetDetach(cmd)

```

## With svcroot

```go

layout := svcroot.Layout{SocketName: "rpc.sock", PipePrefix: "mysvc"}

addr := ipc.Addr{

    Unix:       svcroot.Socket(root, &layout),

    PipePrefix: layout.WithDefaults().PipePrefix,

    PipeKey:    root,

}

```

## HTTP over Unix (Unix only)

```go

ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())

defer cancel()

go func() { _ = ipc.RunUnixHTTP(ctx, "/var/run/mysvc/observe.sock", true, mux) }()

client := ipc.NewUnixHTTPClient("/var/run/mysvc/observe.sock")

err := client.Get(ctx, "/status", &out)

```