Kernel: Adding IPC support.

Kernel: Adding better framebuffer support.

Kernel: Expose part of CFKit' URL API.

System.Core: Rename most of API types to their <Prefix> with Ref at the end.
System.Core: Add API to Window.hxx

System.Driver: Add Driver SDK.

Signed-off-by: Amlal El Mahrouss <amlal@el-mahrouss-logic.com>

14 files changed, 171 insertions, 68 deletions

diff --git a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
index 9c963904..9e33fb2b 100644
--- a/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
+++ b/.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 {
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "HCore (Macintosh MinGW)",
+            "name": "MicroKernel (Macintosh MinGW)",
             "includePath": [
                 "${workspaceFolder}/Private/**",
                 "${workspaceFolder}/Private/NewBoot/**",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/SDK/Kits/**"
+                "${workspaceFolder}/Public/Developer/**"
             ],
             "defines": [
                 "__HCORE__",
                 "__KERNEL__",
                 "Z_PREFIX",
                 "__HAVE_HCORE_APIS__",
-                "__FSKIT_NEWFS__",
-                "kBootKrnlSections"
+                "__FSKIT_NEWFS__"
             ],
             "cStandard": "c17",
             "cppStandard": "c++20",
@@ -21,45 +20,33 @@
             "intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x64"
         },
         {
-            "name": "HCore (Windows MinGW)",
+            "name": "AppDev ",
             "includePath": [
-                "${workspaceFolder}/Private/**",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/Private/NewBoot/**",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/Public/SDK/**"
-            ],
-            "defines": [
-                "__HCORE__",
-                "__KERNEL__",
-                "Z_PREFIX",
-                "__HAVE_HCORE_APIS__",
-                "__FSKIT_NEWFS__",
-                "kBootKrnlSections"
+                "${workspaceFolder}/Public/Developer/**"
             ],
+            "defines": [],
             "cStandard": "c17",
             "cppStandard": "c++20",
             "intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x64"
         },
         {
-            "name": "HCore Tools (Mac)",
+            "name": "MicroKernel (Windows)",
             "includePath": [
-                "${workspaceFolder}/Private/Tools/**"
+                "${workspaceFolder}/Private/**",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/Private/NewBoot/**",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/Public/Developer/**"
             ],
-            "defines": [],
-            "cStandard": "c17",
-            "cppStandard": "c++20",
-            "compilerPath": "/usr/bin/gcc",
-            "intelliSenseMode": "macos-gcc-arm64"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "HCore Tools (Windows MinGW)",
-            "includePath": [
-                "${workspaceFolder}/Private/Tools/**"
+            "defines": [
+                "__HCORE__",
+                "__KERNEL__",
+                "Z_PREFIX",
+                "__HAVE_HCORE_APIS__",
+                "__FSKIT_NEWFS__"
             ],
-            "defines": [],
             "cStandard": "c17",
             "cppStandard": "c++20",
             "compilerPath": "C:/cygwin64/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe",
-            "intelliSenseMode": "windows-gcc-x64"
+            "intelliSenseMode": "gcc-x64"
         }
     ],
     "version": 4
diff --git a/Private/CFKit/IPCEndpoint.hxx b/Private/CFKit/IPCEndpoint.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f6f3f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Private/CFKit/IPCEndpoint.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* -------------------------------------------
+
+    Copyright Mahrouss Logic
+
+------------------------------------------- */
+
+#ifndef _INC_IPC_ENDPOINT_HXX_
+#define _INC_IPC_ENDPOINT_HXX_
+
+#include <NewKit/Defines.hpp>
+#include <NewKit/String.hpp>
+
+/// @brief Includes macros and utilities to make an IPC connection.
+
+/// IA separator.
+#define kRemoteSeparator "."
+
+/// Interchange address, consists of domain+namespace.
+#define kRemoteInvalid "00.00.00.00:00000000"
+#define kRemoteMaxLen 21
+
+namespace HCore {
+    typedef UIntPtr ipc_method_type;
+    typedef Char ipc_remote_type[kRemoteMaxLen];
+} // namespace HCore
+
+#endif // _INC_IPC_ENDPOINT_HXX_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Private/CFKit/URL.hpp b/Private/CFKit/URL.hpp
index 20375c53..eb8f674f 100644
--- a/Private/CFKit/URL.hpp
+++ b/Private/CFKit/URL.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 ------------------------------------------- */
 
-#ifndef _INC_URL_HPP__
-#define _INC_URL_HPP__
+#ifndef _INC_URL_HPP_
+#define _INC_URL_HPP_
 
 #include <NewKit/Defines.hpp>
 #include <NewKit/String.hpp>
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class Url final {
   Ref<StringView> m_urlView;
 };
 
+ErrorOr<StringView> url_extract_location(const char *url);
+ErrorOr<StringView> url_extract_protocol(const char *url);
 }  // namespace HCore
 
-#endif /* ifndef _INC_URL_HPP__ */
+
+#endif /* ifndef _INC_URL_HPP_ */
diff --git a/Private/KernelKit/Framebuffer.hpp b/Private/KernelKit/Framebuffer.hpp
index 0dfeacef..397f62d0 100644
--- a/Private/KernelKit/Framebuffer.hpp
+++ b/Private/KernelKit/Framebuffer.hpp
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ class Framebuffer final {
 };
 
 /***********************************************************************************/
-/// Framebuffer utils.
+/// Color utils.
 /***********************************************************************************/
 
 const UInt32 kRgbRed = 0x000000FF;
 const UInt32 kRgbGreen = 0x0000FF00;
 const UInt32 kRgbBlue = 0x00FF0000;
 const UInt32 kRgbBlack = 0x00000000;
-const UInt32 kRgbWhite = 0x00FFFFFF;
+const UInt32 kRgbWhite = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 }  // namespace HCore
 
 /***********************************************************************************/
-/// Framebuffer macros.
+/// Color macros.
 /***********************************************************************************/
 
 #define RGB(R, G, B) (HCore::UInt32)(0x##R##G##B)
diff --git a/Private/Source/URL.cxx b/Private/Source/URL.cxx
index 121003a2..fc515a03 100644
--- a/Private/Source/URL.cxx
+++ b/Private/Source/URL.cxx
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ constexpr const char *kURLProtocols[] = {
     "http",    // http without the secure
     "file",    // filesystem protocol
     "ftp",     // file transfer protocol
-    "sysconf",  // system settings
+    "sysconf",  // system config
 };
 
 constexpr const int kUrlOutSz = 3;  //! such as: ://
 constexpr const int kProtosCount = 5;
 constexpr const int kRangeSz = 4096;
 
-static ErrorOr<StringView> url_extract_location(const char *url) {
+ErrorOr<StringView> url_extract_location(const char *url) {
   if (!url || *url == 0 || rt_string_len(url, kRangeSz) > kRangeSz)
     return ErrorOr<StringView>{-1};
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static ErrorOr<StringView> url_extract_location(const char *url) {
   return ErrorOr<StringView>(view);
 }
 
-static ErrorOr<StringView> url_extract_protocol(const char *url) {
+ErrorOr<StringView> url_extract_protocol(const char *url) {
   if (!url || *url == 0 || rt_string_len(url, kRangeSz) > kRangeSz)
     return ErrorOr<StringView>{-1};
 
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/File.hxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/File.hxx
index 06c2a22e..f76dbb60 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/File.hxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/File.hxx
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 
 #include <System.Core/Headers/Defines.hxx>
 
+#define kFileOpenInterface 10
+#define kFileAliasInterface 11
+
 namespace System {
 class FileInterface;
 class DirectoryInterface;
 
-typedef IntPtrType SymlinkType;
-typedef IntPtrType FileType;
-typedef IntPtrType DirectoryType;
 typedef IntPtrType FSRef;
 
 enum {
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@ enum {
 class FileInterface final {
  public:
   explicit FileInterface(const char *path) {
-    mHandle = kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, kProcessCallOpenHandle,
-                                      0, path);
+    CA_MUST_PASS(path);
+
+    mHandle = kApplicationObject->Invoke(
+        kApplicationObject, kProcessCallOpenHandle, kFileOpenInterface, path);
   }
 
   ~FileInterface() {
-    kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, kProcessCallCloseHandle, 0,
-                            mHandle);
+    CA_MUST_PASS(kApplicationObject);
+
+    kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, kProcessCallCloseHandle,
+                               kFileOpenInterface, mHandle);
   }
 
  public:
@@ -45,17 +49,19 @@ class FileInterface final {
 
  public:
   PtrVoidType Read(UIntPtrType off, SizeType sz) {
-    return (PtrVoidType)kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle, 2,
-                                                off, sz);
+    return (PtrVoidType)kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle,
+                                                   2, off, sz);
   }
+
   PtrVoidType Read(SizeType sz) {
-    return (PtrVoidType)kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle, 3,
-                                                sz);
+    return (PtrVoidType)kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle,
+                                                   3, sz);
   }
 
   void Write(PtrVoidType buf, UIntPtrType off, SizeType sz) {
     kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle, 4, buf, off, sz);
   }
+
   void Write(PtrVoidType buf, SizeType sz) {
     kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle, 5, buf, sz);
   }
@@ -63,14 +69,21 @@ class FileInterface final {
   void Seek(UIntPtrType off) {
     kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle, 5);
   }
+
   void Rewind() { kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle, 6); }
 
  public:
-  const char *MIME();
-  void MIME(const char *mime);
+  const char *MIME() {
+    return (const char *)kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle,
+                                                    7);
+  }
+
+  void MIME(const char *mime) {
+    kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, mHandle, 8, mime);
+  }
 
  private:
-  FileType mHandle;
+  FSRef mHandle;
 };
 
 typedef FileInterface *FilePtr;
@@ -93,12 +106,12 @@ class FileException : public SystemException {
   const char *mReason{"System.Core: FileException: Catastrophic failure!"};
 };
 
-inline IntPtrType MakeSymlink(const char *from, const char *outputWhere) {
+inline IntPtrType FSMakeAlias(const char *from, const char *outputWhere) {
   CA_MUST_PASS(from);
   CA_MUST_PASS(outputWhere);
 
-  return kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, kProcessCallOpenHandle, 1,
-                                 from);
+  return kApplicationObject->Invoke(kApplicationObject, kProcessCallOpenHandle,
+                                    kFileAliasInterface, from);
 }
 }  // namespace System
 
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Heap.hxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Heap.hxx
index c134ca4e..8fea34d4 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Heap.hxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Heap.hxx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace System {
 class HeapException;
 class HeapInterface;
 
-typedef PtrVoidType PtrHeapType;
+typedef PtrVoidType HeapRef;
 
 enum {
   kHeapExpandable = 2,
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ class HeapInterface final {
   static HeapInterface *Shared() noexcept;
 
  public:
-  void Delete(PtrHeapType me) noexcept;
-  SizeType Size(PtrHeapType me) noexcept;
-  PtrHeapType New(const SizeType &sz, 
+  void Delete(HeapRef me) noexcept;
+  SizeType Size(HeapRef me) noexcept;
+  HeapRef New(const SizeType &sz, 
   const DWordType flags = kHeapNoFlags);
 };
 
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Image.hxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Image.hxx
index 2a02b434..3e445532 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Image.hxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Image.hxx
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx>
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Menu.hxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Menu.hxx
index 2a02b434..3e445532 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Menu.hxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Menu.hxx
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx>
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Rsrc.hxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Rsrc.hxx
index 2a02b434..3e445532 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Rsrc.hxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Rsrc.hxx
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx>
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/TrueType.hxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/TrueType.hxx
index 62ed1255..3e445532 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/TrueType.hxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/TrueType.hxx
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
 ------------------------------------------- */
 
 #pragma once
+
+#include <System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx>
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx
index 1a8c6cf6..5eb1b3ce 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Headers/Window/Window.hxx
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@
 #include <System.Core/Headers/Defines.hxx>
 
 /// @file Window.hxx
-/// @brief Tracker window manager.
+/// @brief Tracker window protocol.
 /// @author Amlal El Mahrouss.
 
 typedef float PositionType;
 
 /// @brief A point, can represent the size, position of a window.
-typedef struct _Point {
+typedef struct _GraphicsPoint {
   PositionType X, Y;
-} Point;
+} GraphicsPoint;
 
 /// @brief Tracker Graphics port.
 typedef struct _GraphicsPort {
@@ -29,10 +29,78 @@ typedef struct _GraphicsPort {
   BooleanType windowMoving;
   BooleanType windowDisableClose;
   BooleanType windowDisableMinimize;
-  Point windowPosition;
-  Point windowSize;
+  GraphicsPoint windowPosition;
+  GraphicsPoint windowSize;
   BooleanType windowInvalidate;
   DWordType windowClearColor;
   WordType menuPort;
   WordType parentPort;
 } GraphicsPort;
+
+typedef UInt32Type ColorRef;
+
+/***********************************************************************************/
+/// Color utils.
+/***********************************************************************************/
+
+const ColorRef kRgbRed = 0x000000FF;
+const ColorRef kRgbGreen = 0x0000FF00;
+const ColorRef kRgbBlue = 0x00FF0000;
+const ColorRef kRgbBlack = 0x00000000;
+const ColorRef kRgbWhite = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
+/***********************************************************************************/
+/// Color macro.
+/***********************************************************************************/
+
+#define RGB32(R, G, B) (ColorRef)(0x##R##G##B)
+
+#define kGraphicsKindWindow   0
+#define kGraphicsKindDialog   1
+#define kGraphicsKindMenu     2
+#define kGraphicsKindButton   3
+#define kGraphicsKindLabel    4
+#define kGraphicsKindDropdown 5
+#define kGraphicsKindIcon     6
+#define kGraphicsKindRadio    7
+#define kGraphicsKindCheck    7
+
+typedef QWordType ControlRef;
+
+/// @brief Creates a new control
+/// @param id the control rsrc fork.
+/// @return 
+CA_EXTERN_C ControlRef CreateControl(const DWordType id);
+
+/// @brief Releases the control
+/// @param id the control ref.
+/// @return 
+CA_EXTERN_C VoidType ReleaseControl(const ControlRef id);
+
+CA_EXTERN_C BooleanType MoveControl(const ControlRef id, GraphicsPoint where);
+
+CA_EXTERN_C BooleanType EnableControl(const ControlRef id, BooleanType visible);
+
+CA_EXTERN_C BooleanType VisibleControl(const ControlRef id, BooleanType visible);
+
+/// @brief Creates a new window.
+/// @param name the window name
+/// @param rsrcId the window fork rsrc id.
+/// @return the window graphics port.
+CA_EXTERN_C GraphicsPort* CreateWindow(const char* name, const DWordType rsrcId);
+
+/// @brief Creates a new menu
+/// @param name the menu's name
+/// @param rsrcId the menu fork rsrc id.
+/// @return the menu graphics port.
+CA_EXTERN_C GraphicsPort* CreateMenu(const char* name, const DWordType rsrcId);
+
+/// @brief Releases the window.
+/// @param port the window port.
+/// @return void
+CA_EXTERN_C VoidType ReleaseWindow(GraphicsPort* port);
+
+/// @brief Releases the menu
+/// @param port the menu port.
+/// @return void
+CA_EXTERN_C VoidType ReleaseMenu(GraphicsPort* port);
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Sources/Heap.cxx b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Sources/Heap.cxx
index 18106f41..370693cc 100644
--- a/Public/Developer/System.Core/Sources/Heap.cxx
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Core/Sources/Heap.cxx
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ HeapInterface::HeapInterface() {
 
 HeapInterface::~HeapInterface() { delete this; }
 
-void HeapInterface::Delete(PtrHeapType me) noexcept {
+void HeapInterface::Delete(HeapRef me) noexcept {
   CA_MUST_PASS(me);
   HcFreeProcessHeap(kApplicationObject, me);
 }
 
-SizeType HeapInterface::Size(PtrHeapType me) noexcept {
+SizeType HeapInterface::Size(HeapRef me) noexcept {
   CA_MUST_PASS(me);
   return HcProcessHeapSize(kApplicationObject, me);
 }
 
-PtrHeapType HeapInterface::New(const SizeType& sz, const DWordType flags) {
+HeapRef HeapInterface::New(const SizeType& sz, const DWordType flags) {
   SizeType _sz = sz;
   if (!_sz) ++_sz;
 
diff --git a/Public/Developer/System.Driver/.gitkeep b/Public/Developer/System.Driver/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Public/Developer/System.Driver/.gitkeep