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+/* -------------------------------------------
+
+	Copyright (C) 2024-2025, Amlal EL Mahrouss, all rights reserved..
+
+	File: IPC.h.
+	Purpose: IPC protocol.
+
+------------------------------------------- */
+
+#ifndef INC_IPC_H
+#define INC_IPC_H
+
+#include <NewKit/Defines.h>
+#include <NewKit/KString.h>
+#include <HintsKit/CompilerHint.h>
+
+/// @file IPC.h
+/// @brief IPC comm. protocol.
+
+/// IA separator.
+#define kIPCRemoteSeparator ":"
+
+/// Interchange address, consists of PID:TEAM.
+#define kIPCRemoteInvalid "00:00"
+
+#define kIPCHeaderMagic (0x4950434)
+
+namespace NeOS
+{
+	struct IPC_ADDR;
+	struct IPC_MSG;
+
+	/// @brief 128-bit IPC address.
+	struct PACKED IPC_ADDR final
+	{
+		UInt64 UserProcessID;
+		UInt64 UserProcessTeam;
+
+		////////////////////////////////////
+		// some operators.
+		////////////////////////////////////
+
+		bool operator==(const IPC_ADDR& addr) noexcept;
+
+		bool operator==(IPC_ADDR& addr) noexcept;
+
+		bool operator!=(const IPC_ADDR& addr) noexcept;
+
+		bool operator!=(IPC_ADDR& addr) noexcept;
+	};
+
+	typedef struct IPC_ADDR IPC_ADDR;
+
+	enum
+	{
+		kIPCLittleEndian = 0,
+		kIPCBigEndian	 = 1,
+		kIPCMixedEndian	 = 2,
+	};
+
+	constexpr inline auto kIPCMsgSize = 6094U;
+
+	/// @brief IPC connection header, message cannot be greater than 6K.
+	typedef struct IPC_MSG final
+	{
+		UInt32	 IpcHeaderMagic; // cRemoteHeaderMagic
+		UInt8	 IpcEndianess;	 // 0 : LE, 1 : BE
+		SizeT	 IpcPacketSize;
+		IPC_ADDR IpcFrom;
+		IPC_ADDR IpcTo;
+		UInt32	 IpcCRC32;
+		UInt32	 IpcMsg;
+		UInt32	 IpcMsgSz;
+		UInt8	 IpcData[kIPCMsgSize];
+
+		/// @brief Passes the message to target, could be anything, HTTP packet, JSON or whatever.
+		static Bool Pass(IPC_MSG* self, IPC_MSG* target) noexcept;
+	} PACKED IPC_MSG;
+
+	/// @brief Sanitize packet function
+	/// @retval true packet is correct.
+	/// @retval false packet is incorrect and process has crashed.
+	Bool ipc_sanitize_packet(_Input IPC_MSG* pckt_in);
+
+	/// @brief Construct packet function
+	/// @retval true packet is correct.
+	/// @retval false packet is incorrect and process has crashed.
+	Bool ipc_construct_packet(_Output _Input IPC_MSG** pckt_in);
+} // namespace NeOS
+
+#endif // INC_IPC_H