07-05-2012
Child threads communicating with main thread via pipes
I have a simple client/server program I am using for learning purposes.
I have it setup so that after server is setup and listening it than goes into a loop where it accepts incoming client connections. After each connection, the client socket is than passed to a thread routine where it can be processed.
I now need to pass information from the client to the server only.
My question is what is the best way to do this?
I have a loop in my main thread and if I do want to establish communication via a pipe.
Should I put most of my main server code into another thread so that I can read pipe data within main?
Another question is are pipes good for doing this?
I was thinking about using a global variable but that requires making it thread safe.
I am still new regarding threads so I was just thinking what's the best option for me.
If you would like to see code please let me know I can post it.
Thank you.
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