Qt IPC - QLocalServer

[kambamsu]

Hi,

I'm developing a qt browser plugin and want to implement named pipes in it. I tried the basic fortune cookie example provided with the QLocalSocket and QLocalServer in an exe and it works fine. I tried to implement a similar thing in the browser plugin, making a page where the plugin is present listen to a name (like a server) and another tab/window which tries to connect to this. But this doesn't seem to work.

Any help on what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks a ton in advance

[divanov]

I tried to implement a similar thing in the browser plugin, making a page where the plugin is present listen to a name (like a server) and another tab/window which tries to connect to this. But this doesn't seem to work. Any help on what I'm doing wrong?

Honestly, do you really believe it's enough information to say what you are doing wrong?

[kambamsu]

Alright, let me put it this way then.

I have a qt browser plugin (the basic trivial one). My plugin has two variables one of QLocalSocket and one of QLocalServer. Based on what the current url of a page is, one of them will be instantiated.

While instantiating the server, i do the following:

server = new QLocalServer(this);
server->listen("myserver");
connect(server, SIGNAL(newConnection()), this, SLOT(handleConn()));

While instantiating the client i do the following:

client = new QLocalSocket(this);
connect(client, SIGNAL(connected()), this, SLOT(connClient()));
client->connectToServer("myserver");

in my client page, after the connectToServer call, the connClient() method is called, which means the connection is established.
Whereas, in my server side, the newConnection() signal doesn't seem to be emitted.

Hope this explains it better.

[danhicksbyron]

Depending on execution order, it could be that the newConnection signal is going off before you do the corresponding connect operation.

[kambamsu]

I'm pretty sure that isn't the reason. In my logs, i can clearly see the connect being done way before the client is even instantiated.