/*
* This is an example of using a named-pipe for uni-directional communication.
* Client (./client) sends strings to the server (./server). You can run the two programs in separate terminals and observe the behavior.
* For bi-directional communication, two uni-directional pipes should be used.
* To compile: 
*
* g++ named-pipe-client.cpp -o client
* g++ named-pipe-server.cpp -o server
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>

#define FIFO_FILE       "MYFIFO"

using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
        FILE *fp;

 	string msg;
       while(1)
        {
                 cin >> msg;
		 char * cstr = (char*)msg.c_str();
	         fp = fopen(FIFO_FILE, "w");
		 fputs(cstr, fp);
 	         fclose(fp);
	}

        return(0);
}