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Inter-Process Communication (IPC) Handler has been available since the FIXEdge 6.18.0 release. |
Overview
The FIXEdge IPC Handler is a component of the FIXEdge Business Layer designed to facilitate communication between the server and third-party applications using IPC mechanisms such as Unix domain sockets and Windows named pipes. This interaction involves the exchange of FIX messages and auxiliary data from the Server to the Client, with the possibility of modified FIX messages being returned to the Server, enhanced with additional auxiliary data.
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For the official protocol specification, see the IPC/client/protocol.md file available at in the FIXEdge - SDK package.
Data Exchange
In the data exchange phase, the Handler sends JSON-serialized FIX messages to the Client together with supplementary data that includes the clientTag and any additional auxiliary data. The Client must respond with a result code (0 for success) and additional reply data within a specified timeout:
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