with split bins poc

pocs/split_bins/split_bins_cli/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "split_bins_cli"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = { version = "1.0.62", features = ["backtrace"] }
+ipc-channel = "0.16.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0.143", features = ["derive"] }

pocs/split_bins/split_bins_cli/src/main.rs

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+use std::process::Command;
+
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    println!("Hello, split_bins!");
+
+    println!("startup processes");
+
+    let executables = vec!["split_bins_plugin"]; //, "split_bins_plugin_two"];
+
+    let current_exe_path: String = get_current_exe_path()?;
+
+    let mut handles = vec![];
+    for exe in executables {
+        let curr_exe_path = current_exe_path.clone();
+        let e = exe.clone();
+
+        handles.push(std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            println!("current exe path: {}", curr_exe_path);
+            let (server, name) =
+                ipc_channel::ipc::IpcOneShotServer::new().expect("could not create oneshot server");
+
+            let mut child = Command::new(format!("{}/{}", curr_exe_path, e))
+                .arg(format!("{}", name.clone()))
+                .spawn()
+                .expect(format!("started process: {}", curr_exe_path).as_str());
+
+            let (_, tx): (_, ipc_channel::ipc::IpcSender<String>) = server.accept().unwrap();
+            tx.send("some msg".into()).expect("could not send message");
+
+            child.wait().expect("did not finish with 0");
+        }));
+    }
+
+    for handle in handles {
+        if let Err(_) = handle.join() {
+            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("handle failed to return with statuscode=0"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn get_current_exe_path() -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    let mut current_exe_path = std::env::current_exe()?;
+    current_exe_path.pop();
+
+    return Ok(current_exe_path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+}