Am Donnerstag, 17. Mai 2007 schrieb Malte Steiner: > I wonder what is the best way to connect applications on the same > computer. Usually I use network and localhost plus custom protocols or > OSC to let them communicate but wonder if pipes are more efficient. The > data to be exchanged is usually control rate, not audio nor video streams. > So what are the pros and cons of pipes versus network?
While pipes are faster (which is not interesting for control data only) osc+network makes it extendable. Maybe in the future one part of your app will run on a different host. If you started with pipes you have to program a whole new communication. With osc and network you just allow other addresses than localhost... Arnold -- visit http://www.arnoldarts.de/ --- Hi, I am a .signature virus. Please copy me into your ~/.signature and send me to all your contacts. After a month or so log in as root and do a rm / -rf. Or ask your administrator to do so...
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