# winConnect
Communicate Client-Server via Windows NamedPipe

## ToDo:

- [x] Basic class structure
  - [x] WinConnectBase (0.1.0)
    - [ ] WinConnectNamedPipe
    - [ ] WinConnectTCPSocket
  - [x] WinConnectDaemon (0.1.0)
  - [x] WinConnectClient (0.1.0)
- [x] NamedPipe support:  (Windows Only)
  - [x] Using pywin32pipe (0.1.0)
  - [x] Add support for sending and receiving data (0.1.0)
  - [x] Add support for safe closing (0.9.0)
- [ ] TPCSocket support:  (Universal)
  - [ ] Using socket
  - [ ] Add support for sending and receiving data
  - [ ] Add support for safe closing
- [x] Add support for other header settings (0.9.0)
- [x] Add logging (0.9.1)
- [x] Send data in chunks (if data is too large) (0.9.3)
- [x] Add support for encryption (0.9.2)
  - [x] simple (via char xor'ing; auto-pairing) (0.9.2)
  - [x] password (via AES and PBKDF2) (0.9.3)
  - [ ] certificate (via RSA)
- [ ] Add support for multiple clients


## Description

This is a simple client-server communication system. 
The client and server communicate via a named pipe (or TCP Socket). 
The server listens for incoming messages from clients and sends a response.

## Installation

To install the package, use the following command:

```bash
pip install winConnect
```

## Usage

You can find examples in the [examples](examples) directory.

### Server

The server is a daemon that listens for incoming messages from clients. The server can be run on the same machine as the client or on a different machine. To run the server, use the following command:

```python
from winConnect import WinConnectServer

connector = WinConnectServer('test')  # test - name of the pipe

for data in connector.listen():
  print(f"({type(data)}) {data=}")
  if data is None and connector.closed:
    break
  connector.send_data(data)
```

### Client

The client sends a message to the server and waits for a response. To run the client, use the following command:

```python
from winConnect import WinConnectClient

connector = WinConnectClient('test')

with connector as conn:
    while True:
        i = input(":> ")
        if i == "exit": break
        conn.send_data(i)
        print(conn.read_pipe())
```

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.