gp_proxy.h File Reference

A proxy backend. More...

#include <backends/gp_backend.h>

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Functions
gp_backend *	gp_proxy_init (const char *path, const char *title)
	Connects to a proxy backend.

Detailed Description

A proxy backend.

Proxy backend allows to run an application in a different process while events are routed over socket and graphics is rendered into a shared memory.

Apart from isolation this also allows multiplexing input device and screen between different applications on the top of another backend, e.g. DRM or a Framebuffer.

Definition in file gp_proxy.h.

Function Documentation

gp_proxy_init()

gp_backend * gp_proxy_init	(	const char *	path,
		const char *	title
	)

Connects to a proxy backend.

Conects to a proxy backend and returns a backend handle.

Parameters

path	Path to an UNIX socket, pass NULL for default.
name	An application name.