one script comunicating with another

[mr2]

i need to write 2 scripts that must comunicate on the same server ...

one gathers some information & it needs to give it (some
data) to another script that posts this data somewhere ...
(everything in real time)

any suggestions how to do it & what modules to use?

thanks

[merlyn]

You can simply use a watched file or watched directory if the flow is all one-way. If it needs to be bidirectional, consider SOAP::Lite.

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[tstock]

I would start by reading perlipc (man perlipc) and see what ideas pop up.

Tiago

[Nitrox]

I accomplished something similar on a project by using Cache::Cache.

-Nitrox

[gjb]

It's a good pretext to use SOAP::Lite ;-)
A nice and small project to get familiar with the technology (that is extremely simple to use in Perl.

Just my 2 cents, -gjb-

[Beatnik]

Well, IPC::Shareable saved my butt a few times but I do consider using it as a dirty hack :)

Greetz
Beatnik
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[paulbort]

Lots of ways to do this, here's the ones I remember off the top of my head, pick one you like:


• Look for files in a directory/drop files in a directory (good when data is in obvious chunks like transactions, and/or you're in a hurry.)
• Create a pipe. One process writes to it, the other reads. If you need bi-directional, two pipes. (This is classic *nix.)
• If there is a future possibility of the two processes being on different machines, consider using a socket.
• I haven't used SOAP::Lite, but a couple other posters mention it, so it's probably worth checking, especially if your project needs more buzzwords for PHB approval.

Also, if there is a future possibility of needing more than one instance of either end of the protocol, keep that in mind in picking a solution.
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