Wire Format
WIPC uses a 9-byte header followed by the payload.
text
0 4 5 9 9+N
┌───────┬──────┬─────────┬─────────┐
│ WIPC │ type │ length │ payload │
└───────┴──────┴─────────┴─────────┘
4 B 1 B u32 LE N B| Offset | Size | Field | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | MAGIC | ASCII WIPC |
| 4 | 1 | TYPE | Message type |
| 5 | 4 | LENGTH | Payload size, u32 LE |
| 9 | N | PAYLOAD | Opaque bytes |
Message types
| Value | Name | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00 | OPEN | Channel initialization |
| 0x01 | CLOSE | Graceful shutdown |
| 0x02 | CALL | RPC / request-response |
| 0x03 | DATA | Raw data transfer |
Payload encoding is intentionally unspecified. Use JSON, protobuf, raw bytes, or anything else that fits your protocol.