Inter process communication in WinRT

Question

Hi !

I have some library which I want to load as separate process and communicate that process via several metro style apps.

I have gone through some links which says that it is not possible to start an .exe or process from WinRT.

Can I communicate with  any windows service using metro style apps ?

Thanks And Regards,

Sravan Vurapalli

Answer 1

Hi Sravan,

No, there is no supported way for a Windows Store app to communicate with a service. Windows Store apps are by design isolated and cannot communicate with other processes on the system, except through explicitly defined contracts.

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks Rob for the reply.

Can you please post some more elaborated information on  "except through explicitly defined contracts".

Can I deploy my Custom Frameworks as UI less Metro App and then do IPC between These two Metro Apps ?

Thanks And Regards,

Sravan Vurapalli

Answer 3

No, IPC is not supported.

See App contracts and extensions . I strongly suggest you read the Windows Store documentation starting with Getting started to get an idea of what Windows Store apps are and what they can do.

--Rob