Iceoryx2
Eclipse iceoryx2™ - true zero-copy inter-process-communication with a Rust core
Install / Use
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iceoryx2 - Zero-Copy Lock-Free IPC with a Rust Core
- Introduction
- Performance
- Documentation
- Supported Platforms
- Language Bindings
- Commercial Support
- Thanks To All Contributors
Introduction
Welcome to iceoryx2, the efficient, and ultra-low latency inter-process communication middleware. This library is designed to provide you with fast and reliable zero-copy and lock-free inter-process communication mechanisms.
So if you want to communicate efficiently between multiple processes or applications iceoryx2 is for you. With iceoryx2, you can:
- Send huge amounts of data using a publish/subscribe, request/response, pipeline (planned) or blackboard pattern, making it ideal for scenarios where large datasets need to be shared.
- Exchange signals through events, enabling quick and reliable signaling between processes.
iceoryx2 is based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and facilitates seamless inter-process communication (IPC).
It is all about providing a seamless experience for inter-process communication, featuring versatile messaging patterns. Whether you're diving into publish-subscribe, events, request-response, or the promise of upcoming features like pipelines, and blackboard, iceoryx2 has you covered.
One of the features of iceoryx2 is its consistently low transmission latency regardless of payload size, ensuring a predictable and reliable communication experience.
iceoryx2's origins can be traced back to iceoryx. By overcoming past technical debts and refining the architecture, iceoryx2 enables the modularity we've always desired.
In the near future, iceoryx2 is poised to support at least the same feature set and platforms as iceoryx, ensuring a seamless transition and offering enhanced capabilities for your inter-process communication needs. So, if you're looking for lightning-fast, cross-platform communication that doesn't compromise on performance or modularity, iceoryx2 is your answer.
Feel free to join the Gitter Chat or the Developer Meetup if you want to have a chat with the developers of iceoryx.
Performance
Comparison Of Mechanisms
Benchmark-System
- CPU: Intel i7 13700h
- OS: Linux 6.10.10-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC
- Compiler:
- rustc 1.81.0
- gcc 14.2.1 20240910
Comparison Of Architectures
Documentation
User Documentation
Contributor Documentation
API References
Supported Platforms
The support levels can be adjusted when required.
| Operating System | State | Current Support Level | Target Support Level | | ---------------- | :----------------------- | :-------------------: | -------------------: | | Android | proof-of-concept[^1] | - | tier 1 | | Bare Metal | proof-of-concept[^2] | - | tier 1 | | FreeBSD | done | tier 2 | tier 1 | | FreeRTOS | planned | - | tier 2 | | ThreadX | planned | - | tier 2 | | iOS | planned | - | tier 2 | | Linux (x86_64) | done | tier 2 | tier 1 | | Linux (aarch64) | done | tier 2 | tier 1 | | Linux (32-bit) | done | tier 2 | tier 1 | | Mac OS | done | tier 2 | tier 2 | | QNX 7.1 | done | tier 3 | tier 1 | | QNX 8.0 | done | tier 3 | tier 1 | | RTEMS | planned | - | tier 2 | | Redox OS | planned | - | tier 2 | | VxWorks | proof-of-concept[^3] | - | tier 1 | | WatchOS | planned | - | tier 2 | | Windows | done | tier 2 | tier 2 |
[^1]: A proof-of-concept for Android platform support is available. Currently
only local, inter-thread communication works.
[^2]: A proof-of-concept with no_std bare-metal support is available. The event
messaging-pattern does not yet work and the memory usage is not yet optimized.
[^3]: A proof-of-concept for VxWorks platform support is available on this
branch
on the ekxide fork
- tier 1 - All safety and security features are working.
- tier 2 - Works with a restricted security and safety feature set.
- tier 3 - Not tested in our CI, so may or may not compile and run.
<!-- markdownlint-enable MD027 --> <!-- markdownlint-disable MD027 -->[!NOTE] Some commercial operating systems require expensive licenses and the support for these platforms relies on funding for the license costs.
<!-- markdownlint-enable MD027 -->[!NOTE] Yocto recipes are available at meta-iceoryx2
Language Bindings
| Language | State | | :--------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------: | | C | done | | C++ | done | | C# | done[^4] | | Dart | planned | | Go | planned | | Java | planned | | Kotlin | planned | | Lua | planned | | Python | done | | Swift | planned | | Typescript | planned | | Zig | planned |
[^4]: C# bindings are available in a separate repository. May not be up to date
with main.
