ipc.js

const net = require("net")
const path = require("path")
const pipePath = process.platform == "win32" ? path.join('\\\\?\\pipe', process.cwd(), 'huh') : "./huh.pipe";

(async () => {
  await delay(3000);
  console.log("C: Attempting to connect")
  const client = net.connect(pipePath);
  client.on('data', function(data) {
    console.log("S->C:", data.toString());
    client.end();
  });
  client.on('end', function() {
    console.log('C: client disconnected');
  });
})();

function delay(ms) {
  return new Promise((resolve) => {
    setTimeout(resolve, ms);
  });
}

net.createServer((client) => {
  console.log('S: server connected');
  client.on('end', function() {
    console.log('S: server disconnected');
  });
  client.write('hello\r\n');
  client.pipe(client);
}).listen(pipePath);