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#ifndef __STOUT_OS_POSIX_PIPE_HPP__
#define __STOUT_OS_POSIX_PIPE_HPP__

#include <unistd.h>

#include <array>

#include <stout/error.hpp>
#include <stout/try.hpp>

namespace os {

// Create pipes for interprocess communication.
inline Try<std::array<int, 2>> pipe()
{
  std::array<int, 2> result;
  if (::pipe(result.data()) < 0) {
    return ErrnoError();
  }
  return result;
}

} // namespace os {

#endif // __STOUT_OS_POSIX_PIPE_HPP__