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.. cmake-manual-description: CMake Server
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cmake-server(7)
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.. only:: html
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.. contents::
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Introduction
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============
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:manual:`cmake(1)` is capable of providing semantic information about
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CMake code it executes to generate a buildsystem. If executed with
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the ``-E server`` command line options, it starts in a long running mode
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and allows a client to request the available information via a JSON protocol.
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The protocol is designed to be useful to IDEs, refactoring tools, and
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other tools which have a need to understand the buildsystem in entirety.
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A single :manual:`cmake-buildsystem(7)` may describe buildsystem contents
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and build properties which differ based on
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:manual:`generation-time context <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`
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including:
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* The Platform (eg, Windows, APPLE, Linux).
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* The build configuration (eg, Debug, Release, Coverage).
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* The Compiler (eg, MSVC, GCC, Clang) and compiler version.
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* The language of the source files compiled.
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* Available compile features (eg CXX variadic templates).
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* CMake policies.
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The protocol aims to provide information to tooling to satisfy several
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needs:
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#. Provide a complete and easily parsed source of all information relevant
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to the tooling as it relates to the source code. There should be no need
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for tooling to parse generated buildsystems to access include directories
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or compile definitions for example.
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#. Semantic information about the CMake buildsystem itself.
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#. Provide a stable interface for reading the information in the CMake cache.
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#. Information for determining when cmake needs to be re-run as a result of
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file changes.
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Operation
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=========
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Start :manual:`cmake(1)` in the server command mode, supplying the path to
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the build directory to process::
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cmake -E server (--debug|--pipe <NAMED_PIPE>)
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The server will communicate using stdin/stdout (with the ``--debug`` parameter)
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or using a named pipe (with the ``--pipe <NAMED_PIPE>`` parameter).
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When connecting to the server (via named pipe or by starting it in ``--debug``
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mode), the server will reply with a hello message::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{"supportedProtocolVersions":[{"major":1,"minor":0}],"type":"hello"}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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Messages sent to and from the process are wrapped in magic strings::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{
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... some JSON message ...
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}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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The server is now ready to accept further requests via the named pipe
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or stdin.
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Debugging
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=========
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CMake server mode can be asked to provide statistics on execution times, etc.
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or to dump a copy of the response into a file. This is done passing a "debug"
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JSON object as a child of the request.
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The debug object supports the "showStats" key, which takes a boolean and makes
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the server mode return a "zzzDebug" object with stats as part of its response.
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"dumpToFile" takes a string value and will cause the cmake server to copy
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the response into the given filename.
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This is a response from the cmake server with "showStats" set to true::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{
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"cookie":"",
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"errorMessage":"Waiting for type \"handshake\".",
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"inReplyTo":"unknown",
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"type":"error",
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"zzzDebug": {
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"dumpFile":"/tmp/error.txt",
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"jsonSerialization":0.011016,
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"size":111,
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"totalTime":0.025995
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}
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}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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The server has made a copy of this response into the file /tmp/error.txt and
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took 0.011 seconds to turn the JSON response into a string, and it took 0.025
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seconds to process the request in total. The reply has a size of 111 bytes.
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Protocol API
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============
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General Message Layout
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----------------------
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All messages need to have a "type" value, which identifies the type of
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message that is passed back or forth. E.g. the initial message sent by the
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server is of type "hello". Messages without a type will generate an response
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of type "error".
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All requests sent to the server may contain a "cookie" value. This value
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will he handed back unchanged in all responses triggered by the request.
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All responses will contain a value "inReplyTo", which may be empty in
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case of parse errors, but will contain the type of the request message
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in all other cases.
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Type "reply"
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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This type is used by the server to reply to requests.
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The message may -- depending on the type of the original request --
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contain values.
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Example::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{"cookie":"zimtstern","inReplyTo":"handshake","type":"reply"}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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Type "error"
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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This type is used to return an error condition to the client. It will
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contain an "errorMessage".
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Example::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{"cookie":"","errorMessage":"Protocol version not supported.","inReplyTo":"handshake","type":"error"}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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Type "progress"
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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When the server is busy for a long time, it is polite to send back replies of
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type "progress" to the client. These will contain a "progressMessage" with a
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string describing the action currently taking place as well as
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"progressMinimum", "progressMaximum" and "progressCurrent" with integer values
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describing the range of progess.
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Messages of type "progress" will be followed by more "progress" messages or with
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a message of type "reply" or "error" that complete the request.
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"progress" messages may not be emitted after the "reply" or "error" message for
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the request that triggered the responses was delivered.
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Type "message"
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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A message is triggered when the server processes a request and produces some
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form of output that should be displayed to the user. A Message has a "message"
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with the actual text to display as well as a "title" with a suggested dialog
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box title.
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Example::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{"cookie":"","message":"Something happened.","title":"Title Text","inReplyTo":"handshake","type":"message"}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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Specific Message Types
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----------------------
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Type "hello"
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The initial message send by the cmake server on startup is of type "hello".
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This is the only message ever sent by the server that is not of type "reply",
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"progress" or "error".
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It will contain "supportedProtocolVersions" with an array of server protocol
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versions supported by the cmake server. These are JSON objects with "major" and
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"minor" keys containing non-negative integer values.
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Example::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{"supportedProtocolVersions":[{"major":0,"minor":1}],"type":"hello"}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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Type "handshake"
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The first request that the client may send to the server is of type "handshake".
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This request needs to pass one of the "supportedProtocolVersions" of the "hello"
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type response received earlier back to the server in the "protocolVersion" field.
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Each protocol version may request additional attributes to be present.
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Protocol version 1.0 requires the following attributes to be set:
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* "sourceDirectory" with a path to the sources
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* "buildDirectory" with a path to the build directory
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* "generator" with the generator name
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* "extraGenerator" (optional!) with the extra generator to be used.
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Example::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{"cookie":"zimtstern","type":"handshake","protocolVersion":{"major":0},
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"sourceDirectory":"/home/code/cmake", "buildDirectory":"/tmp/testbuild",
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"generator":"Ninja"}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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which will result in a response type "reply"::
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[== CMake Server ==[
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{"cookie":"zimtstern","inReplyTo":"handshake","type":"reply"}
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]== CMake Server ==]
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indicating that the server is ready for action.
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