6 files changed, 128 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/rpc/comms/comms.go b/rpc/comms/comms.go
index 050e7b4e2..7aa94b1ea 100644
--- a/rpc/comms/comms.go
+++ b/rpc/comms/comms.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/api"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/codec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/shared"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 	// List with API's which are offered over thr HTTP/RPC interface by default
 	DefaultHttpRpcApis = strings.Join([]string{
 		api.DbApiName, api.EthApiName, api.NetApiName, api.Web3ApiName,
-		}, ",")
+	}, ",")
 )
 
 type EthereumClient interface {
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ type EthereumClient interface {
 	Send(interface{}) error
 	// Receive response
 	Recv() (interface{}, error)
+	// List with modules this client supports
+	SupportedModules() (map[string]string, error)
 }
 
 func handle(conn net.Conn, api api.EthereumApi, c codec.Codec) {
@@ -64,3 +68,22 @@ func handle(conn net.Conn, api api.EthereumApi, c codec.Codec) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// Endpoint must be in the form of:
+// ${protocol}:${path}
+// e.g. ipc:/tmp/geth.ipc
+//      rpc:localhost:8545
+func ClientFromEndpoint(endpoint string, c codec.Codec) (EthereumClient, error) {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "ipc:") {
+		cfg := IpcConfig{
+			Endpoint: endpoint[4:],
+		}
+		return NewIpcClient(cfg, codec.JSON)
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "rpc:") {
+
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid endpoint")
+}
diff --git a/rpc/comms/http.go b/rpc/comms/http.go
index c0ea2cc78..04630d937 100644
--- a/rpc/comms/http.go
+++ b/rpc/comms/http.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ func StopHttp() {
 	}
 }
 
-
 type httpClient struct {
 	codec codec.ApiCoder
 }
@@ -86,4 +85,4 @@ func (self *httpClient) Send(req interface{}) error {
 
 func (self *httpClient) Recv() (interface{}, error) {
 	return nil, nil
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/rpc/comms/inproc.go b/rpc/comms/inproc.go
index 1fdbf8ace..b9c4e93d9 100644
--- a/rpc/comms/inproc.go
+++ b/rpc/comms/inproc.go
@@ -51,3 +51,21 @@ func (self *InProcClient) Send(req interface{}) error {
 func (self *InProcClient) Recv() (interface{}, error) {
 	return self.lastRes, self.lastErr
 }
+
+func (self *InProcClient) SupportedModules() (map[string]string, error) {
+	req := shared.Request{
+		Id:      1,
+		Jsonrpc: "2.0",
+		Method:  "modules",
+	}
+
+	if res, err := self.api.Execute(&req); err == nil {
+		if result, ok := res.(map[string]string); ok {
+			return result, nil
+		}
+	} else {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid response")
+}
diff --git a/rpc/comms/ipc.go b/rpc/comms/ipc.go
index a07203803..7e7375eaf 100644
--- a/rpc/comms/ipc.go
+++ b/rpc/comms/ipc.go
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 package comms
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/api"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/codec"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/shared"
+	"encoding/json"
 )
 
 type IpcConfig struct {
@@ -10,19 +15,74 @@ type IpcConfig struct {
 }
 
 type ipcClient struct {
-	codec codec.ApiCoder
+	endpoint string
+	codec    codec.Codec
+	coder    codec.ApiCoder
 }
 
 func (self *ipcClient) Close() {
-	self.codec.Close()
+	self.coder.Close()
 }
 
 func (self *ipcClient) Send(req interface{}) error {
-	return self.codec.WriteResponse(req)
+	var err error
+	if r, ok := req.(*shared.Request); ok {
+		if err = self.coder.WriteResponse(r); err != nil {
+			if _, ok := err.(*net.OpError); ok { // connection lost, retry once
+				if err = self.reconnect(); err == nil {
+					err = self.coder.WriteResponse(r)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("Invalid request (%T)", req)
 }
 
 func (self *ipcClient) Recv() (interface{}, error) {
-	return self.codec.ReadResponse()
+	res, err := self.coder.ReadResponse()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if r, ok := res.(shared.SuccessResponse); ok {
+		return r.Result, nil
+	}
+
+	if r, ok := res.(shared.ErrorResponse); ok {
+		return r.Error, nil
+	}
+
+	return res, err
+}
+
+func (self *ipcClient) SupportedModules() (map[string]string, error) {
+	req := shared.Request{
+		Id:      1,
+		Jsonrpc: "2.0",
+		Method:  "modules",
+	}
+
+	if err := self.coder.WriteResponse(req); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	res, err := self.coder.ReadResponse()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if sucRes, ok := res.(shared.SuccessResponse); ok {
+		data, _ := json.Marshal(sucRes.Result)
+		modules := make(map[string]string)
+		err = json.Unmarshal(data, &modules)
+		if err == nil {
+			return modules, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid response")
 }
 
 // Create a new IPC client, UNIX domain socket on posix, named pipe on Windows
diff --git a/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go b/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go
index 131fb86f2..b5eec92db 100644
--- a/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go
+++ b/rpc/comms/ipc_unix.go
@@ -18,7 +18,17 @@ func newIpcClient(cfg IpcConfig, codec codec.Codec) (*ipcClient, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &ipcClient{codec.New(c)}, nil
+	return &ipcClient{cfg.Endpoint, codec, codec.New(c)}, nil
+}
+
+func (self *ipcClient) reconnect() error {
+	self.coder.Close()
+	c, err := net.DialUnix("unix", nil, &net.UnixAddr{self.endpoint, "unix"})
+	if err == nil {
+		self.coder = self.codec.New(c)
+	}
+
+	return err
 }
 
 func startIpc(cfg IpcConfig, codec codec.Codec, api api.EthereumApi) error {
diff --git a/rpc/comms/ipc_windows.go b/rpc/comms/ipc_windows.go
index c48dfb7fb..08f79274a 100644
--- a/rpc/comms/ipc_windows.go
+++ b/rpc/comms/ipc_windows.go
@@ -641,7 +641,15 @@ func newIpcClient(cfg IpcConfig, codec codec.Codec) (*ipcClient, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &ipcClient{codec.New(c)}, nil
+	return &ipcClient{cfg.Endpoint, codec, codec.New(c)}, nil
+}
+
+func (self *ipcClient) reconnect() error {
+	c, err := Dial(self.endpoint)
+	if err == nil {
+		self.coder = self.codec.New(c)
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 func startIpc(cfg IpcConfig, codec codec.Codec, api api.EthereumApi) error {