• in the Java Contest, we are expected to use Java
  • in the Python Contest, we were expected to use Python
  • in the ObjectScript Contest, we were expected to use COS/ISOS
  • in a Node.js Contest, we would be expected to use Node.js

It was never a question of this could have been done differently
As I understand it, the important point is that IRIS has some role to play

I just learned here that "NAMED PIPE" is significantly different in

  • UNIX/Linux where it is just a kind of file structure and
  • Windows where it offers the duplex feature I was looking for

So my workaround (by accident) turns out to be better for my needs than the Linux FIFO feature
as I'm able also to read partial lines and don't need newlines or similar as separators.

it was kind of Lucky Punch

  • native-api template  was broken since May
  • I have fixed it for the contest with this Pull Request
    • Build for Java is ok
    • CLASSPATH is adjusted to the changed location in IRIS install
  • Python is also available
  • Node.js has some version and resource issues. It is out-commented now
  • .NET is also somehow sick and breaks build. Also out-commented The rest builds and starts ok.