split up application in two different sub-applications

ipc.h

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+#pragma once
+
+#include "rogue_enemy.h"
+
+#define MAX_CONNECTED_CLIENTS 8
+
+typedef struct ipc_strategy_socket {
+    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+    int clients[MAX_CONNECTED_CLIENTS];
+} ipc_strategy_socket_t;
+
+typedef struct ipc_strategy_pipe {
+
+    // this pipe is reserved for reporting in_message_t
+    int in_message_pipe_fd;
+
+    // this messages is reserved for receiving out_message_t
+    int out_message_pipe_fd;
+
+} ipc_strategy_pipe_t;
+
+typedef enum ipc_strategy {
+    ipc_unix_pipe,
+    ipc_server_sockets,
+    ipc_client_socket,
+} ipc_strategy_t;
+
+typedef struct ipc {
+    ipc_strategy_t type;
+    union {
+        ipc_strategy_pipe_t pipe;
+        ipc_strategy_socket_t ssocket;
+        int socket;
+    } endpoint;
+
+} ipc_t;
+
+#define SERVER_PATH "/tmp/server.sock"