3 files changed, 78 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/t/helper/test-tool.c b/t/helper/test-tool.c
index bef50c4dcc..b87a8c1f22 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-tool.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-tool.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ static struct test_cmd cmds[] = {
 	{ "subprocess", cmd__subprocess },
 	{ "urlmatch-normalization", cmd__urlmatch_normalization },
 	{ "wildmatch", cmd__wildmatch },
+#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
+	{ "windows-named-pipe", cmd__windows_named_pipe },
+#endif
 	{ "write-cache", cmd__write_cache },
 };
 
diff --git a/t/helper/test-tool.h b/t/helper/test-tool.h
index 321982e4bc..e074957279 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-tool.h
+++ b/t/helper/test-tool.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ int cmd__submodule_config(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__subprocess(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__urlmatch_normalization(int argc, const char **argv);
 int cmd__wildmatch(int argc, const char **argv);
+#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
+int cmd__windows_named_pipe(int argc, const char **argv);
+#endif
 int cmd__write_cache(int argc, const char **argv);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/t/helper/test-windows-named-pipe.c b/t/helper/test-windows-named-pipe.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4b752b01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/helper/test-windows-named-pipe.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "test-tool.h"
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+
+#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
+static const char *usage_string = "<pipe-filename>";
+
+#define TEST_BUFSIZE (4096)
+
+int cmd__windows_named_pipe(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	const char *filename;
+	struct strbuf pathname = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int err;
+	HANDLE h;
+	BOOL connected;
+	char buf[TEST_BUFSIZE + 1];
+
+	if (argc < 2)
+		goto print_usage;
+	filename = argv[1];
+	if (strchr(filename, '/') || strchr(filename, '\\'))
+		goto print_usage;
+	strbuf_addf(&pathname, "//./pipe/%s", filename);
+
+	/*
+	 * Create a single instance of the server side of the named pipe.
+	 * This will allow exactly one client instance to connect to it.
+	 */
+	h = CreateNamedPipeA(
+		pathname.buf,
+		PIPE_ACCESS_INBOUND | FILE_FLAG_FIRST_PIPE_INSTANCE,
+		PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE | PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | PIPE_WAIT,
+		PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES,
+		TEST_BUFSIZE, TEST_BUFSIZE, 0, NULL);
+	if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+		err = err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
+		fprintf(stderr, "CreateNamedPipe failed: %s\n",
+			strerror(err));
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	connected = ConnectNamedPipe(h, NULL)
+		? TRUE
+		: (GetLastError() == ERROR_PIPE_CONNECTED);
+	if (!connected) {
+		err = err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
+		fprintf(stderr, "ConnectNamedPipe failed: %s\n",
+			strerror(err));
+		CloseHandle(h);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		DWORD nbr;
+		BOOL success = ReadFile(h, buf, TEST_BUFSIZE, &nbr, NULL);
+		if (!success || nbr == 0)
+			break;
+		buf[nbr] = 0;
+
+		write(1, buf, nbr);
+	}
+
+	DisconnectNamedPipe(h);
+	CloseHandle(h);
+	return 0;
+
+print_usage:
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s %s\n", argv[0], usage_string);
+	return 1;
+}
+#endif