7 files changed, 142 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj
index de836bc01d..b5aa58057f 100644
--- a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\test\*_properties.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\test\*_tests.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\test\*_tests.cpp" Exclude="..\..\src\test\ipc_tests.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\test\gen\*_gen.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\test\main.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\test\util\*.cpp" />
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index 416a11b0c0..b8afc47bd4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -216,6 +216,39 @@ BITCOIN_TEST_SUITE += \
   wallet/test/init_test_fixture.h
 endif # ENABLE_WALLET
 
+if BUILD_MULTIPROCESS
+# Add boost ipc_tests definition to BITCOIN_TESTS
+BITCOIN_TESTS += test/ipc_tests.cpp
+
+# Build ipc_test code in a separate library so it can be compiled with custom
+# LIBMULTIPROCESS_CFLAGS without those flags affecting other tests
+LIBBITCOIN_IPC_TEST=libbitcoin_ipc_test.a
+EXTRA_LIBRARIES += $(LIBBITCOIN_IPC_TEST)
+libbitcoin_ipc_test_a_SOURCES = \
+  test/ipc_test.cpp \
+  test/ipc_test.h
+libbitcoin_ipc_test_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
+libbitcoin_ipc_test_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS) $(LIBMULTIPROCESS_CFLAGS)
+
+# Generate various .c++/.h files from the ipc_test.capnp file
+include $(MPGEN_PREFIX)/include/mpgen.mk
+EXTRA_DIST += test/ipc_test.capnp
+libbitcoin_ipc_test_mpgen_output = \
+  test/ipc_test.capnp.c++ \
+  test/ipc_test.capnp.h \
+  test/ipc_test.capnp.proxy-client.c++ \
+  test/ipc_test.capnp.proxy-server.c++ \
+  test/ipc_test.capnp.proxy-types.c++ \
+  test/ipc_test.capnp.proxy-types.h \
+  test/ipc_test.capnp.proxy.h
+nodist_libbitcoin_ipc_test_a_SOURCES = $(libbitcoin_ipc_test_mpgen_output)
+CLEANFILES += $(libbitcoin_ipc_test_mpgen_output)
+endif
+
+# Explicitly list dependencies on generated headers as described in
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Built-Sources-Example.html#Recording-Dependencies-manually
+test/libbitcoin_ipc_test_a-ipc_test.$(OBJEXT): test/ipc_test.capnp.h
+
 test_test_bitcoin_SOURCES = $(BITCOIN_TEST_SUITE) $(BITCOIN_TESTS) $(JSON_TEST_FILES) $(RAW_TEST_FILES)
 test_test_bitcoin_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(TESTDEFS) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(EVENT_CFLAGS)
 test_test_bitcoin_LDADD = $(LIBTEST_UTIL)
@@ -223,6 +256,9 @@ if ENABLE_WALLET
 test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)
 test_test_bitcoin_CPPFLAGS += $(BDB_CPPFLAGS)
 endif
+if BUILD_MULTIPROCESS
+test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_IPC_TEST) $(LIBMULTIPROCESS_LIBS)
+endif
 
 test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_NODE) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBUNIVALUE) \
   $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) $(LIBSECP256K1) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(MINISKETCH_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/test/.gitignore b/src/test/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..036df1430c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# capnp generated files
+*.capnp.*
diff --git a/src/test/ipc_test.capnp b/src/test/ipc_test.capnp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8473a4dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ipc_test.capnp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+@0xd71b0fc8727fdf83;
+
+using Cxx = import "/capnp/c++.capnp";
+$Cxx.namespace("gen");
+
+using Proxy = import "/mp/proxy.capnp";
+$Proxy.include("test/ipc_test.h");
+
+interface FooInterface $Proxy.wrap("FooImplementation") {
+    add @0 (a :Int32, b :Int32) -> (result :Int32);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ipc_test.cpp b/src/test/ipc_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b84255f68b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ipc_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <mp/proxy-types.h>
+#include <logging.h>
+#include <test/ipc_test.capnp.h>
+#include <test/ipc_test.capnp.proxy.h>
+#include <test/ipc_test.h>
+
+#include <future>
+#include <kj/common.h>
+#include <kj/memory.h>
+#include <kj/test.h>
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+//! Unit test that tests execution of IPC calls without actually creating a
+//! separate process. This test is primarily intended to verify behavior of type
+//! conversion code that converts C++ objects to Cap'n Proto messages and vice
+//! versa.
+//!
+//! The test creates a thread which creates a FooImplementation object (defined
+//! in ipc_test.h) and a two-way pipe accepting IPC requests which call methods
+//! on the object through FooInterface (defined in ipc_test.capnp).
+void IpcTest()
+{
+    // Setup: create FooImplemention object and listen for FooInterface requests
+    std::promise<std::unique_ptr<mp::ProxyClient<gen::FooInterface>>> foo_promise;
+    std::function<void()> disconnect_client;
+    std::thread thread([&]() {
+        mp::EventLoop loop("IpcTest", [](bool raise, const std::string& log) { LogPrintf("LOG%i: %s\n", raise, log); });
+        auto pipe = loop.m_io_context.provider->newTwoWayPipe();
+
+        auto connection_client = std::make_unique<mp::Connection>(loop, kj::mv(pipe.ends[0]));
+        auto foo_client = std::make_unique<mp::ProxyClient<gen::FooInterface>>(
+            connection_client->m_rpc_system.bootstrap(mp::ServerVatId().vat_id).castAs<gen::FooInterface>(),
+            connection_client.get(), /* destroy_connection= */ false);
+        foo_promise.set_value(std::move(foo_client));
+        disconnect_client = [&] { loop.sync([&] { connection_client.reset(); }); };
+
+        auto connection_server = std::make_unique<mp::Connection>(loop, kj::mv(pipe.ends[1]), [&](mp::Connection& connection) {
+            auto foo_server = kj::heap<mp::ProxyServer<gen::FooInterface>>(std::make_shared<FooImplementation>(), connection);
+            return capnp::Capability::Client(kj::mv(foo_server));
+        });
+        connection_server->onDisconnect([&] { connection_server.reset(); });
+        loop.loop();
+    });
+    std::unique_ptr<mp::ProxyClient<gen::FooInterface>> foo{foo_promise.get_future().get()};
+
+    // Test: make sure arguments were sent and return value is received
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(foo->add(1, 2), 3);
+
+    // Test cleanup: disconnect pipe and join thread
+    disconnect_client();
+    thread.join();
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ipc_test.h b/src/test/ipc_test.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61c85b5a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ipc_test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_TEST_IPC_TEST_H
+#define BITCOIN_TEST_IPC_TEST_H
+
+#include <primitives/transaction.h>
+
+class FooImplementation
+{
+public:
+    int add(int a, int b) { return a + b; }
+};
+
+void IpcTest();
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_TEST_IPC_TEST_H
diff --git a/src/test/ipc_tests.cpp b/src/test/ipc_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e144b0f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ipc_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <test/ipc_test.h>
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(ipc_tests)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ipc_tests)
+{
+    IpcTest();
+}
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()