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To use node ipc with a .NET 6 console application on a macOS system, follow these steps:

1. Install Node.js on your macOS system.

2. In your .NET 6 console application, install the "NodeServices" package by running the following command in the terminal:

dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices --version 3.1.10

1. After installing the package, you can create an instance of the NodeServices class and use the ExecuteAsync method to execute a JavaScript function. For example:

public async Task<string> ExecuteNodeFunction()
{
    var nodeServices = NodeServicesFactory.CreateNodeServices();
    var result = await nodeServices.ExecuteAsync<string>("./path/to/node/script.js", "myFunction", arg1, arg2);
    return result;
}

1. In your Node.js script, you can use the "node-ipc" package to set up inter-process communication with your .NET 6 console application. For example:

const ipc = require('node-ipc');

ipc.config.id = 'myApp';
ipc.config.retry = 1500;

ipc.serve(() => {
  ipc.server.on('message', (data, socket) => {
    console.log('Received message:', data);
    ipc.server.emit(socket, 'message', 'Response from Node.js');
  });
});

ipc.server.start();

1. To communicate with the Node.js script from your .NET 6 console application, you can use the ExecuteAsync method with the appropriate arguments. For example:

var nodeServices = NodeServicesFactory.CreateNodeServices();
var result = await nodeServices.ExecuteAsync<string>("./path/to/node/script.js", "myFunction", "Hello, Node.js!");
Console.WriteLine("Result from Node.js: " + result);

1. To stop the Node.js script, you can use the ipc.server.stop method in your Node.js script. For example:

process.on('SIGINT', () => {
  ipc.server.stop();
  process.exit();
});

Note: Make sure to handle errors and exceptions properly in both your .NET 6 console application and your Node.js script.