Initial PoC for browser <-> desktop communication

src/services/nativeMessaging.service.ts

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+import * as ipc from 'node-ipc';
+
+export class NativeMessagingService {
+    private connected = false;
+
+    listen() {
+        ipc.config.id = 'bitwarden';
+        ipc.config.retry = 1500;
+
+        ipc.serve(() => {
+            ipc.server.on('message', (data: any, socket: any) => {
+                ipc.log('got a message : ', data);
+                ipc.server.emit(socket, 'message', data + ' world!');
+            });
+
+            ipc.server.on('connect', () => {
+                this.connected = true;
+            })
+
+            ipc.server.on(
+                'socket.disconnected',
+                (socket: any, destroyedSocketID: any) => {
+                    this.connected = false;
+                    ipc.log(
+                        'client ' + destroyedSocketID + ' has disconnected!'
+                    );
+                }
+            );
+        });
+
+        ipc.server.start();
+    }
+}