ADDED: A new IPC API based on protobuf and nng

Details, documentation, and language bindings are works in
progress and will be evolving over the course of KiCad 9
development.

scripting/python_manager.h

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+/*
+ * This program source code file is part of KiCad, a free EDA CAD application.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Jon Evans <[email protected]>
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 KiCad Developers, see AUTHORS.txt for contributors.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KICAD_PYTHON_MANAGER_H
+#define KICAD_PYTHON_MANAGER_H
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <optional>
+
+#include <wx/wx.h>
+
+
+class PYTHON_MANAGER
+{
+public:
+    PYTHON_MANAGER( const wxString& aInterpreterPath ) :
+            m_interpreterPath( aInterpreterPath )
+    {}
+
+    void Execute( const wxString& aArgs,
+                  const std::function<void(int, const wxString&)>& aCallback );
+
+    wxString GetInterpreterPath() const { return m_interpreterPath; }
+    void SetInterpreterPath( const wxString& aPath ) { m_interpreterPath = aPath; }
+
+private:
+    wxString m_interpreterPath;
+};
+
+
+#endif //KICAD_PYTHON_MANAGER_H