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+/**
+ * @file boss.h
+ * @brief BOSS service, see also: https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/BOSS_Services
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+/**
+ * @brief Initializes BOSS.
+ * @param programID programID to use, 0 for the current process. Not used internally unless BOSSP is available.
+ */
+Result bossInit(u64 programID);
+
+/// Exits BOSS.
+void bossExit(void);
+
+/// Returns the BOSS session handle.
+Handle bossGetSessionHandle();
+
+/**
+ * @brief ?
+ * @param taskID BOSS taskID.
+ */
+Result bossStartTaskImmediate(char *taskID);
+
+/**
+ * @brief ?
+ * @param taskID BOSS taskID.
+ */
+Result bossStartBgImmediate(char *taskID);
+
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+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <3ds/types.h>
+#include <3ds/result.h>
+#include <3ds/svc.h>
+#include <3ds/srv.h>
+#include <3ds/synchronization.h>
+#include <3ds/services/boss.h>
+#include <3ds/ipc.h>
+#include <3ds/env.h>
+
+static Handle bossHandle;
+static int bossRefCount;
+static u32 bossPriv = 0;
+
+static Result bossipc_InitializeSession(u64 programID);
+
+Result bossInit(u64 programID)
+{
+ Result res=0;
+ Handle envhandle=0;
+ Handle handle=0;
+
+ if (AtomicPostIncrement(&bossRefCount)) return 0;
+
+ res = srvGetServiceHandle(&handle, "boss:P");
+ envhandle = envGetHandle("boss:P");
+ bossPriv = 1;
+ if (R_FAILED(res))
+ {
+ bossPriv = 0;
+ res = srvGetServiceHandle(&handle, "boss:U");
+ envhandle = envGetHandle("boss:U");
+ }
+
+ if (R_FAILED(res)) AtomicDecrement(&bossRefCount);
+
+ if (R_SUCCEEDED(res))
+ {
+ bossHandle = handle;
+
+ if(envhandle==0)res = bossipc_InitializeSession(programID);
+
+ if (R_FAILED(res))bossExit();
+ }
+
+ return res;
+}
+
+void bossExit(void)
+{
+ if (AtomicDecrement(&bossRefCount)) return;
+ svcCloseHandle(bossHandle);
+ bossHandle = 0;
+}
+
+Handle bossGetSessionHandle()
+{
+ return bossHandle;
+}
+
+static Result bossipc_InitializeSession(u64 programID)
+{
+ Result ret = 0;
+ u32 *cmdbuf = getThreadCommandBuffer();
+
+ if(bossPriv==0)cmdbuf[0] = IPC_MakeHeader(0x1,2,2); // 0x10082
+ if(bossPriv)cmdbuf[0] = IPC_MakeHeader(0x0401,2,2); // 0x04010082
+ cmdbuf[1] = (u32) programID;
+ cmdbuf[2] = (u32) (programID >> 32);
+ cmdbuf[3] = IPC_Desc_CurProcessHandle();
+
+ if(R_FAILED(ret = svcSendSyncRequest(bossHandle)))return ret;
+
+ return (Result)cmdbuf[1];
+}
+
+Result bossStartTaskImmediate(char *taskID)
+{
+ Result ret = 0;
+ u32 *cmdbuf = getThreadCommandBuffer();
+ u32 size = strlen(taskID)+1;
+
+ cmdbuf[0] = IPC_MakeHeader(0x1D,1,2); // 0x1D0042
+ cmdbuf[1] = size;
+ cmdbuf[2] = IPC_Desc_Buffer(size, IPC_BUFFER_R);
+ cmdbuf[3] = (u32)taskID;
+
+ if(R_FAILED(ret = svcSendSyncRequest(bossHandle)))return ret;
+
+ return (Result)cmdbuf[1];
+}
+
+Result bossStartBgImmediate(char *taskID)
+{
+ Result ret = 0;
+ u32 *cmdbuf = getThreadCommandBuffer();
+ u32 size = strlen(taskID)+1;
+
+ cmdbuf[0] = IPC_MakeHeader(0x33,1,2); // 0x330042
+ cmdbuf[1] = size;
+ cmdbuf[2] = IPC_Desc_Buffer(size, IPC_BUFFER_R);
+ cmdbuf[3] = (u32)taskID;
+
+ if(R_FAILED(ret = svcSendSyncRequest(bossHandle)))return ret;
+
+ return (Result)cmdbuf[1];
+}
+