diff --git a/include/libipc/event.h b/include/libipc/event.h
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+/**
+ * \file libipc/event.h
+ * \author mutouyun (orz@orzz.org)
+ * \brief Defines event objects for cross-process communication.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+#include "libimp/export.h"
+#include "libimp/result.h"
+#include "libimp/span.h"
+
+#include "libipc/def.h"
+
+LIBIPC_NAMESPACE_BEG_
+
+struct evt_handle;
+using evt_t = evt_handle *;
+
+/// \brief Create a new event object with a name.
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP::result<evt_t> evt_open(std::string name) noexcept;
+
+/// \brief Close the event object.
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP::result<void> evt_close(evt_t) noexcept;
+
+/// \brief Gets the name of the event object based on the event handle.
+/// \return empty string on failure.
+LIBIMP_EXPORT std::string evt_name(evt_t) noexcept;
+
+/// \brief Sets the event object to the signaled state.
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP::result<void> evt_set(evt_t) noexcept;
+
+/// \brief Waits until one of the specified event objects is in the signaled state.
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP::result<bool> evt_wait(evt_t, std::int64_t ms) noexcept;
+LIBIMP_EXPORT ::LIBIMP::result<bool> evt_wait(::LIBIMP::span<evt_t>, std::int64_t ms) noexcept;
+
+/**
+ * \brief The event object.
+ */
+class LIBIMP_EXPORT event {
+  evt_t evt_;
+};
+
+LIBIPC_NAMESPACE_END_
diff --git a/test/ipc/test_ipc_event.cpp b/test/ipc/test_ipc_event.cpp
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+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include <libipc/event.h>
+
+TEST(event, open_close) {
+}
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