coqsenpate / zeroconf

ZeroConf plugin for Cordova/Phonegap 3.0

ZeroConf plugin for Cordova/Phonegap

This plugin allows you to browse and publish ZeroConf/Bonjour/mDNS services from applications developed using PhoneGap/Cordova 3.0 or newer. For older versions use ZeroConf.

Adding the Plugin to your project

In your application project directory:

cordova plugins add https://github.com/vstirbu/ZeroConf

Using the plugin

There are five static methods on the ZeroConf object, as follows:

watch(type, callback)

Note that type is a fully-qualified service type, including the domain, e.g. "_http._tcp.local."

callback is a function that is called when services are added and removed. The function is passed an object with the following structure:

{
	"service": {
		"port": 50930,
		"protocol": "tcp",
		"application": "http",
		"urls": ["http://192.168.2.2:50930", "http://fe80::7256:81ff:fe00:99e3:50930"],
		"description": "\\00",
		"name": "Black iPod",
		"domain": "local",
		"server": "",
		"addresses": ["192.168.2.2", "fe80::7256:81ff:fe00:99e3"],
		"type": "_http._tcp.local.",
		"qualifiedname": "Black iPod._http._tcp.local."
	},
	"action": "added"
}

For more information on the fields, see the JmDNS docs. If you edit ZeroConf.java, you can easily add more fields if you need them.

unwatch(type)

Stops watching for services of the specified type.

close()

Closes the service browser and stops watching.

register(type, name, port, text)

Publishes a new service. The fields are as in the structure above. For more information, see the JmDNS docs.

unregister()

Unregisters all published services.

Credits

Original plugin ZeroConf developed by Matt Kane / Triggertrap Ltd.

It depends on the JmDNS library. Bundles the jmdns.jar library.

Licence

The MIT License