bonjour

A Bonjour/Zeroconf protocol implementation in JavaScript.

Installation

npm install bonjour

Usage

Advertise a new service:

var bonjour = require('bonjour')()

// advertise an HTTP server on port 3000
bonjour.publish({ name: 'My Web Server', type: 'http', port: 3000 })

Discover services:

bonjour.find({ type: 'http' }, function (service) {
  console.log('Found an HTTP server:', service)
})

API

Initializing

var bonjour = require('bonjour')([options])

Options are:

• multicast - use udp multicasting
• interface - explicitly specify a network interface. defaults to all
• port - set the udp port
• ip - set the udp ip
• ttl - set the multicast ttl
• loopback - receive your own packets
• reuseAddr - set the reuseAddr option when creating the socket (requires node >=0.11.13)

Publishing

Allow the user to publish a new service on the network.

A service have the following properties:

• name: 'Apple TV'
• type: 'airplay'
• protocol: 'tcp'
• host: 'hostname.local'
• port: 5000
• txt: {...} (optional)
• subtypes: ['api-v1'] (optional)

var service = bonjour.publish(options)

Publishes a new service.

Options are:

• name (string)
• host (string, optional) - defaults to local hostname
• port (number)
• type (string)
• subtypes (array of strings, optional)
• protocol (string, optional) - defaults to tcp
• txt (object, optional) - a key/value object to broadcast as the TXT record

bonjour.unpublishAll([callback])

Unpublish all services. The optional callback will be called when the services have been unpublished.

bonjour.destroy()

Destroy the mdns instance. Closes the udp socket.

Browser

var browser = bonjour.find(options[, onup])

Listen for services advertised on the network. An optional callback can be provided as the 2nd argument and will be added as an event listener for the up event.

Options are:

• type (string)
• subtypes (array of strings, optional)
• protocol (string, optional) - defaults to tcp

var browser = bonjour.findOne(options[, callback])

Listen for and call the callback with the first instance of a service matching the options. If no callback is given, it's expected that you listen for the up event. The returned browser will automatically stop it self after the first matching service.

Options are the same as given in the browser.find function.

Event: up

Emitted every time a new service is found that matches the browser.

Event: down

Emitted every time an existing service emmits a goodbye message.

browser.services

An array of services known by the browser to be online.

browser.stop()

Stop looking for matching services.

browser.start()

Start looking for matching services.

Service

Event: up

Emitted when the service is up.

Event: error

Emitted if an error occurrs while publishing the service.

service.stop([callback])

Unpublish the service. The optional callback will be called when the service have been unpublished.

service.start()

Publish the service.

service.name

The name of the service, e.g. Apple TV.

service.type

The type of the service, e.g. http.

service.subtypes

An array of subtypes. Note that this property might be null.

service.protocol

The protocol used by the service, e.g. tcp.

service.host

The hostname or ip address where the service resides.

service.port

The port on which the service listens, e.g. 5000.

service.fqdn

The fully qualified domain name of the service. E.g. if given the name Foo Bar, the type http and the protocol tcp, the service.fqdn property will be Foo Bar._http._tcp.local.

service.txt

The TXT record advertised by the service (a key/value object). Note that this property might be null.

service.published

A boolean indicating if the service is currently published.

License

MIT