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182 lines
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# bonjour
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A Bonjour/Zeroconf protocol implementation in pure JavaScript. Publish
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services on the local network or discover existing services using
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multicast DNS.
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[](https://travis-ci.org/watson/bonjour)
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[](https://github.com/feross/standard)
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## Installation
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```
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npm install bonjour
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var bonjour = require('bonjour')()
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// advertise an HTTP server on port 3000
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bonjour.publish({ name: 'My Web Server', type: 'http', port: 3000 })
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// browse for all http services
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bonjour.find({ type: 'http' }, function (service) {
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console.log('Found an HTTP server:', service)
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})
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```
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## API
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### Initializing
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```js
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var bonjour = require('bonjour')([options])
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```
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The `options` are optional and will be used when initializing the
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underlying multicast-dns server. For details see [the multicast-dns
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documentation](https://github.com/mafintosh/multicast-dns#mdns--multicastdnsoptions).
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### Publishing
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#### `var service = bonjour.publish(options)`
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Publishes a new service.
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Options are:
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- `name` (string)
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- `host` (string, optional) - defaults to local hostname
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- `port` (number)
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- `type` (string)
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- `subtypes` (array of strings, optional)
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- `protocol` (string, optional) - `udp` or `tcp` (default)
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- `txt` (object, optional) - a key/value object to broadcast as the TXT
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record
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IANA maintains a [list of official service types and port
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numbers](http://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml).
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#### `bonjour.unpublishAll([callback])`
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Unpublish all services. The optional `callback` will be called when the
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services have been unpublished.
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#### `bonjour.destroy()`
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Destroy the mdns instance. Closes the udp socket.
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### Browser
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#### `var browser = bonjour.find(options[, onup])`
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Listen for services advertised on the network. An optional callback can
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be provided as the 2nd argument and will be added as an event listener
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for the `up` event.
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Options (all optional):
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- `type` (string)
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- `subtypes` (array of strings)
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- `protocol` (string) - defaults to `tcp`
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- `txt` (object) - passed into [dns-txt
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module](https://github.com/watson/dns-txt) contructor. Set to `{
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binary: true }` if you want to keep the TXT records in binary
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#### `var browser = bonjour.findOne(options[, callback])`
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Listen for and call the `callback` with the first instance of a service
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matching the `options`. If no `callback` is given, it's expected that
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you listen for the `up` event. The returned `browser` will automatically
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stop it self after the first matching service.
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Options are the same as given in the `browser.find` function.
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#### `Event: up`
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Emitted every time a new service is found that matches the browser.
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#### `Event: down`
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Emitted every time an existing service emmits a goodbye message.
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#### `browser.services`
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An array of services known by the browser to be online.
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#### `browser.start()`
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Start looking for matching services.
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#### `browser.stop()`
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Stop looking for matching services.
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#### `browser.update()`
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Broadcast the query again.
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### Service
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#### `Event: up`
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Emitted when the service is up.
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#### `Event: error`
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Emitted if an error occurrs while publishing the service.
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#### `service.stop([callback])`
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Unpublish the service. The optional `callback` will be called when the
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service have been unpublished.
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#### `service.start()`
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Publish the service.
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#### `service.name`
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The name of the service, e.g. `Apple TV`.
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#### `service.type`
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The type of the service, e.g. `http`.
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#### `service.subtypes`
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An array of subtypes. Note that this property might be `null`.
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#### `service.protocol`
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The protocol used by the service, e.g. `tcp`.
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#### `service.host`
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The hostname or ip address where the service resides.
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#### `service.port`
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The port on which the service listens, e.g. `5000`.
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#### `service.fqdn`
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The fully qualified domain name of the service. E.g. if given the name
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`Foo Bar`, the type `http` and the protocol `tcp`, the `service.fqdn`
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property will be `Foo Bar._http._tcp.local`.
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#### `service.txt`
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The TXT record advertised by the service (a key/value object). Note that
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this property might be `null`.
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#### `service.published`
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A boolean indicating if the service is currently published.
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## License
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MIT
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