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mdns
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Simple mDNS client/server library in Golang. mDNS or Multicast DNS can be
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used to discover services on the local network without the use of an authoritative
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DNS server. This enables peer-to-peer discovery. It is important to note that many
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networks restrict the use of multicasting, which prevents mDNS from functioning.
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Notably, multicast cannot be used in any sort of cloud, or shared infrastructure
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environment. However it works well in most office, home, or private infrastructure
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environments.
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Using the library is very simple, here is an example of publishing a service entry:
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// Setup our service export
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host, _ := os.Hostname()
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info := []string{"My awesome service"},
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service, _ := NewMDNSService(host, "_foobar._tcp", "", "", 8000, nil, info)
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// Create the mDNS server, defer shutdown
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server, _ := mdns.NewServer(&mdns.Config{Zone: service})
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defer server.Shutdown()
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Doing a lookup for service providers is also very simple:
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// Make a channel for results and start listening
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entriesCh := make(chan *mdns.ServiceEntry, 4)
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go func() {
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for entry := range entriesCh {
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fmt.Printf("Got new entry: %v\n", entry)
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}
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}()
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// Start the lookup
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mdns.Lookup("_foobar._tcp", entriesCh)
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close(entriesCh)
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