Python equivalent to avahi-browse service

python_avahi_browse.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys

try:
    import gobject
    import avahi
    import dbus
    import gtk
    import avahi.ServiceTypeDatabase
except ImportError, e:
    print "A required python module is missing!\n%s" % (e)
    sys.exit()

try:
    import dbus.glib
except ImportError, e:
    pass

class ServiceTypeDatabase:
    def __init__(self):
        self.pretty_name = avahi.ServiceTypeDatabase.ServiceTypeDatabase()

    def get_human_type(self, type):
	if self.pretty_name.has_key(type):
	    return self.pretty_name[type]
        else:
            return type

class ServiceDiscovery():
    def __init__(self):
    #Start Service Discovery
	self.domain = ""
        try:
            self.system_bus = dbus.SystemBus()
            self.system_bus.add_signal_receiver(self.avahi_dbus_connect_cb, "NameOwnerChanged", "org.freedesktop.DBus", arg0="org.freedesktop.Avahi")
        except dbus.DBusException, e:
            pprint.pprint(e)
            sys.exit(1)
            
	self.service_browsers = {}

	self.start_service_discovery(None, None, None)
	
    def avahi_dbus_connect_cb(self, a, connect, disconnect):
        if connect != "":
            print "We are disconnected from avahi-daemon"
            self.stop_service_discovery(None, None, None)
        else:
            print "We are connected to avahi-daemon"
            self.start_service_discovery(None, None, None)

    def siocgifname(self, interface):
	if interface <= 0:
	    return "any"
	else:
	    return self.server.GetNetworkInterfaceNameByIndex(interface)

    def service_resolved(self, interface, protocol, name, type, domain, host, aprotocol, address, port, txt, flags):
        stdb = ServiceTypeDatabase()
        h_type = stdb.get_human_type(type)
	print "Service data for service '%s' of type '%s' (%s) in domain '%s' on %s.%i:" % (name, h_type, type, domain, self.siocgifname(interface), protocol)
	print "\tHost %s (%s), port %i, TXT data: %s" % (host, address, port, avahi.txt_array_to_string_array(txt))

#        txts = avahi.txt_array_to_string_array(txt)

    def print_error(self, err):
	# FIXME we should use notifications
	print "Error:", str(err)

    def new_service(self, interface, protocol, name, type, domain, flags):
	print "Found service '%s' of type '%s' in domain '%s' on %s.%i." % (name, type, domain, self.siocgifname(interface), protocol)

# this check is for local services
#        try:
#            if flags & avahi.LOOKUP_RESULT_LOCAL:
#                return
#        except dbus.DBusException:
#            pass

        self.server.ResolveService(interface, protocol, name, type, domain, avahi.PROTO_INET, dbus.UInt32(0), reply_handler=self.service_resolved, error_handler=self.print_error)

    def remove_service(self, interface, protocol, name, type, domain, flags):
	print "Service '%s' of type '%s' in domain '%s' on %s.%i disappeared." % (name, type, domain, self.siocgifname(interface), protocol)

    def add_service_type(self, interface, protocol, type, domain):
	# Are we already browsing this domain for this type? 
	if self.service_browsers.has_key((interface, protocol, type, domain)):
	    return

	print "Browsing for services of type '%s' in domain '%s' on %s.%i ..." % (type, domain, self.siocgifname(interface), protocol)

        b = dbus.Interface(self.system_bus.get_object(avahi.DBUS_NAME, 
                                                      self.server.ServiceBrowserNew(interface, protocol, type, domain, dbus.UInt32(0)))
                           , avahi.DBUS_INTERFACE_SERVICE_BROWSER)
        b.connect_to_signal('ItemNew', self.new_service)
        b.connect_to_signal('ItemRemove', self.remove_service)
	
	self.service_browsers[(interface, protocol, type, domain)] = b

    def del_service_type(self, interface, protocol, type, domain):

	service = (interface, protocol, type, domain)
	if not self.service_browsers.has_key(service):
	    return
	sb = self.service_browsers[service]
        try:
            sb.Free()
        except dbus.DBusException:
            pass
	del self.service_browsers[service]
	# delete the sub menu of service_type
	if self.zc_types.has_key(type):
	    self.service_menu.remove(self.zc_types[type].get_attach_widget())
	    del self.zc_types[type]
        if len(self.zc_types) == 0:
            self.add_no_services_menuitem()

    def start_service_discovery(self, component, verb, applet):
	if len(self.domain) != 0:
            print "domain not null %s" % (self.domain)
            self.display_notification(_("Already Discovering"),"")
	    return 
	try:
            self.server = dbus.Interface(self.system_bus.get_object(avahi.DBUS_NAME, avahi.DBUS_PATH_SERVER), 
                                         avahi.DBUS_INTERFACE_SERVER)
            self.domain = self.server.GetDomainName()
	except:
            print "Check that the Avahi daemon is running!"
	    return

	try: 
		self.use_host_names = self.server.IsNSSSupportAvailable()
	except:
		self.use_host_names = False  

        print "Starting discovery"

	self.interface = avahi.IF_UNSPEC
	self.protocol = avahi.PROTO_INET

        service_type = "_ssh._tcp"
        self.add_service_type(self.interface, self.protocol, service_type, self.domain)
        
    def stop_service_discovery(self, component, verb, applet):
	if len(self.domain) == 0:
            print "Discovery already stopped"
	    return

        print "Discovery stopped"
    

def main():
    sda = ServiceDiscovery()
    gtk.main()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()