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Android UDP Broadcast listener service
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package no.nsb.ombord; | |
import java.net.DatagramPacket; | |
import java.net.DatagramSocket; | |
import java.net.InetAddress; | |
import java.net.SocketTimeoutException; | |
import java.net.UnknownHostException; | |
import org.apache.http.util.ExceptionUtils; | |
import android.app.Service; | |
import android.content.Intent; | |
import android.os.IBinder; | |
import android.util.Log; | |
import android.widget.Toast; | |
/* | |
* Linux command to send UDP: | |
* #socat - UDP-DATAGRAM:192.168.1.255:11111,broadcast,sp=11111 | |
*/ | |
public class UDPListenerService extends Service { | |
static String UDP_BROADCAST = "UDPBroadcast"; | |
//Boolean shouldListenForUDPBroadcast = false; | |
DatagramSocket socket; | |
private void listenAndWaitAndThrowIntent(InetAddress broadcastIP, Integer port) throws Exception { | |
byte[] recvBuf = new byte[15000]; | |
if (socket == null || socket.isClosed()) { | |
socket = new DatagramSocket(port, broadcastIP); | |
socket.setBroadcast(true); | |
} | |
//socket.setSoTimeout(1000); | |
DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(recvBuf, recvBuf.length); | |
Log.e("UDP", "Waiting for UDP broadcast"); | |
socket.receive(packet); | |
String senderIP = packet.getAddress().getHostAddress(); | |
String message = new String(packet.getData()).trim(); | |
Log.e("UDP", "Got UDB broadcast from " + senderIP + ", message: " + message); | |
broadcastIntent(senderIP, message); | |
socket.close(); | |
} | |
private void broadcastIntent(String senderIP, String message) { | |
Intent intent = new Intent(UDPListenerService.UDP_BROADCAST); | |
intent.putExtra("sender", senderIP); | |
intent.putExtra("message", message); | |
sendBroadcast(intent); | |
} | |
Thread UDPBroadcastThread; | |
void startListenForUDPBroadcast() { | |
UDPBroadcastThread = new Thread(new Runnable() { | |
public void run() { | |
try { | |
InetAddress broadcastIP = InetAddress.getByName("172.16.238.255"); //172.16.238.42 //192.168.1.255 | |
Integer port = 11111; | |
while (shouldRestartSocketListen) { | |
listenAndWaitAndThrowIntent(broadcastIP, port); | |
} | |
//if (!shouldListenForUDPBroadcast) throw new ThreadDeath(); | |
} catch (Exception e) { | |
Log.i("UDP", "no longer listening for UDP broadcasts cause of error " + e.getMessage()); | |
} | |
} | |
}); | |
UDPBroadcastThread.start(); | |
} | |
private Boolean shouldRestartSocketListen=true; | |
void stopListen() { | |
shouldRestartSocketListen = false; | |
socket.close(); | |
} | |
@Override | |
public void onCreate() { | |
}; | |
@Override | |
public void onDestroy() { | |
stopListen(); | |
} | |
@Override | |
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) { | |
shouldRestartSocketListen = true; | |
startListenForUDPBroadcast(); | |
Log.i("UDP", "Service started"); | |
return START_STICKY; | |
} | |
@Override | |
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { | |
return null; | |
} | |
} |
Hi can anyone help me please . I want to listen on port number 15000 for a UDP packet .
I don't know if the IP is necessary as well . I'm trying to listen to a UDP packet sent from infinite flight app on my device and I don't know what IP address the app is sending the UDP port# is 15000
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bind failed: EADDRNOTAVAIL (Cannot assign requested address) - answer:
socket = new DatagramSocket(port, broadcastIP);
change to this --->socket = new DatagramSocket(port);
how i can send message with that service active? port is busy? can u help?