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Small SSDP server/client test in Python
#!/usr/bin/python
# Python program that can send out M-SEARCH messages using SSDP (in server
# mode), or listen for SSDP messages (in client mode).
import sys
from twisted.internet import reactor, task
from twisted.internet.protocol import DatagramProtocol
SSDP_ADDR = '239.255.255.250'
SSDP_PORT = 1900
MS = 'M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1\r\nHOST: %s:%d\r\nMAN: "ssdp:discover"\r\nMX: 2\r\nST: ssdp:all\r\n\r\n' % (SSDP_ADDR, SSDP_PORT)
class Base(DatagramProtocol):
def datagramReceived(self, datagram, address):
first_line = datagram.rsplit('\r\n')[0]
print "Received %s from %r" % (first_line, address, )
def stop(self):
pass
class Server(Base):
def __init__(self, iface):
self.iface = iface
task.LoopingCall(self.send_msearch).start(6) # every 6th seconds
def send_msearch(self):
port = reactor.listenUDP(0, self, interface=self.iface)
print "Sending M-SEARCH..."
port.write(MS, (SSDP_ADDR, SSDP_PORT))
reactor.callLater(2.5, port.stopListening) # MX + a wait margin
class Client(Base):
def __init__(self, iface):
self.iface = iface
self.ssdp = reactor.listenMulticast(SSDP_PORT, self, listenMultiple=True)
self.ssdp.setLoopbackMode(1)
self.ssdp.joinGroup(SSDP_ADDR, interface=iface)
def stop(self):
self.ssdp.leaveGroup(SSDP_ADDR, interface=self.iface)
self.ssdp.stopListening()
def main(mode, iface):
klass = Server if mode == 'server' else Client
obj = klass(iface)
reactor.addSystemEventTrigger('before', 'shutdown', obj.stop)
if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) != 3:
print "Usage: %s <server|client> <IP of interface>" % (sys.argv[0], )
sys.exit(1)
mode, iface = sys.argv[1:]
reactor.callWhenRunning(main, mode, iface)
reactor.run()
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dimaqq commented Mar 6, 2015

Shouldn't default TTL be 2 per spec?

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reactor.addSystemEventTrigger does not seem to be valid for me.

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