= dnssd * http://rubyforge.org/projects/dnssd * http://github.com/tenderlove/dnssd * http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Networking/Conceptual/dns_discovery_api/Introduction.html == DESCRIPTION: DNS Service Discovery (aka Bonjour, MDNS) API for Ruby. Implements browsing, resolving, registration and domain enumeration. Supports avahi's DNSSD compatibility layer for avahi 0.6.25 or newer. == FEATURES/PROBLEMS: * Needs more pie. * Not all of the DNSSD API is implemented * Sometimes tests fail == SYNOPSIS: See the sample directory (Hint: <tt>gem contents --prefix dnssd</tt>) Registering a service: http = TCPServer.new nil, 80 DNSSD.announce http, 'my awesome HTTP server' Browsing services: require 'dnssd' DNSSD.browse '_http._tcp.' do |reply| p reply end == REQUIREMENTS: * OS X * The dns-sd library on other operating systems * avahi 0.6.25+ == INSTALL: sudo gem install dnssd If you have dnssd installed in a non-standard location you can use the build options --with-dnssd-dir and --with-dnssd-lib: sudo gem install dnssd -- \ --with-dnssd-dir=/path/to/dnssd \ --with-dnssd-lib=/path/to/lib/dnssd Using the default Bonjour SDK install for Windows, the command to build the Ruby dnssd extension will look like this: # Windows 2000 or Windows XP sudo gem install dnssd -- \ --with-dnssd-dir=c:/progra~1/bonjou~1 \ --with-dnssd-lib=c:/progra~1/bonjou~1/lib/win32 # Windows Vista and later sudo gem install dnssd -- \ --with-dnssd-dir=c:/progra~2/bonjou~1 \ --with-dnssd-lib=c:/progra~2/bonjou~1/lib/win32 == LICENSE: Copyright (c) 2004 Chad Fowler, Charles Mills, Rich Kilmer Copyright (c) 2009 Phil Hagelberg, Aaron Patterson, Eric Hodel Licensed under the ruby license