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NsdManager

public final class NsdManager
extends Object

java.lang.Object
↳	android.net.nsd.NsdManager

The Network Service Discovery Manager class provides the API to discover services on a network. As an example, if device A and device B are connected over a Wi-Fi network, a game registered on device A can be discovered by a game on device B. Another example use case is an application discovering printers on the network.

The API currently supports DNS based service discovery and discovery is currently limited to a local network over Multicast DNS. DNS service discovery is described at http://files.dns-sd.org/draft-cheshire-dnsext-dns-sd.txt

The API is asynchronous and responses to requests from an application are on listener callbacks on a seperate thread.

There are three main operations the API supports - registration, discovery and resolution.

                          Application start
                                 |
                                 |
                                 |                  onServiceRegistered()
                     Register any local services  /
                      to be advertised with       \
                       registerService()            onRegistrationFailed()
                                 |
                                 |
                          discoverServices()
                                 |
                      Maintain a list to track
                        discovered services
                                 |
                                 |--------->
                                 |          |
                                 |      onServiceFound()
                                 |          |
                                 |     add service to list
                                 |          |
                                 |<----------
                                 |
                                 |--------->
                                 |          |
                                 |      onServiceLost()
                                 |          |
                                 |   remove service from list
                                 |          |
                                 |<----------
                                 |
                                 |
                                 | Connect to a service
                                 | from list ?
                                 |
                          resolveService()
                                 |
                         onServiceResolved()
                                 |
                     Establish connection to service
                     with the host and port information

An application that needs to advertise itself over a network for other applications to discover it can do so with a call to registerService(NsdServiceInfo, int, NsdManager.RegistrationListener). If Example is a http based application that can provide HTML data to peer services, it can register a name "Example" with service type "_http._tcp". A successful registration is notified with a callback to onServiceRegistered(NsdServiceInfo) and a failure to register is notified over onRegistrationFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int)

A peer application looking for http services can initiate a discovery for "_http._tcp" with a call to discoverServices(String, int, NsdManager.DiscoveryListener). A service found is notified with a callback to onServiceFound(NsdServiceInfo) and a service lost is notified on onServiceLost(NsdServiceInfo).

Once the peer application discovers the "Example" http srevice, and needs to receive data from the "Example" application, it can initiate a resolve with resolveService(NsdServiceInfo, NsdManager.ResolveListener) to resolve the host and port details for the purpose of establishing a connection. A successful resolve is notified on onServiceResolved(NsdServiceInfo) and a failure is notified on onResolveFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int). Applications can reserve for a service type at http://www.iana.org/form/ports-service. Existing services can be found at http://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xml Get an instance of this class by calling Context.getSystemService(Context.NSD_SERVICE).

See also:

NsdServiceInfo

Summary

Nested classes
`interface`	`NsdManager.DiscoveryListener` Interface for callback invocation for service discovery
`interface`	`NsdManager.RegistrationListener` Interface for callback invocation for service registration
`interface`	`NsdManager.ResolveListener` Interface for callback invocation for service resolution

Constants
`String`	`ACTION_NSD_STATE_CHANGED` Broadcast intent action to indicate whether network service discovery is enabled or disabled.
`String`	`EXTRA_NSD_STATE` The lookup key for an int that indicates whether network service discovery is enabled or disabled.
`int`	`FAILURE_ALREADY_ACTIVE` Indicates that the operation failed because it is already active.
`int`	`FAILURE_INTERNAL_ERROR` Failures are passed with `onRegistrationFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int)`, `onUnregistrationFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int)`, `onStartDiscoveryFailed(String, int)`, `onStopDiscoveryFailed(String, int)` or `onResolveFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int)`.
`int`	`FAILURE_MAX_LIMIT` Indicates that the operation failed because the maximum outstanding requests from the applications have reached.
`int`	`NSD_STATE_DISABLED` Network service discovery is disabled
`int`	`NSD_STATE_ENABLED` Network service discovery is enabled
`int`	`PROTOCOL_DNS_SD` Dns based service discovery protocol

Public methods
`void`	`discoverServices(String serviceType, int protocolType, NsdManager.DiscoveryListener listener)` Initiate service discovery to browse for instances of a service type.
`void`	`registerService(NsdServiceInfo serviceInfo, int protocolType, NsdManager.RegistrationListener listener)` Register a service to be discovered by other services.
`void`	`resolveService(NsdServiceInfo serviceInfo, NsdManager.ResolveListener listener)` Resolve a discovered service.
`void`	`stopServiceDiscovery(NsdManager.DiscoveryListener listener)` Stop service discovery initiated with `discoverServices(String, int, NsdManager.DiscoveryListener)`.
`void`	`unregisterService(NsdManager.RegistrationListener listener)` Unregister a service registered through `registerService(NsdServiceInfo, int, NsdManager.RegistrationListener)`.

Inherited methods

From class


  
    java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
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`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long millis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long millis)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

Constants

ACTION_NSD_STATE_CHANGED

Added in API level 16

String ACTION_NSD_STATE_CHANGED

Broadcast intent action to indicate whether network service discovery is enabled or disabled. An extra EXTRA_NSD_STATE provides the state information as int.

See also:

EXTRA_NSD_STATE

Constant Value: "android.net.nsd.STATE_CHANGED"

EXTRA_NSD_STATE

Added in API level 16

String EXTRA_NSD_STATE

The lookup key for an int that indicates whether network service discovery is enabled or disabled. Retrieve it with getIntExtra(String, int).

See also:

Constant Value: "nsd_state"

FAILURE_ALREADY_ACTIVE

Added in API level 16

int FAILURE_ALREADY_ACTIVE

Indicates that the operation failed because it is already active.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

FAILURE_INTERNAL_ERROR

Added in API level 16

int FAILURE_INTERNAL_ERROR

Failures are passed with onRegistrationFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int), onUnregistrationFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int), onStartDiscoveryFailed(String, int), onStopDiscoveryFailed(String, int) or onResolveFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int). Indicates that the operation failed due to an internal error.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

FAILURE_MAX_LIMIT

Added in API level 16

int FAILURE_MAX_LIMIT

Indicates that the operation failed because the maximum outstanding requests from the applications have reached.

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

NSD_STATE_DISABLED

Added in API level 16

int NSD_STATE_DISABLED

Network service discovery is disabled

See also:

ACTION_NSD_STATE_CHANGED

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

NSD_STATE_ENABLED

Added in API level 16

int NSD_STATE_ENABLED

Network service discovery is enabled

See also:

ACTION_NSD_STATE_CHANGED

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

PROTOCOL_DNS_SD

Added in API level 16

int PROTOCOL_DNS_SD

Dns based service discovery protocol

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

Public methods

discoverServices

Added in API level 16

void discoverServices (String serviceType, 
                int protocolType, 
                NsdManager.DiscoveryListener listener)

Initiate service discovery to browse for instances of a service type. Service discovery consumes network bandwidth and will continue until the application calls stopServiceDiscovery(NsdManager.DiscoveryListener).

The function call immediately returns after sending a request to start service discovery to the framework. The application is notified of a success to initiate discovery through the callback onDiscoveryStarted(String) or a failure through onStartDiscoveryFailed(String, int).

Upon successful start, application is notified when a service is found with onServiceFound(NsdServiceInfo) or when a service is lost with onServiceLost(NsdServiceInfo).

Upon failure to start, service discovery is not active and application does not need to invoke stopServiceDiscovery(NsdManager.DiscoveryListener)

The application should call stopServiceDiscovery(NsdManager.DiscoveryListener) when discovery of this service type is no longer required, and/or whenever the application is paused or stopped.

Parameters
`serviceType`	`String`: The service type being discovered. Examples include "_http._tcp" for http services or "_ipp._tcp" for printers
`protocolType`	`int`: The service discovery protocol
`listener`	`NsdManager.DiscoveryListener`: The listener notifies of a successful discovery and is used to stop discovery on this serviceType through a call on `stopServiceDiscovery(NsdManager.DiscoveryListener)`. Cannot be null. Cannot be in use for an active service discovery.

registerService

Added in API level 16

void registerService (NsdServiceInfo serviceInfo, 
                int protocolType, 
                NsdManager.RegistrationListener listener)

The function call immediately returns after sending a request to register service to the framework. The application is notified of a successful registration through the callback onServiceRegistered(NsdServiceInfo) or a failure through onRegistrationFailed(NsdServiceInfo, int).

The application should call unregisterService(NsdManager.RegistrationListener) when the service registration is no longer required, and/or whenever the application is stopped.

Parameters
`serviceInfo`	`NsdServiceInfo`: The service being registered
`protocolType`	`int`: The service discovery protocol
`listener`	`NsdManager.RegistrationListener`: The listener notifies of a successful registration and is used to unregister this service through a call on `unregisterService(NsdManager.RegistrationListener)`. Cannot be null. Cannot be in use for an active service registration.

resolveService

Added in API level 16

void resolveService (NsdServiceInfo serviceInfo, 
                NsdManager.ResolveListener listener)

Resolve a discovered service. An application can resolve a service right before establishing a connection to fetch the IP and port details on which to setup the connection.

Parameters
`serviceInfo`	`NsdServiceInfo`: service to be resolved
`listener`	`NsdManager.ResolveListener`: to receive callback upon success or failure. Cannot be null. Cannot be in use for an active service resolution.

stopServiceDiscovery

Added in API level 16

void stopServiceDiscovery (NsdManager.DiscoveryListener listener)

Stop service discovery initiated with discoverServices(String, int, NsdManager.DiscoveryListener). An active service discovery is notified to the application with onDiscoveryStarted(String) and it stays active until the application invokes a stop service discovery. A successful stop is notified to with a call to onDiscoveryStopped(String).

Upon failure to stop service discovery, application is notified through onStopDiscoveryFailed(String, int).

Parameters

listener NsdManager.DiscoveryListener: This should be the listener object that was passed to discoverServices(String, int, NsdManager.DiscoveryListener). It identifies the discovery that should be stopped and notifies of a successful or unsuccessful stop. In API versions 20 and above, the listener object may be used for another service discovery once the callback has been called. In API versions <= 19, there is no entirely reliable way to know when a listener may be re-used, and a new listener should be created for each service discovery request.

Parameters
`listener`	`NsdManager.DiscoveryListener`: This should be the listener object that was passed to `discoverServices(String, int, NsdManager.DiscoveryListener)`. It identifies the discovery that should be stopped and notifies of a successful or unsuccessful stop. In API versions 20 and above, the listener object may be used for another service discovery once the callback has been called. In API versions <= 19, there is no entirely reliable way to know when a listener may be re-used, and a new listener should be created for each service discovery request.

unregisterService

Added in API level 16

void unregisterService (NsdManager.RegistrationListener listener)

Unregister a service registered through registerService(NsdServiceInfo, int, NsdManager.RegistrationListener). A successful unregister is notified to the application with a call to onServiceUnregistered(NsdServiceInfo).

Parameters

listener NsdManager.RegistrationListener: This should be the listener object that was passed to registerService(NsdServiceInfo, int, NsdManager.RegistrationListener). It identifies the service that should be unregistered and notifies of a successful or unsuccessful unregistration via the listener callbacks. In API versions 20 and above, the listener object may be used for another service registration once the callback has been called. In API versions <= 19, there is no entirely reliable way to know when a listener may be re-used, and a new listener should be created for each service registration request.

Parameters
`listener`	`NsdManager.RegistrationListener`: This should be the listener object that was passed to `registerService(NsdServiceInfo, int, NsdManager.RegistrationListener)`. It identifies the service that should be unregistered and notifies of a successful or unsuccessful unregistration via the listener callbacks. In API versions 20 and above, the listener object may be used for another service registration once the callback has been called. In API versions <= 19, there is no entirely reliable way to know when a listener may be re-used, and a new listener should be created for each service registration request.

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Nested classes

Constants

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Inherited methods

Constants

ACTION_NSD_STATE_CHANGED

EXTRA_NSD_STATE

FAILURE_ALREADY_ACTIVE

FAILURE_INTERNAL_ERROR

FAILURE_MAX_LIMIT

NSD_STATE_DISABLED

NSD_STATE_ENABLED

PROTOCOL_DNS_SD

Public methods

discoverServices

registerService

resolveService

stopServiceDiscovery

unregisterService