--- On Sun, 1/16/11, David Bovill <da...@vaudevillecourt.tv> wrote: > I would like to implement as robust > as possible localhost (possibly later > lan based) socket communication protocol between LiveCode > based apps. While > I've done a number of experiments, any can get teh 2 way > comms going no > problem - I'd like to do things in a way in which possible > clashes with > other apps listening on the same ports is dealt with. For > instance I don't > know which port tRev listens on? > > AFAIK - this is what Zero Configuration > Networking<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_configuration_networking>is > all about (ie Bonjour). I know there was an unsupported > external > knocking > around - but I'm thinking maybe a poor amns version would > be possible. On > OSX you cna use > mDNS<http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/mDNS.1.html>I > believe - how about windows, and linux? >
For a Java project at work, I've been using JmDNS to enable service discovery over a LAN: <http://jmdns.sourceforge.net/> Since it's pure Java it works on MacOSX, Windows and Linux. Through process communication, you could manage a Java process running a LiveCodeHelper class that takes care of the registration and discovery of services. When I find the time, I'll write up a blog post... Jan Schenkel. ===== Quartam Reports & PDF Library for LiveCode www.quartam.com ===== "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." (La Rochefoucauld) _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
