[avahi] 1 avahi_simple_poll_loop for 2 (or more) servicetype?

Lennart Poettering lennart at poettering.net
Thu Apr 2 09:22:30 PDT 2009


On Tue, 31.03.09 15:13, Florian Erfurth (f.erfurth at reel-multimedia.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> I successfully wrote a small tool which get strings (txt-record) from a 
> Host and keep uptodate (if Host changed Text, Client will get new text). 
> For this purpose I use type "_boxMySQL._tcp".
> The host does have other service-type too, called "_boxAVG._tcp". I want 
> keep a list of Hosts with such service and add/remove Host to/from list 
> (with AVAHI_BROWSER_NEW/ AVAHI_BROWSER_REMOVE). Now I've got a question. 
> Is this possible to do both in same poll_loop? I've tried 
> avahi_service_browser_new() with "_box*._tcp", but it didn't work. :(
> Do I need 2 different poll_loop (one for "_boxMySQL._tcp" and other for 
> "_boxAVG._tcp")?

You can add as many browsers/resolvers to a single event loop object as
you wish. Use one browser per service type.

Lennart

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