/// <summary>
/// Attemps to discover the server within a local network
/// </summary>
public ServerInfo FindServer()
{
// Create a udp client
var client = new UdpClient(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, GetRandomUnusedPort()));
client.Client.ReceiveTimeout = 5000;
// Construct the message the server is expecting
var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("who is EmbyServer?");
// Send it - must be IPAddress.Broadcast, 7359
var targetEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Broadcast, 7359);
// Send it
client.Send(bytes, bytes.Length, targetEndPoint);
// Get a result back
try
{
var result = client.Receive(ref targetEndPoint);
// Convert bytes to text
var json = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result);
var info = new NewtonsoftJsonSerializer().DeserializeFromString <ServerDiscoveryInfo>(json);
return(new ServerInfo
{
Name = info.Name,
Id = info.Id,
LocalAddress = info.Address
});
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
// We'll return null
}
return(null);
}
public ConnectApiClient(ILogger logger)
{
HttpClient = new ConnectHttpClient(logger);
JsonSerializer = new NewtonsoftJsonSerializer();
}