[vlc-devel] [PATCH 9/9] lua: http: Announce the web interface over mdns

[Pierre Ynard]

> Fix #18090
> ---
>  share/lua/intf/http.lua | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/share/lua/intf/http.lua b/share/lua/intf/http.lua
> index ed0c3583eb..06b97ad5a6 100644
> --- a/share/lua/intf/http.lua
> +++ b/share/lua/intf/http.lua
> @@ -330,3 +330,7 @@ password = vlc.var.inherit(nil,"http-password")
>  h = vlc.httpd()
>  load_dir( http_dir )
>  a = h:handler("/art",nil,password,callback_art,nil)
> +sa_entry = vlc.sa.new_entry("VLC Web Interface", "_http._tcp", h:port())
> +if sa_entry then
> +    sa_entry:announce(sa_entry)
> +end

What if the interface is accessible only on localhost? You don't want to
advertise something private and inaccessible.

What if the user does NOT want his VLC to be advertised?

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Pierre Ynard
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