Class Browser

Browses the local network for mDNS/DNS-SD service instances.

Emits:

up: when a new service appears.
down: when a previously seen service sends a "goodbye" (TTL = 0).
update: when an existing service has received new records

Hierarchy

EventEmitter<BrowserEventMap>
- Browser

Index

Methods

start stop update

Methods

start

start(): void
Starts the browser and begins listening for mDNS service announcements.
- Has no effect if the browser is already started.
Returns void
- Defined in browser/Browser.ts:96

stop

stop(): void
Stops the browser from listening to mDNS service announcements.
- Has no effect if the browser is already stopped
Returns void
- Defined in browser/Browser.ts:143

update

update(): void
Sends an active query to refresh the list of discovered services.
- Triggers a new PTR record query for the configured service name
- Causes mDNS responders to reply with their current service information
- Useful for manual refresh when you suspect stale service data
Returns void
- Defined in browser/Browser.ts:161