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Could nmos-cpp handle updates to IP addresses automatically? #245

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garethsb opened this issue Mar 9, 2022 · 0 comments

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garethsb commented Mar 9, 2022

IP addresses can change dynamically on interfaces, e.g. due to DHCP renewal.

If an NMOS service is running when this happens, a number of things are required:

The change needs to be detected
http_listener or websocket_listener servers may need to be closed and reopened
Resource attributes may need to be updated (e.g. href and address) and the resources re-registered
Thread function state may need to be updated (e.g. where currently copied out of settings into local variables)

A current workaround for the actions 2-4 is to tear down the nmos::server and relaunch with new settings.

Probably platform-specific code is required simply to get a notification about IP address changes:

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