What is Avahi4J ?

Avahi4J is a java wrapper around avahi, an open-source Zeroconf implementation. Using Avahi4J, an application can easily advertise services on the local network which can be easily discovered by other clients. A good example of ZeroConf services include printer discovery and music libraries shared using DAAP (RhythmBox, iTunes, ...).

Features

Avahi4J implements the following features: * Service publishing and browsing * Service resolving and record browsing.

What's next ?

For more information on how to download and install Avahi4J see the GettingStarted page. The JavaDoc is generated from the source code.

Check out the programming example page for a quick walk through on how to publish or browse services. There is also an online copy of the Avahi4J JavaDoc.