NWBrowser browseResultsChangedHandler can't get a TXT record

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Serge OP

Created Aug ’20

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In TicTacToe example two modifications were added:

txtRecordObject was added to the listener:

Code Block swift listener.service?.txtRecordObject = NWTXTRecord(["key1": "value1"])

2. browser.browseResultsChangedHandler was updated with code to get the txt record:

Code Block swiftbrowser.browseResultsChangedHandler = { results, changes in
            results.forEach { device in
                switch device.metadata {
                case .bonjour(let record):
                    print(record)
                case .none:
                    print("none")
                default:
                    break
                }
            }
			self.delegate?.refreshResults(results: results)
		}

With the help of Discovery.app I can see that tictactoe service with the txt record ("key1=value1") was successfully published, but NWBrowser returns .none for metadata instead of the TXT record object.

How can I get the TXT record from the published Bonjour service?

Answered by Systems Engineer in 626496022

Try using the following to see if this improves your situation:

Code Block /* Listener Side */
let txtData = NWTXTRecord(["0x09": "key=value", "0x08":"paper=A4", "0x07":"passreq"])
listener.service = NWListener.Service(name: self.name, type: "_tictactoe._tcp", domain: "local", txtRecord: txtData )
/* Browser Side */
let browser = NWBrowser(for: .bonjourWithTXTRecord(type: "_tictactoe._tcp", domain: nil), using: parameters)
browser.browseResultsChangedHandler = { results, changes in
		
		results.forEach{ device in
				print("Device metadata: \(device.metadata)")
				switch device.metadata {
				
						case .bonjour(let record):
								print("Record: \(record.dictionary)")
						case .none:
								print("Record: none")
						@unknown default:
								print("Record: default")
				}
		}
}

Matt Eaton
DTS Engineering, CoreOS
meaton3@apple.com

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Answer 1

Systems Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’20

Interesting. Are you able to see these values in iOS 13 using something like?

Code Block swiftlistener.service = NWListener.Service(name: NetworkConstants.serviceName,
																			type: NetworkConstants.serviceType,
																			domain: "local",
																			txtRecord: NWTXTRecord(["key":"value"]))

And then something like:

Code Block swift
browser?.browseResultsChangedHandler = { [weak self] results, changes in
	results.forEach { device in
			print("Endpoint: \(device.endpoint) and record: \(device.metadata)")
	}
}

Because I see <none> here as well on iOS 13. Note that I am not testing this in the TicTacToe sample, but just another local test bed project I have.

Matt Eaton
DTS Engineering, CoreOS
meaton3@apple.com

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Answer 2

Serge OP

Aug ’20

The same <none> result with "local" added to both NWBrowser and NWListener. Tested on iOS 13 and 14.

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Answer 3

Serge OP

Aug ’20

FB8291155

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Answer 4

Systems Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’20

Thank you for opening a bug report on this. I see it internally and have requested to be copied on updates for it.

Matt Eaton
DTS Engineering, CoreOS
meaton3@apple.com

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Answer 5

Serge OP

Aug ’20

Matt, thank you for your help and your attention to this problem!

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Answer 6

Systems Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’20

Accepted Answer

Try using the following to see if this improves your situation:

Code Block /* Listener Side */
let txtData = NWTXTRecord(["0x09": "key=value", "0x08":"paper=A4", "0x07":"passreq"])
listener.service = NWListener.Service(name: self.name, type: "_tictactoe._tcp", domain: "local", txtRecord: txtData )
/* Browser Side */
let browser = NWBrowser(for: .bonjourWithTXTRecord(type: "_tictactoe._tcp", domain: nil), using: parameters)
browser.browseResultsChangedHandler = { results, changes in
		
		results.forEach{ device in
				print("Device metadata: \(device.metadata)")
				switch device.metadata {
				
						case .bonjour(let record):
								print("Record: \(record.dictionary)")
						case .none:
								print("Record: none")
						@unknown default:
								print("Record: default")
				}
		}
}

Matt Eaton
DTS Engineering, CoreOS
meaton3@apple.com

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Answer 7

Serge OP

Aug ’20

Matt, thank you! It works now! For some reasons I didn’t find .bonjourWithTXTRecord before and was using just .bonjour descriptor…

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