Fathom remote API implementation. Includes discovery and
API server(s) and client functions. Implemented on top of
the JSONRPC protocol using multicast for discovery, udp for
the API calls. To use these methods you do not have to list
the underlying APIs or particular destinations in
the manifest, they are allowed implicitely when requesting
the tools.remoteapi.* functionality.
Methods
(private, static) discovery(callback, timeout)
Discover other nodes running Fathom (i.e. nodes that have
called remoteapi.start).
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
callback |
function | Result callback. |
timeout |
int | Timeout (seconds). |
(private, static) makereq(callback, node, method, params)
Make remote API requests to other nodes running Fathom.
Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
callback |
function | Result callback. |
node |
Object | The target Fathom node as returned by the discovery. |
method |
string | The Fathom API method to call (all API methods available subject to the page manifest). |
params |
Array | The parameters for the API call. |
(private, static) start()
Start remote API servers (sets the browser visible to other
Fathoms and serves incoming RPC calls).
Does nothing if API is already enabled.
(private, static) stop()
Stop remote API servers (unless somebody else is using it).