libdmapsharing

Overview

Libdmapsharing is a library which allows programs to access, share and control the playback of media content using DMAP (DAAP, DPAP & DACP). Libdmapsharing also detects audio AirPlay services; coupled with the AirPlay™ support in PulseAudio or GStreamer, this can allow an application to stream audio to an AirPlay device. The library presently supports Linux and other POSIX-based systems. It is written in C using GObject and libsoup. The DMAP family of protocols are used by products such as Apple iTunes™, Apple iPhoto™, and the Roku SoundBridge™ family to share media such as music and photos.

Possible uses for libdmapsharing include:

  • Adding picture sharing capabilities to a photograph application
  • Adding music sharing capabilities to an audio application
  • Adding audio AirPlay output to an application
  • Allowing an audio application to be controlled using Apple's iOS Remote
  • Developing DPAP server software for a home networking product
  • Developing DMAP client software for a media player appliance
  • Developing gateways that translate between DMAP and DLNA

Links

The libdmapsharing project is also available as a Git repository. To clone the repository, execute

git clone git://git.gnome.org/libdmapsharing