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agsh / onvif

ONVIF node.js implementation
http://agsh.github.io/onvif/
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What this timeout signifies in Discovery.probe(options)? #99

Closed komalpharate closed 4 years ago

komalpharate commented 6 years ago

Discovery.probe(options, callback)

Options

timeout, number. Time the probe method will wait NVT responses in ms
RogerHardiman commented 4 years ago

When using discovery, the ONVIF library will send out a broadcast packet and wait for Cameras (NVTs/Network Video Transmitters) to send their reply messages. The timeout is in milliseconds. It tells the ONVIF library how long to wait for replies. So as an example if options was set to {timeout:10000} then the ONVIF Library will send the broadcast discovery message and then listen for 10 seconds for any replies. After 10 seconds it stops listening for replies.

... tested by adding {timeout:10000} to the options in example4.js