What I don't get is data flow among the Unix Domain Sockets .
I understand Unix Domain Socket data flow is
LocalSocket client .connect()
--> LocalServerSocket server .accept()
The client sends data to the server, straight enough that I understand.
However, for Streaming video/audio from MediaRecorder of Android, after a lot of research, I've seen every example to use a LocalSocket instead of a file for MediaRecorder is in principle as below:
https://static.foxdogstudios.com/static/presentations/keeping-it-real-time.html#/9
LocalServerSocket server = new LocalServerSocket("some name");
receiver = new LocalSocket();
receiver.connect(server.getLocalSocketAddress());
LocalSocket sender = server.accept();//LocalSocket not LocalServerSocket as in Source link
// ...
// Give the MediaRecorder our fake file
recorder.setOutputFile(sender.getFileDescriptor());
This code looks like:
MediaRecorder
--> LocalSocket sender
-->
LocalServerSocket server .accept()
--> LocalSocket receiver .connect()
What is going on??
Appearently, the sockets data flows in the opposite direction, therefore, I don't get why this code works as expected.
Could you kindly advise. Thanks.
It appears that basically, my thought is correct.
The examples I've seen, at least, sender-receiver structure is something wrong.
Here's more straightforward model I made:
package com.example.app;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.media.MediaRecorder;
import android.net.LocalServerSocket;
import android.net.LocalSocket;
import android.net.LocalSocketAddress;
import android.os.Bundle;
import java.io.IOException;
public class MainActivity extends Activity
{
private final String SOCKET_ADDRESS = "socket1";
private MediaRecorder mRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
class IOThread extends Thread
{
@Override
public void run()
{
System.out.println("--------IO Thread------ ");
LocalSocket receiver;
LocalServerSocket server;
try
{
server = new LocalServerSocket(SOCKET_ADDRESS);
localServerCreated();
receiver = server.accept();
System.out.println("---------server.accept();------------- ");
int ret = 0;
while ((ret = receiver.getInputStream().read()) != -1)
{
System.out.println( "ret =" + ret);
}
System.out.println("ret =" + ret);
}
catch (IOException e)
{
}
}
}
IOThread io1 = new IOThread();
io1.start();
}
private void localServerCreated()
{
LocalSocket sender;
try
{
sender = new LocalSocket();
sender.connect(new LocalSocketAddress(SOCKET_ADDRESS));
mRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
mRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.AAC_ADTS);
mRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AAC);
mRecorder.setOutputFile(sender.getFileDescriptor());
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.out.println("------mRecorder configured--------");
try
{
mRecorder.prepare();
mRecorder.start();
System.out.println("------mRecorder.start()--------");
}
catch (IllegalStateException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}