networkdiagnostics

The networkdiagnostics object allows you to retrieve information about network interfaces and Internet connectivity.

networkdiagnostics IDL

interface NetworkDiagnostics {
    Promise<NetworkDiagnosticsResult> testInternetConnectivity()
    Promise<NetworkDiagnotsticsResult> testNetworkInterface(String interface_name)
    Promise<PingResult> ping(String host_name, PingConfig config)
    Promise<TracerouteResult> traceroute(String host_name, TracerouteConfig config)
    //< For BrightSign internal use. Behaviour subject to change without notice.
};

interface InterfaceTestResult {
    String diagnosis;
    bool    ok;
    Array<Log> log;
};

interface Log {
    String name;
    bool pass;
    String result;
    Array<String> info;
    //< For BrightSign internal use. Behaviour subject to change without notice.
};

interface PingConfig {
    unsigned? short count; // default 10
    unsigned long? interval; // in milliseconds, default 100
    unsigned long? timeout; // in seconds, default 10000
    unsigned long? packetsize; // in bytes, default 56
    bool? ipv4; // enable pinging IPv4 addresses, default true
    bool? ipv6; // enable pinging IPv6 addresses, default false
    bool? allAddresses; // if true then ping all addresses returned from DNS query,
                        // if false then each will be pinged in turn until one responds, default false
};

interface PingResult {
    String hostname; // host name or literal address pinged
    PingResults results;
};

interface PingResults {
    bool up; // true if at least one address responded to at least 50% of the echo requests
    Array<ProtocolPingResult>? ipv4;
    Array<ProtocolPingResult>? ipv6;
};

interface ProtocolPingResult {
    String address; // IP address pinged
    bool up; // true if the address responded to at least 50% of the echo requests
    ProtocolPingReport report;
};

interface ProtocolPingReport {
    unsigned short transmitted; // number of echo requests sent
    unsigned short received; // number of echo replies received
    ProtocolPingStats stats;
};

interface ProtocolPingStats {
    unsigned long quickest; // quickest reply received
    unsigned long average; // average time across all replies from address
    unsigned long slowest; // slowest reply received
    String units; // always "us" to indicate microseconds
};

Object Creation

To create a networkdiagnostics object, first load the brightsign/networkdiagnostics module using the require() method. Then create an instance of the networkdiagnostics class.

var NetworkDiagnosticsClass = require("@brightsign/networkdiagnostics");
var networkDiag = new NetworkDiagnosticsClass();

NetworkDiagnostics

Use this interface to retrieve diagnostic information.

Important

The testInternetConnectivity() method generates a large amount of network traffic (e.g. DNS lookups) that may degrade the performance of a player, create network congestion, or be perceived as abusive by the network's upstream DNS provider. This method is intended for one-time use to validate network connectivity or to diagnose a suspected problem.

testInternetConnectivity()

Promise<InterfaceTestResult> testInternetConnectivity()

Performs various tests on the Internet connection (via any available network interface) to determine whether it appears to be working correctly. This method returns an InterfaceTestResult interface when diagnostics are complete.

testNetworkInterface()

Performs tests on the specified network interface to determine whether it appears to be working correctly. Interface name values are the same as those used with the roNetworkConfiguration object. This method returns an InterfaceTestResult interface when diagnostics are complete.

ping()

Pings a device with the specified host_name to determine if there are connection issues.

traceroute()

For BrightSign internal use. Behavior subject to change without notice. Performs a standard traceroute diagnostic on the specified host_name.

InterfaceTestResult

This interface contains diagnostic results:

diagnosis String: A single-line diagnosis of the first problem identified with the network interface or Internet connection
ok bool: A Boolean flag indicating whether the network interface or Internet connection passed diagnostic tests
log Log: A Log object containing diagnostic information related to the network interface or Internet connection