Airshare 0.1.1

An easy way to share content in a local network.

Airshare

An easy way to share content in a local network using Multicast DNS.

Airshare is a Python-based CLI tool and module that lets you transfer data between two machines in a local network, P2P, using Multicast DNS. It also opens an HTTP gateway for other non-CLI external interfaces. It works completely offline! Built with aiohttp and zeroconf.

Important Links

Source Code: https://github.com/KuroLabs/Airshare
Bug Reports: https://github.com/KuroLabs/Airshare/issues
Documentation: https://airshare.rtfd.io
PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/Airshare

Installation

Use the package manager pip to install Airshare.

$ pip install Airshare

Example

Send and receive files and directories.

To send using the CLI,

$ airshare noobmaster requirements.txt

To receive using the CLI,

$ airshare noobmaster

or visit http://noobmaster.local in the browser to download.

You can also import airshare in any Python program. Visit the documentation for detailed usage instructions.

Known Issues

• The QR Code feature is not available on Windows. Terminals on Windows are unable to render QR Codes despite our extensive attempts and tests - let us know if you have a solution!

• Link-local Name Resolution, for example, http://noobmaster.local, does not work on Android phones. This is because Android browsers do not have inbuilt Multicast-DNS service discovery.

• Multiple progress bars for concurrent file uploads using tqdm may not work as intended on some terminals, refer to the tqdm documentation for more details.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

MIT - Copyright (c) 2020 Kandavel A, Mohanasundar M, Nanda H Krishna

Acknowledgements

The Airshare logo was designed by Siddique.