fix(discovery): resolve Windows broadcast discovery failure with ProactorEventLoop #32
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Problem
Discovery fails silently on Windows systems due to ProactorEventLoop not properly handling the
"<broadcast>"address, resulting in UDP packets not reaching the network interface. This particularly affects Windows systems with complex network configurations (multiple adapters, VirtualBox, WSL, etc.).Fixes michaelarnauts#61
Root Cause
The hardcoded
"<broadcast>"string indiscovery.py:39works on Linux SelectorEventLoop but fails on Windows ProactorEventLoop, causing silent discovery failures where no bridges are found despite being present on the network.Solution
"<broadcast>"with programmatic broadcast address detection usingnetifaces255.255.255.255when interface detection failsTesting
Before (Windows)
After (Windows)
Cross-platform compatibility
Changes
netifacesdependency for network interface detectionBreaking Changes
None - maintains full backward compatibility.