configurable client ID

client/controller.cpp

@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 
-Controller::Controller(size_t instance) : MessageReceiver(), 
+Controller::Controller(const std::string& clientId, size_t instance) : MessageReceiver(), 
-	instance_(instance), 
+	clientId_(clientId),
-	active_(false), 
+	instance_(instance),
-	latency_(0), 
+	active_(false),
-	stream_(nullptr), 
+	latency_(0),
-	decoder_(nullptr), 
+	stream_(nullptr),
-	player_(nullptr), 
+	decoder_(nullptr),
-	serverSettings_(nullptr), 
+	player_(nullptr),
+	serverSettings_(nullptr),
 	asyncException_(false)
 {
 }
@@ -184,7 +185,9 @@ void Controller::worker()
 
 			/// Say hello to the server
 			string macAddress = clientConnection_->getMacAddress();
-			msg::Hello hello(macAddress, ::getHostId(macAddress), instance_);
+			if (clientId_.empty())
+				clientId_ = ::getHostId(macAddress);
+			msg::Hello hello(macAddress, clientId_, instance_);
 			clientConnection_->send(&hello);
 
 			/// Do initial time sync with the server

client/controller.h

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 class Controller : public MessageReceiver
 {
 public:
-	Controller(size_t instance);
+	Controller(const std::string& clientId, size_t instance);
 	void start(const PcmDevice& pcmDevice, const std::string& host, size_t port, int latency);
 	void stop();
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	void worker();
 	bool sendTimeSyncMessage(long after = 1000);
+	std::string clientId_;
 	size_t instance_;
 	std::atomic<bool> active_;
 	std::thread controllerThread_;

client/snapClient.cpp

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		Implicit<int> daemonOption("d", "daemon", "daemonize, optional process priority [-20..19]", -3, &processPriority);
 		Value<int> latencyValue("", "latency", "latency of the soundcard", 0, &latency);
 		Value<size_t> instanceValue("i", "instance", "instance id", 1, &instance);
+		Value<string> clientIdValue("", "clientID", "unique client id", "");
 		Value<string> userValue("", "user", "the user[:group] to run snapclient as when daemonized");
 
 		OptionParser op("Allowed options");
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		 .add(userValue)
 #endif
 		 .add(latencyValue)
+		 .add(clientIdValue)
 		 .add(instanceValue);
 
 		try
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 		}
 
-		std::unique_ptr<Controller> controller(new Controller(instance));
+		std::unique_ptr<Controller> controller(new Controller(clientIdValue.getValue(), instance));
 		if (!g_terminated)
 		{
 			logO << "Latency: " << latency << "\n";

common/utils.h

@@ -325,7 +325,12 @@ static std::string getHostId(const std::string defaultId = "")
 	CFRelease(uuidCf);
 #elif ANDROID
 	result = getProp("ro.serialno");
+#else
+	std::ifstream infile("/var/lib/dbus/machine-id");
+	if (infile.good())
+		std::getline(infile, result);
 #endif
+	strutils::trim(result);
 	if (!result.empty())
 		return result;