GET FREE RECORDER (Myth Protocol)

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GET_FREE_RECORDER

Arguments

Command arguments: none

List arguments: none

Examples

Command:

GET_FREE_RECORDER

Successful response:

1[]:[]192.168.1.110[]:[]6543

Unsuccessful response:

-1[]:[]nohost[]:[]-1

Description

Asks the backend for a free recorder. The recorder ID, host address, and port returned may not be on the originally queried host, if slave backends are used. If no recorder is available, -1 will be returned for the port and the host will be "nohost"

This is similar to GET_NEXT_FREE_RECORDER except that it tries to get a recorder on the local machine if possible.

Returns

The recorder ID, host address of the backend to connect to, and the port of the backend to connect to

GET FREE RECORDER (Myth Protocol)

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