Network File let's you transparently find, and share files across several other devices in a network running Network File.
Works anywhere dart:io works.
Network file works like this -
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When a device wants to download a file, (by invoking
NetworkFile.getInstance().findFile()), it issues a UDP broadcast request. -
When the UDP broadcast packet reaches a server (created by
NetworkFile.getInstance().run()), the server responds if it has the file. -
Once a server responds, the client/server will transfer this file using plain old HTTP.
That's it.