desktop: pick a free port for the call server if 50395 is in use (#6963)

* desktop: pick a free port for the call server if 50395 is in use

startServer() bound a hard-coded port (50395); when it was already in use,
NanoWSD threw "BindException: Address already in use: bind" and the call
failed. It now falls back to an OS-assigned free port, and WebRTCController
opens the browser at the actually-bound port (server.listeningPort) -- still
50395 in the normal case, so browser camera/mic permission stays put.

* plans: justify call server port-bind fix
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Narasimha-sc
2026-05-12 10:12:39 +01:00
committed by GitHub
parent eb4f601c8b
commit 5d597faf7e
3 changed files with 192 additions and 15 deletions
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.nanohttpd.protocols.http.response.Response.newFixedLengthResponse
import org.nanohttpd.protocols.http.response.Status
import org.nanohttpd.protocols.websockets.*
import java.io.IOException
import java.net.BindException
import java.net.URI
private const val SERVER_HOST = "localhost"
@@ -157,17 +158,18 @@ fun WebRTCController(callCommand: SnapshotStateList<WCallCommand>, onResponse: (
if (call != null) withBGApi { chatModel.callManager.endCall(call) }
}
val server = remember {
try {
uriHandler.openUri("http://${SERVER_HOST}:$SERVER_PORT/simplex/call/")
} catch (e: Exception) {
Log.e(TAG, "Unable to open browser: ${e.stackTraceToString()}")
AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
title = generalGetString(MR.strings.unable_to_open_browser_title),
text = generalGetString(MR.strings.unable_to_open_browser_desc)
)
endCall()
startServer(onResponse).apply {
try {
uriHandler.openUri("http://${SERVER_HOST}:${listeningPort}/simplex/call/")
} catch (e: Exception) {
Log.e(TAG, "Unable to open browser: ${e.stackTraceToString()}")
AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
title = generalGetString(MR.strings.unable_to_open_browser_title),
text = generalGetString(MR.strings.unable_to_open_browser_desc)
)
endCall()
}
}
startServer(onResponse)
}
fun processCommand(cmd: WCallCommand) {
val apiCall = WVAPICall(command = cmd)
@@ -206,8 +208,8 @@ fun WebRTCController(callCommand: SnapshotStateList<WCallCommand>, onResponse: (
}
}
fun startServer(onResponse: (WVAPIMessage) -> Unit): NanoWSD {
val server = object: NanoWSD(SERVER_HOST, SERVER_PORT) {
fun startServer(onResponse: (WVAPIMessage) -> Unit, port: Int = SERVER_PORT): NanoWSD {
val server = object: NanoWSD(SERVER_HOST, port) {
override fun openWebSocket(session: IHTTPSession): WebSocket = MyWebSocket(onResponse, session)
fun resourcesToResponse(path: String): Response {
@@ -231,7 +233,14 @@ fun startServer(onResponse: (WVAPIMessage) -> Unit): NanoWSD {
}
}
}
server.start(60_000_000)
try {
server.start(60_000_000)
} catch (e: BindException) {
if (port == 0) throw e
Log.w(TAG, "Call server port $port is busy, using a random port: ${e.message}")
server.stop()
return startServer(onResponse, port = 0)
}
return server
}
+2 -2
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@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ The `actual` platform implementation of `ActiveCallView()` and supporting compos
Desktop calls run WebRTC in the system browser, not an embedded WebView:
- **NanoWSD server** ([line 209](../../common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt#L209)): `startServer()` creates a `NanoWSD` instance bound to `localhost:50395`. The server serves `call.html` from JAR resources at `/assets/www/desktop/call.html` for the path `/simplex/call/`. All other paths serve resources from `/assets/www/`.
- **NanoWSD server** ([line 209](../../common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt#L209)): `startServer()` creates a `NanoWSD` instance bound to `localhost:50395`. If that port is already in use it falls back to an OS-assigned free port (`port 0`); `WebRTCController` reads `server.listeningPort` for the browser URL. The server serves `call.html` from JAR resources at `/assets/www/desktop/call.html` for the path `/simplex/call/`. All other paths serve resources from `/assets/www/`.
- **WebSocket communication** ([line 238](../../common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt#L238)): `MyWebSocket` handles WebSocket frames from the browser. `onMessage` deserializes JSON into `WVAPIMessage` and forwards to the response handler. `onClose` triggers `WCallResponse.End`.
- **WebRTCController** ([line 153](../../common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt#L153)): Opens `http://localhost:50395/simplex/call/` via `LocalUriHandler`. Processes `WCallCommand` queue by sending JSON over WebSocket to all active connections. On dispose, sends `WCallCommand.End` and stops the server.
- **WebRTCController** ([line 153](../../common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt#L153)): Starts the server, then opens `http://localhost:<listeningPort>/simplex/call/` (normally `50395`) via `LocalUriHandler`. Processes `WCallCommand` queue by sending JSON over WebSocket to all active connections. On dispose, sends `WCallCommand.End` and stops the server.
- **SendStateUpdates** ([line 137](../../common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt#L137)): Sends `WCallCommand.Description` with call state and encryption info text to the browser for display.
- **ActiveCallView** ([line 28](../../common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt#L28)): Handles `WCallResponse` messages identically to Android (same state machine), plus a `WCallCommand.Permission` message on `Capabilities` error for browser permission denial guidance.