Add UDP multicast support on linux. (#6342)

* Add UDP multicast support on linux.

Closes #6326

We tested it an it works.

This is really hacky to say the least.

* Add libuv to Linux packaging

* Trunkadunk

* Correct ref

* Add libuv1-dev to setup-native

---------

Co-authored-by: vidplace7 <vidplace7@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Ben Meadors <benmmeadors@gmail.com>

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     gpg \
     gnupg2 \
     libusb-1.0-0-dev \
+    libuv1-dev \
     libi2c-dev \
     libxcb-xkb-dev \
     libxkbcommon-dev \

.github/actions/setup-native/action.yml

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ runs:
     - name: Install libs needed for native build
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get install -y libbluetooth-dev libgpiod-dev libyaml-cpp-dev openssl libssl-dev libulfius-dev liborcania-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libi2c-dev
+        sudo apt-get install -y libbluetooth-dev libgpiod-dev libyaml-cpp-dev openssl libssl-dev libulfius-dev liborcania-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libi2c-dev libuv1-dev

Dockerfile

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
 ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
         wget g++ zip git ca-certificates \
-        libgpiod-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libbluetooth-dev libi2c-dev \
+        libgpiod-dev libyaml-cpp-dev libbluetooth-dev libi2c-dev libuv1-dev \
         libusb-1.0-0-dev libulfius-dev liborcania-dev libssl-dev pkg-config \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && pip install --no-cache-dir -U platformio \
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ENV TZ=Etc/UTC
 USER root
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get --no-install-recommends -y install \
-        libc-bin libc6 libgpiod2 libyaml-cpp0.7 libi2c0 libulfius2.7 libusb-1.0-0-dev liborcania2.3 libssl3 \
+        libc-bin libc6 libgpiod2 libyaml-cpp0.7 libi2c0 libuv1 libusb-1.0-0-dev liborcania2.3 libulfius2.7 libssl3 \
     && apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && mkdir -p /var/lib/meshtasticd \
     && mkdir -p /etc/meshtasticd/config.d \

alpine.Dockerfile

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ FROM python:3.13-alpine3.21 AS builder
 ENV PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION=ignore
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
         bash g++ libstdc++-dev linux-headers zip git ca-certificates libgpiod-dev yaml-cpp-dev bluez-dev \
-        libusb-dev i2c-tools-dev openssl-dev pkgconf argp-standalone \
+        libusb-dev i2c-tools-dev libuv-dev openssl-dev pkgconf argp-standalone \
     && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/* \
     && pip install --no-cache-dir -U platformio \
     && mkdir /tmp/firmware
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.21
 USER root
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
-        libstdc++ libgpiod yaml-cpp libusb i2c-tools \
+        libstdc++ libgpiod yaml-cpp libusb i2c-tools libuv \
     && rm -rf /var/cache/apk/* \
     && mkdir -p /var/lib/meshtasticd \
     && mkdir -p /etc/meshtasticd/config.d \

arch/portduino/portduino.ini

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ; The Portduino based 'native' environment. Currently supported on Linux targets with real LoRa hardware (or simulated).
 [portduino_base]
-platform = https://github.com/meshtastic/platform-native.git#562d189828f09fbf4c4093b3c0104bae9d8e9ff9
+platform = https://github.com/meshtastic/platform-native.git#df71ed0040e9aad767a002829330965b78fc452a
 framework = arduino
 
 build_src_filter = 
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ build_flags =
   -Isrc/platform/portduino
   -DRADIOLIB_EEPROM_UNSUPPORTED
   -DPORTDUINO_LINUX_HARDWARE
+  -DHAS_UDP_MULTICAST
   -lpthread
   -lstdc++fs
   -lbluetooth
   -lgpiod
   -lyaml-cpp
   -li2c
+  -luv
   -std=c++17

debian/control

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                libbluetooth-dev,
                libusb-1.0-0-dev,
                libi2c-dev,
+               libuv1-dev,
                openssl,
                libssl-dev,
                libulfius-dev,

meshtasticd.spec.rpkg

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libgpiod)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(bluez)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libusb-1.0)
 BuildRequires: libi2c-devel
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libuv)
 # Web components:
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(openssl)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(liborcania)

src/main.cpp

@@ -822,6 +822,11 @@ void setup()
 #ifdef HAS_UDP_MULTICAST
     LOG_DEBUG("Start multicast thread");
     udpThread = new UdpMulticastThread();
+#ifdef ARCH_PORTDUINO
+    // FIXME: portduino does not ever call onNetworkConnected so call it here because I don't know what happen if I call
+    // onNetworkConnected there
+    udpThread->start();
+#endif
 #endif
     service = new MeshService();
     service->init();

src/mesh/udp/UdpMulticastThread.h

@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ class UdpMulticastThread : public concurrency::OSThread
     void start()
     {
         if (udp.listenMulticast(udpIpAddress, UDP_MULTICAST_DEFAUL_PORT, 64)) {
+#if !defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
+            // FIXME(PORTDUINO): arduino lacks IPAddress::toString()
             LOG_DEBUG("UDP Listening on IP: %s", WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str());
+#else
+            LOG_DEBUG("UDP Listening");
+#endif
             udp.onPacket([this](AsyncUDPPacket packet) { onReceive(packet); });
         } else {
             LOG_DEBUG("Failed to listen on UDP");
@@ -33,7 +38,10 @@ class UdpMulticastThread : public concurrency::OSThread
     void onReceive(AsyncUDPPacket packet)
     {
         size_t packetLength = packet.length();
+#ifndef ARCH_PORTDUINO
+        // FIXME(PORTDUINO): arduino lacks IPAddress::toString()
         LOG_DEBUG("UDP broadcast from: %s, len=%u", packet.remoteIP().toString().c_str(), packetLength);
+#endif
         meshtastic_MeshPacket mp;
         LOG_DEBUG("Decoding MeshPacket from UDP len=%u", packetLength);
         bool isPacketDecoded = pb_decode_from_bytes(packet.data(), packetLength, &meshtastic_MeshPacket_msg, &mp);
@@ -48,9 +56,14 @@ class UdpMulticastThread : public concurrency::OSThread
 
     bool onSend(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
     {
-        if (!mp || WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+        if (!mp || !udp) {
             return false;
         }
+#if !defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
+        if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+            return false;
+        }
+#endif
         LOG_DEBUG("Broadcasting packet over UDP (id=%u)", mp->id);
         uint8_t buffer[meshtastic_MeshPacket_size];
         size_t encodedLength = pb_encode_to_bytes(buffer, sizeof(buffer), &meshtastic_MeshPacket_msg, mp);