Main features

d4-pyclient is python implemention of the D4 encapsulation protocol.

It is a low-barrier entry for anyone interested into tinkering with the D4 protocol or embedding a d4 client into another project. It supports both regular types and types defined by meta-header.

Install

pip install d4-pyclient

Launching

./d4_client.py -h
usage: d4_client.py [-h] -c CONFIG [-cc]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        config directory
  -cc, --check_certificate
                        check server certificate

Configuration Files

of the client configuration can be stored in folder containing the following files:

• key: your Pre-Shared-Key
• snaplen: default is 4096
• source: stdin or d4server
• destination: stdout, [fe80::ffff:ffff:ffff:a6fb]:4443, 127.0.0.1:4443
• type: D4 packet type, see types
• uuid: generated automatically if empty
• version: protocol version
• rootCA.crt: optional : CA certificate to check the server certificate
• metaheader.json: optional : a json file describing feed's meta-type types