Change from talking about a server to talking about a client. Technically, e.g. iTunes is a client of Shairport Sync.

dbus-service.c

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ guint ownerID = 0;
 void dbus_metadata_watcher(struct metadata_bundle *argc, __attribute__((unused)) void *userdata) {
   char response[100];
   gboolean current_status, new_status;
-  
+
   const char *th;
   shairport_sync_advanced_remote_control_set_volume(shairportSyncAdvancedRemoteControlSkeleton,
                                                     argc->speaker_volume);
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ void dbus_metadata_watcher(struct metadata_bundle *argc, __attribute__((unused))
   shairport_sync_remote_control_set_airplay_volume(shairportSyncRemoteControlSkeleton,
                                                    argc->airplay_volume);
 
-  shairport_sync_remote_control_set_server(shairportSyncRemoteControlSkeleton, argc->client_ip);
+  shairport_sync_remote_control_set_client(shairportSyncRemoteControlSkeleton, argc->client_ip);
 
+
+  // although it's a DACP server, the server is in fact, part of the the AirPlay "client" (their term).
   if (argc->dacp_server_active) {
     shairport_sync_remote_control_set_available(shairportSyncRemoteControlSkeleton, TRUE);
   } else {
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ void dbus_metadata_watcher(struct metadata_bundle *argc, __attribute__((unused))
         shairportSyncAdvancedRemoteControlSkeleton, response);
   }
 
-  
+
   switch (argc->shuffle_status) {
   case SS_NOT_AVAILABLE:
     new_status = FALSE;
@@ -176,10 +178,10 @@ void dbus_metadata_watcher(struct metadata_bundle *argc, __attribute__((unused))
     new_status = FALSE;
     debug(1, "Unknown shuffle status -- this should never happen.");
   }
-  
+
   current_status = shairport_sync_advanced_remote_control_get_shuffle(
       shairportSyncAdvancedRemoteControlSkeleton);
-  
+
   // only set this if it's different
   if (current_status != new_status) {
     debug(3, "Shuffle State should be changed");
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@ void dbus_metadata_watcher(struct metadata_bundle *argc, __attribute__((unused))
     // debug(1, "Set tracklength to %lu.", track_length_in_microseconds);
     GVariant *tracklength = g_variant_new("x", track_length_in_microseconds);
     g_variant_builder_add(dict_builder, "{sv}", "mpris:length", tracklength);
-  }  
+  }
 
   GVariant *dict = g_variant_builder_end(dict_builder);
   g_variant_builder_unref(dict_builder);
@@ -753,16 +755,16 @@ static gboolean on_handle_quit(ShairportSync *skeleton, GDBusMethodInvocation *i
 static gboolean on_handle_remote_command(ShairportSync *skeleton, GDBusMethodInvocation *invocation,
                                          const gchar *command,
                                          __attribute__((unused)) gpointer user_data) {
-  debug(1, "RemoteCommand with command \"%s\".", command);  
+  debug(1, "RemoteCommand with command \"%s\".", command);
   int reply = 0;
-  char *server_reply = NULL;
+  char *client_reply = NULL;
   ssize_t reply_size = 0;
-  reply = dacp_send_command((const char *)command, &server_reply, &reply_size);
+  reply = dacp_send_command((const char *)command, &client_reply, &reply_size);
-  char *server_reply_hex = alloca(reply_size * 2 + 1);
+  char *client_reply_hex = alloca(reply_size * 2 + 1);
-  if (server_reply_hex) {
+  if (client_reply_hex) {
-    char *p = server_reply_hex;
+    char *p = client_reply_hex;
-    if (server_reply) {
+    if (client_reply) {
-      char *q = server_reply;
+      char *q = client_reply;
       int i;
       for (i = 0; i < reply_size; i++) {
         snprintf(p, 3, "%02X", *q);
@@ -772,7 +774,7 @@ static gboolean on_handle_remote_command(ShairportSync *skeleton, GDBusMethodInv
     }
     *p = '\0';
   }
-  shairport_sync_complete_remote_command(skeleton, invocation, reply, server_reply_hex);
+  shairport_sync_complete_remote_command(skeleton, invocation, reply, client_reply_hex);
   return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -974,7 +976,7 @@ static void on_dbus_name_acquired(GDBusConnection *connection, const gchar *name
 //  else
 //    shairport_sync_set_convolution_impulse_response_file(SHAIRPORT_SYNC(shairportSyncSkeleton), NULL);
 #endif
-  
+
   shairport_sync_set_version(SHAIRPORT_SYNC(shairportSyncSkeleton), PACKAGE_VERSION);
   char *vs = get_version_string();
   shairport_sync_set_version_string(SHAIRPORT_SYNC(shairportSyncSkeleton), vs);

org.gnome.ShairportSync.xml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <property name="DriftTolerance" type="d" access="readwrite" />
     <method name="RemoteCommand">
       <arg name="command" type="s" direction="in" />
-      <arg name="reply" type="i" direction="out" />      
+      <arg name="reply" type="i" direction="out" />
       <arg name="response" type="s" direction="out" />
     </method>
     <property name="VolumeControlProfile" type="s" access="readwrite" />
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		<method name='VolumeDown'/>
 		<property name='PlayerState' type='s' access='read'/>
 		<property name='ProgressString' type='s' access='read'/>
-		<property name='Server' type='s' access='read'/>
+		<property name='Client' type='s' access='read'/>
 		<property name='AirplayVolume' type='d' access='read'/>
     <method name="SetAirplayVolume">
       <arg name="volume" type="d" direction="in" />