The Remote Control Server is needed to receive commands from any Remote Control App. The Remote Control apps allow you to remotely control your PC from your smartphone or tablet. You can download the latest stable version here: Server Releases

If you are interested in improving this software, feel free to contribute your code. If you would like to port this software to Mac OS or Linux, please contact me. Usage samples can be found below.

The copyright belongs to Stephan Schultz. More detailed license information can be found in the project root.

 Dim command As New Command
 command.source = Network.getServerIp()
 command.destination = Server.getCurrentApp().ip
 command.priority = Command.PRIORITY_MEDIUM
 command.data = Converter.stringToByte("Some fancy command!")
 command.send()

The above snippet will send a data package to the last connected device. The priority property lets the Network module decide which method it should use to send the data, based on the following table:

The TCP and UDP modules are constantly listening for incoming connections / data packages. If data was received and the source was authenticated, it will be processed as a Command object in the Remote module, where the used API will be detected. Depending on the API level, the command data will be parsed by the responsible API module. If it is a valid command, the server will execute it.

 Dim command As Command = New Command
 command.source = remoteEndPoint.Address.ToString
 command.destination = localEndPoint.Address.ToString
 command.data = receivedData
 command.process()

The above snippet is part of the listen() methods of the TCP and UDP module and initiates the processing of a command.

To send a key up and down event for a single key use:

 'Simulate Esc key press
 Keyboard.sendKeyPress(Keys.Escape)
 
 'The method above will call:
 Keyboard.sendKeyDown(ByVal key As Keys)
 Keyboard.sendKeyUp(ByVal key As Keys)

To simulate pressing multiple keys, use:

 'Send shortcut for Copy
 Dim shortcut = New List(Of Key) From {Keys.ControlKey, Keys.C}
 Keyboard.sendShortcut(shortcut)

If you want to press multiple keys after each other, use:

 'Send Hello World
 Keyboard.sendEachKey("Hello World")

If you need to send characters that have no Key representation, use:

 'Send © (Copyright)
 'If you have the char
 Keyboard.sendUnicodeKeyPress("©")
 
 'If you have the unicode
 Keyboard.sendUnicodeKeyPress(169)