Control your backup NAS from the desktop
Not Only for Linux
All that remains is to build the application using the commands from Listing 5. The first two mod commands fetch libraries used in the code from GitHub. The build command links everything together into a syno binary that can be copied and executed anywhere with a similar operating system environment. The IP and MAC addresses used in the code, and the SSH user on the NAS, need to be adapted to match the local conditions.
Listing 5
Building the Application
$ go mod init syno $ go mod tidy $ go build
One benefit of the Fyne framework is its platform independence. The program can also be built on other operating systems and desktop environments. Figure 6 shows the application running on a MacBook, but it could be used on Windows, too. Fyne even has tools for Android to help you generate the application in line with the operating system's specifications [2]. This framework is a genuine cross-platform jack-of-all-trades!
Figure 6: The Go program also looks smashing on a MacBook.
Infos
- WoL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN
- Fyne mobile packaging: https://developer.fyne.io/started/mobile
The Author
Mike Schilli works as a software engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Each month in his column, which has been running since 1997, he researches practical applications of various programming languages. If you email him at mailto:mschilli@perlmeister.com he will gladly answer any questions.
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