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+/*
+@version: 0.2
+@author: Sudheer K. <scifi.guy@hotmail.com>
+@license: GNU General Public License
+*/
+
+#include "dbusutility.h"
+#include <QDBusMessage>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+
+//Construction is available in the header file due to a peculiar issue with systemBus() function.
+
+
+//Destructor for Dbus Utility object.
+DbusUtility::~DbusUtility(){
+ this->connection.disconnectFromBus(this->connection.baseService());
+ qDebug() << "Disconnected from system bus";
+}
+
+QDBusConnection DbusUtility::getConnection(){
+ if (!this->connection.isConnected()){
+ qDebug() << "Not connected to Dbus";
+ }
+ return this->connection;
+}
+
+void DbusUtility::setConnection(QDBusConnection connection){
+ this->connection = connection;
+}
+
+//Utility method to send a dbus signal.
+bool DbusUtility::sendSignal(QString strPath,QString strInterface,QString strName){
+ QDBusMessage dbusSignal = QDBusMessage::createSignal(strPath,strInterface,strName);
+ bool status = DbusUtility::connection.send(dbusSignal);
+ return status;
+}
+
+//Utility method to call a dbus method with parameters
+bool DbusUtility::sendMethodCall(QString strService,QString strPath,
+ QString strInterface,QString strMethodName,
+ QList<QVariant> & arguments){
+ QDBusMessage dbusMethodCall = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(strService,strPath,strInterface,strMethodName);
+ dbusMethodCall.setArguments(arguments);
+ bool status = DbusUtility::connection.send(dbusMethodCall);
+ return status;
+}
+
+//Utility method to display a notification (Orange sliding banner in Maemo) with custom message
+bool DbusUtility::displayNotification(QString strMessage){
+ QList <QVariant> arguments;
+ arguments.append(strMessage);
+
+ bool status = this->sendMethodCall(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE,
+ NOTIFICATION_PATH,
+ NOTIFICATION_INTERFACE,
+ QString("SystemNoteInfoprint"),
+ arguments);
+ return status;
+}
+
+
+//Utility method to retrieve the last dbus error
+QString DbusUtility::getErrorMessage(){
+ QString strErrorMessage;
+ QDBusError dbusError = this->connection.lastError();
+ if (dbusError.isValid()){
+ strErrorMessage = qPrintable(dbusError.message());
+ }
+ return strErrorMessage;
+}