Document CreateNetwork and RemoveNetwork methods
[connman] / doc / device-api.txt
1 Device hierarchy
2 ================
3
4 Service         org.moblin.connman
5 Interface       org.moblin.connman.Device
6 Object path     [variable prefix]/{device0,device1,...}
7
8 Methods         dict GetProperties()
9
10                         Returns properties for the device object. See
11                         the properties section for available properties.
12
13                         Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
14                                          [service].Error.DoesNotExist
15
16                 void SetProperty(string name, variant value)
17
18                         Changes the value of the specified property. Only
19                         properties that are listed as read-write are
20                         changeable. On success a PropertyChanged signal
21                         will be emitted.
22
23                         Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
24                                          [service].Error.DoesNotExist
25
26                 object CreateNetwork(dict network)
27
28                         Creates a network object from the specified
29                         properties. Valid properties are WiFi.SSID,
30                         WiFi.Security and WiFi.Passphrase. Check the
31                         network interface description for details.
32
33                         Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
34
35                 void RemoveNetwork(object network)
36
37                         Removes a previously created network object.
38
39                         Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
40                                          [service].Error.DoesNotExist
41
42 Signals         PropertyChanged(string name, variant value)
43
44                         This signal indicates a changed value of the given
45                         property.
46
47 Properties      string Name [readonly]
48
49                         The device name (for example eth0, wlan0 etc.)
50
51                 string Type [readonly]
52
53                         The device type (for example ethernet, wifi etc.)
54
55                 boolean Powered [readwrite]
56
57                         Switch a device on or off. This will also modify
58                         the list of networks in range. All known networks
59                         will be still available via the Networks property.
60
61                 boolean Scanning [readonly]
62
63                         Indicates if a device is scanning. Not all device
64                         types might support this. Also some hardware might
65                         execute background scanning without notifying the
66                         driver about it. Use this property only for visual
67                         indication.
68
69                 array{object} Networks [readonly]
70
71                         List of networks objects paths. Every object path
72                         represents a network in range or a known network.