Add manual policy to device settings
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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
15                 void SetProperty(string name, variant value)
16
17                         Changes the value of the specified property. Only
18                         properties that are listed as read-write are
19                         changeable. On success a PropertyChanged signal
20                         will be emitted.
21
22                         Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
23                                          [service].Error.DoesNotExist
24
25                 object CreateNetwork(dict network)
26
27                         Creates a network object from the specified
28                         properties. Valid properties are WiFi.SSID,
29                         WiFi.Security and WiFi.Passphrase. Check the
30                         network interface description for details.
31
32                         Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
33
34                 void RemoveNetwork(object network)
35
36                         Removes a previously created network object.
37
38                         Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
39                                          [service].Error.DoesNotExist
40
41 Signals         PropertyChanged(string name, variant value)
42
43                         This signal indicates a changed value of the given
44                         property.
45
46 Properties      string Name [readonly]
47
48                         The device name (for example "Wireless" etc.)
49
50                         This name can be used for directly displaying it in
51                         the application. It has pure informational purpose.
52
53                 string Type [readonly]
54
55                         The device type (for example "ethernet", "wifi" etc.)
56
57                 string Interface [readonly]
58
59                         The device interface (for example "eth0" etc.)
60
61                         This value is for pure informational purposes. It
62                         is not guaranteed that it is always present.
63
64                 string Policy [readwrite]
65
66                         Setting of the device power and connection policy.
67                         Possible values are "ignore", "off", "auto"
68                         and "manual".
69
70                         The policy defines on how the device is initialized
71                         when brought up and how it connects. The actual
72                         device power state can be changed independently to
73                         this value.
74
75                         If a device is switched off and the policy is changed
76                         to "auto" or "manual", the device will be switched
77                         on. For a current active device changing the policy
78                         to "off" results in powering down the device.
79
80                         The "ignore" policy can be set for devices that are
81                         detected, but managed by a different entity on the
82                         system. For example for complex network setups.
83
84                         Devices that can connect to various networks, the
85                         difference between "auto" or "manual" defines if
86                         known networks are connected automatically or not.
87                         For simple devices like Ethernet cards, setting
88                         the "manual" policy might fail.
89
90                 boolean Powered [readwrite]
91
92                         Switch a device on or off. This will also modify
93                         the list of networks in range. All known networks
94                         will be still available via the Networks property.
95
96                         Changing this value doesn't change the value of the
97                         Policy property.
98
99                         The value of this property can be changed by other
100                         parts of the system (including the kernel). An
101                         example would be modifications via the "ifconfig"
102                         command line utility.
103
104                 boolean Scanning [readonly]
105
106                         Indicates if a device is scanning. Not all device
107                         types might support this. Also some hardware might
108                         execute background scanning without notifying the
109                         driver about it. Use this property only for visual
110                         indication.
111
112                 array{object} Networks [readonly]
113
114                         List of networks objects paths. Every object path
115                         represents a network in range or a known network.