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[platform/upstream/connman.git] / doc / service-api.txt
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@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 Service hierarchy
 =================
 
-Service                org.moblin.connman
-Interface      org.moblin.connman.Service
+Service                net.connman
+Interface      net.connman.Service
 Object path    [variable prefix]/{service0,service1,...}
 
-Methods                dict GetProperties()
+Methods                dict GetProperties()  [deprecated]
 
                        Returns properties for the service object. See
                        the properties section for available properties.
 
+                       Usage of this method is highly discouraged. Use
+                       the Manager.GetServices() method instead.
+
                        Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
 
                void SetProperty(string name, variant value)
@@ -19,20 +22,25 @@ Methods             dict GetProperties()
                        changeable. On success a PropertyChanged signal
                        will be emitted.
 
+                       Properties cannot be set for hidden WiFi service
+                       entries or provisioned services.
+
                        Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
                                         [service].Error.InvalidProperty
 
                void ClearProperty(string name)
 
-                       Clears the value of the specified property.
+                       Clears the value of the specified property. Only
+                       the readonly Error property can be cleared using
+                       this method call. When cleared the service is reset
+                       to the idle state.
 
-                       Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
-                                        [service].Error.InvalidProperty
+                       Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidProperty
 
                void Connect()
 
                        Connect this service. It will attempt to connect
-                       WiFi, WiMAX or Bluetooth services.
+                       WiFi or Bluetooth services.
 
                        For Ethernet devices this method can only be used
                        if it has previously been disconnected. Otherwise
@@ -45,6 +53,11 @@ Methods              dict GetProperties()
                        setting a longer D-Bus timeout might be a really
                        good idea.
 
+                       Calling Connect() on a hidden WiFi service entry will
+                       query the missing SSID via the Agent API causing a
+                       WiFi service with the given SSID to be scanned,
+                       created and connected.
+
                        Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
 
                void Disconnect()
@@ -58,7 +71,10 @@ Methods              dict GetProperties()
                        method will fail.
 
                        This method can also be used to abort a previous
-                       connectiong attempt via the Connect method.
+                       connection attempt via the Connect method.
+
+                       Hidden WiFi service entries cannot be disconnected
+                       as they always stay in idle state.
 
                        Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
 
@@ -74,9 +90,15 @@ Methods              dict GetProperties()
                        This is similar to setting the Favorite property
                        to false, but that is currently not supported.
 
-                       Calling this method on Ethernet devices will cause
-                       an error message. It is not possible to remove these
-                       kind of devices.
+                       In the case a connection attempt failed and the
+                       service is in the state "failure", "idle" or
+                       "disconnect", this method can also be used
+                       to reset the service.
+
+                       Calling this method on Ethernet devices, hidden WiFi
+                       services or provisioned services will cause an error
+                       message. It is not possible to remove these kind of
+                       services.
 
                        Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
 
@@ -85,9 +107,6 @@ Methods              dict GetProperties()
                        If a service has been used before, this allows a
                        reorder of the favorite services.
 
-                       The target service object must be part of this
-                       profile. Moving between profiles is not supported.
-
                        Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
 
                void MoveAfter(object service)
@@ -95,11 +114,14 @@ Methods            dict GetProperties()
                        If a service has been used before, this allows a
                        reorder of the favorite services.
 
-                       The target service object must be part of this
-                       profile. Moving between profiles is not supported.
-
                        Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
 
+               void ResetCounters()  [experimental]
+
+                       Reset the counter statistics.
+
+                       Possible Errors: None
+
 Signals                PropertyChanged(string name, variant value)
 
                        This signal indicates a changed value of the given
@@ -110,14 +132,22 @@ Properties        string State [readonly]
                        The service state information.
 
                        Valid states are "idle", "failure", "association",
-                       "configuration" and "ready".
+                       "configuration", "ready", "disconnect" and "online".
+
+                       The "ready" state signals a successfully
+                       connected device. "online" signals that an
+                       Internet connection is available and has been
+                       verified.
+
+                       See doc/overview-api.txt for more information about
+                       state transitions.
 
                string Error [readonly]
 
                        The service error status details.
 
                        When error occur during connection or disconnection
-                       the detailed information are represented in this
+                       the detailed information is represented in this
                        property to help the user interface to present the
                        user with alternate options.
 
@@ -125,17 +155,20 @@ Properties        string State [readonly]
                        the "failure" state. Otherwise it might be empty or
                        not present at all.
 
-                       Current defined error code is "dhcp-failed".
+                       Currently defined error codes are: "out-of-range",
+                       "pin-missing", "dhcp-failed", "connect-failed",
+                       "login-failed", "auth-failed" and "invalid-key".
 
                string Name [readonly]
 
                        The service name (for example "Wireless" etc.)
 
                        This name can be used for directly displaying it in
-                       the application. It has pure informational purpose.
+                       the application. It has pure informational purpose
+                       and no attempt should be made to translate it.
 
-                       For Ethernet devices and hidden WiFi networks it is
-                       not guaranteed that this property is present.
+                       For Ethernet devices and hidden WiFi networks this
+                       property is not present.
 
                string Type [readonly]
 
@@ -145,70 +178,325 @@ Properties       string State [readonly]
                        advanced properties or showing the correct icon
                        to the user.
 
-               string Mode [readonly]
+                       Together with a missing Name property, this can
+                       be used to identify hidden WiFi networks.
+
+               array{string} Security [readonly]
 
                        If the service type is WiFi, then this property is
-                       present and contains the mode of the network. The
-                       possible values are "managed" or "adhoc".
+                       present and contains the list of security methods
+                       or key management settings.
+
+                       Possible values are "none", "wep", "psk", "ieee8021x"
+                       and also "wps".
 
                        This property might be only present for WiFi
                        services.
 
-               string Security [readonly]
+               uint8 Strength [readonly]
 
-                       If the service type is WiFi, then this property is
-                       present and contains the security method or key
-                       management setting.
+                       Indicates the signal strength of the service. This
+                       is a normalized value between 0 and 100.
 
-                       Possible values are "none", "wep", "wpa" and "rsn".
+                       This property will not be present for Ethernet
+                       devices.
 
-                       This property might be only present for WiFi
-                       services.
+               boolean Favorite [readonly]
 
-               string Passphrase [readwrite]
+                       Will be true if a cable is plugged in or the user
+                       selected and successfully connected to this service.
 
-                       If the service type is WiFi, then this property
-                       can be used to store a passphrase.
+                       This value is automatically changed and to revert
+                       it back to false the Remove() method needs to be
+                       used.
 
-                       No PropertyChanged signals will be send for this
-                       property. The PassphraseRequired property should
-                       be monitored instead.
+               boolean Immutable [readonly]
 
-                       This property might also not always be included
-                       since it is protected by a different security policy.
+                       This value will be set to true if the service is
+                       configured externally via a configuration file.
 
-               boolean PassphraseRequired [readonly]
+                       The only valid operations are Connect(), Disconnect()
+                       and changing the AutoConnect property. The Remove()
+                       method will result in an error.
 
-                       If the service type is WiFi, then this property
-                       indicates if a passphrase is required.
+               boolean AutoConnect [readwrite]
 
-                       If a passphrase has been set already or if no
-                       passphrase is needed, then this property will
-                       be set to false.
+                       If set to true, this service will auto-connect
+                       when no other connection is available.
 
-               uint8 Strength [readonly]
+                       The service won't auto-connect while roaming.
 
-                       Indicates the signal strength of the service. This
-                       is a normalized value between 0 and 100.
+                       For favorite services it is possible to change
+                       this value to prevent or permit automatic
+                       connection attempts.
 
-                       This property will not be present for Ethernet
-                       devices.
+               boolean Roaming [readonly]
 
-               boolean Favorite [readonly]
+                       This property indicates if this service is roaming.
 
-                       Will be true if a cable is plugged in or the user
-                       selected and successfully connected to this service.
+                       In the case of Cellular services this normally
+                       indicates connections to a foreign provider when
+                       traveling abroad.
+
+               array{string} Nameservers [readonly]
+
+                       The list of currently active nameservers for this
+                       service. If the server is not in READY or ONLINE
+                       state than this list will be empty.
+
+                       Global nameservers are automatically added to this
+                       list. The array represents a sorted list of the
+                       current nameservers. The first one has the highest
+                       priority and is used by default.
+
+                       When using DHCP this array represents the nameservers
+                       provided by the network. In case of manual settings,
+                       the ones from Nameservers.Configuration are used.
+
+               array{string} Nameservers.Configuration [readwrite]
+
+                       The list of manually configured domain name
+                       servers. Some cellular networks don't provide
+                       correct name servers and this allows for an
+                       override.
+
+                       This array is sorted by priority and the first
+                       entry in the list represents the nameserver with
+                       the highest priority.
+
+                       When using manual configuration and no global
+                       nameservers are configured, then it is useful
+                       to configure this setting.
+
+                       Changes to the domain name servers can be done
+                       at any time. It will not cause a disconnect of
+                       the service. However there might be small window
+                       where name resolution might fail.
+
+               array{string} Timeservers [readonly]
+
+                       The list of currently active timeservers for this
+                       service. If the server is not in READY or ONLINE
+                       state than this list will be empty.
+
+               array{string} Timeservers.Configuration [readwrite]
+
+                       The list of manually configured time servers.
+
+                       The first entry in the list represents the
+                       timeserver with the highest priority.
+
+                       When using manual configuration this setting
+                       is useful to override all the other timeserver
+                       settings. This is service specific, hence only
+                       the values for the default service are used.
+
+                       Changes to this property will result in restart
+                       of NTP query.
+
+               array{string} Domains [readonly]
+
+                       The list of currently used search domains taken
+                       from Domains.Configurations if set, otherwise a
+                       domain name if provided by DHCP or VPNs.
+
+               array{string} Domains.Configuration [readwrite]
+
+                       The list of manually configured search domains.
+
+               dict IPv4 [readonly]
+
+                       string Method [readonly]
+
+                               Possible values are "dhcp", "manual", "auto"
+                               and "off".
+
+                               It could be "auto" in case address was got
+                               through IPv4LL after DHCP failed. In this
+                               case also IPv4.Configuration will become
+                               "auto" to allow user to ask for a DHCP
+                               address at any time.
+
+                               The value "fixed" indicates an IP address
+                               that can not be modified. For example
+                               cellular networks return fixed information.
+
+                       string Address [readonly]
+
+                               The current configured IPv4 address.
+
+                       string Netmask [readonly]
+
+                               The current configured IPv4 netmask.
+
+                       string Gateway [readonly]
+
+                               The current configured IPv4 gateway.
+
+               dict IPv4.Configuration [readwrite]
+
+                       Same values as IPv4 property. The IPv4 represents
+                       the actual system configuration while this allows
+                       user configuration.
+
+                       Changing these settings will cause a state change
+                       of the service. The service will become unavailable
+                       until the new configuration has been successfully
+                       installed.
+
+               dict IPv6 [readonly]
+
+                       string Method [readonly]
+
+                               Possible values are "auto", "manual", "6to4"
+                               and "off".
+
+                               The value "fixed" indicates an IP address
+                               that can not be modified. For example
+                               cellular networks return fixed information.
+                               The value "6to4" is returned if 6to4 tunnel
+                               is created by connman. The tunnel can only be
+                               created if method was set to "auto" by the
+                               user. User cannot set the method to "6to4".
+
+                       string Address [readonly]
+
+                               The current configured IPv6 address.
+
+                       uint8 PrefixLength [readonly]
+
+                               The prefix length of the IPv6 address.
+
+                       string Gateway [readonly]
+
+                               The current configured IPv6 gateway.
+
+                       string Privacy [readonly]
+
+                               Enable or disable IPv6 privacy extension
+                               that is described in RFC 4941. The value
+                               has only meaning if Method is set to "auto".
+
+                               Value "disabled" means that privacy extension
+                               is disabled and normal autoconf addresses are
+                               used.
+
+                               Value "enabled" means that privacy extension is
+                               enabled and system prefers to use public
+                               addresses over temporary addresses.
+
+                               Value "prefered" means that privacy extension is
+                               enabled and system prefers temporary addresses
+                               over public addresses.
+
+                               Default value is "disabled".
+
+               dict IPv6.Configuration [readwrite]
+
+                       Same values as IPv6 property. The IPv6 represents
+                       the actual system configuration while this allows
+                       user configuration.
+
+                       Changing these settings will cause a state change
+                       of the service. The service will become unavailable
+                       until the new configuration has been successfully
+                       installed.
+
+               dict Proxy [readonly]
+
+                       string Method [readonly]
+
+                               Possible values are "direct", "auto" and
+                               "manual".
+
+                               In case of "auto" method, the URL file can be
+                               provided unless you want to let DHCP/WPAD
+                               auto-discover to be tried. In such case if DHCP
+                               and WPAD auto-discover methods fails then
+                               method will be "direct".
+
+                               In case of "direct" no additional information
+                               are provided. For the "manual" method the
+                               Servers have to be set, Excludes is optional.
+
+                       string URL [readonly]
+
+                               Automatic proxy configuration URL. Used by
+                               "auto" method.
+
+                       array{string} Servers [readonly]
+
+                               Used when "manual" method is set.
+
+                               List of proxy URIs. The URI without a protocol
+                               will be interpreted as the generic proxy URI.
+                               All others will target a specific protocol and
+                               only once.
+
+                               Example for generic proxy server entry would
+                               be like this: "server.example.com:911".
+
+                       array{string} Excludes [readonly]
+
+                               Used when "manual" method is set.
+
+                               List of hosts which can be accessed directly.
+
+               dict Proxy.Configuration [readwrite]
+
+                       Same values as Proxy property. The Proxy represents
+                       the actual system configuration while this allows
+                       user configuration.
+
+                       If "auto" method is set with an empty URL, then
+                       DHCP/WPAD auto-discover will be tried. Otherwise the
+                       specified URL will be used.
+
+               dict Provider [readonly]
+
+                       string Host [readonly]
+
+                               VPN host IP.
+
+                       string Domain [readonly]
+
+                               VPN Domain.
+
+                       string Name [readonly]
+
+                               VPN provider Name.
+
+                       string Type [readonly]
+
+                               VPN provider type.
+
+               dict Ethernet [readonly]
+
+                       string Method [readonly]
+
+                               Possible values are "auto" and "manual".
+
+                       string Interface [readonly]
+
+                               Interface name (for example eth0).
+
+                       string Address [readonly]
+
+                               Ethernet device address (MAC address).
+
+                       uint16 MTU [readonly]
+
+                               The Ethernet MTU (default is 1500).
+
+                       uint16 Speed [readonly] [deprecated]
 
-                       Setting this property to true has no effect at all
-                       and setting it to false is similar to the Remove()
-                       method. So for now it will be considered a read
-                       only property.
+                               Selected speed of the line.
 
-               string IPv4.Method [readwrite]
+                               This information is not available.
 
-                       The IPv4 configuration method. Possible values here
-                       are "dhcp" and "static".
+                       string Duplex [readonly] [deprecated]
 
-               string IPv4.Address [readwrite]
+                               Selected duplex settings of the line.
+                               Possible values are "half" and "full".
 
-                       The current configured IPv4 address.
+                               This information is not available.