[MM] API changes for 0.8
- From: Aleksander Morgado <aleksander lanedo com>
- To: Network Manager <networkmanager-list gnome org>
- Cc: Ben Chan <benchan google com>
- Subject: [MM] API changes for 0.8
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 14:40:22 +0200
Hey,
We are reviewing the DBus interfaces in ModemManager before making a 0.8
release, and we've come up with several changes to the Modem interface
(see list below). Some of the changes are pretty useful, like being able
to know which are the allowed+preferred mode combinations supported by
the modem before actually trying to change them; or being able to switch
capabilities when supported.
The changes are available in the "aleksander/api-breaks" branch in git
master, please review/test them if you're already using the new
ModemManager. The plan is to get the branch merged to git master soon.
Cheers!
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Changes to the 'Modem' interface
=======================================================================
* MMBearerIpFamily is now flags instead of an enumeration.
* A new 'SupportedIpFamilies' property is given (signature "u"), showing
which are the IP types that we can use when requesting a connection. The
given value is a mask of MMBearerIpFamily flags.
* Renamed 'Bands' property to 'CurrentBands'.
* Renamed 'SetBands()' method to 'SetCurrentBands()'.
* Updated the 'SupportedModes' property to give a list of
allowed+preferred combinations, instead of just a mask with all allowed
ones. Signature changed from "u" to "a(uu)", where each item in the
array is a pair of MMModemMode values (first one mask of allowed modes,
second one a preferred mode). Modems supporting the change of
allowed+preferred modes will expose the combinations they actually
support. E.g.:
$> sudo mmcli -m 0
-------------------------
Modes | supported: 'allowed: 2g; preferred: none
| allowed: 3g; preferred: none
| allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none
| allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: 2g
| allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: 3g
* Merged the 'AllowedModes' and 'PreferredMode' into a single
'CurrentModes' property, with signature "(uu)". The pair of integers has
the same logic as in 'SupportedModes', first one is mask of allowed
modes and second one is a preferred mode.
* Renamed 'SetAllowedModes()' method to 'SetCurrentModes()', and
updated the argument list to have only one item with signature "(uu)"
(allowed mask + preferred). The allowed+preferred combination given must
be one of those listed in 'SupportedModes', otherwise the operation will
fail.
* Renamed 'ModemCapabilities' property to 'SupportedCapabilities', and
also updated the signature from "u" to "au", where each item in the
array is a MMModemCapability mask. Modems supporting the change of
capabilities will expose the combinations they actually support. E.g.:
$> sudo mmcli -m 0
-------------------------
Hardware | supported: 'gsm-umts
| cdma-evdo
| gsm-umts, cdma-evdo'
| current: 'gsm-umts'
* New 'SetCurrentCapabilities()' method, which accepts a "u" specifying
the capability combinations wanted (of those listed in
'SupportedCapabilities'). Changing capabilities with this method will
force a device power-cycle (modem will disappear and probed again). This
method allows to e.g. switch the UML290 from CDMA/EVDO mode to GSM/UMTS
mode, as done with the 'uml290mode' program.
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