On Sun, 2008-09-07 at 22:17 +0200, ext Tim Teulings wrote: > Hello! > > A few questions about DBus-based features under maemo. > > I would like to enhance several applications with the following dbus stuff: > * Show list of available networks in WifiInfo using dbus calls (because > querying the kernel interface directly seems to interfere with the > "normal" operation). > * I would like to get information about current network connectivity and > trigger network connectivity on demand. This can be implemented by using > libconic. > * Later on possibly connect to other services and get other events... > > The problem is, that I'm not an Gtk application. So there are IMHO two > possibilities:
I assume you mean you don't use the Glib main loop. Gtk is not needed for D-Bus communication. > * Generate a separate thread that uses a glib main event loop and try to > get libosso and libconic to run using this event loop - communication > with the rest of my application using thread synchronisations. Would > that work? Maybe that would work, but it's certainly a horrible hack. > * I already have a dbus event loop running as part of my internal event > loop. However this is not glib main-loop based, so I would not be able > using libooso, libconic and similar, but have to get the direct dbus > calls from their sources (having to adapt code every time the dbus > interface changes). I think the simplest solution is to use Glib main loop in your program. Otherwise you would need to hack the libraries to work with your non- Glib main loop (which is not impossible, but quite a lot of work). Glib main loop is like the GPL, it contaminates your program :) BR; Kimmo > So here are the questions: > * Does anybody have experience with non-gtk applications and can > recommend on of the two ways? > * Is there any code for accessing the list of wlan access points via dbus? > * How can I develop and test against thus dbus services using scratchbox > developemnt environment. Are there fake-services configured that can be > started and return "enough to test" results. > * Is LibLocation also DBus based? How can I access GPSD from non-Gtk > applications? How can I test accessing the GPS functionality formt eh > scratchbox environment. Is there also a fake-service? > > All information is based on Diablo reference manual. > _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
