New wpa_supplicand dbus API proposal

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Dan,

> > > O:
> > > /fi/w1.wpa_supplicant1/Interfaces/<interface_number>/Networks/<network_number>
> > > I: fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.Interface.Network
> > > 
> > > P: Enabled (read/write) -> b
> > > P: <wpa_supplicant network block properties> (read/write) -> a{sv}
> > >      - Most properties can be set as strings, but can also be set
> > >        as a byte array if necessary (SSID, BSSID, PSK, etc).  Supplicant
> > >        can autoconvert like it does right now.
> > > 
> > > S: PropertiesChanged -> a{sv}
> > 
> > So what is the difference between Enabled and SelectNetwork() call. This
> > differentiation confused the hell out of me already with the current
> > code. Why do we bother here at all.
> > 
> > Lets just use SelectNetwork() to switch between networks and forget
> > about Enabled stuff. If some network should not be in the list, then
> > just lets use RemoveNetwork().
> 
> If we were to just use SelectNetwork(), how would we completely
> disconnect the supplicant and tell it to stop doing anything?  We could
> make SelectNetwork with a blank object path do that for us.

yeah and that is not gonna work out. D-Bus doesn't allow an empty object
path.

> BTW, enabled/disabled is what allows the supplicant to make the roaming
> decisions for us, so while it doesn't get used by NM right *now*, maybe
> we want to push that sort of thing to the supplicant in the future.
> Currently NM only enables one network at a time.

So personally I think every network we add is part of our roaming
agreement. If we don't want it anymore, we have to remove the network
again. That way we keep it simple.

Maybe we should not have a SelectNetwork at all. Just add/remove
networks and then have a global on/off switch on the Interface
interface.

Regards

Marcel