From: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@gmail.com>
To: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH BlueZ v2 2/3] client: Prompt user to start scanning on connect command
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 14:22:22 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260408182223.295711-2-luiz.dentz@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260408182223.295711-1-luiz.dentz@gmail.com>
From: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.von.dentz@intel.com>
If connect command don't find the device object make it prompt the
user to start scanning and set discovery filter pattern to given
address and mark it to auto-connect:
[bluetoothctl]> connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX not available
[XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX] Scan and connect (yes,no): y
SetDiscoveryFilter success
Discovery started
[NEW] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
[NEW] BREDR /org/bluez/hci0/dev_XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
[CHG] Device XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Connected: yes
[CHG] BREDR XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Connected: yes
---
client/main.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index cb016a579f31..c04998bb0a9a 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -2210,6 +2210,37 @@ static void connect_reply(DBusMessage *message, void *user_data)
return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
+static void prompt_scan_connect(const char *input, void *user_data)
+{
+ char *address = user_data;
+
+ if (!strcmp(input, "yes") || !strcmp(input, "y")) {
+ dbus_bool_t enable = TRUE;
+
+ free(filter.pattern);
+ filter.pattern = address;
+ filter.auto_connect = true;
+
+ filter.set = false;
+ set_discovery_filter(false);
+
+ if (!g_dbus_proxy_method_call(default_ctrl->proxy,
+ "StartDiscovery",
+ NULL, start_discovery_reply,
+ GUINT_TO_POINTER(enable),
+ NULL)) {
+ bt_shell_printf("Failed to start discovery\n");
+ return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
+ return;
+ }
+
+ free(address);
+
+ return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
static void cmd_connect(int argc, char *argv[])
{
struct connection_data *data;
@@ -2223,7 +2254,9 @@ static void cmd_connect(int argc, char *argv[])
proxy = find_proxy_by_address(default_ctrl->devices, argv[1]);
if (!proxy) {
bt_shell_printf("Device %s not available\n", argv[1]);
- return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ bt_shell_prompt_input(argv[1], "Scan and connect (yes,no):",
+ prompt_scan_connect, strdup(argv[1]));
+ return;
}
data = new0(struct connection_data, 1);
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-08 18:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH BlueZ v2 1/3] device: Fix btd_device_connect_services not discovering Luiz Augusto von Dentz
2026-04-08 18:22 ` Luiz Augusto von Dentz [this message]
2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH BlueZ v2 3/3] client: Stop discovery when connected with filter.auto_connect Luiz Augusto von Dentz
2026-04-08 20:30 ` [BlueZ,v2,1/3] device: Fix btd_device_connect_services not discovering bluez.test.bot
2026-04-09 20:00 ` [PATCH BlueZ v2 1/3] " patchwork-bot+bluetooth
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