From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <465D4072.6030507@rousse.org> Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 11:14:26 +0200 From: Alexander MIME-Version: 1.0 To: BlueZ development References: <465AF314.5090206@rousse.org> <1180411732.21432.119.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> In-Reply-To: <1180411732.21432.119.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> Subject: Re: [Bluez-devel] dbus api Reply-To: BlueZ development List-Id: BlueZ development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Hi Marcel, where can I read or look for examples of a service? I'm confued, how can one make a service available with a name and description? What about listing the currently added local service records? It looks like such a method is missing from the API. If I want to make a rfcomm-based service available on my PC for others, than the right way would be to register a service record with a rfcomm protocol descriptor and than I should bind listening for new connections on rfcomm, right? What do you mean the RFCOMM API is moved to a service? How can I access it? How can I initiate a new rfcomm connection or listen for an incoming one? best regards, Alexander Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > >> I'm working on a C++ library that invokes bluez over dbus. I'm currently >> having some trouble understanding the logic of a local service. Could >> someone explain me the way local services are managed? Like, calling >> RegisterService() of the org.bluez.Database, what does that method do? >> Does it create a new ServiceRecord on hciX? If so, what happens with the >> protocol descriptors of that service record? How can I list all the >> registered services on hciX? I see Add and Update methods for service >> records but no ListServiceRecords()? There is a ListServices() method on >> the manager interface but this interface is just for the /org/bluez >> object path, so this won't give me a list just for hciX. Also, the >> org.bluez.Service interface, does it have anything to do with >> Add/UpdateServiceRecord() methods of the database interface? Can I >> modify the service record (for example the protocol descriptors) of a >> service represented by the org.bluez.Service interface? >> > > a service and a service record are two different things. > > The service is something that is BlueZ based. It normally implements one > or more profile specifications and provides a D-Bus interface to use > them. > > The service record are SDP records that are mandated by the profile > specification. > > You can use both independently. However both are bound to your D-Bus > connection. If you connection dies (meaning your process disconnects) > the service and also the service records will be automatically removed. > > >> What happened with the RFCOMM API? I agree it wasn't very nice by >> forcing you to open /dev/tty* but it was at least something, now there >> isn't anything dbus based. A RFCOMM API with connect(), disconnect(), >> read() and write() will be just great (all dbus based ofcourse, no >> /dev/tty* stuff :) ). >> > > The RFCOMM API has been moved over to a serial service. > > If you don't wanna open /dev/rfcomm* then use Bluetooth RFCOMM sockets > directly. D-Bus is not for transferring data. > > Regards > > Marcel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Bluez-devel mailing list > Bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bluez-devel mailing list Bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-devel