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author | Aleksander Morgado <aleksander@lanedo.com> | 2012-02-28 10:47:38 +0100 |
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committer | Aleksander Morgado <aleksander@lanedo.com> | 2012-03-16 14:53:17 +0100 |
commit | c4581af5d910fd5d823f0c7c36fec4e0acd59388 (patch) | |
tree | a9415914f03f8ae626d30b574dee318608889986 /docs/reference/api/ModemManager-dbus-reference.xml | |
parent | 21c0731ad96d3e406f061075584e4f26db17607c (diff) |
docs: set `ModemManager' as module name instead of `mm'
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diff --git a/docs/reference/api/ModemManager-dbus-reference.xml b/docs/reference/api/ModemManager-dbus-reference.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3979731b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/reference/api/ModemManager-dbus-reference.xml @@ -0,0 +1,179 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?> +<!DOCTYPE part PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" +"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [ +]> +<part id="ref-dbus" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"> + <title>D-Bus Reference</title> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-bus-name"> + <title>The <literal>org.freedesktop.ModemManager1</literal> bus name</title> + <para> + The D-Bus name <literal>org.freedesktop.ModemManager1</literal> + on the system bus is used by the ModemManager daemon. + </para> + <para> + If this daemon isn't running, it will be started if D-Bus messages are + sent to the name. + </para> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-standard-interfaces"> + <title>Standard interfaces</title> + <para> + Please refer to the + <ulink url="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html"> + DBus specification at <literal>freedesktop.org</literal> + </ulink> for more information on how to use these standard interfaces. + </para> + <section id="ref-dbus-standard-interfaces-properties"> + <title>org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties</title> + <para> + All objects (<link linkend="ref-dbus-object-manager">Manager</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-modem">Modems</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-bearer">Bearers</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-sim">SIMs</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-sms">SMSs</link>) exported at the + <link linkend="ref-dbus-bus-name"><literal>org.freedesktop.ModemManager1</literal></link> + bus name implement the standard + <ulink url="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#standard-interfaces-properties"> + <literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties</literal> + </ulink> interface. Objects implementing this interface provide a + common way to query for property values and also a generic signal to + get notified about changes in those properties. + </para> + </section> + <section id="ref-dbus-standard-interfaces-introspectables"> + <title>org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable</title> + <para> + All objects (<link linkend="ref-dbus-object-manager">Manager</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-modem">Modems</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-bearer">Bearers</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-sim">SIMs</link>, + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-sms">SMSs</link>) exported at the + <link linkend="ref-dbus-bus-name"><literal>org.freedesktop.ModemManager1</literal></link> + bus name implement the standard + <ulink url="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#standard-interfaces-introspectable"> + <literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable</literal> + </ulink> interface. Objects implementing this interface will provide an + XML-based description of the object and its interfaces. + </para> + </section> + <section id="ref-dbus-standard-interfaces-objectmanager"> + <title>org.freedesktop.DBus.ObjectManager</title> + <para> + The <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-manager">Manager</link> object + exported at the + <link linkend="ref-dbus-bus-name"><literal>org.freedesktop.ModemManager1</literal></link> + bus name implements the standard + <ulink url="http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html#standard-interfaces-objectmanager"> + <literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.ObjectManager</literal> + </ulink> interface. This interface, included in rev. 0.17 of the DBus + specification, allows a generic way to control the addition and removal + of Modem objects, as well as the addition and removal of interfaces in + the given objects. + </para> + </section> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-common-types"> + <title>Common types</title> + <xi:include href="mm-enums.xml"/> + <xi:include href="mm-errors.xml"/> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-object-manager"> + <title>The <literal>/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1</literal> object</title> + <para> + The ModemManager process will export an object at the well-known + path <literal>/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1</literal>. + </para> + <para> + This object, which implements the standard + <link linkend="ref-dbus-standard-interfaces-objectmanager"><literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.ObjectManager</literal></link>, is responsible for managing the list of + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-modem">Modem</link> objects. + </para> + <para> + This object also controls any process-wide operation, such as the log + level being used by the daemon. + </para> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.xml"/> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-object-modem"> + <title>The <literal>/org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems</literal> objects</title> + <para> + Modem objects are exported in DBus with the following path base: + <literal>/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modems/#</literal>, where + <literal>#</literal> indicates a unique unsigned integer which identifies + the object. + </para> + <para> + The Modem objects will export a generic + <link linkend="gdbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem">Modem interface</link> + which includes common features and actions applicable to most modem types. + This interface, among other actions, allows the management (creation, + listing, deletion) of + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-bearer">Bearer</link> objects which can + then be used to request the modem to get in connected state. + </para> + <para> + Modem objects will also export the generic + <link linkend="gdbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Simple">Simple interface</link>. + This interface provides an easy access to the most simple and common + operations that may be performed with the modem, including connection and + disconnection. Users of the Simple interface do not need to take care of + getting the modem registered, and they also don't need to manage the + creation of bearers themselves. All the logic required to get the modem + connected or disconnected is handled by the Simple interface. + </para> + <para> + Modems with specific 3GPP and/or CDMA capabilities will export modem type + specific interfaces, like the + <link linkend="gdbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Modem3gpp">3GPP interface</link> + or the + <link linkend="gdbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.ModemCdma">CDMA interface</link>. + </para> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Simple.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Modem3gpp.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Modem3gpp.Ussd.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.ModemCdma.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Messaging.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Location.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Firmware.xml"/> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Contacts.xml"/> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-object-bearer"> + <title>The <literal>/org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Bearers</literal> objects</title> + <para> + Bearer objects are owned and managed by specific + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-modem">Modem</link> objects. A single Modem + may expose one or more Bearer objects, which can then be used to get the + modem into connected state. + </para> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Bearer.xml"/> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-object-sim"> + <title>The <literal>/org/freedesktop/ModemManager/SIMs</literal> objects</title> + <para> + Broadband modems usually need a SIM card to operate. Each + <link linkend="ref-dbus-object-modem">Modem</link> object will therefore + expose up to one SIM object, which allows SIM-specific actions such as PIN + unlocking. + </para> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Sim.xml"/> + </chapter> + + <chapter id="ref-dbus-object-sms"> + <title>The <literal>/org/freedesktop/ModemManager/SMSs</literal> objects</title> + <para> + Modems implementing the + <link linkend="gdbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Modem.Messaging">Messaging interface</link> + will export one SMS object for each SMS stored in the device. + </para> + <xi:include href="../../../../libmm-common/mm-gdbus-doc-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Sms.xml"/> + </chapter> + +</part> |