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Manager hierarchy
=================

Service		net.connman
Interface	net.connman.Manager
Object path	/

Methods		dict GetProperties()

			Returns all global system properties. See the
			properties section for available properties.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		void SetProperty(string name, variant value)

			Changes the value of the specified property. Only
			properties that are listed as read-write are
			changeable. On success a PropertyChanged signal
			will be emitted.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
					 [service].Error.InvalidProperty

		array{object,dict} GetTechnologies()

			Returns a list of tuples with technology object
			path and dictionary of technology properties.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		array{object,dict} GetServices()

			Returns a sorted list of tuples with service
			object path and dictionary of service properties.

			This list will not contain sensitive information
			like passphrases etc.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		object ConnectProvider(dict provider)

			Connect to a VPN specified by the given provider
			properties.

			When successful this method will return the object
			path of the VPN service object.

			This method can also be used to connect to an
			already existing VPN.

			This method call will only return in case of an
			error or when the service is fully connected. So
			setting a longer D-Bus timeout might be a really
			good idea.

			When 'SessionMode' property is enabled, this method
			call is disallowed.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		void RegisterAgent(object path)

			Register new agent for handling user requests.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		void UnregisterAgent(object path)

			Unregister an existing agent.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		void RegisterCounter(object path, uint32 accuracy, uint32 period)  [experimental]

			Register a new counter for user notifications.

			The accuracy is specified in kilo-bytes and defines
			a threshold for counter updates. Together with the
			period value it defines how often user space needs
			to be updated. The period value is in seconds.

			This interface is not meant for time tracking. If
			the time needs to be tracked down to the second, it
			is better to have a real timer running inside the
			application than using this interface.

			Also getting notified for every kilo-byte is a bad
			choice (even if the interface supports it). Something
			like 10 kilo-byte units or better 1 mega-byte seems
			to be a lot more reasonable and better for the user.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		void UnregisterCounter(object path)  [experimental]

			Unregister an existing counter.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

		object CreateSession(dict settings, object notifier)  [experimental]

			Create a new session for the application. Every
			application can create multiple session with
			different settings. The settings are described
			as part of the session interface.

			The notifier allows asynchronous notification about
			session specific changes. These changes can be
			for online/offline state or IP address changes or
			similar things the application is required to
			handle.

			Every application should at least create one session
			to inform about its requirements and it purpose.

		void DestroySession(object session)  [experimental]

			Remove the previously created session.

			If an application exits unexpectatly the session
			will be automatically destroyed.

		object path, dict, fd RequestPrivateNetwork(dict options)
								[experimental]

			Request a new Private Network, which includes the
			creation of a tun/tap interface, and IP
			configuration, NAT and IP forwarding on that
			interface.
			An object path, a dictionnary and a file descriptor
			with IP settings are returned.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments
					 [service].Error.NotSupported

		void ReleasePrivateNetwork(object path) [experimental]

			Releases a private network.

			Possible Errors: [service].Error.InvalidArguments

Signals		TechnologyAdded(object path, dict properties)

			Signal that is sent when a new technology is added.

			It contains the object path of the technology and
			also its properties.

		TechnologyRemoved(object path)

			Signal that is sent when a technology has been removed.

			The object path is no longer accessible after this
			signal and only emitted for reference.

		ServicesChanged(array{object, dict}, array{object})

			Signals a list of services that have been changed
			via the first array. And a list of service that
			have been removed via the second array.

			The list of added services is sorted. The dictionary
			with the properties might be empty in case none of
			the properties have changed. Or only contains the
			properties that have changed.

			For newly added services the whole set of properties
			will be present.

			The list of removed services can be empty.

			This signal will only be triggered when the sort
			order of the service list or the number of services
			changes. It will not be emitted if only a property
			of the service object changes. For that it is
			required to watch the PropertyChanged signal of
			the service object.

		PropertyChanged(string name, variant value)

			This signal indicates a changed value of the given
			property.

Properties	string State [readonly]

			The global connection state of a system. Possible
			values are "offline", "idle", "ready" and "online".

			If the device is in offline mode, the value "offline"
			indicates this special global state. It can also be
			retrieved via the OfflineMode property, but is kept
			here for consistency and to differentiate from "idle".

			However when OfflineMode property is true, the State
			property can still be "idle", "ready" or "online"
			since it is possible by the end user to re-enable
			individual technologies like WiFi and Bluetooth while
			in offline mode.

			The states "idle", "ready" and "online" match to
			states from the services. If no service is in
			either "ready" or "online" state it will indicate
			the "idle" state.

			If at least one service is in "ready" state and no
			service is in "online" state, then it will indicate
			the "ready" state.

			When at least one service is in "online" state,
			this property will indicate "online" as well.

		boolean OfflineMode [readwrite]

			The offline mode indicates the global setting for
			switching all radios on or off. Changing offline mode
			to true results in powering down all devices. When
			leaving offline mode the individual policy of each
			device decides to switch the radio back on or not.

			During offline mode, it is still possible to switch
			certain technologies manually back on. For example
			the limited usage of WiFi or Bluetooth devices might
			be allowed in some situations.

		boolean SessionMode [readwrite]  [experminental]

			This disables the auto connect feature. It should be
			enabled when the Session API is used. When SessionMode
			is enabled, 'ConnectService' and 'ConnectProvider'
			method calls are disallowed.

			The default value is false.