From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: BlueZ development <bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
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Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:11:29 +0200
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Subject: Re: [Bluez-devel] DBUS API - Service Classes as ints?
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Hi Denis,

> What you say makes sense, but I'd like to raise the same question about the 
> Remote device class.  Currently the RemoteDeviceFound and RemoteClassUpdated 
> signals use the numberic form of the device class.   However, 
> GetRemoteMajorClass, GetRemoteMinorClass and GetRemoteServiceClasses use the 
> string format.  Would it make sense to add the GetRemoteClass method which 
> would return the uint32 format as well?  Would certainly make some tasks 
> easier to program than having to rely on RemoteClassUpdated signal.

actually I left it out on purpose at the moment. It is easier to extend
the API than remove a method. Send in a patch and then get opinions from
other people. I am open for it.

> Another question, I noticed that Manufacturer, Company, Revision, Version 
> attributes are not discovered until an initial connection is made.  A user 
> might want to take extra steps to be presented with such information (e.g. 
> remote device properties dialog), and it would be nice if I could force the 
> DBUS API to get that information for me somehow, even if the device has not 
> been previously connected to.  Is there a solution? 

It is not as easy as you think and we didn't had the time to schedule
HCI commands to retrieve this information if they are missing. Feel free
to send in a patch.

Regards

Marcel


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