meta bug

• bug 904514 - [meta] NetworkManager enhancement

Internal interface changes

Background

• https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/mozilla.dev.b2g/MVwLCASwFF8/X3hhGycCobcJ

Proposal

• http://edgarchen.github.io/HTML_slides/NetworkManager_20140909/

   interface nsINetworkInterface {
     readonly attribute nsINetworkInfo info;
     readonly attribute DOMString httpProxyHost;
     readonly attribute long httpProxyPort;

     void activate();
     void deactivate();     
   };

   interface nsINetworkInfo {
     readonly attribute long type; /* WIFI/MOBILE/MMS/SUPL */
     readonly attribute long state; /* Connected/Disconnected/... */
     readonly attribute DOMString name; /* Interface name: eth0, ... */
     void getAddresses([array, size_is(count)] out wstring ips,
                       [array, size_is(count)] out unsigned long prefixLengths,
                       [retval] out unsigned long count);
     void getGateways([optional] out unsigned long count,
                      [array, size_is(count), retval] out wstring gateways);
     void getDnses([optional] out unsigned long count,
                   [array, size_is(count), retval] out wstring dnses);
   };

Bugs

• bug 990458 - B2G RIL: replace the use of 'network-interface-state-changed' events with updateNetworkInterface() API.
• bug 904542 - B2G NetworkManager: Redefine the nsINetworkInterface
  1. bug 1168021 - [NetworkManager] consider expanding the nsINetworkInterface parameter in NetworkService interface
  2. bug 1167132 - [NetworkManager] move network information into a separate interface
  3. bug 911713 - B2G NetworkManager: Move policy control logic to NetworkManager
  4. bug 1207066 - [NetworkManager] implement nsINetworkInterface.activate()/deactivate() in wifi network interface
  5. bug 1216468 - B2G NetworkManager: provide a flag to indicate network interface's ready state
• bug 928861 - B2G NetworkManager: Provide a more generic function for connecting

Discussion

• 2014-07-14
• 2014-07-17
• 2014-07-21
• 2014-07-28

Routing improvements

Bugs

• bug 997654 - B2G RIL: let each network handle its own host routes
• bug 973543 - B2G RIL: host routes removed unexpectedly when data call is shared
• No bug yet - B2G RIL: add callbacks in routing requests in NetworkService -> done in bug 1126222

Discussion

None

Other improvements

Bugs

• bug 1109479 - B2G tethering: move tethering code out of NetworkManager
• bug 1126222 - B2G NetworkManager: fire 'network-connection-state-changed' after internal work is done (

Discussion

None

Web API changes

Proposal

• https://github.com/johnmwshih/NetworkManagerAPI-Proposal-FirefoxOS/wiki/Network-Manager-Proposed-IDL

Use case

• https://github.com/johnmwshih/NetworkManagerAPI-Proposal-FirefoxOS/wiki/Use-Cases-Review

Bugs

• bug 922584 - B2G RIL: provide WebAPI to setup network connections and expose connection state

Discussion

https://taiwan.etherpad.mozilla.org/1002