Solid/Projects/BlueDevil

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Description

BlueDevil is the codename for the project which aims to integrate the Bluetooth technology into KDE Frameworks and KDE Plasma Desktop. The project is composed of a few components each of them have they own roadmap and maintainer.

List of components since 1.0:

• KDE Bluetooth Agent: Alex Fiestas
• Send File: Alex Fiestas
• kio_obexftp: Alex Fiestas
• kio_bluetooth: Alex Fiestas
• Pairing Wizard: Alex Fiestas
• File receiving: Alex Fiestas
• Control Module: Rafael Fernandez Lopez
• System tray: Rafael Fernandez Lopez

Project Status

The version 1.0 considered as stable has been released and will receive updates as minor versions (1.0.1 will be the first).

The version 1.1 is under a heavy development the roadmap can be found here

Documentation

Currently we're lacking a good End user documentation, help is needed.

How to collaborate

Bluedeivl is a KDE project, so we use the usual ways to communicate to each other, and to work together.

Project Page

Currently BlueDevil is under extragear/base KDE Project Page

Mailing list

We're using the kde-hardware-devel mailing list kde-hardware-devel

Roadmap

BlueDevil 1.1

The focus of 1.1 release will be add more Elegance into BlueDevil, for example by adding a better error hanlding, making things react as the user expect etc... There is not a release date for it, but can be expected somewhere close to KDE 4.6 release.

KDE Bluetooth Agent

Status	Type	Description	Contact
TO DO	Improvement	Support all Bluetooth pairing modes	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>
TO DO	Revision	Be sure that all the helpers work	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>

File receiving

Status	Type	Description	Contact
TO DO	Improvement	Improve notifications	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>

Pairing Wizard

Status	Type	Description	Contact
TO DO	Improvement	Use random 8 digit random PIN	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>
TO DO	Improvement	Detect when a device can introduce the PIN	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>
TO DO	Improvement	Support all Bluetooth pairing modes	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>

Send File

Status	Type	Description	Contact
TO DO	Feature	Send files from dolphin	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>

kio_obexftp

Status	Type	Description	Contact
TO DO	Improvement	We need to have a better error handling, using the kio interface to report the errors	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>
TO DO	Improvement	Improve the overall stability	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>

kio_bluetooth

Status	Type	Description	Contact
IN PROGRESS	Improvement	Show the configured devices first, and discover in the background

Control Module

Status	Type	Description	Contact
TO DO	Feature	Add a Connect button in configure devices (like systray has)	Rafael Fernandez Lopez <[email protected]>

System tray

Status	Type	Description	Contact
DONE	Improvement	Implement a better order in the systray options
DONE	Improvement	Show a overlay icon when a device is connected
DONE	Improvement	Add a tooltip
TO DO	Improvement	Improve way to connect and disconnect services	Rafael Fernández López <[email protected]>
TO DO	Improvement	Global disconnect from device (all services and device itself)	Rafael Fernández López <[email protected]>

BlueDevil 1.2

File Sharing

Status	Type	Description	Contact
TO DO	Feature	Be able to share folders and files	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>
TO DO	Feature	Add a KCM to configure/show the shared files	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>
TO DO	Feature	Indicate in dolphin part with an overlay icon the shared files/folders	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>
TO DO	Feature	Be able to share folders/files directly from dolphinpart	Alex Fiestas <[email protected]>