Solid/Projects/BlueDevil

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How we work

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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

Debugging

BlueDevil is composed by a set of components, some of them are debugged in a completely different way.

KIO's

The kio's are the hardest part of bluedevil to debug:

  • Execute kdebugdialog --fullmode
  • Select kio_bluetooth or kio_obexftp
  • In all 4 sections choose the "File" option, and introduce an output path (for example /home/youruser/kio_obexftp.txt

In case that the bug is reproducible in Konqueror and Dolphin, use the first is prefered.

KCM

Try to reproduce the bug only using the affected module. For example in case that the affected module were filetransfer, you should execute: kcmshell4 bluedevilfiletransfer

To get a complete list you can execute: kcmshell4 --list | grep bluedevil

Wizard

Execute kdebugdialog, search "bluedevil" and activate everything. Then execute bluedevil-wizard in the terminal and provide the output.

Systray

Try to reproduce the bug step by step, restarting all bluedevil (in the KCM)

Reporting

And finally, we're using http://bugs.kde.org, search twice before post a new bug. If a developer ask for feedback, and it is not provided within the following 30 days, the bug may be closed.

Releases

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
TODO Improvement Support all Bluetooth pairing modes <[email protected]>
TODO Revision Be sure that all the helpers work <[email protected]>

File receiving

Status Type Description Contact
TODO Improvement Improve notifications <[email protected]>

Pairing Wizard

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

Send File

Status Type Description Contact
TODO Feature Send files from dolphin <[email protected]>
TODO Feature Add error handling around <[email protected]>

kio_obexftp

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

kio_bluetooth

Status Type Description Contact
IN PROGRESS Improvement Show the configured devices first, and discover in the background <[email protected]>

Control Module

Status Type Description Contact
TODO Feature Add a Connect button in configure devices (like systray has) <[email protected]>

System tray

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

BlueDevil 1.2

File Sharing

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