examples: add python example for listing devices

2 files changed, 76 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/examples/python/Makefile.am b/examples/python/Makefile.am
index 7fa376ef75..59e16088d4 100644
--- a/examples/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/python/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	list-connections.py \
 	show-bssids.py \
 	disconnect-device.py \
-	get-active-connections.py
-
-
+	get-active-connections.py \
+	list-devices.py
diff --git a/examples/python/list-devices.py b/examples/python/list-devices.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..aa3f31acf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/python/list-devices.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- Mode: python; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+
+import dbus, sys
+
+# This example lists basic information about network interfaces known to NM
+
+devtypes = { 1: "Ethernet",
+             2: "WiFi",
+             5: "Bluetooth",
+             6: "OLPC",
+             7: "WiMAX",
+             8: "Modem" }
+
+states = { 0: "Unknown",
+           10: "Unmanaged",
+           20: "Unavailable",
+           30: "Disconnected",
+           40: "Prepare",
+           50: "Config",
+           60: "Need Auth",
+           70: "IP Config",
+           80: "IP Check",
+           90: "Secondaries",
+           100: "Activated",
+           110: "Deactivating",
+           120: "Failed" }
+
+bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+
+# Get a proxy for the base NetworkManager object
+proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager")
+manager = dbus.Interface(proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager")
+
+# Find the device the user wants to disconnect
+devices = manager.GetDevices()
+for d in devices:
+    dev_proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", d)
+    prop_iface = dbus.Interface(dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties")
+    props = prop_iface.GetAll("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device")
+    print "============================"
+
+    print "Interface: %s" % props['Interface']
+    try: 
+        devtype = devtypes[props['DeviceType']]
+    except KeyError:
+        devtype = "Unknown"
+    print "Type: %s" % devtype
+
+    print "Driver: %s" % props['Driver']
+
+    try:
+        state = states[props['State']]
+    except KeyError:
+        state = "Unknown"
+    print "State: %s" % state
+