Choosing cross-distro DBus implementation
I'm trying to write a systemd daemon which should register new service in SDP, listen for RFCOMM connections and exchange some information with other Bluetooth devices. The daemon should be as distro-independent as possible. Since I want to use BlueZ5 I need to make use of DBus (which is new to me).
So here comes my question, will choosing GDBus make my daemon run only on systems with GNOME installed? Or similiarly, will QtDBus only work with KDE? If yes, what should I do to be able to run it on multiple distros?
linux dbus bluez
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I'm trying to write a systemd daemon which should register new service in SDP, listen for RFCOMM connections and exchange some information with other Bluetooth devices. The daemon should be as distro-independent as possible. Since I want to use BlueZ5 I need to make use of DBus (which is new to me).
So here comes my question, will choosing GDBus make my daemon run only on systems with GNOME installed? Or similiarly, will QtDBus only work with KDE? If yes, what should I do to be able to run it on multiple distros?
linux dbus bluez
asked Nov 17 '18 at 16:34
dluuugidluuugi
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IMO glib, gio libraries are the minimal dependency in any desktop distributions. So developing Bluetooth applications based on GDbus should not be a problem for any desktop. You can find some examples here : gist.github.com/parthitce and details here : linumiz.com
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:56
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I'm trying to write a systemd daemon which should register new service in SDP, listen for RFCOMM connections and exchange some information with other Bluetooth devices. The daemon should be as distro-independent as possible. Since I want to use BlueZ5 I need to make use of DBus (which is new to me).
So here comes my question, will choosing GDBus make my daemon run only on systems with GNOME installed? Or similiarly, will QtDBus only work with KDE? If yes, what should I do to be able to run it on multiple distros?
linux dbus bluez
asked Nov 17 '18 at 16:34
dluuugidluuugi
2314
I'm trying to write a systemd daemon which should register new service in SDP, listen for RFCOMM connections and exchange some information with other Bluetooth devices. The daemon should be as distro-independent as possible. Since I want to use BlueZ5 I need to make use of DBus (which is new to me).
So here comes my question, will choosing GDBus make my daemon run only on systems with GNOME installed? Or similiarly, will QtDBus only work with KDE? If yes, what should I do to be able to run it on multiple distros?
linux dbus bluez
linux dbus bluez
asked Nov 17 '18 at 16:34
dluuugidluuugi
2314
asked Nov 17 '18 at 16:34
dluuugidluuugi
2314
asked Nov 17 '18 at 16:34
dluuugidluuugi
2314
asked Nov 17 '18 at 16:34
dluuugidluuugi
2314
asked Nov 17 '18 at 16:34
dluuugidluuugi
2314
2314
2
IMO glib, gio libraries are the minimal dependency in any desktop distributions. So developing Bluetooth applications based on GDbus should not be a problem for any desktop. You can find some examples here : gist.github.com/parthitce and details here : linumiz.com
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:56
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IMO glib, gio libraries are the minimal dependency in any desktop distributions. So developing Bluetooth applications based on GDbus should not be a problem for any desktop. You can find some examples here : gist.github.com/parthitce and details here : linumiz.com
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:56
2
2
IMO glib, gio libraries are the minimal dependency in any desktop distributions. So developing Bluetooth applications based on GDbus should not be a problem for any desktop. You can find some examples here : gist.github.com/parthitce and details here : linumiz.com
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:56
IMO glib, gio libraries are the minimal dependency in any desktop distributions. So developing Bluetooth applications based on GDbus should not be a problem for any desktop. You can find some examples here : gist.github.com/parthitce and details here : linumiz.com
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:56
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From the freedesktop wiki
The low-level libdbus reference library has no required dependencies;
the reference bus daemon's only required dependency is an XML parser
(expat). Higher-level bindings specific to particular frameworks (Qt,
GLib, Java, C#, Python, etc.) add more dependencies, but can make more
assumptions and are thus much simpler to use. The bindings evolve
separately from the low-level libdbus, so some are more mature and
ABI-stable than others; check the docs for the binding you plan to
use.
So you can be as platform independent as you want.
Parthiban's suggestion in the comments is probably your best bet, since even the libdbus developers recommend GDBus as the better option.
A nice overview of your options can be found here.
answered Nov 17 '18 at 16:56
Niall CosgroveNiall Cosgrove
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You are correct. But using libdbus means If you use this low-level API directly, you're signing up for some pain (copied from dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/api/html)
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:43
1
Niall’s answer is good. You may find some additional detail on the differences between the different D-Bus client libraries here: stackoverflow.com/a/44696835/2931197.
– Philip Withnall
Nov 18 '18 at 12:59
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From the freedesktop wiki
The low-level libdbus reference library has no required dependencies;
the reference bus daemon's only required dependency is an XML parser
(expat). Higher-level bindings specific to particular frameworks (Qt,
GLib, Java, C#, Python, etc.) add more dependencies, but can make more
assumptions and are thus much simpler to use. The bindings evolve
separately from the low-level libdbus, so some are more mature and
ABI-stable than others; check the docs for the binding you plan to
use.
So you can be as platform independent as you want.
Parthiban's suggestion in the comments is probably your best bet, since even the libdbus developers recommend GDBus as the better option.
A nice overview of your options can be found here.
answered Nov 17 '18 at 16:56
Niall CosgroveNiall Cosgrove
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You are correct. But using libdbus means If you use this low-level API directly, you're signing up for some pain (copied from dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/api/html)
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:43
1
Niall’s answer is good. You may find some additional detail on the differences between the different D-Bus client libraries here: stackoverflow.com/a/44696835/2931197.
– Philip Withnall
Nov 18 '18 at 12:59
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From the freedesktop wiki
The low-level libdbus reference library has no required dependencies;
the reference bus daemon's only required dependency is an XML parser
(expat). Higher-level bindings specific to particular frameworks (Qt,
GLib, Java, C#, Python, etc.) add more dependencies, but can make more
assumptions and are thus much simpler to use. The bindings evolve
separately from the low-level libdbus, so some are more mature and
ABI-stable than others; check the docs for the binding you plan to
use.
So you can be as platform independent as you want.
Parthiban's suggestion in the comments is probably your best bet, since even the libdbus developers recommend GDBus as the better option.
A nice overview of your options can be found here.
answered Nov 17 '18 at 16:56
Niall CosgroveNiall Cosgrove
1,1681922
3
You are correct. But using libdbus means If you use this low-level API directly, you're signing up for some pain (copied from dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/api/html)
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:43
1
Niall’s answer is good. You may find some additional detail on the differences between the different D-Bus client libraries here: stackoverflow.com/a/44696835/2931197.
– Philip Withnall
Nov 18 '18 at 12:59
add a comment |
From the freedesktop wiki
The low-level libdbus reference library has no required dependencies;
the reference bus daemon's only required dependency is an XML parser
(expat). Higher-level bindings specific to particular frameworks (Qt,
GLib, Java, C#, Python, etc.) add more dependencies, but can make more
assumptions and are thus much simpler to use. The bindings evolve
separately from the low-level libdbus, so some are more mature and
ABI-stable than others; check the docs for the binding you plan to
use.
So you can be as platform independent as you want.
Parthiban's suggestion in the comments is probably your best bet, since even the libdbus developers recommend GDBus as the better option.
A nice overview of your options can be found here.
answered Nov 17 '18 at 16:56
Niall CosgroveNiall Cosgrove
1,1681922
From the freedesktop wiki
The low-level libdbus reference library has no required dependencies;
the reference bus daemon's only required dependency is an XML parser
(expat). Higher-level bindings specific to particular frameworks (Qt,
GLib, Java, C#, Python, etc.) add more dependencies, but can make more
assumptions and are thus much simpler to use. The bindings evolve
separately from the low-level libdbus, so some are more mature and
ABI-stable than others; check the docs for the binding you plan to
use.
So you can be as platform independent as you want.
Parthiban's suggestion in the comments is probably your best bet, since even the libdbus developers recommend GDBus as the better option.
A nice overview of your options can be found here.
answered Nov 17 '18 at 16:56
Niall CosgroveNiall Cosgrove
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You are correct. But using libdbus means If you use this low-level API directly, you're signing up for some pain (copied from dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/api/html)
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:43
1
Niall’s answer is good. You may find some additional detail on the differences between the different D-Bus client libraries here: stackoverflow.com/a/44696835/2931197.
– Philip Withnall
Nov 18 '18 at 12:59
add a comment |
3
You are correct. But using libdbus means If you use this low-level API directly, you're signing up for some pain (copied from dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/api/html)
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:43
1
Niall’s answer is good. You may find some additional detail on the differences between the different D-Bus client libraries here: stackoverflow.com/a/44696835/2931197.
– Philip Withnall
Nov 18 '18 at 12:59
3
3
You are correct. But using libdbus means If you use this low-level API directly, you're signing up for some pain (copied from dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/api/html)
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:43
You are correct. But using libdbus means If you use this low-level API directly, you're signing up for some pain (copied from dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/api/html)
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:43
1
1
Niall’s answer is good. You may find some additional detail on the differences between the different D-Bus client libraries here: stackoverflow.com/a/44696835/2931197.
– Philip Withnall
Nov 18 '18 at 12:59
Niall’s answer is good. You may find some additional detail on the differences between the different D-Bus client libraries here: stackoverflow.com/a/44696835/2931197.
– Philip Withnall
Nov 18 '18 at 12:59
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IMO glib, gio libraries are the minimal dependency in any desktop distributions. So developing Bluetooth applications based on GDbus should not be a problem for any desktop. You can find some examples here : gist.github.com/parthitce and details here : linumiz.com
– Parthiban
Nov 17 '18 at 17:56