bluez/doc/gatt-api.txt
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BlueZ D-Bus GATT API description
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GATT local and remote services share the same high-level D-Bus API. Local
refers to GATT based service exported by a BlueZ plugin or an external
application. Remote refers to GATT services exported by the peer.
BlueZ acts as a proxy, translating ATT operations to D-Bus method calls and
Properties (or the opposite). Support for D-Bus Object Manager is mandatory for
external services to allow seamless GATT declarations (Service, Characteristic
and Descriptors) discovery.
Releasing a registered GATT service is not defined yet. Any API extension
should avoid breaking the defined API, and if possible keep an unified GATT
remote and local services representation.
Service hierarchy
=================
GATT remote and local service representation. Object path for local services
is freely definable.
External applications implementing local services must register the services
using GattManager1 registration method and must implement the methods and
properties defined in GattService1 interface.
Service org.bluez
Interface org.bluez.GattService1 [Experimental]
Object path [variable prefix]/{hci0,hci1,...}/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX/serviceXX
Properties string UUID [read-only]
128-bit service UUID.
array{object} Includes [read-only]: Not implemented
Array of object paths representing the included
services of this service.
Characteristic hierarchy
========================
For local GATT defined services, the object paths need to follow the service
path hierarchy and are freely definable.
Service org.bluez
Interface org.bluez.GattCharacteristic1 [Experimental]
Object path [variable prefix]/{hci0,hci1,...}/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX/serviceXX/charYYYY
Properties string UUID [read-only]
128-bit characteristic UUID.
object Service [read-only]
Object path of the GATT service the characteristc
belongs to.
array{byte} Value [read-write]
Value read from the remote Bluetooth device or from
the external application implementing GATT services.
array{string} Flags [read-only, optional]
Defines how the characteristic value can be used. See
Core spec "Table 3.5: Characteristic Properties bit
field", and "Table 3.8: Characteristic Extended
Properties bit field". Allowed values:
"broadcast"
"read"
"write-without-response"
"write"
"notify"
"indicate"
"authenticated-signed-writes"
"reliable-write"
"writable-auxiliaries"
Characteristic Descriptors hierarchy
====================================
Local or remote GATT characteristic descriptors hierarchy.
Service org.bluez
Interface org.bluez.GattDescriptor1 [Experimental]
Object path [variable prefix]/{hci0,hci1,...}/dev_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX_XX/serviceXX/charYYYY/descriptorZZZ
Properties string UUID [read-only]
128-bit descriptor UUID.
object Characteristic [read-only]
Object path of the GATT characteristc the descriptor
belongs to.
array{byte} Value [read-write]
Raw characteristic descriptor value read from the
remote Bluetooth device or from the external
application implementing GATT services.
string Permissions [read-only]: To be defined
Defines read/write authentication and authorization
requirements.
Service Manager hierarchy
=============================
Service Manager allows external applications to register GATT based
services. Services must follow the API for Service and Characteristic
described above.
Local GATT services, characteristics and characteristic descriptors are
discovered automatically using the D-Bus Object Manager interface.
Service org.bluez
Interface org.bluez.GattManager1 [Experimental]
Object path /org/bluez
Methods RegisterService(object service, dict options)
Registers remote application service exported under
interface GattService1. Characteristic objects must
be hierarchical to their service and must use the
interface GattCharacteristic1. D-Bus Object Manager
is used to fetch the exported objects.
"service" object path together with the D-Bus system
bus connection ID define the identification of the
application registering a GATT based service.
Possible errors: org.bluez.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.Error.AlreadyExists
UnregisterService(object service)
This unregisters the service that has been
previously registered. The object path parameter
must match the same value that has been used
on registration.
Possible errors: org.bluez.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.Error.DoesNotExist