cariflex/tools/EVerest-main/modules/Misc/Setup

Setup module API documentation

This module is responsible for setup tasks that might need privileged access, for example wifi configuration.

If not run as root user, set at least the following capabilities in your EVerest config file: CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE. They will be passed on to the child processes such as wpa_cli etc.

Periodically published variables

everest_api/setup/var/supported_setup_features

This variable is published periodically and contains a JSON object with the supported features in the following form:

{
    "localization": true,
    "setup_simulation": true,
    "setup_wifi": true
}

everest_api/setup/var/hostname

This variable is published periodically and contains the hostname.

Commands and variables published in response

everest_api/setup/cmd/scan_wifi

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic a list of available wifi networks is published on the following topic: everest_api/setup/var/wifi_info

with the following payload format:

[
    {
        "bssid": "00:11:22:33:44:55",
        "flags": [
            "WPA2-PSK-CCMP",
            "ESS"
        ],
        "frequency": 2437,
        "signal_level": -41,
        "ssid": "Example"
    },
    {
        "bssid": "66:77:88:99:aa:bb",
        "flags": [
            "WPA2-PSK-CCMP",
            "ESS"
        ],
        "frequency": 5180,
        "signal_level": -56,
        "ssid": "Example2"
    }
]

additionally general network device information is published on the following topic: everest_api/setup/var/network_device_info

with the following payload format:

[
    {
        "blocked": false,
        "interface": "wlan0",
        "ipv4": ["192.0.2.23"],
        "ipv6": ["2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:23"],
        "mac": "00:11:22:33:44:55",
        "rfkill_id": "0",
        "wireless": true
    },
    {
        "blocked": false,
        "interface": "eth0",
        "ipv4": "192.0.2.42",
        "ipv6": ["2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:42"],
        "mac": "11:22:33:44:55:66",
        "rfkill_id": "",
        "wireless": false
    }
]

additionally the list of configured wifi networks is published to the following topic: everest_api/setup/var/configured_networks

with the following payload format:

[
    {
        "connected": true,
        "interface": "wlan0",
        "network_id": 0,
        "signal_level": -56,
        "ssid": "Example"
    },
    {
        "connected": false,
        "interface": "wlan0",
        "network_id": 1,
        "signal_level": -100,
        "ssid": "Example2"
    }
]

everest_api/setup/cmd/enable_wifi_scanning

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic the list of available wifi networks and general network device information just mentioned is published periodically.

everest_api/setup/cmd/disable_wifi_scanning

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic the list of available wifi networks and general network device information stops being periodically published.

everest_api/setup/cmd/rfkill_unblock

If a rfkill_id is published to this topic the wifi interface with this id will be unblocked.

everest_api/setup/cmd/rfkill_block

If a rfkill_id is published to this topic the wifi interface with this id will be blocked.

everest_api/setup/cmd/list_configured_networks

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic the list of configured wifi networks is published to the following topic: everest_api/setup/var/configured_networks

with the following payload format:

[
    {
        "connected": true,
        "interface": "wlan0",
        "network_id": 0,
        "ssid": "Example"
    },
    {
        "connected": false,
        "interface": "wlan0",
        "network_id": 1,
        "ssid": "Example2"
    }
]

everest_api/setup/cmd/add_network

To add a wifi network a payload with the following format must be published to this topic:

{
    "interface": "wlan0",
    "ssid": "Example",
    "psk": "20fcb529dee0aad11b0568f553942850d06e4c4531c0d75b35345d580b300f78"
}

The PSK field can represent the passphrase instead using escaped quotes:

{
    "interface": "wlan0",
    "ssid": "Example",
    "psk": "\"A_valid_passphrase\""
}

For open WiFi networks the psk must be an empty string "psk": "".

For hidden networks an optional item is needed:

{
    "interface": "wlan0",
    "ssid": "Example",
    "psk": "\"A_valid_passphrase\"",
    "hidden": true
}

When hidden is not supplied then it is assumed to be false.

everest_api/setup/cmd/enable_network

To enable a wifi network a payload with the following format must be published to this topic:

{
    "interface": "wlan0",
    "network_id": 0
}

everest_api/setup/cmd/disable_network

To disable a wifi network a payload with the following format must be published to this topic:

{
    "interface": "wlan0",
    "network_id": 0
}

everest_api/setup/cmd/select_network

To select a wifi network a payload with the following format must be published to this topic:

{
    "interface": "wlan0",
    "network_id": 0
}

everest_api/setup/cmd/remove_network

To remove a wifi network a payload with the following format must be published to this topic:

{
    "interface": "wlan0",
    "network_id": 0
}

everest_api/setup/cmd/remove_all_networks

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic all wifi networks will be removed.

everest_api/setup/cmd/enable_ap

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic a wireless access point will be enabled on the interface configured in the module config.

everest_api/setup/cmd/disable_ap

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic the wireless access point will be disabled.

everest_api/setup/cmd/check_online_status

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic a ping will be sent to the host configured in the configuration key "online_check_host". Depending on the success of this ping a status of "online" or "offline" will be reported on the following topic: everest_api/setup/var/online_status

everest_api/setup/cmd/reboot

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic the system will reboot.

Application Info / Localization

everest_api/setup/cmd/set_mode

If a mode private or public is published to this topic it will be stored permanently.

everest_api/setup/cmd/set_initialized

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic the system will be marked as "initialized" permanently.

everest_api/setup/cmd/reset_initialized

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic the system will be marked as "uninitialized" permanently.

everest_api/setup/cmd/change_default_language

You can set a three-letter language code to be set as the default language which will be stored permanently.

everest_api/setup/cmd/change_current_language

You can set a three-letter language code to be set as the current language.

everest_api/setup/cmd/get_application_info

If any arbitrary payload is published to this topic a application info object is published to the following topic: everest_api/setup/var/application_info

with the following payload format:

{
    "initialized": true,
    "mode": "private",
    "default_language": "eng",
    "current_language": "ger"
}