GSOC 2013/Student Application Arunjvs/Integrate Proxy(431)

Integrate Proxy Settings with NetworkManager

Overview

Currently Proxy Settings are handled separately (by gnome-control-center in gnome) from NetworkManager. However, since proxy settings are connection dependent, they have to be updated as connections get (de-)activated. NetworkManager which handles that is the perfect place to do it.

Needs Addressed

It makes proxy setting configuration and its propagation to all desktop and console processes automated on a per-connection basis instead of the user setting them each time manually on connection changes.

Relevant Experience: I understand the D-BUS architecture and NetworkManager's code base. I have also thoroughly investigated how applications (of gnome, kde and terminal) seek proxy information as a first step. That said, I understand the concepts of networking and can effortlessly read and write programs in C\C++\bash.

Implementation

An NMProxyManager Gobject derivative class will be added to NetworkManager and initialized during start. This new module will expose the proxy settings over DBUS and call relevant executables to set the proxy settings, as connections get activated\deactivated. For settings, an NMSettingProxy subclass of NMSetting has to be implemented.

Timeline

• Find proxy setting propagation sources Template:Background color
• Get NetworkManager & build on Fedora Template:Background color
• Understand NetworkManager codebase Template:Background color
• Implement NMSettingProxy Template:Background color
• Implement NMProxyManager and its DBUS Interfaces
• Write dispatcher scripts (using gsettings, kwriteconfig, profile.d scripts)
• Make them build-configurable (update Makefiles)
• Test it on gnome, kde and console applications
• Send a pull request

Current Progress

This section will be changing continuously.

Adding NMSettingProxy

Currently doing.