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NAME
org.bluez.obex.FileTransfer - BlueZ D-Bus OBEX FileTransfer API documen-
tation
INTERFACE
Service
org.bluez.obex
Interface
org.bluez.obex.FileTransfer1
Object path
[Session object path]
Methods
void ChangeFolder(string folder)
Changes the current folder of the remote device.
Possible errors:
org.bluez.obex.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed
void CreateFolder(string folder)
Creates a new folder in the remote device.
Possible errors:
org.bluez.obex.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed
array{dict} ListFolder()
Returns a dictionary containing information about the current folder
content.
Possible return values:
string Name
Object name in UTF-8 format.
string Type
Either "folder" or "file".
uint64 Size
Object size or number of items in folder.
string Permission
Group, owner and other permission.
uint64 Modified
Last change.
uint64 Accessed
Last access.
uint64 Created
Creation date.
Possible errors:
org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed
object, dict GetFile(string targetfile, string sourcefile)
Copies the contents of the source file (from remote device) to the
target file (on local filesystem).
If an empty target file is given, a name will be automatically gener-
ated for the temporary file.
The returned path represents the newly created transfer, which should
be used to find out if the content has been successfully transferred
or if the operation fails.
The properties of this transfer are also returned along with the ob-
ject path, to avoid a call to GetProperties, see
org.bluez.obex.Transfer(5) for the possible list of properties.
Possible errors:
org.bluez.obex.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed
object, dict PutFile(string sourcefile, string targetfile)
Copies the contents of the source file (from local filesystem) to the
target file (on remote device).
The returned path represents the newly created transfer, which should
be used to find out if the content has been successfully transferred
or if the operation fails.
The properties of this transfer are also returned along with the ob-
ject path, to avoid a call to GetProperties, see
org.bluez.obex.Transfer(5) for the possible list of properties.
Possible errors:
org.bluez.obex.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed
void CopyFile(string sourcefile, string targetfile)
Copies the contents from source file to target file on the remote de-
vice.
Possible errors:
org.bluez.obex.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed
void MoveFile(string sourcefile, string targetfile)
Moves a file within the remote device from source file to the target
file.
Possible errors:
;org.bluez.obex.Error.InvalidArguments: :org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed:
void Delete(string file)
Deletes the specified file/folder.
Possible errors:
org.bluez.obex.Error.InvalidArguments
org.bluez.obex.Error.Failed
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