astal/docs/libraries/network.md

Network

Wrapper library over networkmanager to better integrate with Astal.

Installation

1. install dependencies

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sudo pacman -Syu meson vala libnm gobject-introspection

sudo dnf install meson gcc valac NetworkManager-libnm-devel gobject-introspection-devel

sudo apt install meson valac libnm-dev gobject-introspection

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2. clone repo

git clone https://github.com/aylur/astal.git
cd astal/lib/network

3. install

meson setup build
meson install -C build

:::tip Most distros recommend manual installs in /usr/local, which is what meson defaults to. If you want to install to /usr instead which most package managers do, set the prefix option:

meson setup --prefix /usr build

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Usage

You can browse the Network reference.

CLI

There is no CLI for this library, use the one provided by networkmanager.

nmcli --help

Library

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import Network from "gi://AstalNetwork"

const network = Network.get_default()

print(network.wifi.ssid)

from gi.repository import AstalNetwork as Network

network = Network.get_default()

print(network.get_wifi().get_ssid())

local Network = require("lgi").require("AstalNetwork")

local network = Network.get_default()

print(network.wifi.ssid)

// Not yet documented

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