55 lines
2.2 KiB
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55 lines
2.2 KiB
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# bthandler
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A simple interactive tool to:
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- connect to already paired devices
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- disconnect bluetooth devices
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- pair new ones
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- unpair already paired devices
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- turn bluetooth on/off
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- blacklist paired devices to not be listed in connection selection
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- trust devices
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all via dmenu. Should be easily extendable by editing the `actions` string.
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<img src="/../assets/cropped.png" alt="cropped preview" width="1800">
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# Installation
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Edit the Makefile to reflect your preffered installation destination. Then, simply
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```bash
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make install
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```
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**Note:** If you don't change the Makefile `sudo` is not required and might break the blacklist and hardcoded pair list.
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Afterwards, invoking `bt` will start the menu.
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# Clear blacklist/pairlist
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Since `bluetoothctl paired-devices` seems to be hugely unreliable in listing paired devices, bthandler has a seperate list for all devices paired through bthandler.
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There is also a blacklist available to not display certain devices, which might be useful for autoconnection Bluetooth mice for example.
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To clear these files, simply run
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```bash
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make clear
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```
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and these files will be reset to their inital, empty state.
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**Note:** If for some reason `bluetoothctl paired-devices` works for you dont worry, bthandler lists all devices returned from `bluetoothctl` and it's own paired devices list. (Duplicates are not displayed.)
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# Uninstall
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To uninstall you might follow that it's a simple
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```bash
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make uninstall
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```
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If you have troubles with an uninstall, _additionally_ run `which bt | xargs rm`.
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# TODO
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- start scanning for new devices immediately at execution to save time when pairing new devices -> **Implemented**
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- auto-trust newly paired devices/trust device via dmenu -> **Implemented changeable via the AUTOTRUST variable in the beginning of bt, menu display adjusts accordingly**
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- blacklist devices via dmenu -> **Implemented** (action is hidden, but typing `blacklist` as your choice will reveal the menu)
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- update bthandler internal paired devices list if something new shows up via `bluetoothctl paired-devices` not already listed in the paired devices file -> **Implemented**
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- only show disconnect option if devices are already connected -> **Implemented**
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- find a way to get something similar to `grep -vf` without the need of temp files.
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