MozWifiP2pManager

The MozWifiP2pManager is an interface that allows to control Wi-Fi connection with other computers using Wi-Fi Direct.

Properties

This interface also inherits properties from its parent, the EventTarget interface.

MozWifiP2pManager.enabled Read only

Returns a Boolean indicating if the Wi-Fi Direct is enabled

MozWifiP2pManager.groupOwner Read only

Returns a MozWifiP2pGroupOwner representing the owner of the Wi-Fi Direct group. If no group is active, returns null.

Methods

This interface also inherits methods from its parent, the EventTarget interface.

MozWifiP2pManager.setScanEnabled()

Enables, or disables, a Wi-Fi Direct scan and returns a DOMRequest that will report on the success of the operation.

MozWifiP2pManager.connect()

Connects, with a given configuration, to a peer identified by its MAC address and returns a DOMRequest that will report if the connect request has been issued successfully or not (but not about its result).

MozWifiP2pManager.disconnect()

Ends the connection with the peer identified by its  MAC address and returns a DOMRequest that will report if the disconnect request has been issued successfully or not (but not about its result).

MozWifiP2pManager.getPeerList()

Returns a DOMRequest whose result properties, on success, contains a list of peers, their MAC address, their capabilities and their connection status.

MozWifiP2pManager.setPairingConfirmation()

Defines if we accept a given peer or not with an optional PIN if needed and returns a  DOMRequest that will report if the command succeeded or not.

MozWifiP2pManager.setDeviceName()

Sets a new device name, a DOMString and returns a DOMRequest that will report if the command succeeded or not.

Event handlers

MozWifiP2pManager.onpeerinfoupdate

Is the event handler called when the peerinfoupdate event is received. Such an event is sent when the peer list, accessible via the getPeerList() method, is updated.

MozWifiP2pManager.onstatuschange

Is the event handler called when the statuschange event is received. Such an event is sent when

MozWifiP2pManager.onenabled

Is the event handler called when the enabled event is received. Such an event is sent when

MozWifiP2pManager.ondisabled

Is the event handler called when the disabled event is received. Such an event is sent when

Specifications

This is a non-standard API, not on an any standard track.

Browser compatibility

See also

• WiFiDirect API
• Article on Mozilla Hacks about Wi-Fi Direct