communication_wifi

• Introduction

• Architecture

• Directory Structure

• Usage

  • Available APIs
  • Usage Guidelines

• Repositories Involved

Introduction

A wireless local area network WLAN uses the radio, infrared, or other technologies to transmit data between devices that are not physically connected with each other. It is widely applied in offices and public places where mobile devices are used.

The WLAN module provides basic WLAN functions, peer-to-peer P2P connection, and WLAN notification, enabling your application to communicate with other devices through a WLAN.

Architecture

Figure 1 WLAN architecture

Directory Structure

/foundation/communication/wifi
├── figures            # Figures
├── interfaces         # APIs
│   ├── innerkits      # Inner APIs
│   └── kits           # WLAN APIs
├── services           # Services
│   └── wifi_standard  # Service implementation
├── tests              # Test code
│   └── wifi_standard  # Test code for the service implementation module
└── utils              # Utility functions
    ├── inc            # Header directory for utility functions
    └── src            # Implementation directory for utility functions

Usage

Available APIs

The following table describes JavaScript APIs in @ohos.wifi available for basic WLAN functions.

Table 1 Major JavaScript APIs available for basic WLAN functions

API	Description	Required Permission
function enableWifi(): boolean	Enables WLAN.	NA
function disableWifi(): boolean	Disables WLAN.	NA
function isWifiActive(): boolean	Checks whether WLAN is enabled.	NA
function scan(): boolean	Starts a WLAN scan.	NA
function getScanInfos(): Promise<Array<WifiScanInfo>> function getScanInfos(callback: AsyncCallback<Array<WifiScanInfo>>): void	Obtains the WLAN scan result. This API can be called in either callback or promise mode.	NA
function addDeviceConfig(config: WifiDeviceConfig): Promise<number> function addDeviceConfig(config: WifiDeviceConfig, callback: AsyncCallback<number>): void	Adds a WLAN hotspot configuration. This API can be called in either callback or promise mode.	NA
function connectToNetwork(networkId: number): boolean	Sets up a WLAN based on the hotspot configuration ID.	NA
function connectToDevice(config: WifiDeviceConfig): boolean	Sets up a WLAN based on the hotspot configuration.	NA
function disconnect(): boolean	Disconnects from a WLAN.	NA
function getSignalLevel(rssi: number, band: number): number	Obtains the WLAN signal strength.	NA

Usage Guidelines

Before invoking WLAN JavaScript APIs, you need to import the @ohos.wifi_native_js class.

import wf from '@ohos.wifi'; // Import the @ohos.wifi class.

• Obtaining the WLAN state

1. Call the isWifiActive​() method to check whether WLAN is enabled.

   var isWifiActive = wf.isWifiActive(); // Value true indicates that WLAN is enabled, and false indicates the opposite.
   

• Starting a scan and obtaining the scan result

1. Call the scan​() method to start a scan.

2. Call the getScanInfoList​() method to obtain the scan result.

   // Start a scan.
   var isScanSuccess = wf.scan(); // true
   
   // Wait for some time.
   
   // Obtain the scan result.
   wf.getScanInfos((err, result) => {
       if (err) {
           console.error("get scan info error");
           return;
       }
   
       var len = Object.keys(result).length;
       console.log("get scan info number: " + len);
       for (var i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
           console.info("ssid: " + result[i].ssid);
           console.info("bssid: " + result[i].bssid);
           console.info("securityType: " + result[i].securityType);
           console.info("rssi: " + result[i].rssi);
           console.info("band: " + result[i].band);
           console.info("frequency: " + result[i].frequency);
           console.info("timestamp: " + result[i].timestamp);
       }
   });
   

Set up a WLAN connection.

1. Call addDeviceConfig to add a hotspot configuration, and set up a WLAN based on the hotspot configuration ID or by calling connectToDevice with the hotspot configuration passed.

   // Configure WLAN information.
   var config = {
       "ssid":"test_wifi",
       "bssid":"",
       "preSharedKey":"12345678",
       "isHiddenSsid":false,
       "securityType":3,
   }
   
   Method 1:
   // Add a hotspot configuration.
   wf.addDeviceConfig(config, (err, result) => {
       if (err) {
           console.error("add device config error");
           return;
       }
       console.info("config id: " + result);
       // Set up a WLAN based on the hotspot configuration ID.
       wf.connectToNetwork(result);
   });
   
   Method 2:
   // Set up a WLAN by calling connectToDevice with the hotspot configuration passed.
   wf.connectToDevice(config);
   

Repositories Involved

communication_wifi