Wifi Connectivity Manager

The app exposes a REST API to control wifi connectivity. Using the right network interface, it is possible to connect and disconnect from wifi networks, but also store and manage network configurations in /etc/network/interfaces and in a Sqlite3 database.

The app runs with Python 2.7.

Option 1: system install

Make sure pip is installed on your system, then set up the environment:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Launch the app by running the bash script: wifi_manager/interpreter/python_wifi.sh.

Option 2: venv install

Create a virtual environment and install the requirements:

virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python .venv
. .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
deactivate

Launch the app by running the bash script: wifi_manager/interpreter/python_venv.sh.

REST API specification

The app listens by default on port 5000. Every request to the REST API must include the following header:

X-Api-Key: <API KEY HERE>

Here is a list of all API requests, the parameters they accept, and their purpose:

Request	Parameters	Purpose
GET /networks		retrieve all network configurations stored in /etc/network/interfaces
GET /networks/gps		retrieve all network configurations stored in /etc/network/interfaces, including GPS location
GET /ifaces		retrieve all active network interfaces
GET /ifaces/addr		retrieve all active network interfaces and their IP addresses
GET /scan/<iface>	iface: the wifi network interface	scan a network interface for available wifi networks
GET /status/<iface>	iface: the wifi network interface	find whether the given interface is connected to a network
GET /available/<iface>	iface: the wifi network interface	find the best Wi-Fi network available, if any
GET /location/<ssid>	ssid: the name of the wifi network	retrieve the location of a Wi-Fi network
POST /enable/<iface>	iface: the wifi network interface	enable a network interface
POST /disable/<iface>	iface: the wifi network interface	disable a network interface
POST /networks/<iface>:<ssid>:<lat>:<lng>	iface: the wifi network interface; ssid: the name of the wifi network; lat: latitude; lng: longitude	store the configuration of an open wifi network in /etc/network/interfaces
POST /networks/<iface>:<ssid>:<lat>:<lng>:<passkey>	iface: the wifi network interface; ssid: the name of the wifi network; lat: latitude; lng: longitude; passkey: password of the secured wifi network	store the configuration of a secured wifi network in /etc/network/interfaces
POST /connect/<iface>:<ssid>:<lat>:<lng>	iface: the wifi network interface; ssid: the name of the wifi network; lat: latitude; lng: longitude	connect to an open wifi network
POST /connect/<iface>:<ssid>:<lat>:<lng>:<passkey>	iface: the wifi network interface; ssid: the name of the wifi network; lat: latitude; lng: longitude; passkey: password of the secured wifi network	connect to a secured wifi network
DELETE /networks/<iface>:<ssid>	iface: the wifi network interface; ssid: the name of the wifi network	delete a network configuration from /etc/network/interfaces and sqlite database
DELETE /networks		delete all network configurations from /etc/network/interfaces and sqlite database