NetworkManager/examples/python/dbus/add-connection.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
#
# Copyright (C) 2010 - 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
#

#
# This example adds a new ethernet connection via the AddConnection()
# D-Bus call, using the new 'ipv4.address-data' and 'ipv4.gateway'
# settings introduced in NetworkManager 1.0. Compare
# add-connection-compat.py, which will work against older versions of
# NetworkManager as well.
#
# Configuration settings are described at
# https://developer.gnome.org/NetworkManager/1.0/ref-settings.html
#

import dbus, uuid

s_wired = dbus.Dictionary({"duplex": "full"})

s_con = dbus.Dictionary(
    {"type": "802-3-ethernet", "uuid": str(uuid.uuid4()), "id": "MyConnectionExample"}
)

addr1 = dbus.Dictionary({"address": "10.1.2.3", "prefix": dbus.UInt32(8)})

s_ip4 = dbus.Dictionary(
    {
        "address-data": dbus.Array([addr1], signature=dbus.Signature("a{sv}")),
        "gateway": "10.1.2.1",
        "method": "manual",
    }
)

s_ip6 = dbus.Dictionary({"method": "ignore"})

con = dbus.Dictionary(
    {"802-3-ethernet": s_wired, "connection": s_con, "ipv4": s_ip4, "ipv6": s_ip6}
)

print("Creating connection:", s_con["id"], "-", s_con["uuid"])
bus = dbus.SystemBus()
proxy = bus.get_object(
    "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings"
)
settings = dbus.Interface(proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings")

settings.AddConnection(con)