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<book id="index">
  <bookinfo>
    <title>fwupd Reference Manual</title>
  </bookinfo>

  <reference id="intro">
    <title>About fwupd</title>
    <partintro>
      <para>
        fwupd is a daemon for updating firmware.
      </para>
    </partintro>
  </reference>

  <reference id="libfwupd">
    <title>libfwupd</title>
    <partintro>
      <para>
        Functionality exported by libfwupd for client applications.
      </para>
    </partintro>
    <xi:include href="xml/fwupd-client.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fwupd-device.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fwupd-release.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fwupd-remote.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fwupd-error.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fwupd-enums.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fwupd-version.xml"/>
  </reference>

  <reference id="plugin-reference">
    <title>Plugin Reference</title>
    <partintro>
      <para>
        Functionality available to plugins.
      </para>
    </partintro>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-chunk.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-common.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-device-locker.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-device-metadata.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-device.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-plugin.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-quirks.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-udev-device.xml"/>
    <xi:include href="xml/fu-usb-device.xml"/>
  </reference>

  <reference id="tutorial">
    <title>Plugin Tutorial</title>
    <partintro>
      <section>
        <title>Introduction</title>
        <para>
          At the heart of fwupd is a plugin loader that gets run at startup,
          when devices get hotplugged and when updates are done.
          The idea is we have lots of small plugins that each do one thing, and
          are ordered by dependencies against each other at runtime.
          Using plugins we can add support for new hardware or new policies
          without making big changes all over the source tree.
        </para>
        <para>
          There are broadly 3 types of plugin methods:
        </para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <emphasis role="strong">Mechanism</emphasis>: Upload binary data
              into a specific hardware device.
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <emphasis role="strong">Policy</emphasis>: Control the system when
              updates are happening, e.g. preventing the user from powering-off.
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <emphasis role="strong">Helpers</emphasis>: Providing more
              metadata about devices, for instance handling device quirks.
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
        <para>
          In general, building things out-of-tree isn't something that we think is
          a very good idea; the API and ABI <emphasis>internal</emphasis> to fwupd is still
          changing and there's a huge benefit to getting plugins upstream where
          they can undergo review and be ported as the API adapts.
          For this reason we don't install the plugin headers onto the system,
          although you can of course just install the <code>.so</code> binary file
          manually.
        </para>

        <para>
          A plugin only needs to define the vfuncs that are required, and the
          plugin name is taken automatically from the suffix of the
          <filename>.so</filename> file.
        </para>
        <example>
          <title>A sample plugin</title>
          <programlisting>
/*
 * Copyright (C) 2017 Richard Hughes
 */

#include &lt;fu-plugin.h&gt;
#include &lt;fu-plugin-vfuncs.h&gt;

struct FuPluginData {
 gpointer proxy;
};

void
fu_plugin_initialize (FuPlugin *plugin)
{
  fu_plugin_add_rule (plugin, FU_PLUGIN_RULE_RUN_BEFORE, "dfu");
  fu_plugin_alloc_data (plugin, sizeof (FuPluginData));
}

void
fu_plugin_destroy (FuPlugin *plugin)
{
  FuPluginData *data = fu_plugin_get_data (plugin);
  destroy_proxy (data->proxy);
}

gboolean
fu_plugin_startup (FuPlugin *plugin, GError **error)
{
  FuPluginData *data = fu_plugin_get_data (plugin);
  data->proxy = create_proxy ();
  if (data->proxy == NULL) {
    g_set_error (error, FWUPD_ERROR, FWUPD_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
                 "failed to create proxy");
    return FALSE;
  }
  return TRUE;
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>

        <para>
          We have to define when our plugin is run in reference to other plugins,
          in this case, making sure we run before the <code>dfu</code> plugin.
          For most plugins it does not matter in what order they are run and
          this information is not required.
        </para>
      </section>

      <section>
        <title>Creating an abstract device</title>
        <para>
          This section shows how you would create a device which is exported
          to the daemon and thus can be queried and updated by the client software.
          The example here is all hardcoded, and a true plugin would have to
          derive the details about the <code>FuDevice</code> from the hardware,
          for example reading data from <code>sysfs</code> or <code>/dev</code>.
        </para>
        <example>
          <title>Example adding a custom device</title>
          <programlisting>
#include &lt;fu-plugin.h&gt;

gboolean
fu_plugin_coldplug (FuPlugin *plugin, GError **error)
{
  g_autoptr(FuDevice) dev = NULL;
  fu_device_set_id (dev, "dummy-1:2:3");
  fu_device_add_guid (dev, "2d47f29b-83a2-4f31-a2e8-63474f4d4c2e");
  fu_device_set_version (dev, "1.2.3");
  fu_device_get_version_lowest (dev, "1.2.2");
  fu_device_get_version_bootloader (dev, "0.1.2");
  fu_device_add_icon (dev, "computer");
  fu_device_add_flag (dev, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UPDATABLE);
  fu_plugin_device_add (plugin, dev);
  return TRUE;
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>
        <para>
          This shows a lot of the plugin architecture in action. Some notable points:
        </para>
        <itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              The device ID (<code>dummy-1:2:3</code>) has to be unique on the
              system between all plugins, so including the plugin name as a
              prefix is probably a good idea.
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              The GUID value can be generated automatically using
              <code>fu_device_add_guid(dev,"some-identifier")</code> but is quoted
              here explicitly.
              The GUID value has to match the <code>provides</code> value in the
              <code>.metainfo.xml</code> file for the firmware update to succeed.
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              Setting a display name and an icon is a good idea in case the
              GUI software needs to display the device to the user.
              Icons can be specified using a full path, although icon theme names
              should be preferred for most devices.
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              The <code>FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UPDATABLE</code> flag tells the client
              code that the device is in a state where it can be updated.
              If the device needs to be in a special mode (e.g. a bootloader) then
              the <code>FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_NEEDS_BOOTLOADER</code> flag can also be
              used.
              If the update should only be allowed when there is AC power available
              to the computer (i.e. not on battery) then
              <code>FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_REQUIRE_AC</code> should be used as well.
              There are other flags and the API documentation should be used when
              choosing what flags to use for each kind of device.
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              Setting the lowest allows client software to refuse downgrading
              the device to specific versions.
              This is required in case the upgrade migrates some kind of data-store
              so as to be incompatible with previous versions.
              Similarly, setting the version of the bootloader (if known) allows
              the firmware to depend on a specific bootloader version, for instance
              allowing signed firmware to only be installable on hardware with
              a bootloader new enough to deploy it
            </para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
      </section>

      <section>
        <title>Mechanism Plugins</title>
        <para>
          Although it would be a wonderful world if we could update all hardware
          using a standard shared protocol this is not the universe we live in.
          Using a mechanism like DFU or UpdateCapsule means that fwupd will just
          work without requiring any special code, but for the real world we need
          to support vendor-specific update protocols with layers of backwards
          compatibility.
        </para>
        <para>
          When a plugin has created a device that is <code>FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UPDATABLE</code>
          we can ask the daemon to update the device with a suitable
          <code>.cab</code> file.
          When this is done the daemon checks the update for compatibility with
          the device, and then calls the vfuncs to update the device.
        </para>

        <example>
          <title>Updating a device</title>
          <programlisting>
gboolean
fu_plugin_update (FuPlugin *plugin,
                  FuDevice *dev,
                  GBytes *blob_fw,
                  FwupdInstallFlags flags,
                  GError **error)
{
  gsize sz = 0;
  guint8 *buf = g_bytes_get_data (blob_fw, &amp;sz);
  /* write 'buf' of size 'sz' to the hardware */
  return TRUE;
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>
        <para>
          It's important to note that the <code>blob_fw</code> is the binary
          firmware file (e.g. <code>.dfu</code>) and <emphasis role="strong">not</emphasis>
          the <code>.cab</code> binary data.
        </para>
        <para>
          If <code>FWUPD_INSTALL_FLAG_FORCE</code> is used then the usual checks
          done by the flashing process can be relaxed (e.g. checking for quirks),
          but please don't brick the users hardware even if they ask you to.
        </para>
      </section>

      <section>
        <title>Policy Helpers</title>
        <para>
          For some hardware, we might want to do an action before or after
          the actual firmware is squirted into the device.
          This could be something as simple as checking the system battery
          level is over a certain threshold, or it could be as complicated as
          ensuring a vendor-specific GPIO is asserted when specific types
          of hardware are updated.
        </para>

        <example>
          <title>Running before a device update</title>
          <programlisting>
gboolean
fu_plugin_update_prepare (FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *device, GError **error)
{
  if (fu_device_has_flag (device, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_REQUIRE_AC &amp;&amp; !on_ac_power ()) {
    g_set_error_literal (error,
                         FWUPD_ERROR,
                         FWUPD_ERROR_AC_POWER_REQUIRED,
                         "Cannot install update "
                         "when not on AC power");
    return FALSE;
  }
  return TRUE;
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>
        <example>
          <title>Running after a device update</title>
          <programlisting>
gboolean
fu_plugin_update_cleanup (FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *device, GError **error)
{
  return g_file_set_contents ("/var/lib/fwupd/something",
                              fu_device_get_id (device), -1, error);
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>
      </section>

      <section>
        <title>Detaching to bootloader mode</title>
        <para>
          Some hardware can only be updated in a special bootloader mode, which
          for most devices can be switched to automatically.
          In some cases the user to do something manually, for instance
          re-inserting the hardware with a secret button pressed.
        </para>
        <para>
          Before the device update is performed the fwupd daemon runs an optional
          <code>update_detach()</code> vfunc which switches the device to
          bootloader mode.
          After the update (or if the update fails) an the daemon runs an
          optional <code>update_attach()</code> vfunc which should switch the
          hardware back to runtime mode.
          Finally an optional <code>update_reload()</code> vfunc is run to
          get the new firmware version from the hardware.
        </para>
        <para>
          The optional vfuncs are <emphasis role="strong">only</emphasis> run
          on the plugin currently registered to handle the device ID, although
          the registered plugin can change during the attach and detach phases.
        </para>

        <example>
          <title>Running before a device update</title>
          <programlisting>
gboolean
fu_plugin_update_detach (FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *device, GError **error)
{
  if (hardware_in_bootloader)
    return TRUE;
  return _device_detach(device, error);
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>
        <example>
          <title>Running after a device update</title>
          <programlisting>
gboolean
fu_plugin_update_attach (FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *device, GError **error)
{
  if (!hardware_in_bootloader)
    return TRUE;
  return _device_attach(device, error);
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>
        <example>
          <title>Running after a device update on success</title>
          <programlisting>
gboolean
fu_plugin_update_reload (FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *device, GError **error)
{
  g_autofree gchar *version = _get_version(plugin, device, error);
  if (version == NULL)
    return FALSE;
  fu_device_set_version(device, version);
  return TRUE;
}
          </programlisting>
        </example>
      </section>

      <section>
        <title>The Plugin Object Cache</title>
        <para>
          The fwupd daemon provides a per-plugin cache which allows objects
          to be added, removed and queried using a specified key.
          Objects added to the cache must be <code>GObject</code>s to enable the
          cache objects to be properly refcounted.
        </para>
      </section>

      <section>
        <title>Debugging a Plugin</title>
        <para>
          If the fwupd daemon is started with <code>--plugin-verbose=$plugin</code>
          then the environment variable <code>FWUPD_$PLUGIN_VERBOSE</code> is
          set process-wide.
          This allows plugins to detect when they should output detailed debugging
          information that would normally be too verbose to keep in the journal.
          For example, using <code>--plugin-verbose=unifying</code> would set
          <code>FWUPD_UNIFYING_VERBOSE=1</code>.
        </para>
      </section>

    </partintro>
  </reference>

  <index id="api-index-full">
    <title>API Index</title>
    <xi:include href="xml/api-index-full.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
  </index>

  <index id="deprecated-api-index" role="deprecated">
    <title>Index of deprecated API</title>
    <xi:include href="xml/api-index-deprecated.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
  </index>
  <xi:include href="xml/annotation-glossary.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
</book>
