KDE-Connect and KDED

[Yuri Samoilenko]

I think kdeconnect must operate like any linux/UNIX service(/etc/init.d/*
as example). Exception is in that /etc/init.d/* is system services,
required root access to manage them, but kdeconnect is user service. The
option that users can do is:
1. start/stop service
2. autostart service when login

I look on KDED as on simple service manager with user interface fits
options above. Starting-on-deman is unnecessary(for kdeconnect) facility.

>> Also, kdeconnect should be smart enough to kill itself if there is
nothing to
Hmm, no. kdeconnect daemon must running all the time to plug current
device(desktop too) into kdeconnect-network. For example I need to share
info not only with my phone(with android) but with my notebook(with
kubuntu+kdeconnect aboard). So daemons must be running on desktop and
notebook all the time.


Sorry for possible misunderstanding of you mail.

Yours truly,

Samoilenko Yuri

2014-03-03 22:57 GMT+04:00 Àlex Fiestas <afiestas at kde.org>:

> Hi there
>
> The KDED as we use it right now is pretty much useless, it only
> starts/stops
> the kdeconnect process, something that could be achieved in different ways
> reducing dependency and complexity.
>
> As I see things we have two options:
>
> 1-Remove KDED and control kdeconnect in a different way
> 2-Use KDED for its purpose.
>
> 1: This is quite simple, we can do everything we do there via dbus +
> autostart, and we have kcm to configure the later rather easy.
>
> 2: This is more complex but it is my favorite, basically the KDED should do
> nothing but listen for activity, the moment something happens then we spawn
> kdeconnect process. However we define activity is up to us, we could start
> with
> a simple "there are reachable devices or not".
>
Also, kdeconnect should be smart enough to kill itself if there is nothing
> to
> do.
>
> What do you think? I'm up for doing the job.
>
> Cheers !
>
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