WayfireWM / WayfireWM/wf-shell

panel network: Depends on NetworkManager, which not everyone uses

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Description

This might be outside of your scope, but the network widget currently seems to use only data from NetworkManager, which not everyone uses. In my case, a solution like IWD has proven itself to be more than enough to automatically manage connections. I'd still like to be able to verify connection status while using wayfire.

The waybar implementation of such a widget supports connections set up through IWD only, so it's possible to take a look at how they implemented it and translate it to your project.

I'm open to helping with this, as well!

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Research direction

Start by locating the network panel implementation and compare it with the Waybar implementation of an IWD-only connection widget. Define how connection status should work for IWD without assuming NetworkManager, then verify the result in Wayfire with an IWD-managed connection.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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