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Simple wireless AP setup & management for Debian-based devices
https://raspap.com/
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Provide an API for mobile app to enable connect to wifi #393

Closed thomas-hutterer-tik closed 5 years ago

thomas-hutterer-tik commented 5 years ago

I am writing a mobile app that shall enable the user to configure the wifi settings of a raspberry pi, without forcing the user to interact with the raspberry pi directly.

I want RaspAP to provide a REST formData HTTP endpoint that allows my app to provide the credentials for a wifi connection and switch the raspberry pi into connected mode with the new credentials.

I have been using comitup-web/connect API, but the comitup component has weak points that make RaspAP much more favourable.

I building a power measurement solution based on raspberry pi that should be very easy to install and use for non tech users right from the mobile app.

billz commented 5 years ago

What can you contribute?

thomas-hutterer-tik commented 5 years ago

I can contribute the API definition from comitup, which is open source and some sample code / unit tests how to use it to configure an IoT device from a mobile app

renerlemes commented 5 years ago

Excelent idea. I'm also needing and looking for a solution like this for a home automation project I'm developing.

billz commented 5 years ago

I could be wrong, but this issue feels a bit like offloading your work to us. If you'd like to take the lead on this, check out our contribution process, create a feature branch with the API framework you're interested in and open a PR. It needn't be code complete; just enough to provide a starting point.

We can then evaluate it and push commits to move it forward.