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markqvist / Sideband

LXMF client for Android, Linux and macOS allowing you to communicate with people or LXMF-compatible systems over Reticulum networks using LoRa, Packet Radio, WiFi, I2P, or anything else Reticulum supports.
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Allow adding more than one interface for TCP #39

Closed jooray closed 10 months ago

jooray commented 10 months ago

I am trying to use a more reliable node network and I would like to connect to more than one TCP server. The GUI in Sideband (on Android) only allows one TCP connection. If I understand it correctly, it is just a user-interface issue, I can have as many TCP interface configurations as I want.

markqvist commented 10 months ago

Correct, if there was access to the complete Reticulum configuration file used by the internal RNS daemon of Sideband, you could have any number of interfaces.

What a good way to do this is, without making it super confusing for end users, is open for debate though.

We've previously had discussions about having a standalone RNS daemon app for Android, that would allow more advanced configurations by just editing the config file, like on desktop/servers. Personally, I tend to think of that as a better approach than making the configuration options in Sideband more complex, but I am open to any discussion and ideas here.

jooray commented 10 months ago

I'm no UX/GUI guru, but I would add a "+" to the bottom saying "Add another TCP interface" and that would duplicate the whole configuration.

markqvist commented 10 months ago

While I definitely like the idea of having this available as an option, after considering this I will have to place it as out of scope for the current development goals of Sideband.

Realistically, this feature will require a substantial revamp of the interfaces configuration, where each interface can be added as a full-fledged, fully configurable entity in a list, and be configured individually. This is a major feature rewrite, and not something I can prioritise currently.