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DiscoveredCharacteristic Class Reference

Representation of a characteristic discovered. More...

#include <DiscoveredCharacteristic.h>

Data Structures

struct  Properties_t
 Properties of a discovered characteristic. More...
 

Public Member Functions

ble_error_t read (uint16_t offset=0) const
 Initiate a read of the characteristic value. More...
 
ble_error_t read (uint16_t offset, const GattClient::ReadCallback_t &onRead) const
 Initiate a read of the characteristic value and pass the response to its completion callback. More...
 
ble_error_t writeWoResponse (uint16_t length, const uint8_t *value) const
 Perform a write without response procedure. More...
 
ble_error_t discoverDescriptors (const CharacteristicDescriptorDiscovery::DiscoveryCallback_t &onDescriptorDiscovered, const CharacteristicDescriptorDiscovery::TerminationCallback_t &onTermination) const
 Initiate a discovery of the characteristic descriptors. More...
 
ble_error_t write (uint16_t length, const uint8_t *value) const
 Initiate a write procedure of the characteristic value. More...
 
ble_error_t write (uint16_t length, const uint8_t *value, const GattClient::WriteCallback_t &onWrite) const
 Initiate a write procedure of the characteristic value. More...
 
const UUIDgetUUID (void) const
 Get the UUID of the discovered characteristic. More...
 
const Properties_tgetProperties (void) const
 Get the properties of this characteristic. More...
 
GattAttribute::Handle_t getDeclHandle (void) const
 Get the declaration handle of this characteristic. More...
 
GattAttribute::Handle_t getValueHandle (void) const
 Get the attribute handle of the characteristic value. More...
 
GattAttribute::Handle_t getLastHandle (void) const
 Return the last attribute handle of the characteristic definition. More...
 
GattClientgetGattClient ()
 Get the GattClient, which can operate on this characteristic. More...
 
const GattClientgetGattClient () const
 Get the GattClient, which can operate on this characteristic. More...
 
ble::connection_handle_t getConnectionHandle () const
 Get the connection handle to the GattServer containing this characteristic. More...
 

Protected Attributes

GattClientgattc
 Pointer to the underlying GattClient for this DiscoveredCharacteristic object. More...
 
UUID uuid
 Discovered characteristic's UUID. More...
 
Properties_t props
 Hold the configured properties of the discovered characteristic. More...
 
GattAttribute::Handle_t declHandle
 Value handle of the discovered characteristic's declaration attribute. More...
 
GattAttribute::Handle_t valueHandle
 Value handle of the discovered characteristic's value attribute. More...
 
GattAttribute::Handle_t lastHandle
 Value handle of the discovered characteristic's last attribute. More...
 
ble::connection_handle_t connHandle
 Handle of the connection where the characteristic was discovered. More...
 

Friends

bool operator== (const DiscoveredCharacteristic &lhs, const DiscoveredCharacteristic &rhs)
 "Equal to" operator for DiscoveredCharacteristic. More...
 
bool operator!= (const DiscoveredCharacteristic &lhs, const DiscoveredCharacteristic &rhs)
 "Not equal to" operator for DiscoveredCharacteristic. More...
 

Detailed Description

Representation of a characteristic discovered.

The GattClient discovery procedure initiated with GattClient::launchServiceDiscovery() generates instances of this class.

It exposes the main attributes of the discovered characteristic:

It important to note that the value of the characteristic - if it is accessible - is not fetched at discovery time.

The main operations the class offers are reading, writing and discovering the descriptors of the characteristic discovered.

Reading a discovered characteristic can be accomplished in two different fashions:

If the user has a callback registered for the data read operation in the GattClient, then a call to the read(uint16_t) function will initiate a read of the characteristic. Results of the operation will be pass on the callback registered by GattClient::onDataRead(), which processes all the responses to read requests. The read request for a given characteristic can be identified by the connection handle and the attribute handle, which are present in GattReadCallbackParams.

Another overload (read(uint16_t, const GattClient::ReadCallback_t&)) of the read function accepts a completion callback as a last parameter. That completion callback will be invoked automatically once the response to the read request for that given characteristic has been received. However, convenience came at the expense of dynamic memory usage for the time of the transaction.

Similarly, two versions of the write() API are exposed. One where the user has to register a callback handling write response through the function GattClient::onDataWritten() and another one that accepts a completion callback in input.

It is also possible to send a write command, which is not acknowledged by the peer server by using the function writeWoResponse().

Finally, descriptors of the characteristic can be discovered by invoking the function discoverDescriptors, which is shorthand for calling GattClient::discoverCharacteristicDescriptors. That discovery is necessary to enable or disable characteristic notification or indication that is achieved by writing on the Client Characteristic Configuration Descriptor (CCCD).

Definition at line 89 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

Member Function Documentation

ble_error_t discoverDescriptors ( const CharacteristicDescriptorDiscovery::DiscoveryCallback_t onDescriptorDiscovered,
const CharacteristicDescriptorDiscovery::TerminationCallback_t onTermination 
) const

Initiate a discovery of the characteristic descriptors.

When a descriptor is discovered, the callback onDescriptorDiscovered is invoked with the descriptor discovered as parameter. When the process ends, the callback onTermination is invoked.

Parameters
[in]onDescriptorDiscoveredCallback is invoked when a descriptor is discovered.
[in]onTerminationCallback is invoked when the discovery process ends.
Returns
BLE_ERROR_NONE if descriptor discovery is launched successfully; else an appropriate error.
Note
This function is shorthand for GattClient::discoverCharacteristicDescriptors; therefore, GattClient::isCharacteristicDescriptorDiscoveryActive can be used to determine the descriptor discovery and GattClient::terminateCharacteristicDescriptorDiscovery can be used to end the discovery process.
ble::connection_handle_t getConnectionHandle ( ) const

Get the connection handle to the GattServer containing this characteristic.

Returns
Connection handle to the GattServer, which contains this characteristic.

Definition at line 540 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattAttribute::Handle_t getDeclHandle ( void  ) const

Get the declaration handle of this characteristic.

The declaration handle is the first handle of a characteristic definition. The value accessible at this handle contains the following informations:

  • The characteristics properties (see Properties_t). This value can be accessed by using getProperties .
  • The characteristic value attribute handle. This field can be accessed by using getValueHandle .
  • The characteristic UUID, this value can be accessed by using the function getUUID .
Returns
the declaration handle of this characteristic.

Definition at line 475 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattClient* getGattClient ( void  )

Get the GattClient, which can operate on this characteristic.

Returns
The GattClient, which can operate on this characteristic.

Definition at line 518 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

const GattClient* getGattClient ( void  ) const

Get the GattClient, which can operate on this characteristic.

Returns
The GattClient, which can operate on this characteristic.

Definition at line 528 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattAttribute::Handle_t getLastHandle ( void  ) const

Return the last attribute handle of the characteristic definition.

The attribute layout of a characteristic definition is:

The last attribute handle is used internally to discover characteristic descriptors. The discovery operates on the range [ValueHandle + 1 : LastHandle].

Returns
The last handle of this characteristic definition.
Note
This function is public for informative purposes.

Definition at line 508 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

const Properties_t& getProperties ( void  ) const

Get the properties of this characteristic.

Returns
The set of properties of this characteristic.

Definition at line 455 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

const UUID& getUUID ( void  ) const

Get the UUID of the discovered characteristic.

Returns
The UUID of this characteristic.

Definition at line 445 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattAttribute::Handle_t getValueHandle ( void  ) const

Get the attribute handle of the characteristic value.

This handle is used to read or write the value of the characteristic.

Returns
The handle to access the value of this characteristic.

Definition at line 487 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

ble_error_t read ( uint16_t  offset = 0) const

Initiate a read of the characteristic value.

The characteristic value is read in its entirety from the value attribute of the characteristic.

Read responses will be passed to the callback registered in GattClient::onDataRead(). Read responses to read requests that this function call initiates will have their GattReadCallbackParams::connHandle field equal to the value returned by getConnectionHandle() and their GattReadCallbackParams::handle field equal to the value returned by getValueHandle().

Parameters
[in]offsetThe position - in the characteristic value bytes stream
  • where the read operation begin. This parameter is optional.
Returns
BLE_ERROR_NONE if a read has been initiated.
BLE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE if some internal state about the connection is invalid.
BLE_STACK_BUSY if some client procedure is already in progress.
BLE_ERROR_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED due to the characteristic's properties.
ble_error_t read ( uint16_t  offset,
const GattClient::ReadCallback_t onRead 
) const

Initiate a read of the characteristic value and pass the response to its completion callback.

Parameters
[in]offsetThe position - in the characteristic value bytes stream
  • where the read operation begin.
[in]onReadCompletion callback which will accept the response of the read request. The callback is copied; it is unnecessary to keep it in memory after the call.
Returns
BLE_ERROR_NONE if a read has been initiated.
BLE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE if some internal state about the connection is invalid.
BLE_STACK_BUSY if some client procedure is already in progress.
BLE_ERROR_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED due to the characteristic's properties.
Note
This function is similar to read(uint16_t) const; however, it uses dynamic memory to store the use completion callback.
ble_error_t write ( uint16_t  length,
const uint8_t *  value 
) const

Initiate a write procedure of the characteristic value.

Unlike write without responses (see writeWoResponse()), an acknowledgment is expected for this procedure. The response of the peer GATT server to the write request is passed to callbacks registered in GattClient::onDataWritten().

Similarly to read responses, responses to write request of this characteristic can be identified by their connection handle ( GattWriteCallbackParams::connHandle), which is equal to the value returned by getConnectionHandle() and their attribute handle ( GattWriteCallbackParams::handle), which is equal to the value returned by getValueHandle().

Parameters
[in]lengthThe amount of data being written.
[in]valueThe bytes being written.
Returns
BLE_ERROR_NONE Successfully started the Write procedure.
BLE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE If some internal state about the connection is invalid.
BLE_STACK_BUSY If some client procedure is already in progress.
BLE_ERROR_NO_MEM If there are no available buffers left to process the request.
BLE_ERROR_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED due to the characteristic's properties.
Note
Internally, the API uses the write or long write procedure, depending on the number of bytes to write and the MTU size.
ble_error_t write ( uint16_t  length,
const uint8_t *  value,
const GattClient::WriteCallback_t onWrite 
) const

Initiate a write procedure of the characteristic value.

Same as write(uint16_t, const uint8_t *) const but accepts a completion callback, which is invoked when the server response is received.

Parameters
[in]lengthThe amount of bytes to write.
[in]valueThe bytes to write.
[in]onWriteContinuation callback of the write procedure.
Returns
BLE_ERROR_NONE Successfully started the Write procedure.
BLE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE if some internal state about the connection is invalid.
BLE_STACK_BUSY if some client procedure is already in progress.
BLE_ERROR_NO_MEM if there are no available buffers left to process the request.
BLE_ERROR_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED due to the characteristic's properties.
ble_error_t writeWoResponse ( uint16_t  length,
const uint8_t *  value 
) const

Perform a write without response procedure.

Note
The server does not acknowledge write without responses. Therefore, they won't generate any event on the client side.
Parameters
[in]lengthThe amount of data being written.
[in]valueThe bytes being written.
Returns
BLE_ERROR_NONE Successfully started the Write procedure.
BLE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE if some internal state about the connection is invalid.
BLE_STACK_BUSY if some client procedure is already in progress.
BLE_ERROR_NO_MEM if there are no available buffers left to process the request.
BLE_ERROR_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED due to the characteristic's properties.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

bool operator!= ( const DiscoveredCharacteristic lhs,
const DiscoveredCharacteristic rhs 
)
friend

"Not equal to" operator for DiscoveredCharacteristic.

Parameters
[in]lhsThe right hand side of the expression.
[in]rhsThe left hand side of the expression.
Returns
true if operands are not equal and false otherwise.

Definition at line 573 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

bool operator== ( const DiscoveredCharacteristic lhs,
const DiscoveredCharacteristic rhs 
)
friend

"Equal to" operator for DiscoveredCharacteristic.

Parameters
[in]lhsThe left hand side of the equality expression.
[in]rhsThe right hand side of the equality expression.
Returns
true if operands are equals and false otherwise.

Definition at line 553 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

Field Documentation

ble::connection_handle_t connHandle
protected

Handle of the connection where the characteristic was discovered.

Definition at line 628 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattAttribute::Handle_t declHandle
protected

Value handle of the discovered characteristic's declaration attribute.

Definition at line 613 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattClient* gattc
protected

Pointer to the underlying GattClient for this DiscoveredCharacteristic object.

Definition at line 595 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattAttribute::Handle_t lastHandle
protected

Value handle of the discovered characteristic's last attribute.

Definition at line 623 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

Properties_t props
protected

Hold the configured properties of the discovered characteristic.

See also
Properties_t.

Definition at line 608 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

UUID uuid
protected

Discovered characteristic's UUID.

Definition at line 601 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

GattAttribute::Handle_t valueHandle
protected

Value handle of the discovered characteristic's value attribute.

Definition at line 618 of file DiscoveredCharacteristic.h.

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