fork BLE_API to add update adv payload API

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+/* mbed Microcontroller Library
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2013 ARM Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __BLE_H__
+#define __BLE_H__
+
+#include "blecommon.h"
+#include "Gap.h"
+#include "GattServer.h"
+#include "GattClient.h"
+#include "BLEInstanceBase.h"
+
+/**
+ * The base class used to abstract away BLE capable radio transceivers or SOCs,
+ * to enable this BLE API to work with any radio transparently.
+ */
+class BLE
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * Initialize the BLE controller. This should be called before using
+     * anything else in the BLE_API.
+     *
+     * init() hands control to the underlying BLE module to accomplish
+     * initialization. This initialization may tacitly depend on other hardware
+     * setup (such as clocks or power-modes) which happens early on during
+     * system startup. It may not be safe to call init() from global static
+     * context where ordering is compiler specific and can't be guaranteed--it
+     * is safe to call BLE::init() from within main().
+     */
+    ble_error_t init();
+
+    /**
+     * Purge the BLE stack of GATT and GAP state. init() must be called
+     * afterwards to re-instate services and GAP state. This API offers a way to
+     * repopulate the GATT database with new services and characteristics.
+     */
+    ble_error_t shutdown(void) {
+        clearAdvertisingPayload();
+        return transport->shutdown();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This call allows the application to get the BLE stack version information.
+     *
+     * @return  A pointer to a const string representing the version.
+     *          Note: The string is owned by the BLE_API.
+     */
+    const char *getVersion(void) {
+        return transport->getVersion();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Accessors to GAP. Please refer to Gap.h. All GAP related functionality requires
+     * going through this accessor.
+     */
+    const Gap &gap() const {
+        return transport->getGap();
+    }
+    Gap &gap() {
+        return transport->getGap();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Accessors to GATT Server. Please refer to GattServer.h. All GATTServer related
+     * functionality requires going through this accessor.
+     */
+    const GattServer& gattServer() const {
+        return transport->getGattServer();
+    }
+    GattServer& gattServer() {
+        return transport->getGattServer();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Accessors to GATT Client. Please refer to GattClient.h. All GATTClient related
+     * functionality requires going through this accessor.
+     */
+    const GattClient& gattClient() const {
+        return transport->getGattClient();
+    }
+    GattClient& gattClient() {
+        return transport->getGattClient();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Accessors to Security Manager. Please refer to SecurityManager.h. All
+     * SecurityManager related functionality requires going through this
+     * accessor.
+     */
+    const SecurityManager& securityManager() const {
+        return transport->getSecurityManager();
+    }
+    SecurityManager& securityManager() {
+        return transport->getSecurityManager();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Yield control to the BLE stack or to other tasks waiting for events. This
+     * is a sleep function which will return when there is an application
+     * specific interrupt, but the MCU might wake up several times before
+     * returning (to service the stack). This is not always interchangeable with
+     * WFE().
+     */
+    void waitForEvent(void) {
+        transport->waitForEvent();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Deprecation alert!
+     * All of the following are deprecated and may be dropped in a future
+     * release. Documentation should refer to alternative APIs.
+     */
+
+    /* GAP specific APIs. */
+public:
+    /**
+     * Set the BTLE MAC address and type.
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE on success.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setAddress(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setAddress(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t setAddress(Gap::AddressType_t type, const Gap::Address_t address) {
+        return gap().setAddress(type, address);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetch the BTLE MAC address and type.
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE on success.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getAddress(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getAddress(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t getAddress(Gap::AddressType_t *typeP, Gap::Address_t address) {
+        return gap().getAddress(typeP, address);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the GAP advertising mode to use for this device.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setAdvertisingType(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setAdvertisingType(...).
+     */
+    void setAdvertisingType(GapAdvertisingParams::AdvertisingType advType) {
+        gap().setAdvertisingType(advType);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param[in] interval
+     *              Advertising interval in units of milliseconds. Advertising
+     *              is disabled if interval is 0. If interval is smaller than
+     *              the minimum supported value, then the minimum supported
+     *              value is used instead. This minimum value can be discovered
+     *              using getMinAdvertisingInterval().
+     *
+     *              This field must be set to 0 if connectionMode is equal
+     *              to ADV_CONNECTABLE_DIRECTED.
+     *
+     * @note: Decreasing this value will allow central devices to detect a
+     * peripheral faster at the expense of more power being used by the radio
+     * due to the higher data transmit rate.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setAdvertisingInterval(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setAdvertisingInterval(...).
+     *
+     * @note: [WARNING] This API previously used 0.625ms as the unit for its
+     * 'interval' argument. That required an explicit conversion from
+     * milliseconds using Gap::MSEC_TO_GAP_DURATION_UNITS(). This conversion is
+     * no longer required as the new units are milliseconds. Any application
+     * code depending on the old semantics would need to be updated accordingly.
+     */
+    void setAdvertisingInterval(uint16_t interval) {
+        gap().setAdvertisingInterval(interval);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Minimum Advertising interval in milliseconds.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getMinAdvertisingInterval(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getMinAdvertisingInterval(...).
+     */
+    uint16_t getMinAdvertisingInterval(void) const {
+        return gap().getMinAdvertisingInterval();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Minimum Advertising interval in milliseconds for non-connectible mode.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getMinNonConnectableAdvertisingInterval(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getMinNonConnectableAdvertisingInterval(...).
+     */
+    uint16_t getMinNonConnectableAdvertisingInterval(void) const {
+        return gap().getMinNonConnectableAdvertisingInterval();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Maximum Advertising interval in milliseconds.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getMaxAdvertisingInterval(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getMaxAdvertisingInterval(...).
+     */
+    uint16_t getMaxAdvertisingInterval(void) const {
+        return gap().getMaxAdvertisingInterval();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param[in] timeout
+     *              Advertising timeout (in seconds) between 0x1 and 0x3FFF (1
+     *              and 16383). Use 0 to disable the advertising timeout.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setAdvertisingTimeout(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setAdvertisingTimeout(...).
+     */
+    void setAdvertisingTimeout(uint16_t timeout) {
+        gap().setAdvertisingTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a particular, user-constructed set of advertisement parameters for
+     * the underlying stack. It would be uncommon for this API to be used
+     * directly; there are other APIs to tweak advertisement parameters
+     * individually (see above).
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setAdvertisingParams(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setAdvertisingParams(...).
+     */
+    void setAdvertisingParams(const GapAdvertisingParams &advParams) {
+        gap().setAdvertisingParams(advParams);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return  Read back advertising parameters. Useful for storing and
+     *          restoring parameters rapidly.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getAdvertisingParams(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getAdvertisingParams(...).
+     */
+    const GapAdvertisingParams &getAdvertisingParams(void) const {
+        return gap().getAdvertisingParams();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accumulate an AD structure in the advertising payload. Please note that
+     * the payload is limited to 31 bytes. The SCAN_RESPONSE message may be used
+     * as an additional 31 bytes if the advertising payload proves to be too
+     * small.
+     *
+     * @param[in] flags
+     *              The flags to be added. Please refer to
+     *              GapAdvertisingData::Flags for valid flags. Multiple
+     *              flags may be specified in combination.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.accumulateAdvertisingPayload(flags) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayload(flags).
+     */
+    ble_error_t accumulateAdvertisingPayload(uint8_t flags) {
+        return gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayload(flags);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accumulate an AD structure in the advertising payload. Please note that
+     * the payload is limited to 31 bytes. The SCAN_RESPONSE message may be used
+     * as an additional 31 bytes if the advertising payload proves to be too
+     * small.
+     *
+     * @param[in] app
+     *              The appearance of the peripheral.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.accumulateAdvertisingPayload(appearance) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayload(appearance).
+     */
+    ble_error_t accumulateAdvertisingPayload(GapAdvertisingData::Appearance app) {
+        return gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayload(app);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accumulate an AD structure in the advertising payload. Please note that
+     * the payload is limited to 31 bytes. The SCAN_RESPONSE message may be used
+     * as an additional 31 bytes if the advertising payload proves to be too
+     * small.
+     *
+     * @param[in] app
+     *              The max transmit power to be used by the controller. This
+     *              is only a hint.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.accumulateAdvertisingPayloadTxPower(txPower) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayloadTxPower(txPower).
+     */
+    ble_error_t accumulateAdvertisingPayloadTxPower(int8_t power) {
+        return gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayloadTxPower(power);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accumulate a variable length byte-stream as an AD structure in the
+     * advertising payload. Please note that the payload is limited to 31 bytes.
+     * The SCAN_RESPONSE message may be used as an additional 31 bytes if the
+     * advertising payload proves to be too small.
+     *
+     * @param  type The type which describes the variable length data.
+     * @param  data data bytes.
+     * @param  len  length of data.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.accumulateAdvertisingPayload(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayload(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t accumulateAdvertisingPayload(GapAdvertisingData::DataType type, const uint8_t *data, uint8_t len) {
+        return gap().accumulateAdvertisingPayload(type, data, len);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a particular, user-constructed advertisement payload for the
+     * underlying stack. It would be uncommon for this API to be used directly;
+     * there are other APIs to build an advertisement payload (see above).
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setAdvertisingData(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setAdvertisingPayload(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t setAdvertisingData(const GapAdvertisingData &advData) {
+        return gap().setAdvertisingPayload(advData);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return  Read back advertising data. Useful for storing and
+     *          restoring payload.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getAdvertisingData(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getAdvertisingPayload()(...).
+     */
+    const GapAdvertisingData &getAdvertisingData(void) const {
+        return gap().getAdvertisingPayload();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reset any advertising payload prepared from prior calls to
+     * accumulateAdvertisingPayload(). This automatically propagates the re-
+     * initialized adv payload to the underlying stack.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.clearAdvertisingPayload(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().clearAdvertisingPayload(...).
+     */
+    void clearAdvertisingPayload(void) {
+        gap().clearAdvertisingPayload();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This API is *deprecated* and resolves to a no-operation. It is left here
+     * to allow older code to compile. Please avoid using this API in new code.
+     * This API will be dropped in a future release.
+     *
+     * Formerly, it would be used to dynamically reset the accumulated advertising
+     * payload and scanResponse; to do this, the application would clear and re-
+     * accumulate a new advertising payload (and scanResponse) before using this
+     * API. Updates to the underlying advertisement payload now happen
+     * implicitly.
+     */
+    ble_error_t setAdvertisingPayload(void) {
+        return BLE_ERROR_NONE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accumulate a variable length byte-stream as an AD structure in the
+     * scanResponse payload.
+     *
+     * @param[in] type The type which describes the variable length data.
+     * @param[in] data data bytes.
+     * @param[in] len  length of data.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.accumulateScanResponse(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().accumulateScanResponse(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t accumulateScanResponse(GapAdvertisingData::DataType type, const uint8_t *data, uint8_t len) {
+        return gap().accumulateScanResponse(type, data, len);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reset any scan response prepared from prior calls to
+     * accumulateScanResponse().
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.clearScanResponse(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().clearScanResponse(...).
+     */
+    void clearScanResponse(void) {
+        gap().clearScanResponse();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start advertising.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.startAdvertising(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().startAdvertising(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t startAdvertising(void) {
+        return gap().startAdvertising();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stop advertising.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.stopAdvertising(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().stopAdvertising(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t stopAdvertising(void) {
+        return gap().stopAdvertising();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup parameters for GAP scanning--i.e. observer mode.
+     * @param[in] interval
+     *              Scan interval (in milliseconds) [valid values lie between 2.5ms and 10.24s].
+     * @param[in] window
+     *              Scan Window (in milliseconds) [valid values lie between 2.5ms and 10.24s].
+     * @param[in] timeout
+     *              Scan timeout (in seconds) between 0x0001 and 0xFFFF, 0x0000 disables timeout.
+     * @param[in] activeScanning
+     *              Set to True if active-scanning is required. This is used to fetch the
+     *              scan response from a peer if possible.
+     *
+     * The scanning window divided by the interval determines the duty cycle for
+     * scanning. For example, if the interval is 100ms and the window is 10ms,
+     * then the controller will scan for 10 percent of the time. It is possible
+     * to have the interval and window set to the same value. In this case,
+     * scanning is continuous, with a change of scanning frequency once every
+     * interval.
+     *
+     * Once the scanning parameters have been configured, scanning can be
+     * enabled by using startScan().
+     *
+     * @Note: The scan interval and window are recommendations to the BLE stack.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setScanParams(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setScanParams(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t setScanParams(uint16_t interval       = GapScanningParams::SCAN_INTERVAL_MAX,
+                              uint16_t window         = GapScanningParams::SCAN_WINDOW_MAX,
+                              uint16_t timeout        = 0,
+                              bool     activeScanning = false) {
+        return gap().setScanParams(interval, window, timeout, activeScanning);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup the scanInterval parameter for GAP scanning--i.e. observer mode.
+     * @param[in] interval
+     *              Scan interval (in milliseconds) [valid values lie between 2.5ms and 10.24s].
+     *
+     * The scanning window divided by the interval determines the duty cycle for
+     * scanning. For example, if the interval is 100ms and the window is 10ms,
+     * then the controller will scan for 10 percent of the time. It is possible
+     * to have the interval and window set to the same value. In this case,
+     * scanning is continuous, with a change of scanning frequency once every
+     * interval.
+     *
+     * Once the scanning parameters have been configured, scanning can be
+     * enabled by using startScan().
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setScanInterval(interval) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setScanInterval(interval).
+     */
+    ble_error_t setScanInterval(uint16_t interval) {
+        return gap().setScanInterval(interval);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup the scanWindow parameter for GAP scanning--i.e. observer mode.
+     * @param[in] window
+     *              Scan Window (in milliseconds) [valid values lie between 2.5ms and 10.24s].
+     *
+     * The scanning window divided by the interval determines the duty cycle for
+     * scanning. For example, if the interval is 100ms and the window is 10ms,
+     * then the controller will scan for 10 percent of the time. It is possible
+     * to have the interval and window set to the same value. In this case,
+     * scanning is continuous, with a change of scanning frequency once every
+     * interval.
+     *
+     * Once the scanning parameters have been configured, scanning can be
+     * enabled by using startScan().
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setScanWindow(window) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setScanWindow(window).
+     */
+    ble_error_t setScanWindow(uint16_t window) {
+        return gap().setScanWindow(window);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup parameters for GAP scanning--i.e. observer mode.
+     * @param[in] timeout
+     *              Scan timeout (in seconds) between 0x0001 and 0xFFFF, 0x0000 disables timeout.
+     *
+     * The scanning window divided by the interval determines the duty cycle for
+     * scanning. For example, if the interval is 100ms and the window is 10ms,
+     * then the controller will scan for 10 percent of the time. It is possible
+     * to have the interval and window set to the same value. In this case,
+     * scanning is continuous, with a change of scanning frequency once every
+     * interval.
+     *
+     * Once the scanning parameters have been configured, scanning can be
+     * enabled by using startScan().
+     *
+     * @Note: The scan interval and window are recommendations to the BLE stack.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setScanTimeout(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setScanTimeout(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t setScanTimeout(uint16_t timeout) {
+        return gap().setScanTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup parameters for GAP scanning--i.e. observer mode.
+     * @param[in] activeScanning
+     *              Set to True if active-scanning is required. This is used to fetch the
+     *              scan response from a peer if possible.
+     *
+     * Once the scanning parameters have been configured, scanning can be
+     * enabled by using startScan().
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setActiveScan(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setActiveScanning(...).
+     */
+    void setActiveScan(bool activeScanning) {
+        gap().setActiveScanning(activeScanning);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start scanning (Observer Procedure) based on the parameters currently in
+     * effect.
+     *
+     * @param[in] callback
+     *              The application specific callback to be invoked upon
+     *              receiving every advertisement report. This can be passed in
+     *              as NULL, in which case scanning may not be enabled at all.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.startScan(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().startScan(callback).
+     */
+    ble_error_t startScan(void (*callback)(const Gap::AdvertisementCallbackParams_t *params)) {
+        return gap().startScan(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Same as above, but this takes an (object, method) pair for a callback.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.startScan(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().startScan(object, callback).
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+    ble_error_t startScan(T *object, void (T::*memberCallback)(const Gap::AdvertisementCallbackParams_t *params));
+
+    /**
+     * Stop scanning. The current scanning parameters remain in effect.
+     *
+     * @retval BLE_ERROR_NONE if successfully stopped scanning procedure.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.stopScan() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().stopScan().
+     */
+    ble_error_t stopScan(void) {
+        return gap().stopScan();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a connection (GAP Link Establishment).
+     * @param peerAddr
+     *          48-bit address, LSB format.
+     * @param peerAddrType
+     *          Address type of the peer.
+     * @param connectionParams
+     *         Connection parameters.
+     * @param scanParams
+     *          Paramters to be used while scanning for the peer.
+     * @return  BLE_ERROR_NONE if connection establishment procedure is started
+     *     successfully. The onConnection callback (if set) will be invoked upon
+     *     a connection event.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.connect(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().connect(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t connect(const Gap::Address_t           peerAddr,
+                        Gap::AddressType_t             peerAddrType = Gap::ADDR_TYPE_RANDOM_STATIC,
+                        const Gap::ConnectionParams_t *connectionParams = NULL,
+                        const GapScanningParams       *scanParams = NULL) {
+        return gap().connect(peerAddr, peerAddrType, connectionParams, scanParams);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This call initiates the disconnection procedure, and its completion will
+     * be communicated to the application with an invocation of the
+     * onDisconnection callback.
+     *
+     * @param[in] connectionHandle
+     * @param[in] reason
+     *              The reason for disconnection to be sent back to the peer.
+     */
+    ble_error_t disconnect(Gap::Handle_t connectionHandle, Gap::DisconnectionReason_t reason) {
+        return gap().disconnect(connectionHandle, reason);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This call initiates the disconnection procedure, and its completion will
+     * be communicated to the application with an invocation of the
+     * onDisconnection callback.
+     *
+     * @param  reason
+     *           The reason for disconnection to be sent back to the peer.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.disconnect(reason) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().disconnect(reason).
+     *
+     * @note: this version of disconnect() doesn't take a connection handle. It
+     * will work reliably only for stacks which are limited to a single
+     * connection. This API should be considered *deprecated* in favour of the
+     * alternative which takes a connection handle. It will be dropped in the future.
+     */
+    ble_error_t disconnect(Gap::DisconnectionReason_t reason) {
+        return gap().disconnect(reason);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the current GAP state of the device using a bitmask which
+     * describes whether the device is advertising and/or connected.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getGapState() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getState().
+     */
+    Gap::GapState_t getGapState(void) const {
+        return gap().getState();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the GAP peripheral preferred connection parameters. These are the
+     * defaults that the peripheral would like to have in a connection. The
+     * choice of the connection parameters is eventually up to the central.
+     *
+     * @param[out] params
+     *               The structure where the parameters will be stored. Memory
+     *               for this is owned by the caller.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE if the parameters were successfully filled into
+     * the given structure pointed to by params.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getPreferredConnectionParams() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getPreferredConnectionParams().
+     */
+    ble_error_t getPreferredConnectionParams(Gap::ConnectionParams_t *params) {
+        return gap().getPreferredConnectionParams(params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the GAP peripheral preferred connection parameters. These are the
+     * defaults that the peripheral would like to have in a connection. The
+     * choice of the connection parameters is eventually up to the central.
+     *
+     * @param[in] params
+     *               The structure containing the desired parameters.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setPreferredConnectionParams() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setPreferredConnectionParams().
+     */
+    ble_error_t setPreferredConnectionParams(const Gap::ConnectionParams_t *params) {
+        return gap().setPreferredConnectionParams(params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update connection parameters while in the peripheral role.
+     * @details In the peripheral role, this will send the corresponding L2CAP request to the connected peer and wait for
+     *          the central to perform the procedure.
+     * @param[in] handle
+     *              Connection Handle
+     * @param[in] params
+     *              Pointer to desired connection parameters. If NULL is provided on a peripheral role,
+     *              the parameters in the PPCP characteristic of the GAP service will be used instead.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.updateConnectionParams() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().updateConnectionParams().
+     */
+    ble_error_t updateConnectionParams(Gap::Handle_t handle, const Gap::ConnectionParams_t *params) {
+        return gap().updateConnectionParams(handle, params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the device name characteristic in the GAP service.
+     * @param[in] deviceName
+     *              The new value for the device-name. This is a UTF-8 encoded, <b>NULL-terminated</b> string.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setDeviceName() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setDeviceName().
+     */
+    ble_error_t setDeviceName(const uint8_t *deviceName) {
+        return gap().setDeviceName(deviceName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the value of the device name characteristic in the GAP service.
+     * @param[out]    deviceName
+     *                  Pointer to an empty buffer where the UTF-8 *non NULL-
+     *                  terminated* string will be placed. Set this
+     *                  value to NULL in order to obtain the deviceName-length
+     *                  from the 'length' parameter.
+     *
+     * @param[in/out] lengthP
+     *                  (on input) Length of the buffer pointed to by deviceName;
+     *                  (on output) the complete device name length (without the
+     *                     null terminator).
+     *
+     * @note If the device name is longer than the size of the supplied buffer,
+     *     length will return the complete device name length, and not the
+     *     number of bytes actually returned in deviceName. The application may
+     *     use this information to retry with a suitable buffer size.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getDeviceName() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getDeviceName().
+     */
+    ble_error_t getDeviceName(uint8_t *deviceName, unsigned *lengthP) {
+        return gap().getDeviceName(deviceName, lengthP);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the appearance characteristic in the GAP service.
+     * @param[in] appearance
+     *              The new value for the device-appearance.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setAppearance() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setAppearance().
+     */
+    ble_error_t setAppearance(GapAdvertisingData::Appearance appearance) {
+        return gap().setAppearance(appearance);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the appearance characteristic in the GAP service.
+     * @param[out] appearance
+     *               The new value for the device-appearance.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getAppearance() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getAppearance().
+     */
+    ble_error_t getAppearance(GapAdvertisingData::Appearance *appearanceP) {
+        return gap().getAppearance(appearanceP);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the radio's transmit power.
+     * @param[in] txPower Radio transmit power in dBm.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.setTxPower() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().setTxPower().
+     */
+    ble_error_t setTxPower(int8_t txPower) {
+        return gap().setTxPower(txPower);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Query the underlying stack for permitted arguments for setTxPower().
+     *
+     * @param[out] valueArrayPP
+     *                 Out parameter to receive the immutable array of Tx values.
+     * @param[out] countP
+     *                 Out parameter to receive the array's size.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from Gap directly. A former call to
+     * ble.getPermittedTxPowerValues() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().getPermittedTxPowerValues().
+     */
+    void getPermittedTxPowerValues(const int8_t **valueArrayPP, size_t *countP) {
+        gap().getPermittedTxPowerValues(valueArrayPP, countP);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a service declaration to the local server ATT table. Also add the
+     * characteristics contained within.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.addService() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().addService().
+     */
+    ble_error_t addService(GattService &service) {
+        return gattServer().addService(service);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the value of a characteristic from the local GattServer
+     * @param[in]     attributeHandle
+     *                  Attribute handle for the value attribute of the characteristic.
+     * @param[out]    buffer
+     *                  A buffer to hold the value being read.
+     * @param[in/out] lengthP
+     *                  Length of the buffer being supplied. If the attribute
+     *                  value is longer than the size of the supplied buffer,
+     *                  this variable will hold upon return the total attribute value length
+     *                  (excluding offset). The application may use this
+     *                  information to allocate a suitable buffer size.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE if a value was read successfully into the buffer.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.readCharacteristicValue() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().read().
+     */
+    ble_error_t readCharacteristicValue(GattAttribute::Handle_t attributeHandle, uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t *lengthP) {
+        return gattServer().read(attributeHandle, buffer, lengthP);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the value of a characteristic from the local GattServer
+     * @param[in]     connectionHandle
+     *                  Connection Handle.
+     * @param[in]     attributeHandle
+     *                  Attribute handle for the value attribute of the characteristic.
+     * @param[out]    buffer
+     *                  A buffer to hold the value being read.
+     * @param[in/out] lengthP
+     *                  Length of the buffer being supplied. If the attribute
+     *                  value is longer than the size of the supplied buffer,
+     *                  this variable will hold upon return the total attribute value length
+     *                  (excluding offset). The application may use this
+     *                  information to allocate a suitable buffer size.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE if a value was read successfully into the buffer.
+     *
+     * @note This API is a version of above with an additional connection handle
+     *     parameter to allow fetches for connection-specific multivalued
+     *     attribtues (such as the CCCDs).
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.readCharacteristicValue() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().read().
+     */
+    ble_error_t readCharacteristicValue(Gap::Handle_t connectionHandle, GattAttribute::Handle_t attributeHandle, uint8_t *buffer, uint16_t *lengthP) {
+        return gattServer().read(connectionHandle, attributeHandle, buffer, lengthP);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the value of a characteristic on the local GattServer.
+     *
+     * @param[in] attributeHandle
+     *              Handle for the value attribute of the Characteristic.
+     * @param[in] value
+     *              A pointer to a buffer holding the new value
+     * @param[in] size
+     *              Size of the new value (in bytes).
+     * @param[in] localOnly
+     *              Should this update be kept on the local
+     *              GattServer regardless of the state of the
+     *              notify/indicate flag in the CCCD for this
+     *              Characteristic? If set to true, no notification
+     *              or indication is generated.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE if we have successfully set the value of the attribute.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.updateCharacteristicValue() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().write().
+     */
+    ble_error_t updateCharacteristicValue(GattAttribute::Handle_t  attributeHandle,
+                                          const uint8_t           *value,
+                                          uint16_t                 size,
+                                          bool                     localOnly = false) {
+        return gattServer().write(attributeHandle, value, size, localOnly);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the value of a characteristic on the local GattServer. A version
+     * of the same as above with connection handle parameter to allow updates
+     * for connection-specific multivalued attribtues (such as the CCCDs).
+     *
+     * @param[in] connectionHandle
+     *              Connection Handle.
+     * @param[in] attributeHandle
+     *              Handle for the value attribute of the Characteristic.
+     * @param[in] value
+     *              A pointer to a buffer holding the new value
+     * @param[in] size
+     *              Size of the new value (in bytes).
+     * @param[in] localOnly
+     *              Should this update be kept on the local
+     *              GattServer regardless of the state of the
+     *              notify/indicate flag in the CCCD for this
+     *              Characteristic? If set to true, no notification
+     *              or indication is generated.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE if we have successfully set the value of the attribute.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.updateCharacteristicValue() should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().write().
+     */
+    ble_error_t updateCharacteristicValue(Gap::Handle_t            connectionHandle,
+                                          GattAttribute::Handle_t  attributeHandle,
+                                          const uint8_t           *value,
+                                          uint16_t                 size,
+                                          bool                     localOnly = false) {
+        return gattServer().write(connectionHandle, attributeHandle, value, size, localOnly);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable the BLE stack's Security Manager. The Security Manager implements
+     * the actual cryptographic algorithms and protocol exchanges that allow two
+     * devices to securely exchange data and privately detect each other.
+     * Calling this API is a prerequisite for encryption and pairing (bonding).
+     *
+     * @param[in]  enableBonding Allow for bonding.
+     * @param[in]  requireMITM   Require protection for man-in-the-middle attacks.
+     * @param[in]  iocaps        To specify IO capabilities of this peripheral,
+     *                           such as availability of a display or keyboard to
+     *                           support out-of-band exchanges of security data.
+     * @param[in]  passkey       To specify a static passkey.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NONE on success.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.initializeSecurity(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().init(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t initializeSecurity(bool                                      enableBonding = true,
+                                   bool                                      requireMITM   = true,
+                                   SecurityManager::SecurityIOCapabilities_t iocaps        = SecurityManager::IO_CAPS_NONE,
+                                   const SecurityManager::Passkey_t          passkey       = NULL) {
+        return securityManager().init(enableBonding, requireMITM, iocaps, passkey);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the security status of a connection.
+     *
+     * @param[in]  connectionHandle   Handle to identify the connection.
+     * @param[out] securityStatusP    security status.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_SUCCESS Or appropriate error code indicating reason for failure.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.getLinkSecurity(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().getLinkSecurity(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t getLinkSecurity(Gap::Handle_t connectionHandle, SecurityManager::LinkSecurityStatus_t *securityStatusP) {
+        return securityManager().getLinkSecurity(connectionHandle, securityStatusP);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete all peer device context and all related bonding information from
+     * the database within the security manager.
+     *
+     * @retval BLE_ERROR_NONE             On success, else an error code indicating reason for failure.
+     * @retval BLE_ERROR_INVALID_STATE    If the API is called without module initialization and/or
+     *                                    application registration.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.purgeAllBondingState() should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().purgeAllBondingState().
+     */
+    ble_error_t purgeAllBondingState(void) {
+        return securityManager().purgeAllBondingState();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for timeout events. Refer to Gap::TimeoutSource_t for
+     * possible event types.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onTimeout(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().onTimeout(callback).
+     */
+    void onTimeout(Gap::TimeoutEventCallback_t timeoutCallback) {
+        gap().onTimeout(timeoutCallback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for connection events. Refer to Gap::ConnectionEventCallback_t.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onConnection(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().onConnection(callback).
+     */
+    void onConnection(Gap::ConnectionEventCallback_t connectionCallback) {
+        gap().onConnection(connectionCallback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Used to setup a callback for GAP disconnection.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onDisconnection(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().onDisconnection(callback).
+     */
+    void onDisconnection(Gap::DisconnectionEventCallback_t disconnectionCallback) {
+        gap().onDisconnection(disconnectionCallback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Append to a chain of callbacks to be invoked upon disconnection; these
+     * callbacks receive no context and are therefore different from the
+     * onDisconnection callback.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.addToDisconnectionCallchain(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().addToDisconnectionCallchain(...).
+     */
+    template<typename T>
+    void addToDisconnectionCallChain(T *tptr, void (T::*mptr)(void)) {
+        gap().addToDisconnectionCallChain(tptr, mptr);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Radio Notification is a feature that enables ACTIVE and INACTIVE
+     * (nACTIVE) signals from the stack that notify the application when the
+     * radio is in use. The signal is sent using software interrupt.
+     *
+     * The ACTIVE signal is sent before the Radio Event starts. The nACTIVE
+     * signal is sent at the end of the Radio Event. These signals can be used
+     * by the application programmer to synchronize application logic with radio
+     * activity. For example, the ACTIVE signal can be used to shut off external
+     * devices to manage peak current drawn during periods when the radio is on,
+     * or to trigger sensor data collection for transmission in the Radio Event.
+     *
+     * @param callback
+     *          The application handler to be invoked in response to a radio
+     *          ACTIVE/INACTIVE event.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onRadioNotification(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gap().onRadioNotification(...).
+     */
+    void onRadioNotification(Gap::RadioNotificationEventCallback_t callback) {
+        gap().onRadioNotification(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a callback for the GATT event DATA_SENT (which is triggered when
+     * updates are sent out by GATT in the form of notifications).
+     *
+     * @Note: it is possible to chain together multiple onDataSent callbacks
+     * (potentially from different modules of an application) to receive updates
+     * to characteristics.
+     *
+     * @Note: it is also possible to setup a callback into a member function of
+     * some object.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onDataSent(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().onDataSent(...).
+     */
+    void onDataSent(void (*callback)(unsigned count)) {
+        gattServer().onDataSent(callback);
+    }
+    template <typename T> void onDataSent(T * objPtr, void (T::*memberPtr)(unsigned count)) {
+        gattServer().onDataSent(objPtr, memberPtr);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when an attribute has its value updated by or at the
+     * connected peer. For a peripheral, this callback triggered when the local
+     * GATT server has an attribute updated by a write command from the peer.
+     * For a Central, this callback is triggered when a response is received for
+     * a write request.
+     *
+     * @Note: it is possible to chain together multiple onDataWritten callbacks
+     * (potentially from different modules of an application) to receive updates
+     * to characteristics. Many services, such as DFU and UART add their own
+     * onDataWritten callbacks behind the scenes to trap interesting events.
+     *
+     * @Note: it is also possible to setup a callback into a member function of
+     * some object.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onDataWritten(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().onDataWritten(...).
+     */
+    void onDataWritten(void (*callback)(const GattWriteCallbackParams *eventDataP)) {
+        gattServer().onDataWritten(callback);
+    }
+    template <typename T> void onDataWritten(T * objPtr, void (T::*memberPtr)(const GattWriteCallbackParams *context)) {
+        gattServer().onDataWritten(objPtr, memberPtr);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback to be invoked on the peripheral when an attribute is
+     * being read by a remote client.
+     *
+     * @Note: this functionality may not be available on all underlying stacks.
+     * You could use GattCharacteristic::setReadAuthorizationCallback() as an
+     * alternative.
+     *
+     * @Note: it is possible to chain together multiple onDataRead callbacks
+     * (potentially from different modules of an application) to receive updates
+     * to characteristics. Services may add their own onDataRead callbacks
+     * behind the scenes to trap interesting events.
+     *
+     * @Note: it is also possible to setup a callback into a member function of
+     * some object.
+     *
+     * @return BLE_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED if this functionality isn't available;
+     *         else BLE_ERROR_NONE.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onDataRead(...) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().onDataRead(...).
+     */
+    ble_error_t onDataRead(void (*callback)(const GattReadCallbackParams *eventDataP)) {
+        return gattServer().onDataRead(callback);
+    }
+    template <typename T> ble_error_t onDataRead(T * objPtr, void (T::*memberPtr)(const GattReadCallbackParams *context)) {
+        return gattServer().onDataRead(objPtr, memberPtr);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when notifications/indications are enabled for a
+     * characteristic on the local GattServer.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onUpdatesEnabled(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().onUpdatesEnabled(callback).
+     */
+    void onUpdatesEnabled(GattServer::EventCallback_t callback) {
+        gattServer().onUpdatesEnabled(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when notifications/indications are disabled for a
+     * characteristic on the local GattServer.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onUpdatesEnabled(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().onUpdatesEnabled(callback).
+     */
+    void onUpdatesDisabled(GattServer::EventCallback_t callback) {
+        gattServer().onUpdatesDisabled(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when the GATT server receives a response for an
+     * indication event sent previously.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from GattServer directly. A former call
+     * to ble.onConfirmationReceived(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.gattServer().onConfirmationReceived(callback).
+     */
+    void onConfirmationReceived(GattServer::EventCallback_t callback) {
+        gattServer().onConfirmationReceived(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when the security setup procedure (key generation
+     * and exchange) for a link has started. This will be skipped for bonded
+     * devices. The callback is passed in parameters received from the peer's
+     * security request: bool allowBonding, bool requireMITM, and
+     * SecurityIOCapabilities_t.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.onSecuritySetupInitiated(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().onSecuritySetupInitiated(callback).
+     */
+    void onSecuritySetupInitiated(SecurityManager::SecuritySetupInitiatedCallback_t callback) {
+        securityManager().onSecuritySetupInitiated(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when the security setup procedure (key generation
+     * and exchange) for a link has completed. This will be skipped for bonded
+     * devices. The callback is passed in the success/failure status of the
+     * security setup procedure.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.onSecuritySetupCompleted(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().onSecuritySetupCompleted(callback).
+     */
+    void onSecuritySetupCompleted(SecurityManager::SecuritySetupCompletedCallback_t callback) {
+        securityManager().onSecuritySetupCompleted(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when a link with the peer is secured. For bonded
+     * devices, subsequent reconnections with bonded peer will result only in
+     * this callback when the link is secured and setup procedures will not
+     * occur unless the bonding information is either lost or deleted on either
+     * or both sides. The callback is passed in a SecurityManager::SecurityMode_t according
+     * to the level of security in effect for the secured link.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.onLinkSecured(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().onLinkSecured(callback).
+     */
+    void onLinkSecured(SecurityManager::LinkSecuredCallback_t callback) {
+        securityManager().onLinkSecured(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for successful bonding; i.e. that link-specific security
+     * context is stored persistently for a peer device.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.onSecurityContextStored(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().onSecurityContextStored(callback).
+     */
+    void onSecurityContextStored(SecurityManager::HandleSpecificEvent_t callback) {
+        securityManager().onSecurityContextStored(callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Setup a callback for when the passkey needs to be displayed on a
+     * peripheral with DISPLAY capability. This happens when security is
+     * configured to prevent Man-In-The-Middle attacks, and a PIN (or passkey)
+     * needs to be exchanged between the peers to authenticate the connection
+     * attempt.
+     *
+     * @note: This API is now *deprecated* and will be dropped in the future.
+     * You should use the parallel API from SecurityManager directly. A former
+     * call to ble.onPasskeyDisplay(callback) should be replaced with
+     * ble.securityManager().onPasskeyDisplay(callback).
+     */
+    void onPasskeyDisplay(SecurityManager::PasskeyDisplayCallback_t callback) {
+        return securityManager().onPasskeyDisplay(callback);
+    }
+
+public:
+    BLE() : transport(createBLEInstance()) {
+        /* empty */
+    }
+
+private:
+    BLEInstanceBase *const transport; /* the device specific backend */
+};
+
+typedef BLE BLEDevice; /* DEPRECATED. This type alias is retained for the sake of compatibility with older
+                        * code. Will be dropped at some point soon.*/
+
+#endif // ifndef __BLE_H__
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