[moVirt] Questions for freeaSPICE

Tue Feb 20 11:46:11 UTC 2018

On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:22 PM, Filip Krepinsky <fkrepins at redhat.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 8:38 AM, Tomas Jelinek <tjelinek at redhat.com> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 6:57 PM, i iordanov <iiordanov at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> There is one thing that I wanted to report to you and ask you how we
>>> can approach.
>>>
>>> aSPICE is a derivative project of bVNC, and because of that, for a
>>> time in its AndroidManifest.xml file, the mimeType remained
>>> application/vnd.vnc:
>>>
>>> <intent-filter>
>>>     <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
>>>     <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
>>>     <data android:mimeType="application/vnd.vnc" />
>>> </intent-filter>
>>>
>>> whereas to avoid it cropping up in the list of applications when a VNC
>>> console is being connected to, its mimeType should have been
>>> application/vnd.spice, like so:
>>>
>>> <intent-filter>
>>>     <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
>>>     <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
>>>     <data android:mimeType="application/vnd.spice" />
>>> </intent-filter>
>>>
>>> I noticed this recently when I wrote my own integration with bVNC via
>>> an intent and used it on a device where aSPICE and bVNC are both
>>> present. Instead of seeing just bVNC, I saw both bVNC and aSPICE as
>>> clients to connect to VNC.
>>>
>>> So what I've done now is I've put both the above intent filters in
>>> aSPICE's AndroidManifest.xml in order to not break moVirt, but I'd
>>> like for you to change moVirt to create an intent with vnd.spice set
>>> as the mimeType when opening SPICE consoles rather than vnd.vnc as it
>>> does now. Since the fix is already out in aSPICE, you are at liberty
>>> to make the change on your side at any time.
>>>
>>> I've created a Pull Request against your project with the fix.
>>>
>>> https://github.com/oVirt/moVirt/pull/295
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So Filip have merged the PR and released the new build - by now everyone
should have the updated version.

Again, thank you for the patch!

Tomas

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>> wow, great, thank you!
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> @Filip, can you please have a look at the PR?
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> Thanks a lot. Looks ok.
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> I will test it probably next week.
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>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> iordan
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>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:35 PM, i iordanov <iiordanov at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hi Thomas,
>>> >
>>> > You're welcome! As you can tell, I am very busy these days.
>>> >
>>> > Cheers,
>>> > iordan
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 3:53 AM, Tomas Jelinek <tjelinek at redhat.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> From: "i iordanov" <iiordanov at gmail.com>
>>> >>> To: "Tomas Jelinek" <tjelinek at redhat.com>
>>> >>> Cc: movirt at ovirt.org
>>> >>> Sent: Monday, July 6, 2015 1:44:45 AM
>>> >>> Subject: Re: [moVirt] Questions for freeaSPICE
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hey,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I just released an updated v3.7.7 with the parameters added.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I've also updated the ticket you opened.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Please find an updated version here:
>>> >>> https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/releases
>>> /download/v3.7.7/freeaSPICE-3.7.7-final.apk
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I've also released the version above in Google Play.
>>> >>
>>> >> Tested by both Yixin and me and works like a charm. We have updated
>>> the movirt page saying to install the version from the play store.
>>> >> Thank you for the fast response!
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Cheers!
>>> >>> iordan
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 5:30 AM, Tomas Jelinek <tjelinek at redhat.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> >> From: "Tomas Jelinek" <tjelinek at redhat.com>
>>> >>> >> To: "i iordanov" <iiordanov at gmail.com>
>>> >>> >> Cc: movirt at ovirt.org
>>> >>> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 4:34:48 PM
>>> >>> >> Subject: Re: [moVirt] Questions for freeaSPICE
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> >> > From: "i iordanov" <iiordanov at gmail.com>
>>> >>> >> > To: "Tomas Jelinek" <tjelinek at redhat.com>
>>> >>> >> > Cc: "Yixin Zhang" <yixin_1992_cia at 126.com>, movirt at ovirt.org
>>> >>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 4:13:06 PM
>>> >>> >> > Subject: Re: Questions for freeaSPICE
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> > Thank you, I hope to look at it this weekend.
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> > Hi, any progress?
>>> >>> >
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> That would be awesome, thank you!
>>> >>> >>
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> > Cheers!
>>> >>> >> > iordan
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Tomas Jelinek <
>>> tjelinek at redhat.com>
>>> >>> >> > wrote:
>>> >>> >> > > I have opened an issue on github for this:
>>> >>> >> > > https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/issues/49
>>> if that
>>> >>> >> > > is
>>> >>> >> > > a
>>> >>> >> > > more suitable place to discuss it.
>>> >>> >> > >
>>> >>> >> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> >> > >> From: "Yixin Zhang" <yixin_1992_cia at 126.com>
>>> >>> >> > >> To: iiordanov at gmail.com
>>> >>> >> > >> Cc: tjelinek at redhat.com, movirt at ovirt.org
>>> >>> >> > >> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 4:28:14 PM
>>> >>> >> > >> Subject: Questions for freeaSPICE
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> Dear Sir or Madam,
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> Sorry can I have your name? freeaSPICE is a very nice APP,
>>> it could
>>> >>> >> > >> be
>>> >>> >> > >> used
>>> >>> >> > >> to connect the virtual machine directly.
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> There are some problems confused me, can I ask for you
>>> suggestions?
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> I'm Yixin Zhang,and now doing an internship for Outreachy
>>> Project,and
>>> >>> >> > >> now
>>> >>> >> > >> I'm
>>> >>> >> > >> in the project movirt. I'm thinking of calling freeaSPICE in
>>> movirt
>>> >>> >> > >> to
>>> >>> >> > >> connect VM, the calling code as followed:
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> .setType("application/vnd.vnc")
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> .setData(data);
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> startActivity(intent);
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> And the data form as
>>> >>> >> > >> followed：spice://192.168.1.100:5900?SpicePassword=...&TlsPor
>>> t=5901&CaCertPath=...&CertSubject=....
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> However while I checked for you source
>>> >>> >> > >> code：https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients ,
>>> I found it
>>> >>> >> > >> can
>>> >>> >> > >> not pass the parameters TlsPort, CaCertPath, CertSubject
>>> using this
>>> >>> >> > >> method,
>>> >>> >> > >> is there any other ways to pass the parameters, if there is,
>>> could u
>>> >>> >> > >> give
>>> >>> >> > >> me
>>> >>> >> > >> some suggestions? Thank you so much.
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> In order to pass these three parameter TlsPort, CaCertPath,
>>> >>> >> > >> CertSubjectin,I
>>> >>> >> > >> fork your remote-desktop-clients code （fork
>>> >>> >> > >> address:https://github.com/zyx0225/remote-desktop-clients/tr
>>> ee/aSPICE),
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> Also, as you compile instruction I compiled aSPICE(But I
>>> have no idea
>>> >>> >> > >> how
>>> >>> >> > >> to
>>> >>> >> > >> compile libspice.so and libgstreamer_android.so, so I copy
>>> lib
>>> >>> >> > >> document
>>> >>> >> > >> of
>>> >>> >> > >> freeaSPICE-3.7.7-final.apk),I add the parser code for these
>>> three
>>> >>> >> > >> parameters
>>> >>> >> > >> TlsPort, CaCertPath, CertSubject (The main logical code:
>>> >>> >> > >> ：https://github.com/zyx0225/remote-desktop-clients/commit/52
>>> 33d9bb5f6434bba97237fd8ea014cf19b14c88),
>>> >>> >> > >> and invoke aSPICE in movirt to connect VM successfully.
>>> However, it
>>> >>> >> > >> just
>>> >>> >> > >> want to prove some my own guess and I have no idea whether
>>> there are
>>> >>> >> > >> some
>>> >>> >> > >> problem to code in such way.
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> We really really hope that we could invoke freeaSPICE in
>>> movirt to
>>> >>> >> > >> realize
>>> >>> >> > >> such functions, and I like freeaSPICE this APP so much, with
>>> great
>>> >>> >> > >> appreciate that you developed such a great APP. If we could
>>> realize
>>> >>> >> > >> our
>>> >>> >> > >> ideas mentioned above using your freeaSPICE, it would be
>>> such an
>>> >>> >> > >> exciting
>>> >>> >> > >> thing.
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> Could you add parser for these three parameters TlsPort,
>>> CaCertPath,
>>> >>> >> > >> CertSubject in next version of freeaSPICE, or other ways
>>> that we
>>> >>> >> > >> could
>>> >>> >> > >> invoke freeaSPICE in movirt to connect VM?
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> Thank you so much for your time, looking forward to your
>>> reply
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >>  Best Regards,
>>> >>> >> > >>
>>> >>> >> > >> Yixin Zhang
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> >
>>> >>> >> > --
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