[moVirt] Questions for freeaSPICE

Tue Feb 6 19:22:27 UTC 2018

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:
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>> <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.
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>> https://github.com/oVirt/moVirt/pull/295
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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.

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/
>> tree/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
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > --
>> >>> >> > The conscious mind has only one thread of execution.
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