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+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2007 - 2008 Novell, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2007 - 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
+#include <gudev/gudev.h>
+
+#include "nm-dbus-interface.h"
+#include "nm-active-connection.h"
+#include "nm-device-ethernet.h"
+#include "nm-device-adsl.h"
+#include "nm-device-wifi.h"
+#include "nm-device-modem.h"
+#include "nm-device-bt.h"
+#include "nm-device-olpc-mesh.h"
+#include "nm-device-wimax.h"
+#include "nm-device-infiniband.h"
+#include "nm-device-bond.h"
+#include "nm-device-team.h"
+#include "nm-device-bridge.h"
+#include "nm-device-vlan.h"
+#include "nm-device-generic.h"
+#include "nm-device.h"
+#include "nm-device-private.h"
+#include "nm-dhcp4-config.h"
+#include "nm-dhcp6-config.h"
+#include "nm-ip4-config.h"
+#include "nm-ip6-config.h"
+#include "nm-object-private.h"
+#include "nm-object-cache.h"
+#include "nm-remote-connection.h"
+#include "nm-core-internal.h"
+#include "nm-glib-compat.h"
+#include "nm-utils.h"
+#include "nm-dbus-helpers.h"
+#include "nm-setting-connection.h"
+
+#include "nmdbus-device.h"
+
+static GType _nm_device_decide_type (GVariant *value);
+gboolean connection_compatible (NMDevice *device, NMConnection *connection, GError **error);
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (NMDevice, nm_device, NM_TYPE_OBJECT,
+                         _nm_object_register_type_func (g_define_type_id,
+                                                        _nm_device_decide_type,
+                                                        NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE,
+                                                        "DeviceType");
+                         )
+
+#define NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE ((o), NM_TYPE_DEVICE, NMDevicePrivate))
+
+typedef struct {
+	NMDBusDevice *proxy;
+
+	char *iface;
+	char *ip_iface;
+	NMDeviceType device_type;
+	char *udi;
+	char *driver;
+	char *driver_version;
+	char *firmware_version;
+	char *type_description;
+	NMDeviceCapabilities capabilities;
+	gboolean managed;
+	gboolean firmware_missing;
+	gboolean autoconnect;
+	NMIPConfig *ip4_config;
+	NMDhcpConfig *dhcp4_config;
+	NMIPConfig *ip6_config;
+	NMDhcpConfig *dhcp6_config;
+	NMDeviceState state;
+	NMDeviceState last_seen_state;
+	NMDeviceStateReason reason;
+
+	NMActiveConnection *active_connection;
+	GPtrArray *available_connections;
+
+	GUdevClient *client;
+	char *product, *short_product;
+	char *vendor, *short_vendor;
+	char *description, *bus_name;
+
+	char *physical_port_id;
+	guint32 mtu;
+} NMDevicePrivate;
+
+enum {
+	PROP_0,
+	PROP_INTERFACE,
+	PROP_UDI,
+	PROP_DRIVER,
+	PROP_DRIVER_VERSION,
+	PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION,
+	PROP_CAPABILITIES,
+	PROP_MANAGED,
+	PROP_AUTOCONNECT,
+	PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING,
+	PROP_IP4_CONFIG,
+	PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG,
+	PROP_IP6_CONFIG,
+	PROP_STATE,
+	PROP_STATE_REASON,
+	PROP_PRODUCT,
+	PROP_VENDOR,
+	PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG,
+	PROP_IP_INTERFACE,
+	PROP_DEVICE_TYPE,
+	PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
+	PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS,
+	PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID,
+	PROP_MTU,
+
+	LAST_PROP
+};
+
+enum {
+	STATE_CHANGED,
+
+	LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
+
+static void
+nm_device_init (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+
+	priv->state = NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN;
+	priv->reason = NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NONE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+demarshal_state_reason (NMObject *object, GParamSpec *pspec, GVariant *value, gpointer field)
+{
+	guint32 *reason_field = field;
+
+	g_variant_get (value, "(uu)", NULL, reason_field);
+	_nm_object_queue_notify (object, NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+device_state_changed (NMDBusDevice *proxy,
+                      guint new_state,
+                      guint old_state,
+                      guint reason,
+                      gpointer user_data);
+
+static void
+init_dbus (NMObject *object)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (object);
+	const NMPropertiesInfo property_info[] = {
+		{ NM_DEVICE_UDI,               &priv->udi },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE,         &priv->iface },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_IP_INTERFACE,      &priv->ip_iface },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_DRIVER,            &priv->driver },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_DRIVER_VERSION,    &priv->driver_version },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_VERSION,  &priv->firmware_version },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES,      &priv->capabilities },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_MANAGED,           &priv->managed },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT,       &priv->autoconnect },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_MISSING,  &priv->firmware_missing },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_IP4_CONFIG,        &priv->ip4_config, NULL, NM_TYPE_IP4_CONFIG },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_DHCP4_CONFIG,      &priv->dhcp4_config, NULL, NM_TYPE_DHCP4_CONFIG },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_IP6_CONFIG,        &priv->ip6_config, NULL, NM_TYPE_IP6_CONFIG },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_DHCP6_CONFIG,      &priv->dhcp6_config, NULL, NM_TYPE_DHCP6_CONFIG },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_STATE,             &priv->state },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON,      &priv->reason, demarshal_state_reason },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION, &priv->active_connection, NULL, NM_TYPE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS, &priv->available_connections, NULL, NM_TYPE_REMOTE_CONNECTION },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID,  &priv->physical_port_id },
+		{ NM_DEVICE_MTU,               &priv->mtu },
+
+		/* Properties that exist in D-Bus but that we don't track */
+		{ "ip4-address", NULL },
+		{ "device-type", NULL },
+
+		{ NULL },
+	};
+
+	NM_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_device_parent_class)->init_dbus (object);
+
+	priv->proxy = NMDBUS_DEVICE (_nm_object_get_proxy (object, NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE));
+	_nm_object_register_properties (object,
+	                                NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE,
+	                                property_info);
+
+	g_signal_connect (priv->proxy, "state-changed",
+	                  G_CALLBACK (device_state_changed), object);
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+	NMDeviceState old_state;
+	NMDeviceState new_state;
+	NMDeviceStateReason reason;
+} StateChangeData;
+
+static void
+device_state_change_reloaded (GObject *object,
+                              GAsyncResult *result,
+                              gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE (object);
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	StateChangeData *data = user_data;
+	NMDeviceState old_state = data->old_state;
+	NMDeviceState new_state = data->new_state;
+	NMDeviceStateReason reason = data->reason;
+
+	g_slice_free (StateChangeData, data);
+
+	_nm_object_reload_properties_finish (NM_OBJECT (object), result, NULL);
+
+	/* If the device changes state several times in rapid succession, then we'll
+	 * queue several reload_properties() calls, and there's no guarantee that
+	 * they'll finish in the right order. In that case, only emit the signal
+	 * for the last one.
+	 */
+	if (priv->last_seen_state != new_state)
+		return;
+
+	/* Ensure that nm_device_get_state() will return the right value even if
+	 * we haven't processed the corresponding PropertiesChanged yet.
+	 */
+	priv->state = new_state;
+
+	g_signal_emit (self, signals[STATE_CHANGED], 0,
+	               new_state, old_state, reason);
+}
+
+static void
+device_state_changed (NMDBusDevice *proxy,
+                      guint new_state,
+                      guint old_state,
+                      guint reason,
+                      gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE (user_data);
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	StateChangeData *data;
+
+	if (old_state == new_state)
+		return;
+
+	/* Our object-valued properties (eg, ip4_config) will still
+	 * have their old values at this point, because NMObject is
+	 * in the process of asynchronously reading the new values.
+	 * Wait for that to finish before emitting the signal.
+	 */
+	priv->last_seen_state = new_state;
+
+	data = g_slice_new (StateChangeData);
+	data->old_state = old_state;
+	data->new_state = new_state;
+	data->reason = reason;
+	_nm_object_reload_properties_async (NM_OBJECT (user_data),
+	                                    NULL,
+	                                    device_state_change_reloaded,
+	                                    data);
+}
+
+static GType
+_nm_device_gtype_from_dtype (NMDeviceType dtype)
+{
+	switch (dtype) {
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_ETHERNET;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_WIFI;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_MODEM:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_MODEM;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BT:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_BT;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ADSL:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_ADSL;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OLPC_MESH:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_OLPC_MESH;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIMAX:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_WIMAX;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_INFINIBAND:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_INFINIBAND;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BOND:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_BOND;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_TEAM:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_TEAM;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_BRIDGE;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VLAN:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_VLAN;
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_GENERIC:
+		return NM_TYPE_DEVICE_GENERIC;
+	default:
+		g_warning ("Unknown device type %d", dtype);
+		return G_TYPE_INVALID;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+constructed (GObject *object)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (object);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_device_parent_class)->constructed (object);
+
+	/* Catch failure of subclasses to call _nm_device_set_device_type() */
+	g_warn_if_fail (priv->device_type != NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+	/* Catch a subclass setting the wrong type */
+	g_warn_if_fail (G_OBJECT_TYPE (object) == _nm_device_gtype_from_dtype (priv->device_type));
+}
+
+static void
+dispose (GObject *object)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (object);
+
+	g_clear_object (&priv->ip4_config);
+	g_clear_object (&priv->dhcp4_config);
+	g_clear_object (&priv->ip6_config);
+	g_clear_object (&priv->dhcp6_config);
+	g_clear_object (&priv->client);
+	g_clear_object (&priv->active_connection);
+
+	g_clear_pointer (&priv->available_connections, g_ptr_array_unref);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_device_parent_class)->dispose (object);
+}
+
+static void
+finalize (GObject *object)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (object);
+
+	g_free (priv->iface);
+	g_free (priv->ip_iface);
+	g_free (priv->udi);
+	g_free (priv->driver);
+	g_free (priv->driver_version);
+	g_free (priv->firmware_version);
+	g_free (priv->product);
+	g_free (priv->short_product);
+	g_free (priv->vendor);
+	g_free (priv->short_vendor);
+	g_free (priv->description);
+	g_free (priv->bus_name);
+	g_free (priv->type_description);
+	g_free (priv->physical_port_id);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_device_parent_class)->finalize (object);
+}
+
+static void
+get_property (GObject *object,
+              guint prop_id,
+              GValue *value,
+              GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+	NMDevice *device = NM_DEVICE (object);
+
+	switch (prop_id) {
+	case PROP_DEVICE_TYPE:
+		g_value_set_enum (value, nm_device_get_device_type (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_UDI:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_udi (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_INTERFACE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_iface (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_IP_INTERFACE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_ip_iface (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_DRIVER:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_driver (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_DRIVER_VERSION:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_driver_version (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_firmware_version (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_CAPABILITIES:
+		g_value_set_flags (value, nm_device_get_capabilities (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_MANAGED:
+		g_value_set_boolean (value, nm_device_get_managed (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_AUTOCONNECT:
+		g_value_set_boolean (value, nm_device_get_autoconnect (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING:
+		g_value_set_boolean (value, nm_device_get_firmware_missing (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_IP4_CONFIG:
+		g_value_set_object (value, nm_device_get_ip4_config (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG:
+		g_value_set_object (value, nm_device_get_dhcp4_config (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_IP6_CONFIG:
+		g_value_set_object (value, nm_device_get_ip6_config (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG:
+		g_value_set_object (value, nm_device_get_dhcp6_config (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_STATE:
+		g_value_set_enum (value, nm_device_get_state (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_STATE_REASON:
+		g_value_set_uint (value, nm_device_get_state_reason (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION:
+		g_value_set_object (value, nm_device_get_active_connection (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS:
+		g_value_take_boxed (value, _nm_utils_copy_object_array (nm_device_get_available_connections (device)));
+		break;
+	case PROP_PRODUCT:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_product (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_VENDOR:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_vendor (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID:
+		g_value_set_string (value, nm_device_get_physical_port_id (device));
+		break;
+	case PROP_MTU:
+		g_value_set_uint (value, nm_device_get_mtu (device));
+		break;
+	default:
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+set_property (GObject *object,
+              guint prop_id,
+              const GValue *value,
+              GParamSpec *pspec)
+{
+	NMDevice *self = NM_DEVICE (object);
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	gboolean b;
+
+	switch (prop_id) {
+	case PROP_DEVICE_TYPE:
+		/* Construct only */
+		priv->device_type = g_value_get_enum (value);
+		break;
+	case PROP_AUTOCONNECT:
+		b = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+		if (priv->autoconnect != b)
+			nm_device_set_autoconnect (NM_DEVICE (object), b);
+		break;
+	default:
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+nm_device_class_init (NMDeviceClass *device_class)
+{
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (device_class);
+	NMObjectClass *nm_object_class = NM_OBJECT_CLASS (device_class);
+
+	g_type_class_add_private (device_class, sizeof (NMDevicePrivate));
+
+	_nm_object_class_add_interface (nm_object_class, NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE);
+	_nm_dbus_register_proxy_type (NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE, NMDBUS_TYPE_DEVICE_PROXY);
+
+	/* virtual methods */
+	object_class->constructed = constructed;
+	object_class->get_property = get_property;
+	object_class->set_property = set_property;
+	object_class->dispose = dispose;
+	object_class->finalize = finalize;
+
+	nm_object_class->init_dbus = init_dbus;
+
+	device_class->connection_compatible = connection_compatible;
+
+	/* properties */
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:interface:
+	 *
+	 * The interface of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_INTERFACE,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_INTERFACE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:ip-interface:
+	 *
+	 * The IP interface of the device which should be used for all IP-related
+	 * operations like addressing and routing.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_IP_INTERFACE,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_IP_INTERFACE, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:device-type:
+	 *
+	 * The numeric type of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_DEVICE_TYPE,
+		 g_param_spec_enum (NM_DEVICE_DEVICE_TYPE, "", "",
+		                    NM_TYPE_DEVICE_TYPE,
+		                    NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
+		                    G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:udi:
+	 *
+	 * An operating-system specific device hardware identifier; this is not
+	 * unique to a specific hardware device across reboots or hotplugs.  It
+	 * is an opaque string which for some device types (Bluetooth, Modem)
+	 * contains an identifier provided by the underlying hardware service daemon
+	 * such as Bluez or ModemManager, and clients can use this property to
+	 * request more information about the device from those services.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_UDI,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_UDI, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:driver:
+	 *
+	 * The driver of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_DRIVER,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_DRIVER, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:driver-version:
+	 *
+	 * The version of the device driver.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_DRIVER_VERSION,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_DRIVER_VERSION, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:firmware-version:
+	 *
+	 * The firmware version of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_FIRMWARE_VERSION,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_VERSION, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:capabilities:
+	 *
+	 * The capabilities of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_CAPABILITIES,
+		 g_param_spec_flags (NM_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES, "", "",
+		                     NM_TYPE_DEVICE_CAPABILITIES,
+		                     NM_DEVICE_CAP_NONE,
+		                     G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                     G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:managed:
+	 *
+	 * Whether the device is managed by NetworkManager.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_MANAGED,
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_DEVICE_MANAGED, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:autoconnect:
+	 *
+	 * Whether the device can auto-activate a connection.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_AUTOCONNECT,
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_DEVICE_AUTOCONNECT, "", "",
+		                       TRUE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:firmware-missing:
+	 *
+	 * When %TRUE indicates the device is likely missing firmware required
+	 * for its operation.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_FIRMWARE_MISSING,
+		 g_param_spec_boolean (NM_DEVICE_FIRMWARE_MISSING, "", "",
+		                       FALSE,
+		                       G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:ip4-config:
+	 *
+	 * The #NMIP4Config of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_IP4_CONFIG,
+		 g_param_spec_object (NM_DEVICE_IP4_CONFIG, "", "",
+		                      NM_TYPE_IP_CONFIG,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:dhcp4-config:
+	 *
+	 * The IPv4 #NMDhcpConfig of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_DHCP4_CONFIG,
+		 g_param_spec_object (NM_DEVICE_DHCP4_CONFIG, "", "",
+		                      NM_TYPE_DHCP_CONFIG,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:ip6-config:
+	 *
+	 * The IPv6 #NMIPConfig of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_IP6_CONFIG,
+		 g_param_spec_object (NM_DEVICE_IP6_CONFIG, "", "",
+		                      NM_TYPE_IP_CONFIG,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:dhcp6-config:
+	 *
+	 * The IPv6 #NMDhcpConfig of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_DHCP6_CONFIG,
+		 g_param_spec_object (NM_DEVICE_DHCP6_CONFIG, "", "",
+		                      NM_TYPE_DHCP_CONFIG,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:state:
+	 *
+	 * The state of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_STATE,
+		 g_param_spec_enum (NM_DEVICE_STATE, "", "",
+		                    NM_TYPE_DEVICE_STATE,
+		                    NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN,
+		                    G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:state-reason:
+	 *
+	 * The reason for the device state.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_STATE_REASON,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 0,
+		                    G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:active-connection:
+	 *
+	 * The #NMActiveConnection object that "owns" this device during activation.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
+		 g_param_spec_object (NM_DEVICE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION, "", "",
+		                      NM_TYPE_ACTIVE_CONNECTION,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:available-connections:
+	 *
+	 * The available connections of the device
+	 *
+	 * Element-type: NMRemoteConnection
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS,
+		 g_param_spec_boxed (NM_DEVICE_AVAILABLE_CONNECTIONS, "", "",
+		                     G_TYPE_PTR_ARRAY,
+		                     G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                     G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:vendor:
+	 *
+	 * The vendor string of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_VENDOR,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_VENDOR, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:product:
+	 *
+	 * The product string of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PRODUCT,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_PRODUCT, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:physical-port-id:
+	 *
+	 * The physical port ID of the device. (See
+	 * nm_device_get_physical_port_id().)
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID,
+		 g_param_spec_string (NM_DEVICE_PHYSICAL_PORT_ID, "", "",
+		                      NULL,
+		                      G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                      G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice:mtu:
+	 *
+	 * The MTU of the device.
+	 **/
+	g_object_class_install_property
+		(object_class, PROP_MTU,
+		 g_param_spec_uint (NM_DEVICE_MTU, "", "",
+		                    0, G_MAXUINT32, 1500,
+		                    G_PARAM_READABLE |
+		                    G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+	/* signals */
+
+	/**
+	 * NMDevice::state-changed:
+	 * @device: the device object that received the signal
+	 * @new_state: the new state of the device
+	 * @old_state: the previous state of the device
+	 * @reason: the reason describing the state change
+	 *
+	 * Notifies the state change of a #NMDevice.
+	 **/
+	signals[STATE_CHANGED] =
+		g_signal_new ("state-changed",
+		              G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+		              G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+		              G_STRUCT_OFFSET (NMDeviceClass, state_changed),
+		              NULL, NULL, NULL,
+		              G_TYPE_NONE, 3,
+		              G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_UINT, G_TYPE_UINT);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _nm_device_set_device_type:
+ * @device: the device
+ * @dtype: the NM device type
+ *
+ * Sets the NM device type if it wasn't set during construction.  INTERNAL
+ * ONLY METHOD.
+ **/
+void
+_nm_device_set_device_type (NMDevice *device, NMDeviceType dtype)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (device != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail (dtype != NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+
+	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+	if (priv->device_type == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+		priv->device_type = dtype;
+	else
+		g_warn_if_fail (dtype == priv->device_type);
+}
+
+static GType
+_nm_device_decide_type (GVariant *value)
+{
+	return _nm_device_gtype_from_dtype (g_variant_get_uint32 (value));
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_iface:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the interface name of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the interface of the device. This is the internal string used by the
+ * device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_iface (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->iface;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_ip_iface:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the IP interface name of the #NMDevice over which IP traffic flows
+ * when the device is in the ACTIVATED state.
+ *
+ * Returns: the IP traffic interface of the device. This is the internal string
+ * used by the device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_ip_iface (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->ip_iface;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_device_type:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Returns the numeric type of the #NMDevice, ie Ethernet, Wi-Fi, etc.
+ *
+ * Returns: the device type
+ **/
+NMDeviceType
+nm_device_get_device_type (NMDevice *self)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (self), NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self)->device_type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_udi:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the Unique Device Identifier of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the Unique Device Identifier of the device.  This identifier may be
+ * used to gather more information about the device from various operating
+ * system services like udev or sysfs.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_udi (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->udi;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_driver:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the driver of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the driver of the device. This is the internal string used by the
+ * device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_driver (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->driver;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_driver_version:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the driver version of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the version of the device driver. This is the internal string used by the
+ * device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_driver_version (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->driver_version;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_firmware_version:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the firmware version of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the firmware version of the device. This is the internal string used by the
+ * device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_firmware_version (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->firmware_version;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_type_description:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets a (non-localized) description of the type of device that
+ * @device is.
+ *
+ * Returns: the type description of the device. This is the internal
+ * string used by the device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_type_description (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+	const char *desc, *typename;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	if (priv->type_description)
+		return priv->type_description;
+
+	if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->get_type_description) {
+		desc = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->get_type_description (device);
+		if (desc)
+			return desc;
+	}
+
+	typename = G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (device);
+	if (g_str_has_prefix (typename, "NMDevice"))
+		typename += 8;
+	priv->type_description = g_ascii_strdown (typename, -1);
+
+	return priv->type_description;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_hw_address:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the current a hardware address (MAC) for the @device.
+ *
+ * Returns: the current MAC of the device, or %NULL.
+ * This is the internal string used by the device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_hw_address (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->get_hw_address)
+		return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->get_hw_address (device);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_capabilities:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the device' capabilities.
+ *
+ * Returns: the capabilities
+ **/
+NMDeviceCapabilities
+nm_device_get_capabilities (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), 0);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->capabilities;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_managed:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Whether the #NMDevice is managed by NetworkManager.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device is managed by NetworkManager
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_get_managed (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), 0);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->managed;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_autoconnect:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Whether the #NMDevice can be autoconnected.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device is allowed to be autoconnected
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_get_autoconnect (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), FALSE);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->autoconnect;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_set_autoconnect:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @autoconnect: %TRUE to enable autoconnecting
+ *
+ * Enables or disables automatic activation of the #NMDevice.
+ **/
+void
+nm_device_set_autoconnect (NMDevice *device, gboolean autoconnect)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device));
+
+	NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->autoconnect = autoconnect;
+
+	_nm_object_set_property (NM_OBJECT (device),
+	                         NM_DBUS_INTERFACE_DEVICE,
+	                         "Autoconnect",
+	                         "b", autoconnect);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_firmware_missing:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Indicates that firmware required for the device's operation is likely
+ * to be missing.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if firmware required for the device's operation is likely
+ * to be missing.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_get_firmware_missing (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), 0);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->firmware_missing;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_ip4_config:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the current IPv4 #NMIPConfig associated with the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * You can alternatively use nm_active_connection_get_ip4_config(), which also
+ * works with VPN connections.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the IPv4 #NMIPConfig, or %NULL if the device is not
+ * activated.
+ **/
+NMIPConfig *
+nm_device_get_ip4_config (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->ip4_config;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_dhcp4_config:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the current IPv4 #NMDhcpConfig associated with the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * You can alternatively use nm_active_connection_get_dhcp4_config(), which also
+ * works with VPN connections.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the IPv4 #NMDhcpConfig, or %NULL if the device is
+ * not activated or not using DHCP.
+ **/
+NMDhcpConfig *
+nm_device_get_dhcp4_config (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->dhcp4_config;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_ip6_config:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the current IPv6 #NMIPConfig associated with the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * You can alternatively use nm_active_connection_get_ip6_config(), which also
+ * works with VPN connections.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the IPv6 #NMIPConfig or %NULL if the device is not activated.
+ **/
+NMIPConfig *
+nm_device_get_ip6_config (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->ip6_config;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_dhcp6_config:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the current IPv6 #NMDhcpConfig associated with the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * You can alternatively use nm_active_connection_get_dhcp6_config(), which also
+ * works with VPN connections.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the IPv6 #NMDhcpConfig, or %NULL if the device is
+ * not activated or not using DHCPv6.
+ **/
+NMDhcpConfig *
+nm_device_get_dhcp6_config (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->dhcp6_config;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_state:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the current #NMDevice state.
+ *
+ * Returns: the current device state
+ **/
+NMDeviceState
+nm_device_get_state (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNKNOWN);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->state;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_state_reason:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the reason for entering the current #NMDevice state.
+ *
+ * Returns: the reason for entering the current device state
+ **/
+NMDeviceStateReason
+nm_device_get_state_reason (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_UNKNOWN);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->reason;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_active_connection:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the #NMActiveConnection object which owns this device during activation.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): the #NMActiveConnection or %NULL if the device is
+ * not part of an active connection
+ **/
+NMActiveConnection *
+nm_device_get_active_connection (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->active_connection;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_available_connections:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the #NMRemoteConnections currently known to the daemon that could
+ * be activated on @device.
+ *
+ * Returns: (element-type NMRemoteConnection): the #GPtrArray
+ * containing #NMRemoteConnections. This is the internal copy used by
+ * the connection, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const GPtrArray *
+nm_device_get_available_connections (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->available_connections;
+}
+
+static inline guint8
+hex2byte (const char *hex)
+{
+	int a, b;
+	a = g_ascii_xdigit_value (*hex++);
+	if (a < 0)
+		return -1;
+	b = g_ascii_xdigit_value (*hex++);
+	if (b < 0)
+		return -1;
+	return (a << 4) | b;
+}
+
+static char *
+get_decoded_property (GUdevDevice *device, const char *property)
+{
+	const char *orig, *p;
+	char *unescaped, *n;
+	guint len;
+
+	p = orig = g_udev_device_get_property (device, property);
+	if (!orig)
+		return NULL;
+
+	len = strlen (orig);
+	n = unescaped = g_malloc0 (len + 1);
+	while (*p) {
+		if ((len >= 4) && (*p == '\\') && (*(p+1) == 'x')) {
+			*n++ = (char) hex2byte (p + 2);
+			p += 4;
+			len -= 4;
+		} else {
+			*n++ = *p++;
+			len--;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return unescaped;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+ensure_udev_client (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	static const char *const subsys[3] = { "net", "tty", NULL };
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+
+	if (!priv->client)
+		priv->client = g_udev_client_new (subsys);
+
+	return priv->client != NULL;
+}
+
+static char *
+_get_udev_property (NMDevice *device,
+                    const char *enc_prop,  /* ID_XXX_ENC */
+                    const char *db_prop)   /* ID_XXX_FROM_DATABASE */
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+	GUdevDevice *udev_device = NULL, *tmpdev, *olddev;
+	const char *ifname;
+	guint32 count = 0;
+	char *enc_value = NULL, *db_value = NULL;
+
+	if (!ensure_udev_client (device))
+		return NULL;
+
+	ifname = nm_device_get_iface (device);
+	if (!ifname)
+		return NULL;
+
+	udev_device = g_udev_client_query_by_subsystem_and_name (priv->client, "net", ifname);
+	if (!udev_device)
+		udev_device = g_udev_client_query_by_subsystem_and_name (priv->client, "tty", ifname);
+	if (!udev_device)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Walk up the chain of the device and its parents a few steps to grab
+	 * vendor and device ID information off it.
+	 */
+
+	/* Ref the device again because we have to unref it each iteration,
+	 * as g_udev_device_get_parent() returns a ref-ed object.
+	 */
+	tmpdev = g_object_ref (udev_device);
+	while ((count++ < 3) && tmpdev && !enc_value) {
+		if (!enc_value)
+			enc_value = get_decoded_property (tmpdev, enc_prop);
+		if (!db_value)
+			db_value = g_strdup (g_udev_device_get_property (tmpdev, db_prop));
+
+		olddev = tmpdev;
+		tmpdev = g_udev_device_get_parent (tmpdev);
+		g_object_unref (olddev);
+	}
+
+	/* Unref the last device if we found what we needed before running out
+	 * of parents.
+	 */
+	if (tmpdev)
+		g_object_unref (tmpdev);
+
+	/* Balance the initial g_udev_client_query_by_subsystem_and_name() */
+	g_object_unref (udev_device);
+
+	/* Prefer the encoded value which comes directly from the device
+	 * over the hwdata database value.
+	 */
+	if (enc_value) {
+		g_free (db_value);
+		return enc_value;
+	}
+
+	return db_value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_product:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the product string of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the product name of the device. This is the internal string used by the
+ * device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_product (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+	if (!priv->product) {
+		priv->product = _get_udev_property (device, "ID_MODEL_ENC", "ID_MODEL_FROM_DATABASE");
+		if (!priv->product) {
+			/* Sometimes ID_PRODUCT_FROM_DATABASE is used? */
+			priv->product = _get_udev_property (device, "ID_MODEL_ENC", "ID_PRODUCT_FROM_DATABASE");
+		}
+		_nm_object_queue_notify (NM_OBJECT (device), NM_DEVICE_PRODUCT);
+	}
+	return priv->product;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_vendor:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the vendor string of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the vendor name of the device. This is the internal string used by the
+ * device, and must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_vendor (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+	if (!priv->vendor) {
+		priv->vendor = _get_udev_property (device, "ID_VENDOR_ENC", "ID_VENDOR_FROM_DATABASE");
+		_nm_object_queue_notify (NM_OBJECT (device), NM_DEVICE_VENDOR);
+	}
+	return priv->vendor;
+}
+
+static const char * const ignored_words[] = {
+	"Semiconductor",
+	"Components",
+	"Corporation",
+	"Communications",
+	"Company",
+	"Corp.",
+	"Corp",
+	"Co.",
+	"Inc.",
+	"Inc",
+	"Incorporated",
+	"Ltd.",
+	"Limited.",
+	"Intel?",
+	"chipset",
+	"adapter",
+	"[hex]",
+	"NDIS",
+	"Module",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const char * const ignored_phrases[] = {
+	"Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor",
+	"Wireless LAN Controller",
+	"Wireless LAN Adapter",
+	"Wireless Adapter",
+	"Network Connection",
+	"Wireless Cardbus Adapter",
+	"Wireless CardBus Adapter",
+	"54 Mbps Wireless PC Card",
+	"Wireless PC Card",
+	"Wireless PC",
+	"PC Card with XJACK(r) Antenna",
+	"Wireless cardbus",
+	"Wireless LAN PC Card",
+	"Technology Group Ltd.",
+	"Communication S.p.A.",
+	"Business Mobile Networks BV",
+	"Mobile Broadband Minicard Composite Device",
+	"Mobile Communications AB",
+	"(PC-Suite Mode)",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static char *
+fixup_desc_string (const char *desc)
+{
+	char *p, *temp;
+	char **words, **item;
+	GString *str;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!desc)
+		return NULL;
+
+	p = temp = g_strdup (desc);
+	while (*p) {
+		if (*p == '_' || *p == ',')
+			*p = ' ';
+		p++;
+	}
+
+	/* Attempt to shorten ID by ignoring certain phrases */
+	for (i = 0; ignored_phrases[i]; i++) {
+		p = strstr (temp, ignored_phrases[i]);
+		if (p) {
+			guint32 ignored_len = strlen (ignored_phrases[i]);
+
+			memmove (p, p + ignored_len, strlen (p + ignored_len) + 1); /* +1 for the \0 */
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Attempt to shorten ID by ignoring certain individual words */
+	words = g_strsplit (temp, " ", 0);
+	str = g_string_new_len (NULL, strlen (temp));
+	g_free (temp);
+
+	for (item = words; *item; item++) {
+		gboolean ignore = FALSE;
+
+		if (**item == '\0')
+			continue;
+
+		for (i = 0; ignored_words[i]; i++) {
+			if (!strcmp (*item, ignored_words[i])) {
+				ignore = TRUE;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!ignore) {
+			if (str->len)
+				g_string_append_c (str, ' ');
+			g_string_append (str, *item);
+		}
+	}
+	g_strfreev (words);
+
+	temp = str->str;
+	g_string_free (str, FALSE);
+
+	return temp;
+}
+
+static void
+get_description (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+	const char *dev_product;
+	const char *dev_vendor;
+	char *pdown;
+	char *vdown;
+	GString *str;
+
+	dev_product = nm_device_get_product (device);
+	priv->short_product = fixup_desc_string (dev_product);
+
+	dev_vendor = nm_device_get_vendor (device);
+	priv->short_vendor = fixup_desc_string (dev_vendor);
+
+	if (!dev_product || !dev_vendor) {
+		priv->description = g_strdup (nm_device_get_iface (device));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	str = g_string_new_len (NULL, strlen (priv->short_vendor) + strlen (priv->short_product) + 1);
+
+	/* Another quick hack; if all of the fixed up vendor string
+	 * is found in product, ignore the vendor.
+	 */
+	pdown = g_ascii_strdown (priv->short_product, -1);
+	vdown = g_ascii_strdown (priv->short_vendor, -1);
+	if (!strstr (pdown, vdown)) {
+		g_string_append (str, priv->short_vendor);
+		g_string_append_c (str, ' ');
+	}
+	g_free (pdown);
+	g_free (vdown);
+
+	g_string_append (str, priv->short_product);
+
+	priv->description = g_string_free (str, FALSE);
+}
+
+static const char *
+get_short_vendor (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+
+	if (!priv->description)
+		get_description (device);
+
+	return priv->short_vendor;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_description:
+ * @device: an #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets a description of @device, based on its vendor and product names.
+ *
+ * Returns: a description of @device. If either the vendor or the
+ *   product name is unknown, this returns the interface name.
+ */
+const char *
+nm_device_get_description (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+
+	if (!priv->description)
+		get_description (device);
+
+	return priv->description;
+}
+
+static const char *
+get_type_name (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	switch (nm_device_get_device_type (device)) {
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET:
+		return _("Ethernet");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIFI:
+		return _("Wi-Fi");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BT:
+		return _("Bluetooth");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OLPC_MESH:
+		return _("OLPC Mesh");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_WIMAX:
+		return _("WiMAX");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_MODEM:
+		return _("Mobile Broadband");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_INFINIBAND:
+		return _("InfiniBand");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BOND:
+		return _("Bond");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_TEAM:
+		return _("Team");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+		return _("Bridge");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VLAN:
+		return _("VLAN");
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ADSL:
+		return _("ADSL");
+	default:
+		return _("Unknown");
+	}
+}
+
+static char *
+get_device_type_name_with_iface (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	const char *type_name = get_type_name (device);
+
+	switch (nm_device_get_device_type (device)) {
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BOND:
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_TEAM:
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VLAN:
+		return g_strdup_printf ("%s (%s)", type_name, nm_device_get_iface (device));
+	default:
+		return g_strdup (type_name);
+	}
+}
+
+static char *
+get_device_generic_type_name_with_iface (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	switch (nm_device_get_device_type (device)) {
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERNET:
+	case NM_DEVICE_TYPE_INFINIBAND:
+		return g_strdup (_("Wired"));
+	default:
+		return get_device_type_name_with_iface (device);
+	}
+}
+
+static const char *
+get_bus_name (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+	GUdevDevice *udevice;
+	const char *ifname, *bus;
+
+	if (priv->bus_name)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (!ensure_udev_client (device))
+		return NULL;
+
+	ifname = nm_device_get_iface (device);
+	if (!ifname)
+		return NULL;
+
+	udevice = g_udev_client_query_by_subsystem_and_name (priv->client, "net", ifname);
+	if (!udevice)
+		udevice = g_udev_client_query_by_subsystem_and_name (priv->client, "tty", ifname);
+	if (!udevice)
+		return NULL;
+
+	bus = g_udev_device_get_property (udevice, "ID_BUS");
+	if (!g_strcmp0 (bus, "pci"))
+		priv->bus_name = g_strdup (_("PCI"));
+	else if (!g_strcmp0 (bus, "usb"))
+		priv->bus_name = g_strdup (_("USB"));
+	else {
+		/* Use "" instead of NULL so we can tell later that we've
+		 * already tried.
+		 */
+		priv->bus_name = g_strdup ("");
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (*priv->bus_name)
+		return priv->bus_name;
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+find_duplicates (char     **names,
+                 gboolean  *duplicates,
+                 int        num_devices)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	gboolean found_any = FALSE;
+
+	memset (duplicates, 0, num_devices * sizeof (gboolean));
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++) {
+		if (duplicates[i])
+			continue;
+		for (j = i + 1; j < num_devices; j++) {
+			if (duplicates[j])
+				continue;
+			if (!strcmp (names[i], names[j]))
+				duplicates[i] = duplicates[j] = found_any = TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return found_any;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_disambiguate_names:
+ * @devices: (array length=num_devices): an array of #NMDevice
+ * @num_devices: length of @devices
+ *
+ * Generates a list of short-ish unique presentation names for the
+ * devices in @devices.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (array zero-terminated=1): the device names
+ */
+char **
+nm_device_disambiguate_names (NMDevice **devices,
+                              int        num_devices)
+{
+	char **names;
+	gboolean *duplicates;
+	int i;
+
+	names = g_new (char *, num_devices + 1);
+	duplicates = g_new (gboolean, num_devices);
+
+	/* Generic device name */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++)
+		names[i] = get_device_generic_type_name_with_iface (devices[i]);
+	if (!find_duplicates (names, duplicates, num_devices))
+		goto done;
+
+	/* Try specific names (eg, "Ethernet" and "InfiniBand" rather
+	 * than "Wired")
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++) {
+		if (duplicates[i]) {
+			g_free (names[i]);
+			names[i] = get_device_type_name_with_iface (devices[i]);
+		}
+	}
+	if (!find_duplicates (names, duplicates, num_devices))
+		goto done;
+
+	/* Try prefixing bus name (eg, "PCI Ethernet" vs "USB Ethernet") */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++) {
+		if (duplicates[i]) {
+			const char *bus = get_bus_name (devices[i]);
+			char *name;
+
+			if (!bus)
+				continue;
+
+			g_free (names[i]);
+			name = get_device_type_name_with_iface (devices[i]);
+			/* Translators: the first %s is a bus name (eg, "USB") or
+			 * product name, the second is a device type (eg,
+			 * "Ethernet"). You can change this to something like
+			 * "%2$s (%1$s)" if there's no grammatical way to combine
+			 * the strings otherwise.
+			 */
+			names[i] = g_strdup_printf (C_("long device name", "%s %s"),
+			                            bus, name);
+			g_free (name);
+		}
+	}
+	if (!find_duplicates (names, duplicates, num_devices))
+		goto done;
+
+	/* Try prefixing vendor name */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++) {
+		if (duplicates[i]) {
+			const char *vendor = get_short_vendor (devices[i]);
+			char *name;
+
+			if (!vendor)
+				continue;
+
+			g_free (names[i]);
+			name = get_device_type_name_with_iface (devices[i]);
+			names[i] = g_strdup_printf (C_("long device name", "%s %s"),
+			                            vendor,
+			                            get_type_name (devices[i]));
+			g_free (name);
+		}
+	}
+	if (!find_duplicates (names, duplicates, num_devices))
+		goto done;
+
+	/* We have multiple identical network cards, so we have to differentiate
+	 * them by interface name.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_devices; i++) {
+		if (duplicates[i]) {
+			const char *interface = nm_device_get_iface (devices[i]);
+
+			if (!interface)
+				continue;
+
+			g_free (names[i]);
+			names[i] = g_strdup_printf ("%s (%s)",
+			                            get_type_name (devices[i]),
+			                            interface);
+		}
+	}
+
+done:
+	g_free (duplicates);
+	names[num_devices] = NULL;
+	return names;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_physical_port_id:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the physical port ID of the #NMDevice. If non-%NULL, this is
+ * an opaque string that can be used to recognize when
+ * seemingly-unrelated #NMDevices are actually just different virtual
+ * ports on a single physical port. (Eg, NPAR / SR-IOV.)
+ *
+ * Returns: the physical port ID of the device, or %NULL if the port
+ *   ID is unknown. This is the internal string used by the device and
+ *   must not be modified.
+ **/
+const char *
+nm_device_get_physical_port_id (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	NMDevicePrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
+
+	if (priv->physical_port_id && *priv->physical_port_id)
+		return priv->physical_port_id;
+	else
+		return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_mtu:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the  MTU of the #NMDevice.
+ *
+ * Returns: the MTU of the device.
+ **/
+guint32
+nm_device_get_mtu (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), 0);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->mtu;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_is_software:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Whether the device is a software device.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @device is a software device, %FALSE if it is a hardware device.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_is_software (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), FALSE);
+
+	return !!(NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->capabilities & NM_DEVICE_CAP_IS_SOFTWARE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_disconnect:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL
+ * @error: location for a #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Disconnects the device if currently connected, and prevents the device from
+ * automatically connecting to networks until the next manual network connection
+ * request.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error, in which case @error will be set.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_disconnect (NMDevice *device,
+                      GCancellable *cancellable,
+                      GError **error)
+{
+	gboolean ret;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), FALSE);
+
+	ret = nmdbus_device_call_disconnect_sync (NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->proxy,
+	                                          cancellable, error);
+	if (error && *error)
+		g_dbus_error_strip_remote_error (*error);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+device_disconnect_cb (GObject *proxy,
+                      GAsyncResult *result,
+                      gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple = user_data;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+
+	if (nmdbus_device_call_disconnect_finish (NMDBUS_DEVICE (proxy), result, &error))
+		g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gboolean (simple, TRUE);
+	else {
+		g_dbus_error_strip_remote_error (error);
+		g_simple_async_result_take_error (simple, error);
+	}
+
+	g_simple_async_result_complete (simple);
+	g_object_unref (simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_disconnect_async:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL
+ * @callback: callback to be called when the disconnect operation completes
+ * @user_data: caller-specific data passed to @callback
+ *
+ * Asynchronously begins disconnecting the device if currently connected, and
+ * prevents the device from automatically connecting to networks until the next
+ * manual network connection request.
+ **/
+void
+nm_device_disconnect_async (NMDevice *device,
+                            GCancellable *cancellable,
+                            GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
+                            gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device));
+
+	simple = g_simple_async_result_new (G_OBJECT (device), callback, user_data,
+	                                    nm_device_disconnect_async);
+
+	nmdbus_device_call_disconnect (NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->proxy,
+	                               cancellable,
+	                               device_disconnect_cb, simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_disconnect_finish:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @result: the result passed to the #GAsyncReadyCallback
+ * @error: location for a #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Gets the result of a call to nm_device_disconnect_async().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error, in which case @error
+ * will be set.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_disconnect_finish (NMDevice *device,
+                             GAsyncResult *result,
+                             GError **error)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (g_simple_async_result_is_valid (result, G_OBJECT (device), nm_device_disconnect_async), FALSE);
+
+	simple = G_SIMPLE_ASYNC_RESULT (result);
+	if (g_simple_async_result_propagate_error (simple, error))
+		return FALSE;
+	else
+		return g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gboolean (simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_delete:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL
+ * @error: location for a #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Deletes the software device. Hardware devices can't be deleted.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error, in which case @error
+ * will be set.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_delete (NMDevice *device,
+                  GCancellable *cancellable,
+                  GError **error)
+{
+	gboolean ret;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), FALSE);
+
+	ret = nmdbus_device_call_delete_sync (NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->proxy,
+	                                      cancellable, error);
+	if (error && *error)
+		g_dbus_error_strip_remote_error (*error);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+device_delete_cb (GObject *proxy,
+                  GAsyncResult *result,
+                  gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple = user_data;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+
+	if (nmdbus_device_call_delete_finish (NMDBUS_DEVICE (proxy), result, &error))
+		g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gboolean (simple, TRUE);
+	else {
+		g_dbus_error_strip_remote_error (error);
+		g_simple_async_result_take_error (simple, error);
+	}
+
+	g_simple_async_result_complete (simple);
+	g_object_unref (simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_delete_async:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL
+ * @callback: callback to be called when delete operation completes
+ * @user_data: caller-specific data passed to @callback
+ *
+ * Asynchronously begins deleteing the software device. Hardware devices can't
+ * be deleted.
+ **/
+void
+nm_device_delete_async (NMDevice *device,
+                        GCancellable *cancellable,
+                        GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
+                        gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device));
+
+	simple = g_simple_async_result_new (G_OBJECT (device), callback, user_data,
+	                                    nm_device_delete_async);
+
+	nmdbus_device_call_delete (NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device)->proxy,
+	                           cancellable,
+	                           device_delete_cb, simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_delete_finish:
+ * @device: a #NMDevice
+ * @result: the result passed to the #GAsyncReadyCallback
+ * @error: location for a #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Gets the result of a call to nm_device_delete_async().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error, in which case @error
+ * will be set.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_delete_finish (NMDevice *device,
+                         GAsyncResult *result,
+                         GError **error)
+{
+	GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (g_simple_async_result_is_valid (result, G_OBJECT (device), nm_device_delete_async), FALSE);
+
+	simple = G_SIMPLE_ASYNC_RESULT (result);
+	if (g_simple_async_result_propagate_error (simple, error))
+		return FALSE;
+	else
+		return g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gboolean (simple);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_connection_valid:
+ * @device: an #NMDevice to validate @connection against
+ * @connection: an #NMConnection to validate against @device
+ *
+ * Validates a given connection for a given #NMDevice object and returns
+ * whether the connection may be activated with the device. For example if
+ * @device is a Wi-Fi device that supports only WEP encryption, the connection
+ * will only be valid if it is a Wi-Fi connection which describes a WEP or open
+ * network, and will not be valid if it describes a WPA network, or if it is
+ * an Ethernet, Bluetooth, WWAN, etc connection that is incompatible with the
+ * device.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the connection may be activated with this device, %FALSE
+ * if is incompatible with the device's capabilities and characteristics.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_connection_valid (NMDevice *device, NMConnection *connection)
+{
+	return nm_device_connection_compatible (device, connection, NULL);
+}
+
+gboolean
+connection_compatible (NMDevice *device, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
+{
+	const char *config_iface, *device_iface;
+	GError *local = NULL;
+
+	if (!nm_connection_verify (connection, &local)) {
+		g_set_error (error, NM_DEVICE_ERROR, NM_DEVICE_ERROR_INVALID_CONNECTION,
+		             _("The connection was not valid: %s"), local->message);
+		g_error_free (local);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	config_iface = nm_connection_get_interface_name (connection);
+	device_iface = nm_device_get_iface (device);
+	if (config_iface && g_strcmp0 (config_iface, device_iface) != 0) {
+		g_set_error (error, NM_DEVICE_ERROR, NM_DEVICE_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_CONNECTION,
+		             _("The interface names of the device and the connection didn't match."));
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_connection_compatible:
+ * @device: an #NMDevice to validate @connection against
+ * @connection: an #NMConnection to validate against @device
+ * @error: return location for a #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Validates a given connection for a given #NMDevice object and returns
+ * whether the connection may be activated with the device. For example if
+ * @device is a Wi-Fi device that supports only WEP encryption, the connection
+ * will only be valid if it is a Wi-Fi connection which describes a WEP or open
+ * network, and will not be valid if it describes a WPA network, or if it is
+ * an Ethernet, Bluetooth, WWAN, etc connection that is incompatible with the
+ * device.
+ *
+ * This function does the same as nm_device_connection_valid(), i.e. checking
+ * compatibility of the given device and connection. But, in addition, it sets
+ * GError when FALSE is returned.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the connection may be activated with this device, %FALSE
+ * if is incompatible with the device's capabilities and characteristics.
+ **/
+gboolean
+nm_device_connection_compatible (NMDevice *device, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_CONNECTION (connection), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->connection_compatible (device, connection, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_filter_connections:
+ * @device: an #NMDevice to filter connections for
+ * @connections: (element-type NMConnection): an array of #NMConnections to filter
+ *
+ * Filters a given array of connections for a given #NMDevice object and returns
+ * connections which may be activated with the device. For example if @device
+ * is a Wi-Fi device that supports only WEP encryption, the returned array will
+ * contain any Wi-Fi connections in @connections that allow connection to
+ * unencrypted or WEP-enabled SSIDs.  The returned array will not contain
+ * Ethernet, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi WPA connections, or any other connection that is
+ * incompatible with the device. To get the full list of connections see
+ * nm_client_get_connections().
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer container) (element-type NMConnection): an array of
+ * #NMConnections that could be activated with the given @device.  The array
+ * should be freed with g_ptr_array_unref() when it is no longer required.
+ **/
+GPtrArray *
+nm_device_filter_connections (NMDevice *device, const GPtrArray *connections)
+{
+	GPtrArray *filtered;
+	int i;
+
+	filtered = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func (g_object_unref);
+	for (i = 0; i < connections->len; i++) {
+		NMConnection *candidate = connections->pdata[i];
+
+		/* Connection applies to this device */
+		if (nm_device_connection_valid (device, candidate))
+			g_ptr_array_add (filtered, g_object_ref (candidate));
+	}
+
+	return filtered;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_device_get_setting_type:
+ * @device: an #NMDevice
+ *
+ * Gets the (primary) #NMSetting subtype associated with connections
+ * that can be used on @device.
+ *
+ * Returns: @device's associated #NMSetting type
+ */
+GType
+nm_device_get_setting_type (NMDevice *device)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (device), G_TYPE_INVALID);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->get_setting_type != NULL, G_TYPE_INVALID);
+
+	return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->get_setting_type (device);
+}