clarify documentation

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B. Petersen
2020-01-25 15:17:41 +01:00
committed by holger krekel
parent 5e91c74304
commit 49fdd6fc5b
2 changed files with 33 additions and 10 deletions

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@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ uint32_t dc_create_contact (dc_context_t* context, const char*
* Trying to add email-addresses that are already in the contact list,
* results in updating the name unless the name was changed manually by the user.
* If any email-address or any name is really updated,
* the event DC_EVENT_CONTACTS_CHANGED is sent.
* the event #DC_EVENT_CONTACTS_CHANGED is sent.
*
* To add a single contact entered by the user, you should prefer dc_create_contact(),
* however, for adding a bunch of addresses, this function is _much_ faster.
@@ -2107,20 +2107,22 @@ dc_lot_t* dc_check_qr (dc_context_t* context, const char*
/**
* Get QR code text that will offer an secure-join verification.
* Get QR code text that will offer an Setup-Contact or Verified-Group invitation.
* The QR code is compatible to the OPENPGP4FPR format
* so that a basic fingerprint comparison also works eg. with OpenKeychain.
*
* The scanning device will pass the scanned content to dc_check_qr() then;
* if this function returns DC_QR_ASK_VERIFYCONTACT or DC_QR_ASK_VERIFYGROUP
* if dc_check_qr() returns DC_QR_ASK_VERIFYCONTACT or DC_QR_ASK_VERIFYGROUP
* an out-of-band-verification can be joined using dc_join_securejoin()
*
* @memberof dc_context_t
* @param context The context object.
* @param chat_id If set to a group-chat-id,
* the group-join-protocol is offered in the QR code;
* the Verified-Group-Invite protocol is offered in the QR code;
* works for verified groups as well as for normal groups.
* If set to 0, the setup-Verified-contact-protocol is offered in the QR code.
* If set to 0, the Setup-Contact protocol is offered in the QR code.
* See https://countermitm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/new.html
* for details about both protocols.
* @return Text that should go to the QR code,
* On errors, an empty QR code is returned, NULL is never returned.
* The returned string must be released using dc_str_unref() after usage.
@@ -2129,13 +2131,29 @@ char* dc_get_securejoin_qr (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t ch
/**
* Join an out-of-band-verification initiated on another device with dc_get_securejoin_qr().
* Continue a Setup-Contact or Verified-Group-Invite protocol
* started on another device with dc_get_securejoin_qr().
* This function is typically called when dc_check_qr() returns
* lot.state=DC_QR_ASK_VERIFYCONTACT or lot.state=DC_QR_ASK_VERIFYGROUP.
*
* This function takes some time and sends and receives several messages.
* You should call it in a separate thread; if you want to abort it, you should
* call dc_stop_ongoing_process().
* Depending on the given QR code,
* this function may takes some time and sends and receives several messages.
* Therefore, you should call it always in a separate thread;
* if you want to abort it, you should call dc_stop_ongoing_process().
*
* - If the given QR code starts the Setup-Contact protocol,
* the function typically returns immediately
* and the handshake runs in background.
* Subsequent calls of dc_join_securejoin() will abort unfinished tasks.
* The returned chat is the one-to-one opportunistic chat.
* When the protocol has finished, an info-message is added to that chat.
* - If the given QR code starts the Verified-Group-Invite protocol,
* the function waits until the protocol has finished.
* This is because the verified group is not opportunistic
* and can be created only when the contacts have verified each other.
*
* See https://countermitm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/new.html
* for details about both protocols.
*
* @memberof dc_context_t
* @param context The context object
@@ -2143,6 +2161,9 @@ char* dc_get_securejoin_qr (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t ch
* to dc_check_qr().
* @return Chat-id of the joined chat, the UI may redirect to the this chat.
* If the out-of-band verification failed or was aborted, 0 is returned.
* A returned chat-id does not guarantee that the chat or the belonging contact is verified.
* If needed, this be checked with dc_chat_is_verified() and dc_contact_is_verified(),
* however, in practise, the UI will just listen to #DC_EVENT_CONTACTS_CHANGED unconditionally.
*/
uint32_t dc_join_securejoin (dc_context_t* context, const char* qr);
@@ -4347,7 +4368,7 @@ int64_t dc_lot_get_timestamp (const dc_lot_t* lot);
/**
* Contact(s) created, renamed, blocked or deleted.
* Contact(s) created, renamed, verified, blocked or deleted.
*
* @param data1 (int) If not 0, this is the contact_id of an added contact that should be selected.
* @param data2 0

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@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ fn get_self_fingerprint(context: &Context) -> Option<String> {
None
}
/// Take a scanned QR-code and do the setup-contact/join-group handshake.
/// See the ffi-documentation for more details.
pub fn dc_join_securejoin(context: &Context, qr: &str) -> ChatId {
let cleanup =
|context: &Context, contact_chat_id: ChatId, ongoing_allocated: bool, join_vg: bool| {