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os x bluetooth util to change and refer bluetooth power state
/*
* blueutil
* Command-line utility to control Bluetooth.
* Uses private API from IOBluetooth framework (i.e. IOBluetoothPreference*()).
* http://www.frederikseiffert.de/blueutil
*
* This software is public domain. It is provided without any warranty whatsoever,
* and may be modified or used without attribution.
*
* Written by Frederik Seiffert <ego@frederikseiffert.de>
* Last change: 2009-10-30
*/
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
// link against IOBluetooth.framework
void BTStatus();
int BTPowerState();
int BTPowerState()
{
return IOBluetoothPreferenceGetControllerPowerState();
}
int BTSetPowerState(int powerState)
{
IOBluetoothPreferenceSetControllerPowerState(powerState);
usleep(2000000); // wait until BT has been set
if (BTPowerState() != powerState) {
printf("Error: unable to turn Bluetooth %s\n", powerState ? "on" : "off");
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
void BTStatus()
{
printf("Status: %s\n", BTPowerState() ? "on" : "off");
}
int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
{
NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
int result = EXIT_SUCCESS;
if (!IOBluetoothPreferencesAvailable()) {
printf("Error: Bluetooth not available");
result = EXIT_FAILURE;
} else if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "status") == 0) {
BTStatus();
} else if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "on") == 0) {
result = BTSetPowerState(1);
} else if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "off") == 0) {
result = BTSetPowerState(0);
} else {
printf("Usage: %s [status|on|off]\n", argv[0]);
result = EXIT_FAILURE;
}
[pool release];
return result;
}
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