class QNetworkInformation

QNetworkInformation exposes various network information through native backends. More…

Inheritance diagram of PySide6.QtNetwork.QNetworkInformation

Synopsis

Properties

Methods

Signals

Static functions

Note

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Detailed Description

QNetworkInformation provides a cross-platform interface to network-related information through plugins.

Various plugins can have various functionality supported, and so you can load() plugins based on which features are needed.

QNetworkInformation is a singleton and stays alive from the first successful load() until destruction of the QCoreApplication object. If you destroy and re-create the QCoreApplication object you must call load() again.

See also

Feature

class Reachability

Constant

Description

QNetworkInformation.Reachability.Unknown

If this value is returned then we may be connected but the OS has still not confirmed full connectivity, or this feature is not supported.

QNetworkInformation.Reachability.Disconnected

Indicates that the system may have no connectivity at all.

QNetworkInformation.Reachability.Local

Indicates that the system is connected to a network, but it might only be able to access devices on the local network.

QNetworkInformation.Reachability.Site

Indicates that the system is connected to a network, but it might only be able to access devices on the local subnet or an intranet.

QNetworkInformation.Reachability.Online

Indicates that the system is connected to a network and able to access the Internet.

See also

reachability

class TransportMedium

Lists the currently recognized media with which one can connect to the internet.

Constant

Description

QNetworkInformation.TransportMedium.Unknown

Returned if either the OS reports no active medium, the active medium is not recognized by Qt, or the TransportMedium feature is not supported.

QNetworkInformation.TransportMedium.Ethernet

Indicates that the currently active connection is using ethernet. Note: This value may also be returned when Windows is connected to a Bluetooth personal area network.

QNetworkInformation.TransportMedium.Cellular

Indicates that the currently active connection is using a cellular network.

QNetworkInformation.TransportMedium.WiFi

Indicates that the currently active connection is using Wi-Fi.

QNetworkInformation.TransportMedium.Bluetooth

Indicates that the currently active connection is connected using Bluetooth.

See also

transportMedium

Added in version 6.3.

class Feature

(inherits enum.Flag) Lists all of the features that a plugin may currently support. This can be used in QNetworkInformation::load().

Constant

Description

QNetworkInformation.Feature.Reachability

If the plugin supports this feature then the reachability property will provide useful results. Otherwise it will always return Reachability::Unknown. See also Reachability .

QNetworkInformation.Feature.CaptivePortal

If the plugin supports this feature then the isBehindCaptivePortal property will provide useful results. Otherwise it will always return false.

QNetworkInformation.Feature.TransportMedium

If the plugin supports this feature then the transportMedium property will provide useful results. Otherwise it will always return TransportMedium::Unknown. See also TransportMedium .

QNetworkInformation.Feature.Metered

If the plugin supports this feature then the isMetered property will provide useful results. Otherwise it will always return false.

Note

Properties can be used directly when from __feature__ import true_property is used or via accessor functions otherwise.

property isBehindCaptivePortalᅟ: bool

This property holds Lets you know if the user’s device is behind a captive portal..

This property indicates if the user’s device is currently known to be behind a captive portal. This functionality relies on the operating system’s detection of captive portals and is not supported on systems that don’t report this. On systems where this is not supported this will always return false.

Access functions:
property isMeteredᅟ: bool

This property holds Check if the current connection is metered.

This property returns whether the current connection is (known to be) metered or not. You can use this as a guiding factor to decide whether your application should perform certain network requests or uploads. For instance, you may not want to upload logs or diagnostics while this property is true.

Access functions:
property reachabilityᅟ: QNetworkInformation.Reachability

This property holds The current state of the system’s network connectivity..

Indicates the level of connectivity that can be expected. Do note that this is only based on what the plugin/operating system reports. In certain scenarios this is known to be wrong. For example, on Windows the ‘Online’ check, by default, is performed by Windows connecting to a Microsoft-owned server. If this server is for any reason blocked then it will assume it does not have Online reachability. Because of this you should not use this as a pre-check before attempting to make a connection.

Access functions:
property transportMediumᅟ: QNetworkInformation.TransportMedium

This property holds The currently active transport medium for the application.

This property returns the currently active transport medium for the application, on operating systems where such information is available.

When the current transport medium changes a signal is emitted, this can, for instance, occur when a user leaves the range of a WiFi network, unplugs their ethernet cable or enables Airplane mode.

Access functions:
static availableBackends()
Return type:

list of strings

Returns a list of the names of all currently available backends.

backendName()
Return type:

str

Returns the name of the currently loaded backend.

static instance()
Return type:

QNetworkInformation

Returns a pointer to the instance of the QNetworkInformation , if any.

See also

load()

isBehindCaptivePortal()
Return type:

bool

Getter of property isBehindCaptivePortalᅟ .

isBehindCaptivePortalChanged(state)
Parameters:

state – bool

Notification signal of property isBehindCaptivePortalᅟ .

isMetered()
Return type:

bool

Getter of property isMeteredᅟ .

isMeteredChanged(isMetered)
Parameters:

isMetered – bool

Notification signal of property isMeteredᅟ .

static load(features)
Parameters:

features – Combination of Feature

Return type:

bool

Note

This function is deprecated.

Use loadBackendByFeatures() instead.

static load(backend)
Parameters:

backend – str

Return type:

bool

Note

This function is deprecated.

Use loadBackendByName() instead.

static loadBackendByFeatures(features)
Parameters:

features – Combination of Feature

Return type:

bool

Load a backend which supports features.

Returns true if it managed to load the requested backend or if it was already loaded. Returns false otherwise.

See also

instance

static loadBackendByName(backend)
Parameters:

backend – str

Return type:

bool

Attempts to load a backend whose name matches backend (case insensitively).

Returns true if it managed to load the requested backend or if it was already loaded. Returns false otherwise.

See also

instance

static loadDefaultBackend()
Return type:

bool

Attempts to load the platform-default backend.

Note

Starting with 6.7 this tries to load any backend that supports Reachability if the platform-default backend is not available or fails to load. If this also fails it will fall back to a backend that only returns the default values for all properties.

This platform-to-plugin mapping is as follows:

Platform

Plugin-name

Windows

networklistmanager

Apple (macOS/iOS)

scnetworkreachability

Android

android

Linux

networkmanager

This function is provided for convenience where the logic earlier is good enough. If you require a specific plugin then you should call loadBackendByName() or loadBackendByFeatures() directly instead.

Determines a suitable backend to load and returns true if this backend is already loaded or on successful loading of it. Returns false if any other backend has already been loaded, or if loading of the selected backend fails.

See also

instance() load()

reachability()
Return type:

Reachability

Getter of property reachabilityᅟ .

reachabilityChanged(newReachability)
Parameters:

newReachability – Reachability

Notification signal of property reachabilityᅟ .

supportedFeatures()
Return type:

Combination of Feature

Returns all the supported features of the current backend.

supports(features)
Parameters:

features – Combination of Feature

Return type:

bool

Returns true if the currently loaded backend supports features.

transportMedium()
Return type:

TransportMedium

Getter of property transportMediumᅟ .

transportMediumChanged(current)
Parameters:

current – TransportMedium

Notification signal of property transportMediumᅟ .