Merge "WifiManager: add new methods to start softap"

am: be2653d41e

Change-Id: Ic73c0b8f52c86f00a6d03687b37b4c02f41d4fcc

wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl

@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ interface IWifiManager
 
     void setWifiApEnabled(in WifiConfiguration wifiConfig, boolean enable);
 
+    boolean startSoftAp(in WifiConfiguration wifiConfig);
+
+    boolean stopSoftAp();
+
     int getWifiApEnabledState();
 
     WifiConfiguration getWifiApConfiguration();

wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.net.wifi;
 
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.SdkConstant;
 import android.annotation.SdkConstant.SdkConstantType;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
@@ -1716,6 +1717,39 @@ public class WifiManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Start SoftAp mode with the specified configuration.
+     * Note that starting in access point mode disables station
+     * mode operation
+     * @param wifiConfig SSID, security and channel details as
+     *        part of WifiConfiguration
+     * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean startSoftAp(@Nullable WifiConfiguration wifiConfig) {
+        try {
+            return mService.startSoftAp(wifiConfig);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stop SoftAp mode.
+     * Note that stopping softap mode will restore the previous wifi mode.
+     * @return {@code true} if the operation succeeds, {@code false} otherwise
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean stopSoftAp() {
+        try {
+            return mService.stopSoftAp();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the Wi-Fi enabled state.
      * @return One of {@link #WIFI_AP_STATE_DISABLED},