def start(self):
"""
Start the softAP
:param self: An AccessPoint object
:type self: AccessPoint
:return: None
:rtype: None
"""
# create the configuration for roguehostapd
hostapd_config = {
"ssid": self.essid,
"interface": self.interface,
"channel": self.channel,
"karma_enable": 1
}
if self.psk:
hostapd_config['wpa_passphrase'] = self.psk
# create the option dictionary
hostapd_options = {
'debug_level': hostapd_constants.HOSTAPD_DEBUG_OFF,
'mute': True,
"eloop_term_disable": True
}
try:
self.hostapd_object = hostapd_controller.Hostapd()
self.hostapd_object.start(hostapd_config, hostapd_options)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
raise Exception
# when roguehostapd fail to start rollback to use the hostapd
# on the system
except BaseException:
hostapd_config.pop("karma_enable", None)
hostapd_options = {}
hostapd_config_obj = hostapd_controller.HostapdConfig()
hostapd_config_obj.write_configs(hostapd_config, hostapd_options)
self.update_black_macs()
# handle exception if hostapd is not installed in system
try:
self.hostapd_object = subprocess.Popen(
['hostapd', hostapd_constants.HOSTAPD_CONF_PATH],
stdout=constants.DN,
stderr=constants.DN)
except OSError:
print("[" + constants.R + "!" + constants.W + "] " +
"hostapd is not installed!")
# just raise exception when hostapd is not installed
raise Exception
time.sleep(2)
if self.hostapd_object.poll() is not None:
print("[" + constants.R + "!" + constants.W + "] " +
"hostapd failed to lunch!")
raise Exception
def get_configuration_dicts(arg_dict):
"""
Get the dictionary for hostapd.conf and cmd line options
"""
config_obj = hostapd_controller.HostapdConfig()
hostapd_dict = {}
options = {}
for key, val in arg_dict.iteritems():
if key in config_obj.configuration_dict:
hostapd_dict[key] = val
elif key in config_obj.options:
options[key] = val
return hostapd_dict, options