Bug 461769 - Add a --force-online command line option

Use it to override network availability detection as reported by
NetworkManager or other network monitoring software.

3 files changed, 49 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/shell/e-shell.c b/shell/e-shell.c
index 28abe028dc..62cae09cfc 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell.c
@@ -65,15 +65,16 @@ struct _EShellPrivate {
 
 	gchar *startup_view;
 
-	guint auto_reconnect	: 1;
-	guint modules_loaded	: 1;
-	guint network_available	: 1;
-	guint online		: 1;
-	guint quit_cancelled	: 1;
-	guint safe_mode		: 1;
-	guint express_mode	: 1;
-	guint meego_mode	: 1;
-	guint small_screen_mode	: 1;
+	guint auto_reconnect		: 1;
+	guint express_mode		: 1;
+	guint meego_mode		: 1;
+	guint modules_loaded		: 1;
+	guint network_available		: 1;
+	guint network_available_locked	: 1;
+	guint online			: 1;
+	guint quit_cancelled		: 1;
+	guint safe_mode			: 1;
+	guint small_screen_mode		: 1;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -1801,6 +1802,9 @@ e_shell_set_network_available (EShell *shell,
 {
 	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_SHELL (shell));
 
+	if (shell->priv->network_available_locked)
+		return;
+
 	if (network_available == shell->priv->network_available)
 		return;
 
@@ -1821,6 +1825,26 @@ e_shell_set_network_available (EShell *shell,
 }
 
 /**
+ * e_shell_lock_network_available:
+ * @shell: an #EShell
+ *
+ * Locks the value of #EShell:network-available to %TRUE.  Further
+ * attempts to set the property will be ignored.
+ *
+ * This is used for the --force-online command-line option, which is
+ * intended to override the network availability status as reported
+ * by NetworkManager or other network monitoring software.
+ **/
+void
+e_shell_lock_network_available (EShell *shell)
+{
+	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_SHELL (shell));
+
+	e_shell_set_network_available (shell, TRUE);
+	shell->priv->network_available_locked = TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
  * e_shell_get_online:
  * @shell: an #EShell
  *
diff --git a/shell/e-shell.h b/shell/e-shell.h
index 6962ff6d0f..15bcbb3694 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell.h
+++ b/shell/e-shell.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ const gchar *	e_shell_get_module_directory	(EShell *shell);
 gboolean	e_shell_get_network_available	(EShell *shell);
 void		e_shell_set_network_available	(EShell *shell,
 						 gboolean network_available);
+void		e_shell_lock_network_available	(EShell *shell);
 gboolean	e_shell_get_online		(EShell *shell);
 void		e_shell_set_online		(EShell *shell,
 						 gboolean online);
diff --git a/shell/main.c b/shell/main.c
index efface344e..cf39a47967 100644
--- a/shell/main.c
+++ b/shell/main.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static gboolean hide_icons = FALSE;
 static gboolean unregister_handlers = FALSE;
 #endif /* G_OS_WIN32 */
 static gboolean express_mode = FALSE;
+static gboolean force_online = FALSE;
 static gboolean start_online = FALSE;
 static gboolean start_offline = FALSE;
 static gboolean setup_only = FALSE;
@@ -337,6 +338,8 @@ static GOptionEntry entries[] = {
 	  N_("Start in offline mode"), NULL },
 	{ "online", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &start_online,
 	  N_("Start in online mode"), NULL },
+	{ "force-online", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &force_online,
+	  N_("Ignore network availability"), NULL },
 	{ "express", '\0', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &express_mode,
 	  N_("Start in \"express\" mode"), NULL },
 #ifdef KILL_PROCESS_CMD
@@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ create_default_shell (void)
 
 	key = "/apps/evolution/shell/start_offline";
 
-	if (start_online) {
+	if (start_online || force_online) {
 		online = TRUE;
 		gconf_client_set_bool (client, key, FALSE, &error);
 	} else if (start_offline) {
@@ -432,6 +435,9 @@ create_default_shell (void)
 		"online", online,
 		NULL);
 
+	if (force_online)
+		e_shell_lock_network_available (shell);
+
 	g_object_unref (client);
 
 	return shell;
@@ -575,8 +581,14 @@ main (gint argc, gchar **argv)
 	if (start_online && start_offline) {
 		g_printerr (
 			_("%s: --online and --offline cannot be used "
-			  "together.\n  Use %s --help for more information.\n"),
-			 argv[0], argv[0]);
+			  "together.\n  Run '%s --help' for more "
+			  "information.\n"), argv[0], argv[0]);
+		exit (1);
+	} else if (force_online && start_offline) {
+		g_printerr (
+			_("%s: --force-online and --offline cannot be used "
+			  "together.\n  Run '%s --help' for more "
+			  "information.\n"), argv[0], argv[0]);
 		exit (1);
 	}