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Re: [tor-dev] Fwd: Orbot roadmap feedback



On 13/01/16 16:04, Nathan Freitas wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016, at 11:52 AM, Michael Rogers wrote:
>> On 12/01/16 16:16, Nathan Freitas wrote:
>>> The broader idea is to determine which Tor torrc settings are relevant
>>> to the mobile environment, and that could use a more intuitive user
>>> interface than the empty text input we currently offer in our Settings
>>> panel. This may also mean implement a slider type interface mechanism
>>> similar to Tor Browser. In addition, users are interested in being able
>>> to control which network types (wifi vs 3g) Orbot runs on, in order to
>>> conserve spending on bandwidth.
>>
>> Briar's TorPlugin has an option to disable Tor when using mobile data,
>> feel free to backport it to Orbot. Likewise for the plugin as a whole,
>> if it would be a suitable basis for LibOrbot. We've benefitted a lot
>> from your work and I'd love to send some contributions back upstream!
> 
> Is TorPlugin already a distinct library / module?

It's not, but it should be easy to separate, especially if you only need
to run on Android. An earlier version of TorPlugin was forked into an
Android/J2SE library by the Thali project, but I'd recommend starting
from the current version of the plugin.

https://github.com/thaliproject/Tor_Onion_Proxy_Library

Cheers,
Michael

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