Class MobileBackupNativeMethods

Inheritance

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MobileBackupNativeMethods

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Namespace: iMobileDevice.MobileBackup

Assembly: iMobileDevice-net.dll

Syntax

public class MobileBackupNativeMethods

Methods

mobilebackup_client_free(IntPtr)

Disconnects a mobilebackup client from the device and frees up the mobilebackup client data.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_client_free(IntPtr client)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IntPtr	client	The mobilebackup client to disconnect and free.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, or MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if client is NULL.

mobilebackup_client_new(iDeviceHandle, LockdownServiceDescriptorHandle, out MobileBackupClientHandle)

Connects to the mobilebackup service on the specified device.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_client_new(iDeviceHandle device, LockdownServiceDescriptorHandle service, out MobileBackupClientHandle client)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
iDeviceHandle	device	The device to connect to.
LockdownServiceDescriptorHandle	service	The service descriptor returned by lockdownd_start_service.
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	Pointer that will be set to a newly allocated mobilebackup_client_t upon successful return.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID ARG if one or more parameters are invalid, or DEVICE_LINK_SERVICE_E_BAD_VERSION if the mobilebackup version on the device is newer.

mobilebackup_client_start_service(iDeviceHandle, out MobileBackupClientHandle, String)

Starts a new mobilebackup service on the specified device and connects to it.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_client_start_service(iDeviceHandle device, out MobileBackupClientHandle client, string label)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
iDeviceHandle	device	The device to connect to.
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	Pointer that will point to a newly allocated mobilebackup_client_t upon successful return. Must be freed using mobilebackup_client_free() after use.
System.String	label	The label to use for communication. Usually the program name. Pass NULL to disable sending the label in requests to lockdownd.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, or an MOBILEBACKUP_E_* error code otherwise.

mobilebackup_receive(MobileBackupClientHandle, out PlistHandle)

Polls the device for mobilebackup data.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_receive(MobileBackupClientHandle client, out PlistHandle plist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The mobilebackup client
PlistHandle	plist	A pointer to the location where the plist should be stored

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	an error code

mobilebackup_receive_restore_application_received(MobileBackupClientHandle, out PlistHandle)

Receive a confirmation from the device that it successfully received application data file.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_receive_restore_application_received(MobileBackupClientHandle client, out PlistHandle result)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The connected MobileBackup client to use.
PlistHandle	result	Pointer to a plist_t that will be set to the received plist for further processing. The caller has to free it using plist_free(). Note that it will be set to NULL if the operation itself fails due to a communication or plist error. If this parameter is NULL, it will be ignored.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if client is invalid, MOBILEBACKUP_E_REPLY_NOT_OK if the expected 'BackupMessageRestoreApplicationReceived' message could not be received, MOBILEBACKUP_E_PLIST_ERROR if the received message is not a valid backup message plist, or MOBILEBACKUP_E_MUX_ERROR if a communication error occurs.

mobilebackup_receive_restore_file_received(MobileBackupClientHandle, out PlistHandle)

Receive a confirmation from the device that it successfully received a restore file.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_receive_restore_file_received(MobileBackupClientHandle client, out PlistHandle result)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The connected MobileBackup client to use.
PlistHandle	result	Pointer to a plist_t that will be set to the received plist for further processing. The caller has to free it using plist_free(). Note that it will be set to NULL if the operation itself fails due to a communication or plist error. If this parameter is NULL, it will be ignored.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if client is invalid, MOBILEBACKUP_E_REPLY_NOT_OK if the expected 'BackupMessageRestoreFileReceived' message could not be received, MOBILEBACKUP_E_PLIST_ERROR if the received message is not a valid backup message plist, or MOBILEBACKUP_E_MUX_ERROR if a communication error occurs.

mobilebackup_request_backup(MobileBackupClientHandle, PlistHandle, String, String)

Request a backup from the connected device.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_request_backup(MobileBackupClientHandle client, PlistHandle backupManifest, string basePath, string protoVersion)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The connected MobileBackup client to use.
PlistHandle	backupManifest
System.String	basePath
System.String	protoVersion

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if one of the parameters is invalid, MOBILEBACKUP_E_PLIST_ERROR if backup_manifest is not of type PLIST_DICT, MOBILEBACKUP_E_MUX_ERROR if a communication error occurs, MOBILEBACKUP_E_REPLY_NOT_OK

mobilebackup_request_restore(MobileBackupClientHandle, PlistHandle, MobileBackupFlags, String)

Request that a backup should be restored to the connected device.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_request_restore(MobileBackupClientHandle client, PlistHandle backupManifest, MobileBackupFlags flags, string protoVersion)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The connected MobileBackup client to use.
PlistHandle	backupManifest
MobileBackupFlags	flags	Flags to send with the request. Currently this is a combination of the following mobilebackup_flags_t: MB_RESTORE_NOTIFY_SPRINGBOARD - let SpringBoard show a 'Restore' screen MB_RESTORE_PRESERVE_SETTINGS - do not overwrite any settings MB_RESTORE_PRESERVE_CAMERA_ROLL - preserve the photos of the camera roll
System.String	protoVersion

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if one of the parameters is invalid, MOBILEBACKUP_E_PLIST_ERROR if backup_manifest is not of type PLIST_DICT, MOBILEBACKUP_E_MUX_ERROR if a communication error occurs, or MOBILEBACKUP_E_REPLY_NOT_OK if the device did not accept the request.

mobilebackup_send(MobileBackupClientHandle, PlistHandle)

Sends mobilebackup data to the device

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_send(MobileBackupClientHandle client, PlistHandle plist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The mobilebackup client
PlistHandle	plist	The location of the plist to send

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	an error code

Remarks

This function is low-level and should only be used if you need to send a new type of message.

mobilebackup_send_backup_file_received(MobileBackupClientHandle)

Sends a confirmation to the device that a backup file has been received.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_send_backup_file_received(MobileBackupClientHandle client)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The connected MobileBackup client to use.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if client is invalid, or MOBILEBACKUP_E_MUX_ERROR if a communication error occurs.

mobilebackup_send_error(MobileBackupClientHandle, String)

Sends a backup error message to the device.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_send_error(MobileBackupClientHandle client, string reason)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The connected MobileBackup client to use.
System.String	reason	A string describing the reason for the error message.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if one of the parameters is invalid, or MOBILEBACKUP_E_MUX_ERROR if a communication error occurs.

mobilebackup_send_restore_complete(MobileBackupClientHandle)

Tells the device that the restore process is complete and waits for the device to close the connection. After that, the device should reboot.

Declaration

public static MobileBackupError mobilebackup_send_restore_complete(MobileBackupClientHandle client)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MobileBackupClientHandle	client	The connected MobileBackup client to use.

Returns

Type	Description
MobileBackupError	MOBILEBACKUP_E_SUCCESS on success, MOBILEBACKUP_E_INVALID_ARG if client is invalid, MOBILEBACKUP_E_PLIST_ERROR if the received disconnect message plist is invalid, or MOBILEBACKUP_E_MUX_ERROR if a communication error occurs.