zephyr/samples/subsys/logging/ble_backend
Rubin Gerritsen a4e43d013c Bluetooth: Samples: Use string printing functions for error codes
When developing Bluetooth applications, you typically run into some errors.
If you are an experienced Bluetooth developer, you would typically know
how to translate the error codes into string representations.
Others might not.

This commit to adds string printing of error codes for all
samples to make them more user-friendly.

Several formatting alternatives were considered. The chosen alternative
balances code readability and FLASH size (with and without string
printing).

Example output from the peripheral_hids sample when the
peer rejects pairing:

```
Bluetooth initialized
Bluetooth authentication callbacks registered.
Advertising successfully started
Connected 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random)
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) \
level 1 err 6 BT_SECURITY_ERR_PAIR_NOT_ALLOWED
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), \
reason 0x13 BT_HCI_ERR_REMOTE_USER_TERM_CONN
```

Other alternatives that were considered:

- Use of parantheses:
```
// strings enabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 \
err BT_SECURITY_ERR_PAIR_NOT_ALLOWED(6)
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason \
BT_HCI_ERR_REMOTE_USER_TERM_CONN(0x13)
// strings disabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 err (6)
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason (0x13)
```

- Spaces and parantheses:
```
// strings enabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 \
err BT_SECURITY_ERR_PAIR_NOT_ALLOWED (6)
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), \
reason BT_HCI_ERR_REMOTE_USER_TERM_CONN (0x13)
// strings disabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 err  (6)
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason  (0x13)
```

- Parantheses around everything:
```
// strings enabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 \
err (BT_SECURITY_ERR_PAIR_NOT_ALLOWED(6))
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), \
reason (BT_HCI_ERR_REMOTE_USER_TERM_CONN(0x13))
// strings disabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 err ((6))
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason ((0x13))
```

- Error code first, then string representation:
```
// strings enabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 \
err 6 (BT_SECURITY_ERR_PAIR_NOT_ALLOWED)
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason \
0x13 (BT_HCI_ERR_REMOTE_USER_TERM_CONN)
// strings disabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 err 6 ()
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason 0x13 ()
```

- Apostrophes around error printing:
```
// strings enabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 \
err "BT_SECURITY_ERR_PAIR_NOT_ALLOWED (6)"
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason \
"BT_HCI_ERR_REMOTE_USER_TERM_CONN (0x13)"
// strings disabled
Security failed: 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random) level 1 err " (6)"
Disconnected from 5E:67:02:D3:1C:DB (random), reason " (0x13)"
```

Signed-off-by: Rubin Gerritsen <rubin.gerritsen@nordicsemi.no>
2024-07-31 12:56:11 +02:00
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src Bluetooth: Samples: Use string printing functions for error codes 2024-07-31 12:56:11 +02:00
CMakeLists.txt
README.rst
prj.conf
sample.yaml

README.rst

.. zephyr:code-sample:: logging-ble-backend
   :name: BLE logging backend
   :relevant-api: log_api log_backend bt_gatt

   Send log messages over BLE using the BLE logging backend.

Overview
********

Sample that demonstrates how to setup and use the BLE Logging backend. The
BLE Logger uses the NRF Connect SDK NUS service as UUID to make it compatible
with already existing apps to debug BLE connections over UART.

The notification size of the ble backend buffer is dependent on the
transmission size of the mtu set with :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_BT_L2CAP_TX_MTU`. Be sure
to change this configuration to increase the logger throughput over BLE.

Requirements
************

* A board with BLE support

Building and Running
********************

This sample can be found under :zephyr_file:`samples/subsys/logging/ble_backend` in the
Zephyr tree.

The BLE logger can be tested with the NRF Toolbox app or any similar app that can connect over
BLE and detect the NRF NUS UUID service.