baresip-studio/wear/README.md

# Baresip Wear — SIP client for Wear OS

A native SIP softphone for Wear OS watches, built on the
[baresip](https://github.com/baresip/baresip) stack (via the `libbaresip-android`
submodule). It registers a single SIP account, places/receives calls, and
survives the watch's aggressive power management so inbound calls actually ring
while the screen is off.

This app is a slimmed-down port of the full `baresip` Android app
(`app/` in this repo) to the watch form factor. It intentionally does **not**
use the system telecom stack for call UI — the in-app `InCallScreen` plus a
high-priority, full-screen-intent notification are the alert surface.

---

## Current status (as of this commit)

Working:

- **Registration** over UDP with NAT-survival settings
  (`sipnat=outbound;natpinhole=yes` in `assets/accounts`). This was the root
  cause of the original "call goes straight to voicemail" problem: without the
  pinhole the INVITE reply was dropped and Asterisk retransmit-timed-out.
- **Inbound calls ring** whether the app is foreground or backgrounded, with
  vibration + screen wake.
- **Answer** connects the call (caller stops hearing ringing; watch shows
  "Connected").
- **Remote hang-up** terminates the call promptly whether answered or not
  (ring is cancelled, not left looping forever).
- **Foreground service** is started from `WearBaresipApp.onCreate()` (decoupled
  from the Activity) and holds a `WifiLock` + `WakeLock` so SIP replies go out
  even when the screen is off / device is in a low-power state.
- **Lock-screen presentation** attempted via manifest `showWhenLocked` /
  `turnScreenOn` + `USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT` + a full-screen-intent notification
  that launches `MainActivity` → `InCallScreen`. (See "Known gaps".)

### How answering actually works (important)

The native baresip library emits two events for an inbound call:

1. `incoming call,<peer>` — `BEVENT_SIPSESS_CONN`. We call `Api.ua_accept()`
   here so the caller hears ringing (100/180 provisional). The `callp` passed
   is the SIP message pointer carried by the event.
2. `call incoming,<prm>` — `BEVENT_CALL_INCOMING`. This carries the real,
   answerable `struct call*`. The user's **Answer** button calls
   `Api.ua_answer()`, which is **deferred to the baresip main loop** via a
   one-shot timer in `baresip.c` (`ua_answer_async`). This deferral is
   mandatory: calling `ua_answer()` directly from the UI thread crashes in
   `sip_treplyf` (SIGSEGV), because SIP transaction replies must run on the
   baresip thread. The native event callback (`uaEvent`) itself runs on the
   baresip thread, which is why `ua_accept` is safe there but `ua_answer`
   from a tap is not.

Key files:

- `wear/src/main/cpp/baresip.c` — native `event_handler` (event strings +
  `jlong` ua/call args), `ua_accept`/`ua_answer` JNI, and the
  `ua_answer_async` main-loop hand-off.
- `wear/src/main/java/com/tutpro/baresip/wear/WearBaresipService.kt` — the
  SIP event loop, alert/ring logic, `stopRinging()` + 30s ring watchdog,
  notification channels, and lock-screen flags.
- `wear/src/main/java/com/tutpro/baresip/wear/WearBaresipServiceHelper.kt` —
  UI → native bridge (`dial`, `answer`, `hangup`, `sendDigit`).
- `wear/src/main/java/com/tutpro/baresip/wear/WearBaresipApp.kt` — starts the
  foreground service from `Application.onCreate()` so it survives task removal.
- `wear/src/main/java/com/tutpro/baresip/wear/MainActivity.kt` — Compose UI
  (dialer / in-call) + `setShowWhenLocked`/`setTurnScreenOn` for inbound calls.
- `wear/src/main/assets/accounts` — the SIP account line (NAT settings +
  credentials).

---

## Build & install

Prereqs: Android SDK, `ndk` (for the native build), and a watch with
`adb` over Wi-Fi (wireless debugging). The native library is built by Gradle's
external-native-build from `wear/src/main/cpp/`.

```bash
# From repo root
./gradlew :wear:assembleDebug

# Install to the watch (wireless ADB; port changes after a reboot/reconnect)
adb connect <watch-ip>:<port>
adb -s <watch-ip>:<port> install -r wear/build/outputs/apk/debug/wear-debug.apk
```

Note: a clean native rebuild is required after editing `baresip.c`:

```bash
./gradlew :wear:clean :wear:assembleDebug
```

### Permissions to grant on-device

- **Microphone** — record audio for calls.
- **Notifications** (API 33+) — required for the incoming-call heads-up /
  full-screen intent to wake the watch face.
- **Phone** / `READ_PHONE_STATE` — declared; needed if telecom integration is
  re-enabled.

---

## Known gaps / bugs still open

- **Lock-screen Activity sometimes doesn't appear** when the watch is fully
  asleep and the app is backgrounded. The vibration fires but the user has to
  open the app manually. The full-screen-intent notification + `showWhenLocked`
  are in place, but on Android 12+ (this watch runs Android 16) the system
  may still suppress the launch. Candidate fixes: ensure
  `USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT` is granted; raise the call notification to a
  dedicated `InCallActivity` (not routed through the LAUNCHER `MainActivity`);
  verify `setShowWhenLocked(true)` is applied before `setContent` in every
  launch path.
- **No DTMF / keypad verification** end-to-end yet (wired via
  `call_send_digit` but not exercised on a real call).
- **No echo cancellation / audio-route tuning** beyond the basic
  speaker-vs-BT-SCO switch.

---

## Roadmap

Near-term (core completeness):

- **SIP MESSAGE (IM) support.** baresip already has a `message` module. Add:
  - a native `MESSAGE` event → Kotlin bridge,
  - an inbox/thread UI (or at least a toast + unread badge),
  - outbound `Api.message_send()` from the dialer.
- **Read device contacts** via the Wearable Data Layer / `ContactsContract`
  (the watch mirrors phone contacts through the companion app) so the dialer
  can autocomplete instead of requiring typed SIP URIs.
- **Start at boot / on network available.** Register a `BOOT_COMPLETED` +
  `CONNECTIVITY_CHANGED` receiver that starts the foreground service so the
  watch is always reachable without the user launching the app first.
- **Call history / recent peers** persisted to a small local store
  (DataStore/ Room) instead of the in-memory `recentPeers` list.

Medium-term (polish & robustness):

- **Better InCall UI**: larger Answer/Decline hit targets, a proper
  "swipe to answer" gesture, mute/hold, and a clear connected timer.
- **Provisioning flow**: ship the account config via a QR/`baresip:` URI or
  MDM rather than a hand-edited `assets/accounts` file.
- **Multiple accounts** (currently a single default UA is assumed
  throughout `WearBaresipServiceHelper`).
- **Audio quality**: AGC, echo cancellation, and BT-SCO reliability across
  headset brands.
- **Re-enable system telecom** as an *optional* path behind a setting, now
  that the native answer/hangup path is stable — but keep the in-app UI as
  the default to avoid the earlier 2-second auto-drop.

Long-term:

- **Video calls** (baresip supports it; watch camera is the constraint).
- **Encrypted messaging / OMEMO** if the server supports it.
- **Wear companion app** on the phone for config + contact sync.

---

## Debugging tips

```bash
# Live native + Kotlin log during a call
adb -s <watch-ip>:<port> logcat -v time | grep -aE \
  'Baresip Wear|jni_ua|ua_answer|ua_accept|ua_hangup|F/DEBUG'
```

Watch for:

- `uaEvent: incoming call,...` then `ua_accept` (caller starts ringing) then
  `ua_answer ... deferred to main loop` → `ua_answer_async: done` →
  `call established`.
- A `F/DEBUG` SIGSEGV in `sip_treplyf` / `call_answer` means `ua_answer` or
  `ua_accept` was called from the wrong thread or with a bad handle.
- `fullScreenIntent=null` in the notification dump means the system stripped
  the lock-screen launch — check `USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT` + notification
  channel importance.