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[Feature] Add support for parsing WiFi from NetworkManager

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#428 opened on Jun 22, 2023

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good first issuenew-parser

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Description

So, currently if you want to use jc to get your connections you can only do it with connections that have already been made. I want to be able to implement it so I can get a list of all WiFi networks and then select from that list.You can get the data for all available networks with the "nmcli -t device wifi list" command which will output it in lines like the one below with the * meaning it's in use, next being the MAC, after that being Network Name, Mode, Channel, Rate, Signal, Bars, and security. And it's split by the : charachters where \ is used to escape for the MAC adress I hope this can be implemented as it would be useful.

* :AA\:AA\:AA\:AA\:AA\:AA:go_away:Infra:40:270 Mbit/s:25:▂___:WPA2

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Research direction
Study the nmcli t device wifi list output format, especially the escaping of colons in MAC addresses. Look at existing jc parsers for reference (e.g., nmcli connection parser). Implement a new parser in jc/parsers/ and add tests.
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python
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clitooling
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Pythonjc parsing framework
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