Return buddy properties as a byte array, not an array of bytes

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 211b63d..1c96fc4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* Return buddy properties as a byte array, not an array of bytes (dcbw)
+* Don't list the owner twice in GetBuddies method (danw)
+
 Snapshot 650c323462
 
 * Don't send None over D-Bus when updating current activity (danw)
diff --git a/src/buddy.py b/src/buddy.py
index f93f2e1..e3d2dc7 100644
--- a/src/buddy.py
+++ b/src/buddy.py
@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ class Buddy(ExportedGObject):
         return acts
 
     @dbus.service.method(_BUDDY_INTERFACE,
-                        in_signature="", out_signature="a{sv}")
+                        in_signature="", out_signature="a{sv}",
+                        byte_arrays=True)
     def GetProperties(self):
         """Retrieve set of Buddy's properties