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# NEHotspotEvaluationProvider

A protocol that defines methods and properties your extension implements to handle evaluate and filter scan list commands.

```
protocol NEHotspotEvaluationProvider : AppExtension
```

## Overview

Conform to this protocol in your hotspot helper app extension.

## Topics

### Managing provider life cycle

[`func start() async -> Bool`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotEvaluationProvider/start())

Tells the extension to start the evaluation provider, in response to a request from the framework.

[`func stop(reason: NEProviderStopReason) async`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotEvaluationProvider/stop(reason:))

Tells the exension to stop the evaluation provider, in response to a request from the framework.

[`enum NEProviderStopReason`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEProviderStopReason)

Reasons why the provider extension was stopped.

### Sending commands to the provider

[`func handleCommand(NEHotspotHelperCommand) async -> NEHotspotHelperResponse`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotEvaluationProvider/handleCommand(_:))

Handles a given hotspot command, in response to a request from the framework.

[`class NEHotspotHelperCommand`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperCommand)

A command for the hotspot helper to handle.

### Providing a network name

[`var localizedDisplayName: String`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotEvaluationProvider/localizedDisplayName)

A localized string that the system UI uses for annotation of the Wi-Fi network.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`AppExtension`](/documentation/ExtensionFoundation/AppExtension)

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