Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] synchronization support for phpGW: milestone 1

[Brian Johnson]

I have an ipaq running familiar linux and opie gui available as yet another
test platform.

I can give you an IP address and password for ssh access if interested.




Guillaume Courtois (address@hidden) wrote:
>
> >we had milestone 2 some time ago and working on milestone 3 now :).
>
> You're fast :)
>
> >>- how do you make db updates through XML-RPC ? For example, putting 
> >>last/next
> >>anchors, registering temp informations on current syncs, etc ... ?
> >
> >We only use the new IPC interface, which is already included in
> >0.9.16. See the documentation in all classes with "ipc" in the
> >filename.
>
> Ok.
>
> >>- do you have functions to handle phpGW data in vcard/vcal formats ?
> >
> >yes, phpGW has some of these classes included. They where called
> >trough the IPC interface with the corresponding mime-typ.
>
> Ok.
>
> >>- do you have functions to compare data sent by the client with data in 
> >>phpGW db
> to
> >>know which records are to update / delete / replace / send ? Or are there 
> >>already
> >>functions like that in the phpGW code ? (I did not check yet)
> >
> >We use our own mapping for GUID/LUID in sync classes and IPC function
> >getItems with a timestamp of the last check date. Every phpGW module
> >which want to be able to be synchronized has to include the IPC
> >functionallity. We added this for the most common modules already.
>
> Cool.
>
> >>BTW, what is you SyncML test device ? Phone or software ?
> >
> >Our main tests are done using a Sony Ericsson P800. In addition we are
> >working with misc Conduits/Clients, e.g. from www.nexthaus.com and
> >www.synthesis.ch. For interoperabilty tests we have also an PalmOS and
> >one PocketPC device. We plan to do a more tests in last week of
> >february with more devices.
>
> What software on PalmOS ?
>
> I use Calmeno sync client for outlook, Synthesis Palm Client with a Palm 
> emulator
> and my Siemens SX1.
>
> >Maybe we should work together. We have an clear and documented
> >interface to a SyncML server. If you are writing such thing, you
> >should use this interface to our sync engine and thus replace the need
> >of Sync4j in this version. Every thing like getting the data from
> >phpGW modules, mapping, conflict handling ... will be done in your
> >sync classes.
>
> That is great news as I did not want to spend some time on doing this. I will 
> gain
> so much time in reusing your work !
>
> My install has not been updated since savannah breakdown. I will work on this
> tonight and check your work, and see how I can insert my work in your sync
> directory.
>
> Bye !
>
>
>
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