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

[Guillaume Courtois]

What syncml client does it use ? (I think I've read something about that
somewhere ...)

Brian Johnson (address@hidden) écrivait:
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> I have an ipaq running familiar linux and opie gui available as yet another
> test platform.
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> I can give you an IP address and password for ssh access if interested.
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> 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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