[dev] Adding contact to nag task [Patch]

[Hans Lellelid]

>It seems to me that we almost need a generalized Horde metadata framework
>for handling things like this. Instead of modifying every application's data
>storage to do this - and contacts aren't the only link I can think of - we
>could have one Horde storage for links like this, and applications would
>know how to look up and display/follow links.
>
This is a really interesting idea.  Most of the Horde apps that I've 
looked at generally handle a single business logic entity -- e.g. a task 
or a calendar event.  It would make sense to me if Horde could provide 
the framework for inter-relating these various entities.  An application 
could "register" entities for exposure via some sort of convention 
(maybe as part of registry api?) and other apps could allow their 
entities to be related to any of the entities exposed by installed 
applications.  ... Ideally an application could even provide a means for 
building UI components that could be pulled into the UI of other apps -- 
e.g. the Nag app would request the [customized] UI for adding a contact 
from Turba. (my impressions is that using Horde_Form consistently will 
make this a possibility).

Maybe this is largely the same concept as storing links?  

Anyway, just thinking out loud :-)

Hans
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