[horde] Multiple calendar support

Sun Mar 22 13:27:10 UTC 2015

Quoting Andreas Mauser <andreas at mauser.info>:

> Good Morning Mike,
>
> ----- Nachricht von Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> ---------
>      Datum: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 23:45:10 -0400
>        Von: Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
> Antwort an: mrubinsk at horde.org
>    Betreff: Re: [horde] Multiple calendar support
>         An: Andreas Mauser <andreas at mauser.info>
>
>> Quoting Andreas Mauser <andreas at mauser.info>:
>>
>>> ----- Nachricht von Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> ---------
>>>     Datum: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:26:23 -0400
>>>       Von: Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
>>> Antwort an: mrubinsk at horde.org
>>>   Betreff: Re: [horde] Multiple calendar support
>>>        An: horde at lists.horde.org
>>>
>>>> Quoting Andreas Mauser <andreas at mauser.info>:
>>>>
>>>>> ----- Nachricht von Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> ---------
>>>>>   Datum: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:45:32 -0400
>>>>>     Von: Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
>>>>> Antwort an: mrubinsk at horde.org
>>>>> Betreff: Re: [horde] Multiple calendar support
>>>>>      An: horde at lists.horde.org
>>>>>
>>>>>> Quoting Andreas Mauser <andreas at mauser.info>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Nachricht von Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
> ---------
>>>>>>>      Datum: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:18:49 -0400
>>>>>>>        Von: Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
>>>>>>> Antwort an: mrubinsk at horde.org
>>>>>>>    Betreff: Re: [horde] Multiple calendar support
>>>>>>>         An: horde at lists.horde.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Quoting Andreas Mauser <andreas at mauser.info>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Team and community,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> when I create another calendar in Kronolith.
>>>>>>>>> And in the settings check the box for more calendar.
>>>>>>>>> And choose both calendars for sync...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ..should the client not sync both calendars automatically, or do
>>>>>>>>> I need
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> recreate account, or anything?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If the client supports multiple collections, it should. However,
>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>> are many clients that do NOT support this. The ones we know about
>>>>>>>> (and
>>>>>>>> are able to detect) are forced to "multiplex" the collections
>>>>>>>> together
>>>>>>>> so all events from all of your calendars will appear on a single
>>>>>>>> calendar on the client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you get a log from me can you make it force multiplex then?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you look at your ActiveSync device settings in the prefs (or on
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> admin page) you will see a value named "Forced Multiplex Value" (or
>>>>>>>> similar). This is a bit mask that identifies what collections are
>>>>>>>> being
>>>>>>>> forced to a single collection on the client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can confirm that my client doesnt seem to use this forced
>>>>>>> multiplex. I can see that with other of my devices, not with this
>>>>>>> partuclar one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What client are you using?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is Renovate Milestone 5, Android 4.4.4, HTC Sense 6, and I
>>>>>>> believe its booting with Android 5 but am not sure (they say
>>>>>>> something on xda-dev)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The client itself is Calengoo, which is using the internal android
>>>>>>> calendar, and the exchange account I created.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>> Andreas
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, if I can find some way to sniff out this particular client I
>>>>>> can try to force it. FWIW, this is what the 
>>>>>> activesync_device_modify hook is for - for those clients that don't
>>>>>> play nicely with others and are not already dealt with in the stock
>>>>>> code.
>>>>>
>>>>> Okay, so
>>>>> 1, I could fix it myself with the hook if I would know how to find
>>>>> out after which string to look?
>>>>> 2, You would need a sync log from me? A full (huge file) or just a
>>>>> snap?
>>>>
>>>> I basically need the data from the DEVICEINFORMATION and the User
>>>> Agent etc... Most of this is also listed on the device information
>>>> prefs page.
>>>
>>> When I go to the Activesync Page I can read:
>>>
> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>>>
>>> What do you mean with the device information prefs page. I did not find
>>> more information ad hoc?
>>
>> That's the page I meant. It's available under both Administration and
>> Prefs.
>>
>> Is this a stock setup or a custom/modified rom?
>>
>> If it's a stock client, I can add something in code. In the meantime,
>> you can test this by checking for the userAgent property in the hook.
>> E.g.,
>>
>> <code>
>>
>> if ($device->userAgent == 'HTC-EAS-HTCOneM8') {
>>         $device->multiplex = Horde_ActiveSync_Device::MULTIPLEX_NOTES
> |
>>             Horde_ActiveSync_Device::MULTIPLEX_CONTACTS |
>>             Horde_ActiveSync_Device::MULTIPLEX_CALENDAR |
>>             Horde_ActiveSync_Device::MULTIPLEX_TASKS;
>> }
>>
>> // Be sure to return the device object regardless.
>> return $device;
>> </code>
>
> It will be the first hook I ever place.
> I found the imp/config/hooks.php file and had a look in the hooks dist file.

No, it goes in Horde's hooks.php file (horde/config/hooks.php). If you  
haven't created a Horde hook before, you will probably need to create  
the hooks.php file from hooks.php.dist file. There is already an  
example hook in that file for you to uncomment and edit.

> Where would I correctly put your code?
>
> Thank you,
> Andreas

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