[conduit] Where's the source?

[Marcus I. Ryan]

I apologize for not chiming in sooner (like a month ago :) )

HordeConduit is, at the moment, just a test module I wrote to learn
how to do many things I didn't know before - how to write a conduit,
use XML-RPC, etc.  However, what we really need to do is get Horde to
support SyncML instead of using XML-RPC.  This will allow many
devices and conduits to be written without having to change the Horde
codebase significantly.

The first thing we need is a SyncML library in Horde that will parse
SyncML messages.  There is reference code available in C from the IBM
website, though cheating and using google I found it here:
http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/sf/subcat/tool/syncml-ctoolkit/

I don't know how easily we can translate the reference code to PHP,
and if it can be done in a better way - I haven't had time to look at
it - but it at least seems like a logical starting point.

To support syncing of calendar, todo, etc., we need to support ical,
vCard, etc., as that is the default encoding for SyncML for these
types of data.  We have at least a good start on these in Horde
already so I would think it wouldn't be that big of a deal.

Once these are implemented I can easily (I hope) write the windows
conduit for Palm and others, while anyone else that wants to can
easily write coldsync conduits, etc.  The top priority is to get
Horde to support SyncML.

Unfortunately, I don't have the kind of time anymore that I need to
concentrate on this to learn and understand enough new concepts to
implement this myself, so help would be GREATLY appreciated.

--
Marcus I. Ryan, marcus at horde.org
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Quoting "Jason M. Felice" <jfelice at cronosys.com>:

> Ick!  I can't run this!  I've sworn off Windows!
>
> I'll need to write a coldsync conduit, or a script which builds
> databases
> and calls pilot-xfer or something.  I have other Horde projects
> which are
> more important right now, but this is a definite must for me.
> Anyone have
> similar needs?  Is there any way we can still collaborate on any
> syncing
> logic even if they are separate projects?
>
> And if I do this, might SyncML be the way to go?  I know nothing
> about it.
> Can you sync a Palm VII with SyncML (I know, prolly time to get a
> new one,
> eh?)
>
> -Jay 'Eraserhead' Felice
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 05:23:57PM +0200, Jan Schneider wrote:
> > Zitat von "Jason M. Felice" <jfelice at cronosys.com>:
> >
> > > Where's the palm conduit source?  It's not listed anywhere on
> the Horde
> > > site,
> > > and there is no 'conduit' cvs module.
> >
> > http://cvs.horde.org/cvs.php/HordeConduit
> >
> > Jan.
> >
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