[sync] Fwd: Horde PalmOS Sync

[Marcus I. Ryan]

I haven't worked on the conduit for quite a while.  Though I've considered
finishing the conduit work yet, we have been in the process of implementing
SyncML for Horde, and that would be the way I would like to take the conduit.
 That said, we would love help and support in whatever form you can
contribute.  I would recommend subscribing to the Sync list for horde
(http://lists.horde.org/mailman/listinfo/sync) and continuing the discussion
there with those actively developing this.  I should be rejoining the effort
in a month or so.

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Marcus I. Ryan, marcus at horde.org
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Quoting Diggy Bell <diggy at dbsoftdev.com>:

> Marcus,
>
> I have recently started looking at some of the stuff from Horde after a
client
> mentioned Hermes.  As I was digging through the rest of the site I ran
across your work
> on the PalmOS stuff.  I've recently completed a PalmOS sync solution that
uses a PHP
> server to send XML data to a conduit where the data is parsed and stored on
the Palm in
> PDBs.  It also supports retrieval of modified records from the Palm on a per
table
> basis.  The modified records are extracted and stored back in the database
on the
> server.
>
> The conduit itself is made up of several DLLs.  It's architected in such a
way that it
> will support remote upgrade of the key components (future).  It also uses an
XML rule
> set to control which databases are actually synchronized.  The server
generates the
> rules based on an association with the device identifier and the user(s)
assigned to
> the device.  The conduit processes the rules to upload changes first, the
the rules for
> downloading data.  The design also includes upgrading of software on the
device as
> well, but that support hasn't been implemented.
>
> My approach has been more of an end to end solution including the PalmOS
applications
> as well.  To support that side of things I've put together a C++ lib for
PalmOS that
> give me an MFC-like UI toolset with support for sub-classed controls and
event
> handlers.  I've also built another C++ lib to give a better view of the
PalmOS
> databases.  The database lib implements a virtual primary key index and key
searching.
> Both of these libraries are lightweight, but provide a higher level
abstraction over
> the PalmOS API as well as most of the common functionality for PalmOS apps.
>
> Now, here's the deal.  I haven't been able to come to the decision to
release my full
> package under the GPL because I'm negotiating a somewhat substantial project
with a
> client.  After the project is underway, I'll be in a position to release the
whole
> package open source.  In the meantime, I would be interested in at least
working with
> you to share design information and possibly contributing some code, either
existing,
> or new.
>
> If you'd be interested in talking further, please feel free to contact me.
>
> Thanks,
>
> William D. 'Diggy' Bell
> Principal
> DB Software Development
> http://www.dbsoftdev.com