I think it is just a string that AccountManager can store for you. How you use it is up to you. I don't know what URL you need to keep per account, but can't you pretend that the URL is an auth token? I am not 100% on this, because I haven't used authtoken this way myself. On Jan 26, 2011 12:43 PM, "L0rdAli3n" <42.john.doe.1...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I thought the authentication token is something specific to the > session, like a sessionID or something? I'm a little bit confused now. > > On 26 Jan., 20:41, Dmitri Plotnikov <dplotni...@google.com> wrote: >> Take a look at AccountManager docs: http://developer.android.com/intl/en/reference/android/accounts/Accou... >> >> AccountManager supports the notion of authentication token, which is what I >> think you need. >> >> Cheers, >> - Dmitri >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:26 AM, L0rdAli3n < 42.john.doe.1...@googlemail.com >> >> > wrote: >> > Ok, I'm about to write the SyncAdapter part of my App. >> >> > Due to the fact that I have a special case, I'm a little bit stuck: >> >> > Additional to the username/password I need to store a URL on a per >> > account base! >> >> > How I'm supposed to store this extra information, attached to an >> > account? >> >> > Thanks for your help an patience Dmitri! >> >> > On 23 Jan., 19:00, Dmitri Plotnikov <dplotni...@google.com> wrote: >> > > Using ContentObserver for sync adapters does not sound like a good idea. >> > > There are several reasons for that: >> >> > > 1. Data change notifications are not delivered to processes that are not >> > > running. So if your sync adapter is not running for one reason or another >> > > (and the system kills processes when it needs resources), then you won't >> > get >> > > a notification. >> > > 2. ContactsProvider sends only general "whole adapter" notifications, >> > > meaning that when any data element in the database changes it sends a >> > > notification to all observers regardless of what URIs they registered >> > for. >> > > For example, somebody's presence in Talk changes - you will get a >> > > notification. Most of these notifications will have nothing to do with >> > the >> > > changes you need to sync, but there is no way for the adapter to tell. >> > > 3. Having the sync adapter running at all times is a major waste of >> > > resources. >> >> > > Fortunately, the sync framework is designed to overcome all these issues. >> > > SyncManager manages sync adapters, calls them at the best time from the >> > > system's perspective, throttles their activities etc. Sync adapters >> > > themselves rely on RawContact.DIRTY flag and the >> > > ContactsContract.CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER parameter to find and process >> > > incremental changes. >> >> > > There are examples of how that's done. The most comprehensive example is >> > > probably the Exchange (IAS) sync adapter that you can find here: >> >> > >http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Email.git;a=t. .. >> >> > > Cheers, >> >> > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:57 PM, himanshu jain < himanshu....@gmail.com >> > >wrote: >> >> > > > Hi Dmitri ,@LordAli3n >> > > > I have couple of questions please spare some time or guide me >> > > > direction >> > > > 1) Can we use syncAdapter to get data of a row of raw_contact table if >> > > > that row has been affected (i.e added/deleted/edited). I know >> > > > ContentObserver notify whenever raw_content table changes in >> > > > onChange() method but we dont know which row has been changed ( to put >> > > > this in another way if we add how would we know and if deleted we >> > > > still get it through deleted flag in raw_contact table but how about >> > > > edited one??). >> > > > 2) when we get notification in ContentObserver can we fire requestSync >> > > > (Account account, String authority, Bundle extras) to start Sync ?? >> > > > how we can get data of raw_contact affected by contact application >> > > > using these to parameters . >> > > > 3) Is sync started by ContentProvider API ?? whenever change to it >> > > > happens ??. How?? does it pass any useful uri or data that has been >> > > > changed in raw_contacts??. >> > > > 4) How do we come to know if in the process of syncing something went >> > > > wrong?? does it started again automatically??. >> >> > > > thanks any help appreciated !! >> >> > > > On Jan 19, 7:31 am, BoD <bodl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > > If I may intervene. >> > > > > It seems to me that the OP wants to synchronize contacts using the >> > > > > sync adapters APIs, and therefore wants to have his own account type, >> > > > > and raw contacts in this account. >> >> > > > > But that means that when the user first starts using this app, this >> > > > > account will be empty, and will synchronize... nothing. >> > > > > Instead, they probably expect to synchronize the contacts already on >> > > > > their phones (in the "local" account, or, more probably, in the gmail >> > > > > account). >> >> > > > > -- >> > > > > BoD >> >> > > > > On Jan 19, 9:02 am, Dmitri Plotnikov <dplotni...@google.com> wrote: >> >> > > > > > I am sorry. I guess I just don't understand the requirements. I >> > > > thought you >> > > > > > were writing a sync adapter. Sync adapters all deal with their own >> > > > > > accounts. Google sync adapter deals with google accounts, exchange >> > > > adapter >> > > > > > with exchange accounts and so on. If you are thinking of writing a >> > > > sync >> > > > > > adapter that would handle data already handled by some other sync >> > > > adapter, >> > > > > > it is probably a bad idea. The framework is not designed to have >> > > > multiple >> > > > > > sync adapters handling the same data: only one syncadapter can take >> > > > > > advantage of data versioning. This why I suggested that if you are >> > > > writing a >> > > > > > sync adapter, you should introduce a new account type. This is how >> > they >> > > > are >> > > > > > supposed to work by design. >> >> > > > > > Cheers, >> > > > > > Dmitri >> > > > > > On Jan 18, 2011 5:43 PM, "L0rdAli3n" < >> > 42.john.doe.1...@googlemail.com> >> > > > > > wrote: >> >> > > > > > > Thanks for your answer Dmitri! >> >> > > > > > > Could you explain in few words, how I can use the contacts the >> > user >> > > > > > > stored on his phone, >> > > > > > > which in fact all have already an account_type, by introducing my >> > own >> > > > > > > accout_type? >> >> > > > > > > On 14 Jan., 16:26, Dmitri Plotnikov <dplotni...@google.com> >> > wrote: >> > > > > > >> I don't fully understand your requirements, but it shouldn't >> > matter >> > > > what >> > > > > > >> _other_ data is in the contacts DB. A sync adapter should only >> > deal >> > > > with >> > > > > > >> its own data. Why not introduce a new account type for this >> > purpose? >> >> > > > > > >> Cheers, >> > > > > > >> Dmitri >> > > > > > >> On Jan 14, 2011 5:16 AM, "L0rdAli3n" < >> > > > 42.john.doe.1...@googlemail.com> >> > > > > > >> wrote: >> >> > > > > > >> > Hey, >> >> > > > > > >> > I'm totally stuck with the ContactsContract-API. Point is that >> > I >> > > > want >> > > > > > >> > only mess around with the Contacts saved in the "local" >> > phonebook. >> > > > But >> > > > > > >> > it seems that every vendor but its own account_type for those >> > > > > > >> > contacts. >> > > > > > >> > And its even worse. The AccountManager isn't even aware of all >> > > > > > >> > account_types?!? >> > > > > > >> > For example on my HTC Desire with HTC Sense, the account_type >> > all >> > > > > > >> > local contacts are saved in is: com.htc.android.pcsc. But when >> > I >> > > > grab >> > > > > > >> > a list of all available accounts from the AccountManager: This >> > > > account >> > > > > > >> > is not in the list!? >> > > > > > >> > I also tested it on a Samsung Galaxy. Same here: The >> > > > AccountManager is >> > > > > > >> > not aware of the account_type used for local >> > phonebookcontacts. >> >> > > > > > >> > The whole story is that I wan't to write a app to sync my >> > locale >> > > > > > >> > phonebook with OpenXchange. >> >> > > > > > >> > I guess I got that whole new ContactsContract-API wrong, but I >> > > > don't >> > > > > > >> > see any other way, then using RawContacts. Due to that I have >> > to >> > > > care >> > > > > > >> > about the account_type, which is in fact a total mess. >> >> > > > > > >> > Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. 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