"Sriram ET." <karra....@gmail.com> writes: > Thank you JJ, > > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:25 PM, JJ > <bbdb-info_lists.sourceforge....@sumou.com> wrote: > > > Haven't explored what format the Android contact database is. Would it be > possible to extent ASynK to sync directly between BBDB and the phone's DB? > > Hm, I see where you are coming from. The framework is in place to add any > number of > database connectors and reuse the sync engine. A few python interfaces need > to be > implemented. That said, it appear to that writing directly to the phone > contacts DB is > an extremely niche use case, and I'd do it only if I felt the urge to really > understand > how the Android database format worked. It's not in my flow, and it would be > a pain for > me to keep testing it. I am happy to accept patches, though, if you would > like to have > support and can keep it working. > > > If not, I assume I could export and import from the phone's DB to a vcard > format, could you then expand ASynK to sync a vcard folder with BBDB? > > This, on the other hand, is potentially of greater general interest, and > should be > easier in principle. I could add this to the to be implemented feature list > after I > explore the details of vcard a bit more, and I get some more user feedback > about the > current code quality.
Would hassle-free two-way sync be possible with that though? BTW, I see http://dmfs.org/carddav/ (proprietary) claims to support two-way sync between Android and a CardDAV server (CardDAV uses vcard, but I guess you need to set up OwnCloud or DAViCal or something for that). -- Kevin Brubeck Unhammer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ bbdb-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bbdb-info BBDB Home Page: http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/
