> If I'm reading this Google doc correctly, there are no restrictions on what > the SyncAdapter can do. It's just a way for the application to get itself > run in the background on some Sync schedule. Is that correct?
A SyncAdapter: • Gets triggered by the OS at suitable intervals without having to manage alarms and services. • Is manifest-linked to certain content providers, such that it can be asked to sync when they change without any plumbing. • Comes with free UI in settings, including for each content provider. • Has a set of linkages to accounts, mechanisms for error reporting, etc. (also part of the UI stuff). • Has guarantees about serial execution. Lots of avoided wheel-reinvention, along with some magic OS-level hooks. There are no limitations on what it can actually do within that `performSync` method, but there's a pretty well-worn groove to follow. _______________________________________________ Sync-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/sync-dev
