Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Ideas and considerations for the addressbook code

[Julien PUYDT <jpuydt free fr>]

Julien PUYDT a �it :
> While this organisation doesn't suffer from the problem �ic pointed
> out, it has still a problem : how does one just "search" ? I mean, if
> your api is "search a book => get a view", how does one make a search
> which encompasses all books?

Ok, I think I'm on something : let's a book have a simple api, where on 
one side:
1) a book can return a view for itself, which means the view becomes 
specific, and hence can handle the case of big addressbooks ;
2) a full search function, which will return a new book, restricted to 
the the search ; again this book has its view, which will handle the 
case of big searches ;
3) a restricted search function, which will return say at most a hundred 
contacts matching the string ; this one allows to make a search on all 
the books, since we are assured we won't be drowned by the number.

This organisation would allow a clean approach for the view on a single 
addressbook, while still having the possibility to have a working "Find 
a contact" button.

Does that looks nicer ?

Snark