On Tue, 2008-03-18 at 11:34 +0100, Matthias Braun wrote:
> I just started developing a custom addressbook(1) backend and have a few
> questions regarding the API. First I wonder about the functions
> get_contact_list, get_contact and get_changes. They don't seem to be
> used by evolution. Are there applications around that use them? Do bad
> things happen if I don't implement them (set the callback to NULL)?
Implement them. Evolution doesn't use them as far as I know but
get_contact_list and get_contact will be used by other applications.
get_changes is used by syncing tools such as OpenSync.
> The other thing I can't get to work is authentication. If I abort an
> action with GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_AuthenticationRequired then
> evolution is simply displaying me an error message. I would have
> expected that it asks me for username and password and calls the
> authenticate_user callback. How can I get this working?
To be honest I've only looked at the backends which don't require
authentication. I suggest you read the LDAP backend.
At a guess, make you sure implement get_surpported_auth_methods. Also
you'll want to call e_book_backend_notify_connection_status.
Ross
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