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SyncEvolution 0.9.1 -> 0.9.2, 27.11.2009
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SyncEvolution 0.9.x -> 1.0 alpha 1, 02.12.2010
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A development snapshot, released "because we can" :-)
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In particular, we can:
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* synchronize directly with a phone over Bluetooth/OBEX
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* accept Bluetooth/OBEX connections in cooperation with obexd 0.19
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* run SyncEvolution as a rudimentary HTTP SyncML server
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* be reasonably sure that it compiles and runs as well as 0.9.x because
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it passes the same nightly testing without known regressions
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The main goal of this release is to get feedback on where we are going
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with 1.0 and its SyncML server and direct synchronization features. If
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you want to get involved, now is a good time because a) there is
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something which works and b) there is still time to influence the
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final 1.0, scheduled for March 2010.
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This is definitely work in progress. Only a source snapshot is made
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available, not the usual set of binaries. If you can, compile the latest
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source directly from the git repositories and recheck before reporting
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issues: http://syncevolution.org/development
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Documentation is lacking at the moment. Watch the "Development"
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section (http://syncevolution.org/development) for HOWTOs or ask on
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the mailing list (http://syncevolution.org/support). Contributions
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welcome, as always.
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Here is a more complete list of features compared to the stable
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release. The full (and up-to-date) list can be retrieved from the
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Moblin Bugzilla (MB) issue tracking system with this query:
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http://bugzilla.moblin.org/showdependencytree.cgi?id=7892&hide_resolved=0
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Implemented features are marked with a plus +, open ones with a minus -.
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Improved sync-UI:
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+ settings for HTTP servers are now done inside the list of
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all configs and server templates instead of poping up a
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separate window
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+ uses the new D-Bus API
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+ no longer uses private gconf key to select default peer,
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replaced by "defaultPeer" in SyncEvolution config
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- the design is a bit tentative and not all of it is implemented;
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for example, the triangle in front of server entries cannot
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be used to unfold the entry, only the "setup now" button does
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that (MB #8315)
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- recovery features like restoring from backup and handling of
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unexpected slow syncs (MB #2416) are missing
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Redesigned and reimplemented D-Bus API:
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+ central syncevo-dbus-server controls configurations and sync sessions:
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http://syncevolution.org/development/direct-synchronization-aka-syncml-server
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+ accepts incoming SyncML connection requests and messages received by
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independent transport stubs (obexd, HTTP server, ...)
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+ can be used by multiple user interfaces at once
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+ fully documented, see src/dbus/interfaces
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+ no longer depends on dbus-glib with hand-written glue code for C++,
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instead uses gdbus plus automatic C++ binding generated via C++ templates
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- 'syncevolution' command line tool bypasses D-Bus server and runs
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sync sessions itself (MB #5043)
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- waiting for peer not reported over D-Bus and not shown in sync-ui (MB #2229)
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- interactive password request not implemented yet (MB #6376)
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- availability of peers not detected (connected for HTTP, paired for
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Bluetooth; MB #7700)
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- once started, syncevo-dbus-server keeps running forever (MB #7711)
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- restoring backups only possible via command line (MB #8144)
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Revised configuration layout (MB #8048, design document at
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http://syncevolution.org/development/configuration-handling):
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+ several peer-independent sync and source properties are shared
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between multiple peers
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+ they can be accessed without selecting a specific peer, by using an
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empty config name or with the new "@<specific context>" syntax
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+ user interface in command line and D-Bus API unchanged
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+ old configurations can be read and written, without causing
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unwanted slow syncs when moving between stable and unstable
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SyncEvolution versions
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+ old configurations can be migrated with the "--migrate" command
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line switch; however, then older SyncEvolution can no longer
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access them and migrating more than one old configuration causes
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the second or later configuration to loose its "deviceId" property
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(which is shared now), causing a slow sync once
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- users of the sync-ui will not know about the --migrate option,
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so if they have only one configuration, it should be migrated
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automatically
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SyncML server in general:
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+ incoming connections are accepted by syncevo-dbus-server via
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the D-Bus Connection API; because this is a "personal SyncML
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server", all local data is meant to belong to a single user,
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and only one sync session can be active at any point in time
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+ different users on the same machine can run their own server,
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as long as they ensure that listening for incoming connections
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does not conflict with each other (different port in HTTP)
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- suspend/resume support is untested (MB #2425)
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- an HTTP client which stops sending messages blocks the
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server forever (MB #7710)
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- automatic backup of server databases is inefficient (done
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even when client is not allowed to do a sync; always backs up
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all data, including sources which are not active; MB #7708)
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- the progress events and statistics reported for a SyncML client
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are not generated when running as SyncML server, will require
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a fair amount of refactoring in the Synthesis engine (MB #7709)
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- the Synthesis serverexample config contains workarounds for
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specific phones, but SyncEvolution does not currently use those;
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adding new workarounds should be made very simple (MB #7712)
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HTTP SyncML server:
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+ test/syncevo-http-server.py provides an experimental HTTP server
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based on Python and Twisted
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- a configuration must be created for each peer manually, including
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a remoteDeviceId value that contains the peer's SyncML device ID
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(MB #7838)
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OBEX SyncML server ("sync with phones"):
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+ peers are contacted via a builtin transport that uses libopenobex (MB #5188)
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+ Server Alerted Notification (SAN) message triggers syncs
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- a configuration must be created for each peer manually, including
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a syncURL that contains the peer's MAC address (MB #7838) and correct
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settings for generating the SAN message (MB #7871)
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- should be integrated into the system's Bluetooth pairing (MB #7089)
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OBEX SyncML client:
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+ obexd 0.19 contains a plugin which passes SyncML messages to syncevo-dbus-server
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- parsing of SAN message is rudimentary and depends on an existing local
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configuration, needs to be refined depending on which SyncML server software
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it is meant to work with (MB #6175)
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Automatic sync (MB #6378):
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- no support for the various server push notification mechanisms
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- no intelligent detection of local changes
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- no regular background sync
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- depends on safe handling of concurrent editing, which is blocked
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by merging of a new Evolution Data Server API (MB #3479)
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Upgrading from 0.9.x:
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* Upgrading and downgrading should work seamlessly when using existing
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configurations. But this being an alpha, better ensure that you have
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backups of both your data and your configurations in
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~/.config/syncevolution.
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* The new configuration layout is only used when creating new
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configurations or explicitly invoking "syncevolution --migrate" (see
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above). Such configs cannot be used by older SyncEvolution releases.
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SyncEvolution 0.9.1 -> 0.9.2, not released yet
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Synthesis SyncML Engine version: see src/synthesis/ChangeLog
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Incremental update, with several updated translations and addressing
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additional changes:
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http://www.estamos.de/blog/2009/05/08/running-syncevolution-as-cron-job/
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Upgrading from 0.9.1:
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* nothing to do, upgrading and downgrading should work seamlessly
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SyncEvolution 0.9 -> 0.9.1, 26.10.2009
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