[Opensync-users] Plugin for gnokii

[Matthew K. <m_...@fa...>]

Hi all,

I've written some Python code to help me back up my addressbook from my
phone, using gnokii. I'd love to help Opensync by augmenting this into
an Opensync plugin. However, there are a few preliminary things I wanted
to raise.

Firstly, the best thing is presumably to convert the information from
gnokii into your XML format. However, I haven't been able to find the
documentation on this format - could you direct me to it?

Also, the information you get from gnokii is much less rich than the
information you get from evolution, for instance. For example, there's
no birthday field from gnokii. How does that sort of consideration
affect a plugin?

Typically, you get this sort of info from a gnokii plugin:

159. Name: Kay Matt
Number: +44xxxxxxxxxxx
Group id: 5
Preferred number: +44xxxxxxxxxxx
Cellular number: +44xxxxxxxxxxx
Email address: m_...@fa...
Business number: +44xxxxxxxxxxxx
Home number: +44xxxxxxxxxxxx
Notes: blabla

The number at the top (here, 159) is the memory location in the phone
where the entry is stored. This is needed when you want to overwrite an
entry in the phone - you can't just direct it by name. The group ID is
something specific to the phone and wouldn't need to be synchronised -
it's the friends/family thing.

Do you think it's feasible to do this? I might need a bit of helpful
advice with writing the plugin, but would be happy to give it a go.

Best wishes,
Matt