I think AccountManager#setUserData is what you should use to store additional account data. At least that's what I did in my application and it works as I expected.
Pepijn Op 26 Jan 2011 om 21:58 heeft Dmitri Plotnikov <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven: > I think it is just a string that AccountManager can store for you. How you > use it is up to you. I don't know what URL you need to keep per account, but > can't you pretend that the URL is an auth token? I am not 100% on this, > because I haven't used authtoken this way myself. > > On Jan 26, 2011 12:43 PM, "L0rdAli3n" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I thought the authentication token is something specific to the > > session, like a sessionID or something? I'm a little bit confused now. > > > > On 26 Jan., 20:41, Dmitri Plotnikov <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Take a look at AccountManager > >> docs:http://developer.android.com/intl/en/reference/android/accounts/Accou... > >> > >> AccountManager supports the notion of authentication token, which is what I > >> think you need. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> - Dmitri > >> > >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:26 AM, L0rdAli3n > >> <[email protected] > >> > >> > wrote: > >> > Ok, I'm about to write the SyncAdapter part of my App. > >> > >> > Due to the fact that I have a special case, I'm a little bit stuck: > >> > >> > Additional to the username/password I need to store a URL on a per > >> > account base! > >> > >> > How I'm supposed to store this extra information, attached to an > >> > account? > >> > >> > Thanks for your help an patience Dmitri! > >> > >> > On 23 Jan., 19:00, Dmitri Plotnikov <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > Using ContentObserver for sync adapters does not sound like a good > >> > > idea. > >> > > There are several reasons for that: > >> > >> > > 1. Data change notifications are not delivered to processes that are > >> > > not > >> > > running. So if your sync adapter is not running for one reason or > >> > > another > >> > > (and the system kills processes when it needs resources), then you > >> > > won't > >> > get > >> > > a notification. > >> > > 2. ContactsProvider sends only general "whole adapter" notifications, > >> > > meaning that when any data element in the database changes it sends a > >> > > notification to all observers regardless of what URIs they registered > >> > for. > >> > > For example, somebody's presence in Talk changes - you will get a > >> > > notification. Most of these notifications will have nothing to do with > >> > the > >> > > changes you need to sync, but there is no way for the adapter to tell. > >> > > 3. Having the sync adapter running at all times is a major waste of > >> > > resources. > >> > >> > > Fortunately, the sync framework is designed to overcome all these > >> > > issues. > >> > > SyncManager manages sync adapters, calls them at the best time from > >> > > the > >> > > system's perspective, throttles their activities etc. Sync adapters > >> > > themselves rely on RawContact.DIRTY flag and the > >> > > ContactsContract.CALLER_IS_SYNCADAPTER parameter to find and process > >> > > incremental changes. > >> > >> > > There are examples of how that's done. The most comprehensive example > >> > > is > >> > > probably the Exchange (IAS) sync adapter that you can find here: > >> > >> > >http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Email.git;a=t... > >> > >> > > Cheers, > >> > >> > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:57 PM, himanshu jain <[email protected] > >> > >wrote: > >> > >> > > > Hi Dmitri ,@LordAli3n > >> > > > I have couple of questions please spare some time or guide me > >> > > > direction > >> > > > 1) Can we use syncAdapter to get data of a row of raw_contact table > >> > > > if > >> > > > that row has been affected (i.e added/deleted/edited). I know > >> > > > ContentObserver notify whenever raw_content table changes in > >> > > > onChange() method but we dont know which row has been changed ( to > >> > > > put > >> > > > this in another way if we add how would we know and if deleted we > >> > > > still get it through deleted flag in raw_contact table but how about > >> > > > edited one??). > >> > > > 2) when we get notification in ContentObserver can we fire > >> > > > requestSync > >> > > > (Account account, String authority, Bundle extras) to start Sync ?? > >> > > > how we can get data of raw_contact affected by contact application > >> > > > using these to parameters . > >> > > > 3) Is sync started by ContentProvider API ?? whenever change to it > >> > > > happens ??. How?? does it pass any useful uri or data that has been > >> > > > changed in raw_contacts??. > >> > > > 4) How do we come to know if in the process of syncing something > >> > > > went > >> > > > wrong?? does it started again automatically??. > >> > >> > > > thanks any help appreciated !! > >> > >> > > > On Jan 19, 7:31 am, BoD <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > > > If I may intervene. > >> > > > > It seems to me that the OP wants to synchronize contacts using the > >> > > > > sync adapters APIs, and therefore wants to have his own account > >> > > > > type, > >> > > > > and raw contacts in this account. > >> > >> > > > > But that means that when the user first starts using this app, this > >> > > > > account will be empty, and will synchronize... nothing. > >> > > > > Instead, they probably expect to synchronize the contacts already > >> > > > > on > >> > > > > their phones (in the "local" account, or, more probably, in the > >> > > > > gmail > >> > > > > account). > >> > >> > > > > -- > >> > > > > BoD > >> > >> > > > > On Jan 19, 9:02 am, Dmitri Plotnikov <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > > > > I am sorry. I guess I just don't understand the requirements. I > >> > > > thought you > >> > > > > > were writing a sync adapter. Sync adapters all deal with their > >> > > > > > own > >> > > > > > accounts. Google sync adapter deals with google accounts, > >> > > > > > exchange > >> > > > adapter > >> > > > > > with exchange accounts and so on. If you are thinking of > >> > > > > > writing a > >> > > > sync > >> > > > > > adapter that would handle data already handled by some other sync > >> > > > adapter, > >> > > > > > it is probably a bad idea. The framework is not designed to have > >> > > > multiple > >> > > > > > sync adapters handling the same data: only one syncadapter can > >> > > > > > take > >> > > > > > advantage of data versioning. This why I suggested that if you > >> > > > > > are > >> > > > writing a > >> > > > > > sync adapter, you should introduce a new account type. This is > >> > > > > > how > >> > they > >> > > > are > >> > > > > > supposed to work by design. > >> > >> > > > > > Cheers, > >> > > > > > Dmitri > >> > > > > > On Jan 18, 2011 5:43 PM, "L0rdAli3n" < > >> > [email protected]> > >> > > > > > wrote: > >> > >> > > > > > > Thanks for your answer Dmitri! > >> > >> > > > > > > Could you explain in few words, how I can use the contacts the > >> > user > >> > > > > > > stored on his phone, > >> > > > > > > which in fact all have already an account_type, by introducing > >> > > > > > > my > >> > own > >> > > > > > > accout_type? > >> > >> > > > > > > On 14 Jan., 16:26, Dmitri Plotnikov <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> I don't fully understand your requirements, but it shouldn't > >> > matter > >> > > > what > >> > > > > > >> _other_ data is in the contacts DB. A sync adapter should > >> > > > > > >> only > >> > deal > >> > > > with > >> > > > > > >> its own data. Why not introduce a new account type for this > >> > purpose? > >> > >> > > > > > >> Cheers, > >> > > > > > >> Dmitri > >> > > > > > >> On Jan 14, 2011 5:16 AM, "L0rdAli3n" < > >> > > > [email protected]> > >> > > > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> > > > > > >> > Hey, > >> > >> > > > > > >> > I'm totally stuck with the ContactsContract-API. Point is > >> > > > > > >> > that > >> > I > >> > > > want > >> > > > > > >> > only mess around with the Contacts saved in the "local" > >> > phonebook. > >> > > > But > >> > > > > > >> > it seems that every vendor but its own account_type for > >> > > > > > >> > those > >> > > > > > >> > contacts. > >> > > > > > >> > And its even worse. The AccountManager isn't even aware of > >> > > > > > >> > all > >> > > > > > >> > account_types?!? > >> > > > > > >> > For example on my HTC Desire with HTC Sense, the > >> > > > > > >> > account_type > >> > all > >> > > > > > >> > local contacts are saved in is: com.htc.android.pcsc. But > >> > > > > > >> > when > >> > I > >> > > > grab > >> > > > > > >> > a list of all available accounts from the AccountManager: > >> > > > > > >> > This > >> > > > account > >> > > > > > >> > is not in the list!? > >> > > > > > >> > I also tested it on a Samsung Galaxy. Same here: The > >> > > > AccountManager is > >> > > > > > >> > not aware of the account_type used for local > >> > phonebookcontacts. > >> > >> > > > > > >> > The whole story is that I wan't to write a app to sync my > >> > locale > >> > > > > > >> > phonebook with OpenXchange. > >> > >> > > > > > >> > I guess I got that whole new ContactsContract-API wrong, > >> > > > > > >> > but I > >> > > > don't > >> > > > > > >> > see any other way, then using RawContacts. Due to that I > >> > > > > > >> > have > >> > to > >> > > > care > >> > > > > > >> > about the account_type, which is in fact a total mess. > >> > >> > > > > > >> > Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. 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