>> The LDAP preferences could be used by other clients which
>> are not interested in address books directories like the
>> LDAP auto-completion code. So I thought it was better to
>> keep the generic scheme and let the factories return more
>> specific schemes in line with the more specific functionality.
>
>But what I don't get is if I'm looking for preferences unrelated to
>the addressbook, why would I be going through something called
>'@mozilla.org/addressbook/directory-factory...' to get them? Sorry if
>I'm being overly slow here.
>
I'm confused now!
I don't think i am explaining things all that well.
The '@mozilla.org/addressbook/directory-factory...' string
is used to instantiate nsIAbDirectory componentes given
a uri and a set of other preferences defined as name value
pairs. We have designed a boot strap directory component
which is reposnsible for creating directory implementations
(top level address books) from the preferences. This
is where the factories will be used (we have yet to
implement this bit, but should not take long)
(we also need a way of getting notified when new
LDAP address books have been created in the preferences).
The idea is to hide how/where the preferences are stored
from the address book directory implementations.
So its the other way around, other clients can interpret
preferences how they wish without being imposed on by
address book semantics, i.e 'abldapdirectory'
Thanks,
Paul.
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