How to add a new kind of account into Accounts?

CiberSheep

I can't remember, but it is still possible to define new kinds of accounts to be included in the Accounts in the system (adding to nextCloud, etc)?

lduboeuf

@CiberSheep said:

I can't remember, but it is still possible to define new kinds of accounts to be included in the Accounts in the system (adding to nextCloud, etc)?

It should yes, i think UBsync do that, but seems confined:
https://open-store.io/app/ubsync

CiberSheep

I think I didn't explain myself correctly XD
I was thinking in adding a new ~~service~~ Provider that is not in the system.

Maybe here:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/lomiri-online-accounts/-/tree/main/example++s

CiberSheep

Ah, no. Maybe it is mooooore complicated and ¿unsuported?

From old documentation:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Specifications/OnlineAccountsConfinement

https://phone.docs.ubuntu.com/en/platform/guides/online-accounts-developer-guide

And it requires an apparmor template?

lduboeuf

@CiberSheep said:

I think I didn't explain myself correctly XD
I was thinking in adding a new ~~service~~ Provider that is not in the system.

Maybe here:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/core/lomiri-online-accounts/-/tree/main/example++s

ah, ok, apparently notes app is the only app that install providers, services etc... We know that it doesn't work anymore, but that gives the idea :

https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/apps/lomiri-notes-app/-/blob/main/src/account-plugin/data/providers/evernote.provider.in?ref_type=heads

The provider and service are stored under ~/.local/share/accounts, it is done by the click hook that we can see here:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/apps/lomiri-notes-app/-/blob/main/manifest.json.in?ref_type=heads#L14

For an app to declare the usage of a service, it has to be declared like this : https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/apps/lomiri-notes-app/-/blob/main/notes.ubports_notes.application?ref_type=heads

Hope that helps

CiberSheep

@lduboeuf aaaah, true. I thought Notes was unconfined... (I thought all core apps would be), but it seems not to (apparmor)

It also needs to specify an account-qml-plugin that I think is how the app (Notes in this case) authorize the provider:

https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/apps/lomiri-notes-app/-/blob/main/manifest.json.in?ref_type=heads#L15

the qml file is:

https://gitlab.com/ubports/development/apps/lomiri-notes-app/-/blob/main/src/account-plugin/qml/evernote/Main.qml.in?ref_type=heads

PS: I'm still confused with the different hooks and different apparmors...