CardDav (contacts) support

hummlbach · 6 Nov 2018, 02:34

The topic was once started by @mardy... He has already taken the very first steps, so he is the one to get in contact with...
Read also: https://github.com/ubports/address-book-app/issues/3
I don't think theres any code online now. It might be a good idea to open a telegram group for coordination. I would appreciate a hackathon on that topic...!

obacht · 5 Apr 2019, 16:56

Hi, is there any concrete plan or progress on integrating a generic carddav support in the OS (accounts) as it is implemented for caldav?
I consider this an important feature for any smartphone and I find it rather ironic that the only option in contacts app is to sync with google (or SIM-card).

poVoq · 26 Oct 2019, 11:57

IMHO the currently missing piece for UT as a daily driver Full Nextcloud integration is really the way to go.

kugiigi · 26 Oct 2019, 16:15

I agree on this. We need good support for owncloud/nextcloud. Someone has to take a stand on this and accept the challenge
If I'm capable, I'd do it. Sadly I'm not

geekvine · 26 Oct 2019, 17:48

I've been working with the Nextcloud API for Newsie this past week so i can take a look, but my time is very limited until the end of the year so no promises on anything any time soon

poVoq · 8 Nov 2019, 16:42

So I had a closer look at the upstream situation as @mardy has pointed out. Sadly it seems that there is a bigger version incompatibility with the system SailfishOS is using and given the total lack of activity on that part since several months it doesn't look like waiting for upstream to catch up is going to work.

Any other suggestions given that forking upstream is probably not feasible right now? Is there maybe a way to utilize the already implemented google api in a creative way? Edit: or maybe easier: make a small app as a frontend for SyncEvolution similar to this one for Maemo: https://openrepos.net/content/holgern/syncevolution-gui
Edit: apparently are is a newer GUI for SailfishOS: https://openrepos.net/content/ovekaaven/syncevolution
See also: https://wied.it/blog/caldav-and-carddav-sync-with-jolla-phone-syncevolution-and-zimbra-zcs-owncloud-and-ssl.html

poVoq · 8 Nov 2019, 17:19

Found the source code: https://github.com/accumulator/syncevolution-sailfish

tommiedom · 10 Nov 2019, 21:20

@kalle-kruse said in CardDav (contacts) support:

@mardy Thanks for the reply. I am using an Owncloud server in my home network and got syncevolution on my ubuntuphone working as described in this blog post: http://notyetthere.org/syncing-ubuntu-touch-with-owncloud-or-any-carddav-server/

I also got syncevolution working, previously with Owncloud, currently with Synology's built-in carddav and caldav server.

This is not user-friendly, because i had to manually type all syncevolution configuration codes via Terminal on my ub phone :s

Adding generic caldav accounts is fixed in Calendar app now, but adding generic carddav accounts would be great

I can help with translations. Testing is possible, but it's also my daily driver, so it mustn't break anything serious..

Thatoo · 27 Nov 2019, 13:35

Update on carddav subject makes me happy!
I keep hoping that feature to be added soon to UT OS to allow non dev users to switch to it.
Syncing contact [to nextcloud] as easily as syncing calendar is the missing feature for working environment.

poVoq · 27 Nov 2019, 18:40

I just found this:
https://github.com/UT-ilities/UTouch_CalDAV_and_CardDAV_synchronization

Still a shell-script, but might make things a bit easier

Thatoo · 28 Nov 2019, 21:30

Hopefully

obacht · 30 Nov 2019, 11:13

I just returned after a few months pause to check out OTA 11:
without native carddav support implemented for contacts (google goes without words) or generic carddav in accounts (system settings) UT is no daily driver option for me. I´ll give it another try in six months or so ...

poVoq · 30 Nov 2019, 11:23

@obacht said in CardDav (contacts) support:

I just returned after a few months pause to check out OTA 11:
without native carddav support implemented for contacts (google goes without words) or generic carddav in accounts (system settings) UT is no daily driver option for me. I´ll give it another try in six months or so ...

Try the script I linked above, with Nextcloud at least it should work fine. But I guess since Nextcloud uses a fairly standard CardDAV implementation, others might work as well.

Not ideal I agree, as it requires some text file editing... but not really difficult either.

obacht · 30 Nov 2019, 12:11

@poVoq
from what I know you need to run your own server in order to use nextcloud, isn`t that the case?

elastic · 30 Nov 2019, 12:28

@obacht said in CardDav (contacts) support:

@poVoq
from what I know you need to run your own server in order to use nextcloud, isn`t that the case?

It works with every carddav server - you just need to configure syncevolution via script or terminal - I wrote a howto for ownbay a long time ago which I could provide - you'll 'just' have to adapt the server an credentials to your needs... It's in German but according to your user name ;-)...

AppLee · 30 Nov 2019, 13:02

@obacht No, you have online free (or paid) services based on Nextcloud.

Lakotaubp · 30 Nov 2019, 15:05

@obacht I use a free service from the good cloud. Nextcloud will give you options when you are setting up.

obacht · 30 Nov 2019, 18:41

@Lakotaubp @AppLee
that´s new to me, I´ll look into that, Thanks!
@elastic
you´re right, german is my mother tongue I am not into scripting and stuff but I might come back to you and ask for your howto if I change my mind

poVoq · 29 Feb 2020, 11:18

So qtcontacts-sqlite seems to have landed in a branch:

https://github.com/ubports/address-book-app/commit/db8681e0e694a03d6c95632dabb4910719925c95

@mardy great to see some further progress on this. You think CardDAV might make it for OTA12?

Thatoo · 19 Mar 2020, 15:33

it's a very old commit unfortunately, the 3 Nov 2018 ... but yeah, would be great.