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*Utilize a repository pattern for writing to local database on device and talking to the sync server | *Utilize a repository pattern for writing to local database on device and talking to the sync server | ||
*Add crypto as a middle-ware layer to the repository so it appears as if other code is just communicating with the repository object | *Add crypto as a middle-ware layer to the repository so it appears as if other code is just communicating with the repository object | ||
*Run as a lightweight Android service so that sync data is available as soon as Fennec starts | *Here is the beginning of a [[Media:ClassDiagram.png|class diagram]] for the Sync Client. Details will be filled in as the client is designed | ||
*Run as a lightweight Android service so that sync data is available as soon as Fennec starts | |||
**Perhaps run service more aggressively when Fennec is actually running, back down when Fennec isn't running to avoid using too large of a memory footprint (Android kills background services when it is in need of more memory) | **Perhaps run service more aggressively when Fennec is actually running, back down when Fennec isn't running to avoid using too large of a memory footprint (Android kills background services when it is in need of more memory) | ||
**Ideally we'd like to write this as an [http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/index.html Android Sync Service] so that it shows up in the user's sync screen and that is how they interact with it | **Ideally we'd like to write this as an [http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/index.html Android Sync Service] so that it shows up in the user's sync accounts screen and that is how they interact with it | ||
** Screenshots: [[Media:AddAcountPage.jpg|Add Sync Account Page]], [[Media:SyncedAccountsPage.jpg|Synced Accounts Page]] | ** Screenshots: [[Media:AddAcountPage.jpg|Add Sync Account Page]], [[Media:SyncedAccountsPage.jpg|Synced Accounts Page]] | ||
==Milestones== | ==Milestones== | ||