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* [http://docs.services.mozilla.com/storage/ Storage API] (using version 1.1) | * [http://docs.services.mozilla.com/storage/ Storage API] (using version 1.1) | ||
==Implementation Details== | == Implementation Details == | ||
* Utilize a repository pattern for writing to local database on device and talking to the sync server | |||
* Add crypto as a | *Utilize a repository pattern for writing to local database on device and talking to the sync server | ||
* Run as a lightweight Android service so that sync data is available as soon as Fennec starts | *Add crypto as a middle-ware layer to the repository so it appears as if other code is just communicating with the repository object | ||
** 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) | *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) | |||
**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]] | |||
==Milestones== | ==Milestones== | ||
* October 2011: Crypto Libraries | * October 2011: Crypto Libraries | ||
* November 2011 | * November 2011 | ||
** Week 1 - Repository framework | ** Week 1 - Repository framework | ||
** Week 2 - | ** Week 2 - Communication with sync server | ||
** Week 3 - | ** Week 3 - Setup of storage and accessing it on the client side | ||
** | ** Week 4 - Work of actually syncing (make this more granular) | ||
* December 2011 | * December 2011 | ||
** Week 1 - | ** Week 1 - Work of actually syncing (make this more granular) | ||
** Week 2 - | ** Week 2 - Wrap up and hand-off | ||
* December 16, 2011 - Last day of Jason's internship | * December 16, 2011 - Last day of Jason's internship | ||