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[Mitchell Reese <projects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/09/14 07:31, Sam Bull wrote:
> Note, not developing a note app, simply adding sync support to an
> existing notes app, probably notes-app that came pre-installed on the
> phone. If I can easily get the required login details from the ownCloud
> account, in a similar way that I can do so through GOA in my extension,
> I'll happily add the syncing support myself.
Well, slowly starting to make progress syncing calendars. I've been able 
to sync my Owncloud 7 install on my server with a fresh desktop install 
of 14.10, and the calendar-app. I've been running into issues repeating 
the process on my Nexus 4, but thought this was a good point to start 
from. If anyone has gotten sync working with the recent devel-proposed 
images, please reply to this.

Firstly, I installed the most recent version of syncevolution on my 
desktop, which is packaged in a deb repository from the project site: 
https://syncevolution.org/documentation/installation

Next, I ran these commands, substituting the url's and fields as 
appropriate:

--------------------code--------------------
#Create Calendar
syncevolution --create-database backend=evolution-calendar 
database=MyCalendar

#Create Peer
syncevolution --configure --template webdav username=myusername 
password=mypassword 
syncURL=https://url-to-owncloud-install/remote.php/caldav/calendars/user-name/defaultcalendar 
keyring=no target-config@curious-owncloud

#Create New Source
syncevolution --configure backend=evolution-calendar database=MyCalendar 
@default MyCalendar

#Add remote database
syncevolution --configure 
database=https://url-to-owncloud-install/remote.php/caldav/calendars/user-name/defaultcalendar 
backend=caldav target-config@curious-owncloud MyCalendar

#Connect remote calendars with local databases
syncevolution --configure --template SyncEvolution_Client 
syncURL=local://@curious-owncloud username= password= curious-owncloud 
MyCalendar

#Add local database to the source
syncevolution --configure sync=two-way database=MyCalendar 
curious-owncloud MyCalendar

#Start firt sync
syncevolution --sync refresh-from-remote curious-owncloud MyCalendar

--------------End code----------------------


All fine on the desktop, and I was able to add, see, and edit multiple 
owncloud calendars in the calendar-app. When I tried to repeat the 
process on my nexus 4, I got stuck at the 5th step. The error I got was 
this:


-------------code---------------------
phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ syncevolution --configure --template 
SyncEvolution_Client syncURL=local://@curious-owncloud username= 
password= curious-owncloud MyCalendar

[ERROR] error code from SyncEvolution fatal error (local, status 10500): 
no such source(s): MyCalendar
------------End code-------------------


Which is weird, as I specified this source in the 3rd step above. There 
were no errors until this point. I notice that on the Nexus 4, the 
installed version of syncevolution is 1.4. The latest update available 
on the SyncEvolution project site however is 1.4.1 - this is the version 
I used on my desktop install. Could there be some issue between the 
versions? Unfortunately there's no packaged version for armhf of 1.4.1 - 
go figure.

Otherwise, is there some reason why syncevolution on my Nexus won't 
allow me to define a source? I can see the 'MyCalendar' calendar I've 
created as one of the calendars in the calendar-app - it's weird that 
this isn't being recognised as a source.

For reference, here are the docs that let me get to this point:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SyncEvolution
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SyncEvolution/Synchronize-evolution-data-with-caldav-cardav-server
https://syncevolution.org/documentation/syncevolution-usage