Funambol Java Client Development: The Blackberry Case Ivano Brogonzoli

Overview Blackberry Products flavors Technology Overview Funambol Clients Architectural Overview Funambol Products Localization Code Matters Conclusions: What’s next Q&A

Blackberry Products flavors

Technology Overview

Funambol Clients Architectural Overview

Funambol Products Localization

Code Matters

Conclusions: What’s next

Q&A

Blackberry Products Flavor (1/2) The Funambol PIM Sync Client Device PIM Sync Older than the email client Personal data access Blackberry API based Manual Sync Scheduled Sync

Device PIM Sync

Older than the email client

Personal data access

Blackberry API based

Manual Sync

Scheduled Sync

Blackberry Products Flavor (2/2) The Funambol Push Email Client Email and vCard Sync: CTP Push service SMS Push Service Manual Sync Scheduled Sync

Email and vCard Sync:

CTP Push service

SMS Push Service

Manual Sync

Scheduled Sync

Technology Overview (1/3) Sun JME Technology: VM and kVM MIDP 2.0: JSR 118 Standard Profile for a wide set of devices: Graphics Management, IO Stream, Midlet Lifecycle, RMS, Media control API, PKI digital Signature, Localization; CLDC 1.0: JSR 30 java.lang (String...), java.util (Vector...), java.microedition.io (connections);

Sun JME Technology: VM and kVM

MIDP 2.0: JSR 118

Standard Profile for a wide set of devices: Graphics Management, IO Stream, Midlet Lifecycle, RMS, Media control API, PKI digital Signature, Localization;

CLDC 1.0: JSR 30

java.lang (String...), java.util (Vector...), java.microedition.io (connections);

Technology Overview (2/3) The Blackberry OS: JME technology support Research In Motion (RIM) API extension The build process (ant extensions): JME Build tools, obfuscators, pre-verifiers for JME builds Specific RIM RAPC extensions to build, compress and sign the code

The Blackberry OS:

JME technology support

Research In Motion (RIM) API extension

The build process (ant extensions):

JME Build tools, obfuscators, pre-verifiers for JME builds

Specific RIM RAPC extensions to build, compress and sign the code

Technology Overview (3/3) Testing framework: j2meUnit Good Portability Test Suites enabled Build integrated Enhance the automated test process

Testing framework: j2meUnit

Good Portability

Test Suites enabled

Build integrated

Enhance the automated test process

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (1/10) MVC Pattern realization : Application dependent modules + Shared API Components

MVC Pattern realization :

Application dependent modules

+

Shared API Components

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (2/10) Funambol JME APIs Funambol JME SyncML API SyncML protocol definition SyncManager and SyncSource core classes Funambol JME Mail API Message, Address, MessageFlags classes Parsers and Formatters for incoming and outgoing mail messages

Funambol JME APIs

Funambol JME SyncML API

SyncML protocol definition

SyncManager and SyncSource core classes

Funambol JME Mail API

Message, Address, MessageFlags classes

Parsers and Formatters for incoming and outgoing mail messages

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (3/10) RIM API Integration with Funambol JME Common API Storage management: ObjectStore management wrapped around a RecordStore (JME shared) RIM Persistable implementation ConnectionManager: URL configuration implemented for Blackberry due to device behavior with the Connector JME interface

RIM API Integration with Funambol JME Common API

Storage management:

ObjectStore management wrapped around a RecordStore (JME shared)

RIM Persistable implementation

ConnectionManager:

URL configuration implemented for Blackberry due to device behavior with the Connector JME interface

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (4/10) Funambol JME Storage Management Process

Funambol JME Storage Management Process

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (5/10) BlackberryRecordStore Implementation

BlackberryRecordStore Implementation

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (6/10) JME Connection Framework: Usage: <Connection_type> c = (<Connection_type>) Connector.open(URL::String)

JME Connection Framework:

Usage: <Connection_type> c = (<Connection_type>) Connector.open(URL::String)

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (7/10) Blackberry Connections Connector.open(URL) call success depends by the URL parameters: Transport Interfaces (Data Bearer) ServiceBook content (Carrier) Blackberry Connections need parameters and must be configured!!

Blackberry Connections

Connector.open(URL) call success depends by the URL parameters:

Transport Interfaces (Data Bearer)

ServiceBook content (Carrier)

Blackberry Connections need parameters and must be configured!!

Funambol Java clients Architectural Overview (8/10) ConnectionManager build implementation:

ConnectionManager build implementation:

Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (9/10) Java native interface implementation example:

Java native interface implementation example:

Funambol Java clients architectural overview (10/10) High level design on Blackberry: UI and framework to interface the Funambol APIs Funambol push email client MIDlet (kVM compliant) Funambol PIM Sync Client Java application for Blackberry (main())

High level design on Blackberry: UI and framework to interface the Funambol APIs

Funambol push email client

MIDlet (kVM compliant)

Funambol PIM Sync Client

Java application for Blackberry (main())

Funambol products Localization Different approaches: Localization of PIM Sync client: Simple XML Parser and a language.xml file Localization of Funambol Email client Jar localizer integrated with the build process that read a property file Localization & Community members Lion Sniper Program: https://l10n.forge.funambol.org/

Different approaches:

Localization of PIM Sync client:

Simple XML Parser and a language.xml file

Localization of Funambol Email client

Jar localizer integrated with the build process that read a property file

Localization & Community members

Lion Sniper Program: https://l10n.forge.funambol.org/

Code matters (1/4) Checkout the code from the Forge SVN:

Checkout the code from the Forge SVN:

Code Matters (2/4) Configure your property files and build the project calling the “ant Blackberry” task from the command line Start your DS-Server if you need it.

Configure your property files and build the project calling the “ant Blackberry” task from the command line

Start your DS-Server if you need it.

Code Matters (3/4)

Code Matters (4/4) Start the application on the device or Emulator. (Demo)

Start the application on the device or Emulator.

(Demo)

Thanks to... The Community Contributors: All Funambolists (Funambol engineering) Mailtrust (PIM Sync Client) Funambol Forge User and Dev lists

The Community Contributors:

All Funambolists (Funambol engineering)

Mailtrust (PIM Sync Client)

Funambol Forge User and Dev lists

Conclusions What's next on Blackberry: Wi-Fi Network access (Soon) Send photo capability Native address book access on the email client Different builds for enhanced device? Maybe :)

What's next on Blackberry:

Wi-Fi Network access (Soon)

Send photo capability

Native address book access on the email client

Different builds for enhanced device? Maybe :)

The End (Q&A?)