Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] addressbook model and integration with accounts

[Ralf Becker]

Dan Kuykendall schrieb:
> Alex Borges wrote:
>
> > > > this problem applies to all of the apps that try to rely on a link 
> > > > to a contacts
> > > > record: what prevents a user from deleting a contact record that 
> > > > your app is relying
> > > > on being there
> > >
> > > I understand that limitation.
> >
> > This is a very valid point. Still, we cant have it as default that all
> > apps wanting to link to contacts (which should be most, even the
> > calendar, now that we are linking contacts to accounts). A better
> > solution is to implement a real hook (tm) that will be enforced for all
> > contact linking apps and will be called upon deletion of contacts. 

There are 2 possebilities to do so:
1) each app implemented a delete_<app> hook for its entries which other 
apps linking to that app can implement OR
2) we include this in the links class, introduced in an email from me 
dated 2003/06/17 09:23. Each link aware app has to call the delete 
function for the links-class when an entry gets deleted. The link class 
could propagate this to other "interested" apps or even call there 
delete functions, if they will be part of the link interface (they are 
not atm.).

> yes, a better solution for hooks can solve this.

The "better" solution for hooks is there (.16 and HEAD) since about 2 
month: http://www.phpgroupware.org/wiki/NewHooks

> > kheb is going to work in that (if all agree), he has joined us today and
> > i hope you guys meet him soon.

As I talked to lex yesterday night on the channel, this extension is 
already planed (and documented in the wiki). Calendar should be able to 
shedule contacts and resources (eg. rooms) beside as always accounts. 
The table- and souce change to do so, will be implemented in a way to 
allow acception and rejection of single events in a repetetive event, as 
this is a long time feature-request too.

> Is he going to work on a new hook solution, or on calendar?

Welcom kheb, get to know the calendar "beast" ;-) and get in contact 
with me when you done with that.

Ralf
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