1. Funambol Java Client Development: The Blackberry Case Ivano Brogonzoli

2. Overview

Blackberry Products flavors

Technology Overview

Funambol Clients Architectural Overview

Funambol Products Localization

Code Matters

Conclusions: Whats next

Q&A

3. 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

4. Blackberry Products Flavor (2/2) The Funambol Push Email Client

Email and vCard Sync:

CTP Push service

SMS Push Service

Manual Sync

Scheduled Sync

5. 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);

6. 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

7. Technology Overview (3/3)

Testing framework: j2meUnit

Good Portability

Test Suites enabled

Build integrated

Enhance the automated test process

8. Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (1/10)

MVC Pattern realization :

Application dependent modules

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Shared API Components

9. 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

10. 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

11. Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (4/10)

Funambol JME Storage Management Process

12. Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (5/10)

BlackberryRecordStore Implementation

13. Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (6/10)

JME Connection Framework:

Usage: c = () Connector.open(URL::String)

14. 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!!

15. Funambol Java clients Architectural Overview (8/10)

ConnectionManager build implementation:

16. Funambol Java Clients Architectural Overview (9/10)

Java native interface implementation example:

17. 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())

18. 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/

19. Code matters (1/4)

Checkout the code from the Forge SVN:

20. 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.

21. Code Matters (3/4) 22. Code Matters (4/4)

Start the application on the device or Emulator.

(Demo)

23. Thanks to...

The Community Contributors:

All Funambolists (Funambol engineering)

Mailtrust (PIM Sync Client)

Funambol Forge User and Dev lists

24. 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 :)

25. The End (Q&A?)