python kolab connection

[Dick Kniep]

Hi list,

So I need to be able to access the imap box of the user with imap. 
Kolab uses disconnected imap with tls (as far as I know), any issues in 
connecting with standard python imap-lib?, 

Furthermore, how do I recognise if a map is a calendarmap or another map? It 
is stored in a map called "Calendar" or can it be called something else 
(another language)? And if so, how do I know which map to use? Or should the 
system check on the connect which types are stored in a specific imap folder 
and deduce the name of the calendar map from that?

The riddle to identify a specific calendar appointment can be solved using the 
imap id?

There will be many more questions.....

Op vrijdag 3 november 2006 12:43, schreef Stéphane Konstantaropoulos:
> Le vendredi 03 nov 2006 12:10, Dick Kniep a écrit :
> > Hi list,
> >
> > We have built an application in python / wxPython and would like to
> > connect to Kolab. I want to make appointments in Kolab from my
> > application, and want to read the appointments from Kolab in my
> > application. I have found documentation on an XML interface, but have no
> > examples. So I would like to develop a python interface to Kolab. (And
> > when it is ready will make it opensource).
> >
> > The way it should work is something along the following line:
> >
> > --------
> > def example():
> > 	import kolab
> > 	kolab.connect(host='kolabhost.com', userid='myuserid')
> > 	calendar = kolab.getcalendar(userid='myuserid')
> > 	appointment = calendar.appointment(appointment_id=12)
> > 	dailyappointments = calendar.dailyappointment(date=now())
> >
> > --------
> > The calendar is an object instance that contains all appointments (maybe
> > only in the future) of the userid it is requested for. Than an individual
> > appointment can be retrieved based on the id of the appointment.
> >
> > Furthermore dailyappointments is a list of appointments of a specific day
> > (or maybe week, month)
> >
> > Has anyone leads on how to do this?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > D.Kniep
>
> Nice one, I'd like to be able to do that too from python for our Zope /
> Plone portal.
>
> The calendar is a IMAP box, so you need to use the imap module in python:
> http://docs.python.org/lib/module-imaplib.html
>
> The calendar mailbox is just often called "Calendar" but could be
> different. The appointments are separate messages with an attachment in a
> specific XML format.
>
> The xml format is described in:
> http://www.kolab.org/doc/kolabformat-2.0rc3-html/index.html
>
> Keep us updated of your progress, I would be happy to help for this.
>
> List: Is there any specific annotation on the mailbox that states it is a
> calendar?
>
> Cheers,

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