DesignBuddyList

Version 8 (Adrian Georgescu, 07/09/2009 02:44 pm) → Version 9/115 (Adrian Georgescu, 07/11/2009 12:09 pm)

= Buddy list =

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* Account
* Address-book
* Buddy list
* Watcher list
* Presence rules

[[Image(sipsimple-buddy-list-design.png,width=600)]]
== Account ==

* GET XCAP documents xcap-caps, pres-rules, resource-lists, pidf-manipulation, rls-services
* Sends Publish for event presence
* Maintains a '''Presentity''' attributed that is sent as body to Publish
* Sends Subscribe for event presence.info
* Sends Subscribe for event presence with Supported=eventlist

== Buddy lists ==

Contains list of buddies. The buddylist is indexed by SIP URIs. Additional one can store full name or other attributes. Based on NOTIFY for event=presence each buddy has a '''Presentity''' attribute that contains published information. GUI displays parts of it.

Buddy list is stored in resource-lists XCAP document. If RLS is used, a RLS document that can contains a list of discrete SIP URIs is built and PUT on the server.

== Watcher lists ==

Built based on the body of NOTIFY for event=presence.winfo.

== Presence rules ==

Based on NOTIFY for event watcher.info we update the policy and PUT pres-rules document on the XCAP server.

== Icon storage ==

Publishing end-point, on change:

1. Generate a random filename: XYZ
1. Build URL http://xcap.example.com/xcap-root/icon/users/sip:alice@example.com/XYZ.png
1. HTTP PUT to xcap server
1. Update <icon> element of pidf and PUBLISH new pidf
1. HTTP GET for xcap-directory and locate previously uploaded icons
1. HTTP DELETE any previous icon files
http://xcap.example.com/xcap-root/icon/users/sip:alice@example.com/icon.png

On reboot:

1. HTTP
Any filename is possible. The format must be png at 256x256 pixels.

Public access: Anyone can do
GET for xcap-directory and locate previously uploaded icon (e.g. XYZ)
1. HTTP GET http://xcap.example.com/xcap-root/icon/users/sip:alice@example.com/XYZ.png
without being challenged with 401.

Subscribing end-point:

1. Parse <icon> element of pidf received in Notify
2. HTTP GET http://xcap.example.com/xcap-root/icon/users/sip:alice@example.com/XYZ.png
3. Cache picture and check periodically

Write access: PUT is 401-ed, only the owner can write it.

Use http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4482 to publish the link to it.