Patch Contacts Send All via Email

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Introduction

This patch allows you to create a vCard file containing all your contacts, and then attach that file to an e-mail. WebOS does not offer a built-in way to export your contacts, so this seems to be the next best thing.

Patch Source (emailall.patch)

<source lang="diff"> --- /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.contacts/app/controllers/list-assistant.js.orig Thu Jan 14 13:02:13 2010 +++ /usr/palm/applications/com.palm.app.contacts/app/controllers/list-assistant.js Thu Jan 14 13:22:18 2010 @@ -284,6 +284,9 @@

				items: [Mojo.Menu.editItem,{
					label:$L("Send All to Car Kit"),
					command:"sendcontacts"

+ }, { + label:$L("Save All via Email"), + command:"emailcontacts"

				}, prefsItem, {
					label: $LL('Help'),
					command: Mojo.Menu.helpCmd

@@ -461,6 +464,8 @@

			});
		}else if (event.type == Mojo.Event.command && event.command === Mojo.Menu.prefsCmd) {
			this.controller.stageController.pushScene('prefs');

+ }else if (event.type == Mojo.Event.command && event.command == "emailcontacts") { + this.emailContacts();

		}else if (event.type == Mojo.Event.command && event.command == "sendcontacts") {
			this.sendContacts();
		}

@@ -470,6 +475,23 @@

		}
	},
	

+ emailContacts:function(){ + this.vcardRequest = AppAssistant.contactsService.makeVCardList(this.controller, { + stripPhoneNumbers:false + }, this.gotVCard.bind(this, "email")); + var cancelFn = function(){ + this.vcardRequest.cancel(); + this.vcardRequest = null; + }.bind(this) + console.log("Setting up a dialog"); + this.sendContactsPopupAssistant = new SendContactsPopupAssistant(this.controller, cancelFn); + this.controller.showDialog({ + template: 'list/send-contact-popup', + assistant: this.sendContactsPopupAssistant, + preventCancel:true + }); + }, +

	sendContacts:function(){
		
		var params = {"type":"bluetooth", "onSuccess":this.bluetoothResponse.bind(this)}; 

@@ -479,7 +501,7 @@

	bluetoothResponse:function(response){
		if (response == "BT-On" || response == "BT-StartingUp") {

- this.vcardRequest = AppAssistant.contactsService.makeVCardList(this.controller, {stripPhoneNumbers:true}, this.gotVCard.bind(this)); + this.vcardRequest = AppAssistant.contactsService.makeVCardList(this.controller, {stripPhoneNumbers:true}, this.gotVCard.bind(this, "bluetooth"));

			var cancelFn = function(){
				this.vcardRequest.cancel();
				this.vcardRequest = null;

@@ -494,18 +516,39 @@

		}
	},
	

- gotVCard:function(resp){ - var appArgs = { - appId:"com.palm.app.bluetooth", - name:"btopp" + gotVCard:function(type,resp){ + if (type == "bluetooth") { + var appArgs = { + appId:"com.palm.app.bluetooth", + name:"btopp" + } + var sceneArgs = { + file:resp.file + } + + this.sendContactsPopupAssistant.widget.mojo.close(); + + this.controller.stageController.pushScene(appArgs, sceneArgs)

		}

- var sceneArgs = { - file:resp.file + else if (type == "email") { + var vcfPath = resp.file; + + this.sendContactsPopupAssistant.widget.mojo.close(); + + this.controller.serviceRequest('palm://com.palm.applicationManager', { + method: 'open', + parameters: { + id: 'com.palm.app.email', + params: { + summary: 'Palm Contacts', + attachments: [{ + fullPath:vcfPath, + mimeType:'text/x-vcard' + }] + } + } + });

		}

- - this.sendContactsPopupAssistant.widget.mojo.close(); - - this.controller.stageController.pushScene(appArgs, sceneArgs)

	},
	
	handleListTap: function(event){

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