TbSync/EAS for Thunderbird 102

[InFerYes]

I have released the final versions of TbSync and of the DAV provider in their 4.x branches:
https://github.com/jobisoft/TbSync/releases/
https://github.com/jobisoft/DAV-4-TbSync/releases/

This is a pre-release of the EAS provider:
https://github.com/jobisoft/EAS-4-TbSync/releases/

More information about the state of the EAS pre-release can be found here:
#167 (comment)

TbSync/EAS is NOT ready for productive use!

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NOTE: To avoid data loss, I will release TbSync for Thunderbird 102 only after https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1792399 has been backported to Thunderbird 102.

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[jobisoft]

ETA : 3 month

[fridrich]

How far is this?

[domibln]

Please don't annoy him. You do want him to spend his spare time on fixing EAS-4-TbSync, not on answering posts, don't you?

[jobisoft]

I am on it, I use the provider myself, so there will be an update. I still need time.

[black-snow]

Looking forward to it and thanks for this handy addon :)

[ggruber]

would be really helpful to get a 102 compatible version

[jobisoft]

Here is a very preliminary version for 102. Please do NOT use it on your production profile.

Create a new profile and test it - and assume that it will eat all your data, so have some sort of backup of your calendar and contacts data.

The address book UI has changed massively and I have not adapted it yet. This version aims for the following:

• does calendar sync work on a new profile (up and down)
• for the brave ones: does calendar sync work on an updated profile, using an existing sync state?

Preview removed. See first post of this issue

[kxxt]

Everything is fine with my old outlook profile.

[jobisoft]

A very big thanks to @kxxt for helping me with the update. Do you happen to have a paypal account, so I can forward the donations I received for EAS?

[kxxt]

A very big thanks to @kxxt for helping me with the update. Do you happen to have a paypal account, so I can forward the donations I received for EAS?

I do have a paypal account(rsworktech@outlook.com) but feel free to keep the donations to yourself because you are the one who is paying a lot of attention to maintain TbSync.

[rubennc91]

It works fine for me, with Windows 10 and TB 102.2.2 (64 bit).

Thank you very much @jobisoft!

[jobisoft]

@kxxt:

I do have a paypal account(rsworktech@outlook.com) but feel free to keep the donations to yourself because you are the one who is paying a lot of attention to maintain TbSync.

You should have received something :-) Thanks for digging through the code.

[kxxt]

@kxxt:

I do have a paypal account(rsworktech@outlook.com) but feel free to keep the donations to yourself because you are the one who is paying a lot of attention to maintain TbSync.

You should have received something :-) Thanks for digging through the code.

Thanks for the donation. Actually I think it's too much for me.

Also I learned how a Thunderbird plugin works and how to debug it(I have no experience before).

[lguerard]

New version managed to synchronise calendar, thanks a lot !

With the old TB I was able to get all the email address from the server when typing a new message but this is not showing anymore, is this normal ?

Thanks both for your hard work ! :)

[jobisoft]

With the old TB I was able to get all the email address from the server when typing a new message but this is not showing anymore, is this normal ?

This update is not including an update for contact sync/handling yet.

[lguerard]

That makes sense, thanks a lot for the info :). I'll keep an eye out for this then !

[stheine]

Here is a very preliminary version for 102. Please do NOT use it on your production profile.

I can confirm this to work ok.

[Trapulo]

Also ok for me (calendars, not contacts)

thanks!

[wolffi]

calendar sync works for me. Thanks a lot!!

[DrYak]

Calendar successfully tested as working for me too. 🎊

(I don't even use the contacts sync, I tend to simply reply to e-mail and fall back to LDAP to search for colleagues)

@jobisoft and @kxxt, you are now my heroes!

[fridrich]

OK, existing account from 91 with profile migrated to 102 and the two test extensions, works like a charm here and calendar syncs. Hotmail contacts are there even

[jobisoft]

Next needed steps:

• remove all overlaying code for the address book, that is a dead end
• no longer update individual card properties, but only the _vCard property (because we have more than two emails, which cannot be set through the legacy props)
• map special EAS props to custom vCard props (x-...), so the data is not lost, even if we cannot show it yet in the address book
• use code similar to what the webExtension API is doing to update the _vCard prop
• alternatively, use the WebExtension API and use the notifyTools to access the background script and the WebExtension API directly from the legacy code still used by TbSync/EAS

Photo handling also changed, see

• webExt getPhoto doc - not yet backported to 102
• webExt getPhoto code
• webExt setPhoto patch (still in review, aimed for 106/107)

[jretxaniz]

I only know how to add ans test the plugin from a .xpi file. How can I get it??

[jobisoft]

I got the update on Mac and manual installation of TBSync 4.2 fails with a message 'Not compatible with TB 102.3.3'.

Released TbSync v4.3 which fixes your issue. It has also been sent to ATN for review. Finalizing the EAS provider and submitting it later today as well.

[smmehta1822]

Thanks John. I guess will wait for official release unless there is a place to pull 4.3.

[jobisoft]

I have now released EAS v4.1.5.
https://github.com/jobisoft/EAS-4-TbSync/releases

This version also implements the hard limit to require Thunderbird 102.3.3 (it installs in 102.3.0 but shows a notification that 102.3.3 is required).

That the add-on install check is not able to use the 3rd level of the version number was new to me and I should have waited till the release of Thunderbird 102.4. Learning new things everyday.

EAS v4.1.5 is adjusting how categories are stored, so they will be picked up by my CategoryManager add-on, which is being updated as well (no previews available yet).

If EAS v4.1.5 runs smoothly, I will officially release it to ATN on the weekend, so it could start to automatically distribute on Monday.

[jim-davenport]

Will this version include GAL?

[jobisoft]

Will this version include GAL?

No, this will be covered in a separate issue after the initial release is done.

[jim-davenport]

Understood. For decision making purposes, would you guess days, weeks, or months, on GAL. Thank you for your outstanding work.

[ghost-from-the-past]

I installed manually TbSyn 4.3 (commit from 18 hours ago) and EAS-4-TbSync (commit from 4 hours ago) on MacOS and TB 102.3.3 for me no problem, installation and calendar synch works ok
now I'll test on the Ubuntu 22.04.1

[smmehta1822]

Thank you John. I installed TBSync 4.3 and EAS 4.1.5 on TB 102.3.3 on Mac. And it's working well so far. Thank you again for your help and support.

[ghost-from-the-past]

for me, ok also on Ubuntu 22.04.01, manual install of the last commits

[michkot]

Tested for read-only sync of exchange, so far so good

[mmadela]

as far as I understand, the bug 1792399 is already fixed and released with 102.3.3 last week

[jobisoft]

And TbSync has been released after that, but review on ATN needs additional time. But even that has happened by now.

[smmehta1822]

Thank you John and the team.

[tigerjack]

Hey @jobisoft , thanks for your work!
What is the best way to handle the add-ons installed through the xpi files now? Uninstall TbSync and install the version provided on the add-ons website, while leaving the EAS add-on as it is?

[jobisoft]

You do not need to do anything. I always increased the version number on new releases, so you either have the most recent one already or get auto-updated via ATN (it is a myth that manually installed add-ons do not get updated).

[tigerjack]

You do not need to do anything. I always increased the version number on new releases, so you either have the most recent one already or get auto-updated via ATN (it is a myth that manually installed add-ons do not get updated).

Thank you! I wasn't aware of that.

[DrYak]

Thanks for the update!

[Hornobster]

Thank you John, got the automatic update and all works fine.

[jonArzelus]

Hi, we got the automatic update and all seems to work fine, thanks for the work!

[manning-ncsa]

Thanks for all your hard work on this @jobisoft. I use it every day for work.

[rol1]

Thanks

[Ghostbird]

How hard are things going to break if I install this on Thunderbird 1.0.3.0? On Debian Thunderbird 1.0.3.3 is still in testing. I've removed the version check from the XPI and installed it by hand. For now I've set my calendar to read-only.

[smmehta1822]

Just upgraded to TB 102.4 and plugins seems to be working.

[rarunkarthik]

@jobisoft: Any update on GAL support?

[rarunkarthik]

@jobisoft any word on GAL support getting back in?

[Giermann]

Will this version include GAL?

No, this will be covered in a separate issue after the initial release is done.

Not only @rarunkarthik is waiting for GAL support to come back.
9 months ago, it seemed to be an issue that will be addressed just after the initial release. Is it that compicated with TB 102?
The add-on is becoming useless for me, because I cannot write to addresses, that have been created in the last 9 months or I have never written to in the time before...