Sync Intent
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Since CardDAV-Sync 0.4.15 and CalDAV-Sync 0.4.28 there is support for the ACTION_SYNC Intent.
The apps have an invisible activity that you can launch by sending an ACTION_SYNC Intent. The activity will trigger the synchronization and return immediately.
This is useful to trigger a sync form another app.
From Android Java code that looks like so:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SYNC);
intent.setPackage(APP_PACKAGE);
intent.putExtra("account", new Account(ACCOUNT_NAME, ACCOUNT_TYPE)); // optional
context.startActivity(intent);
The account extra is optional. If missing the app will sync all accounts. If present, the account must be a valid account managed be the app this request is sent to.
Below you'll find a matrix of valid account type and package names for the apps.
| App | App Package | Account type |
|---|---|---|
| CalDAV-Sync | org.dmfs.caldav.lib | org.dmfs.caldav.account |
| CardDAV-Sync | org.dmfs.carddav.Sync | org.dmfs.carddav.account |
| CardDAV-Sync free | org.dmfs.carddav.sync | org.dmfs.carddav.account |
