Re: Question about phonebook_add_contact

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Hi Radek,

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Radoslaw Jablonski
<ext-jablonski.radoslaw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  Hi!
> I've got question about this part of code from beginning
>  phonebook_add_contact func:
>
> if ((contact->numbers == NULL && (contact->fullname == NULL ||
>                        contact->fullname[0] == '\0')))
>        return;
>
> Is this checking really needed in that place? It is possible to have
> contacts data
> in phonebook that have all data except phone set (by example: email
> addresses,
> main address etc). In that condition when we want to pull target vcard
> entry, then
> empty string will be returned even if user send ATTRIBUTE_MASK to include
> all fields
> in the result.
>

That piece of code is a legacy from simpler times, when we supported
less types of contact information.

> I'm asking because I have problem with "0.vcf" vcard (this is responsible
> for personal
> information of device owner). This entry by default does not have any
> phone's data
> filled in address book but it is mandatory to put this in vcard-listing.
> Actually, I am forced to initialize contact->numbers list with empty number
> even if
> none of number is available to return correct result for "0.vcf."(in
> phonebook-tracker)...
>
> Can this 'contact->numbers' checking be removed from there or maybe other
> phonebooks
> rely on this behaviour?

>From what I know, the Tracker backend is the only thing that relies on
that, so I think that check could be removed with little to no
problem. In fact, as you are already dealing with the empty numbers
list case, the problem is already solved.

>
> BR,
> Radek
>
>
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