[Adium-devl] Some questions about write a new service plugin

[Zachary West]

Only responded to him on this one for some reason. Replying to group, shrug.

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 16:29, Zachary West <zacwest at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 22:15, Evan JIANG <firstfan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Zachary,
>>   Thank you very much.
>>   Yes, I didn't implement the host method. After add it,  issue 1&3
>> are fixed. But after that, when I try to set the account to offline,
>> it will be offline, and re-connect immediately.
>
> This is weird. It shouldn't reconnect after being set to offline,
> unless you're still messing with the code for enabling?
>
>>
>> About issue 2, after add host method, the [self statusType] is still
>> offlinetype in connect method (I print out [self statusType] after
>> called [super connect]).
>
> Try it in -didConnect? You should look and see where the purple plugin
> does this, since it is able to set Invisible when connecting (for
> example).
>
>>   And issue 4, Chat_NudgeBuzzOccured is not defined in both
>> Adium.framework, AIUtilities.framework and FriBidi.framework. Anyway,
>> I found out the string value and use it as
>> [[adium notificationCenter] postNotificationName:@"Chat_NudgeBuzzOccured"
>>                                                                                          object:chat];
>> It works partly. I mean, the chat window will add a message like  "XXX
>> need your attention". But the window still doesn't shake. After look
>> into the AINudgeBuzzHandlerPlugin's source code, I guess it may check
>> the service to decide whether to shake the window.
>>
>
> Nudges/buzzes won't shake the window, they only echo the event.
>
>>
>> Thank you agian. Your mail really helps me.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:20 AM, Zachary West <zacwest at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 15:02, Evan JIANG <firstfan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>   I'm a newbie to adium's code. I'm trying to write a service plugin
>>>> for adium to support Fetion IM (China Mobile Messenger). It basicly
>>>> works. While developing it, I use adium 1.3.3 source code for
>>>> reference, especially the purple service code.
>>>> But I met some problems, really hard for myself to solve by studying
>>>> the existing code.
>>>> 1. I need to add
>>>>        if ([self enabled])
>>>>                [self setShouldBeOnline:TRUE];
>>>>  into the end of "initAccount" method to make the enabled service
>>>> start to connect when launching adium. But I didn't see such kind of
>>>> code in CBPurpleAccount.m. How does it work?
>>>
>>> You probably aren't responding to -host on the account. Note that this
>>> uses, by default, a preference for the account:
>>>
>>> /*!
>>>  * @brief Connect Host
>>>  *
>>>  * Convenience method for retrieving the connect host for this account
>>>  */
>>> - (NSString *)host
>>> {
>>>        return [self preferenceForKey:KEY_CONNECT_HOST group:GROUP_ACCOUNT_STATUS];
>>> }
>>>
>>> This is used to determine connectivity, you shouldn't need to add that
>>> to the init. When the server specified by -host is available, it will
>>> connect. See also:
>>>
>>>
>>>> 2. Adium will keep service's status as the last time it is. For
>>>> example, if I set the MSN account to be away, and then quit adium and
>>>> re-launch again, the MSN account is still be away. I think this status
>>>> should be set before login to the server, for most of IM protocols
>>>> support to set login status. But before call "[self didConnect]",
>>>> [self statusState]  always be AIOfflineStatusType. Though I found I
>>>> can get the last time staus with "[self
>>>> valueForProperty:@"StatusState"]", I found CBPurpleAccount doesn't use
>>>> that. Then what's the right way to implement it?
>>>>
>>>
>>> This is probably related to #1/#3. If it doesn't fix it by returning a
>>> -host, please respond.
>>>
>>>> 3. In Adium's preference - account panel, if I set my service to
>>>> disable, and try to enable that again, it will not start to connect.
>>>> Even the UI of account panel won't update, I mean, when I try to
>>>> enable the servie, the checkbox shows not checked, I need to press up
>>>> key and down key to move the highlight to that service to force the UI
>>>> update again, then I can see the checkbox is checked. Maybe this issue
>>>> is similar as the 1st question.
>>>
>>> It might be, I'm not all that sure I understand. Does the checkbox not
>>> work, or is it merely not connecting? The initial connect here, that
>>> is when enabling, probably requires the host be connectable, so #1
>>> applies.
>>>
>>>> 4. Fetion, the service I'm developing on, supports nudge message. I
>>>> want to know, when I receive the nudge message, how to make the window
>>>> shaked? It seems that
>>>> [[adium contactAlertsController] generateEvent:CONTENT_NUDGE_BUZZ_OCCURED
>>>>                                                                         forListObject:listObject
>>>>                                                                                  userInfo:nil
>>>>                                          previouslyPerformedActionIDs:nil];
>>>> doesn't work.
>>>
>>> The window won't shake. You should be posting Chat_NudgeBuzzOccured like so:
>>>
>>>
>>> [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
>>> postNotificationName:Chat_NudgeBuzzOccured object:chat nil];
>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's all. I'm waiting for your reply. Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Evan JIANG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Zac
>>>
>>
>
>
> Zac
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