thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Add support for Android's backup mechanism
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type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
- Stars
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Description
Implement BackupAgent that uses the settings import/export code.
See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/autobackup and the discussion in pull request #3846.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the existing settings import/export code and the discussion in pull request #3846, then review Android's BackupAgent and Auto Backup documentation. Implement BackupAgent using that settings code, and verify that the app's settings can be backed up and restored through Android's backup mechanism.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100