thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Create a way to allow writing sync engines in Kotlin

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type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Currently sync15 only supports sync engines written in Rust. However, we want to provide the data that should be synced via Kotlin. So we need to create a custom SyncEngine that can interface with Kotlin.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the components/sync15 implementation and its SyncEngine interface to understand how engines are currently written in Rust. Define what a Kotlin-provided sync engine must expose and verify that sync data can be supplied through the new interface.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin, rust
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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