Package net.rim.device.api.synchronization

RIM Device collection synchronization library.

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Description

Interface Summary

OTASyncCapable	Interface for objects that are capable of being synchronized or backed up - restored over the air.
OTASyncListener	Interface for classes that want to be notified of OTA sync operations.
OTASyncParametersProvider	Interface for classes that want to provide explicit settings for some/all of the parameters required for OTA synchronization or backup/restore.
OTASyncPriorityProvider	Interface for providing sync priority of sync collections over the air.
SerialSyncListener	Deprecated. Use SyncEventListener
StateInfoListener	An interface to be implemented by a SyncCollection if it is interested in generating or responding to changes in the State Info field used during serial synchronization.
SummaryParameterListener	A SyncCollection that is interested in the summary parameter passed with the summary command should implement this interface.
SyncCollection	Defines functionality required for a collection of SyncObject instances, used for backup, restore, and synchronization of persisted data with a back-end synchronization service.
SyncCollectionSchemaProvider	Interface for SyncCollections that wish to provide a schema definition.
SyncCollectionStatistics	A collection of SyncObjects used to provide statistics on a specific SyncCollection.
SyncConverter	The SyncConverter is used to convert data from object to serialized form.
SyncEventListener	A listener for synchronization events.
SyncManagerStatistics	Handles statistics information for collections
SyncObject	An object that may be stored in a SyncCollection.

Class Summary

ConverterUtilities	A set of static utility methods used when formatting or parsing data used during serial synchronization with the RIM desktop.
OTASyncCapableSyncItem	An implementation of a syncCollection that can be synchronized or backed up - restored wirelessly.
SerialSyncManager	Deprecated. Use SyncManager.
SyncCollectionSchema	Schema definition for SyncCollections.
SyncCollectionStatisticsManager	A SyncCollectionStatistics Manager for managing SyncCollection statistics.
SyncItem	Provides an implementation of SyncCollection to provide small objects with easy access to the Synchronization API.
SyncManager	Handles all synchronization and backup/restore activity for the system.
UIDGenerator	A utility class to generate 32-bit unique IDs that can be used for synchronization or any other purpose.

Package net.rim.device.api.synchronization Description

RIM Device collection synchronization library.

The synchronization API provides the functionality required to synchronize data between the handheld and the desktop software. It contains the classes and methods to allow developers to provide backup and restore functionality to their applications.

Backup and restore allows you to create a link between the data stored on your handheld and the data stored on your desktop computer. When the data stored on your handheld is modified, the associated data stored on your desktop becomes syncronized when the device is cradled. The data on the desktop is only synchronized if the data on the handheld has been modified. Backup and restore can be used to backup large amounts of data, such as address books or databases or to backup small amounts of data such as user options or device settings.

The synchronization API consists of Synchronization collections (SyncCollection) that contain synchronization objects (SyncObject) and synchronization items(SyncItem).