[Chandler-dev] Chandler IMAP server parcel

[Travis Vachon]

Hi All

Continuing this thread, I've incorporated Andi's suggestions, and the 
updated module is now available via svn at 
svn+ssh://<<username>>@svn.osafoundation.org/svn/sandbox/travis/imapserver

Also, John mentioned putting together a code review after alpha 3 
settles down, which sounds perfect. Thanks!

-Travis

Grant Baillie wrote:
> Hey, Andi
>
> Thanks for looking at that code: Most of your comments are right on 
> the money. IMAP has restrictions on what UIDs can be, though: see below.
>
> On 7 Jul, 2006, at 11:00, Andi Vajda wrote:
>
>> ...
>>     validityUID = schema.One(
>>         schema.Integer,
>>         doc = 'The unique id number of this mailbox.',
>>         initialValue = random.randint(1000000, 9999999),
>>         )  #@# why not use a UUID ?
>>            #@# from chandlerdb.util.c import UUID()
>>            #@# initialValue = UUID()
>>            #@# also, maybe this should be in __init__() so that all 
>> mailboxes
>>            #@# don't endup with the same UID
>>            #@# (an initial value is not required, by the way)
>
> In IMAP, a mailbox uid (a.k.a. "UIDVALIDITY value") has to be a 
> non-zero 32-bit unsigned value. It's also supposed to be unique for 
> the mailbox at that path (i.e. deleting & recreating the mailbox 
> should give a new UID). So, a UUID (128 bits IIRC) won't work here: 
> Most implementations use a timestamp (an increasing sequence of 
> integers is also possible).
>
> However, as you point out, an initialValue isn't really required, 
> either, and doesn't have the right behaviour w.r.t. deletion and 
> recreation. Also, a random int could theoretically collide. Maybe the 
> best thing is to override __init__ to make validityUID a computed 
> value (like a timestamp).
>
> A similar comment applies to your comments about UUIDs for uidNext & 
> UIDs: these also have to be 32-bit positive unsigned ints, and have 
> the additionial requirement of increasing monotonically as messages 
> are added to the mailbox.
>
> --Grant
>
>
> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
>
> Open Source Applications Foundation "chandler-dev" mailing list
> http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/chandler-dev