RFC: synchronise to *DAV

[maisim]

(To be completed)

Strangely I cannot find something up to date for either:

• expose calendars via calDAV
• push calendars to a calDAV server

I propose:
First, write a leave_to_caldav module which will write to a caldav server (nextcloud, radicale, ...) (unidirectional)
Each time an event is created or modified:

• Check that the calendar that contains the event exists on the caldav server
• Check that the event exists on the remote calendar
• Create or update the event

Everything will have to be asynchronous so as not to suffer any repercussions in odoo.

Needs:

In odoo:

• Add a dav_UUID field on the models you want to push in caldav (leaves, holidays, ...)
• Add a synchronise_to_dav field?
• Allow users to set remote caldav server (or not)
• Allow users to set their caldav login/password
• Allow users to choose if an item (ie calendar) should be synchronized
• Manage push failures (retries)
• ...

In nextcloud (our use case, as an example):

• create app password for odoo
• ...

In a second step, if useful, we can imagine pushing/synchronizing (bidirectional) files, contacts, ...

• create a generic dav_* module
• use dav_* for leave_to_caldav
• use dav_* for contact_to_cardDAV
• ...

To do this, ensure that the code is sufficiently generic from the start

Your opinions, needs, warnings, tips, ... are welcome

THANKS !

[brandon50124]

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[brandon50124]

(To be completed)

Strangely I cannot find something up to date for either:

• expose calendars via calDAV
• push calendars to a calDAV server

I propose:
First, write a leave_to_caldav module which will write to a caldav server (nextcloud, radicale, ...) (unidirectional)
Each time an event is created or modified:

• Check that the calendar that contains the event exists on the caldav server
• Check that the event exists on the remote calendar
• Create or update the event

Everything will have to be asynchronous so as not to suffer any repercussions in odoo.

Needs:

In odoo:

• Add a dav_UUID field on the models you want to push in caldav (leaves, holidays, ...)
• Add a synchronise_to_dav field?
• Allow users to set remote caldav server (or not)
• Allow users to set their caldav login/password
• Allow users to choose if an item (ie calendar) should be synchronized
• Manage push failures (retries)
• ...

In nextcloud (our use case, as an example):

• create app password for odoo
• ...

In a second step, if useful, we can imagine pushing/synchronizing (bidirectional) files, contacts, ...

• create a generic dav_* module
• use dav_* for leave_to_caldav
• use dav_* for contact_to_cardDAV
• ...

To do this, ensure that the code is sufficiently generic from the start

Your opinions, needs, warnings, tips, ... are welcome

THANKS !

[bosd]

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