The Sun JavaTM System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Developer's Guide gives detailed instructions on the use of the following Sun JavaTM System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 (Calendar Server) application program interfaces (API's) and a protocol that you can use to customize your server installation:
Calendar Server Application Program Interface (CSAPI)
Used to modify server functionality.
Proxy Authentication SDK (authSDK)
Plug-in for a portal authentication service.
Web Calendar Access Protocol (WCAP)
A protocol with commands used to access calendar services and data.
Topics covered in this preface include:
This guide is for software engineers who want to customize applications in order to implement Calendar Server.
This book assumes that you are a software engineer with a knowledge of C/C++, and that you have a general understanding of the following:
The Internet and the World Wide Web
Calendaring concepts
LDAP
RFC 2445, RFC 2446, RFC 2447
These RFC's describe in detail the format and definition for times, strings, parameters, and so forth used in WCAP commands.
The RFC’s can be found at the IETF web site:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2445.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2446.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2447.txt
This book documents an API, an SDK, and a protocol inside Calendar Server. For each interface, there is an overview chapter, followed by one or more reference chapters.
A list of the chapters follows:
Part 1 Calendar Server API (CSAPI)
Chapter 1, Calendar Server API (CSAPI) Overview
This API allows software engineers to customize server functionality in five areas:
Access Control
Authentication
Calendar Lookup
Data-Format Translation
User-Attribute Access
This chapter describes the CSAPI interfaces and their methods. Two types of interfaces exist: client and server.
Part 2 Proxy Authentication SDK (authSDK)
Chapter 3, Proxy Authentication SDK Overview
This chapter discusses one of the three authentication schemes shipped with the server. This API allows you to integrate your portal service with Calendar Server.
Chapter 4, Proxy Authentication SDK Reference
This chapter describes the five functions that make up the SDK.
Part 3 Web Calendar Access Protocol (WCAP)
Chapter 5, Web Calendar Access Protocol Overview
This chapter gives an introduction to the WCAP protocol. WCAP is a command-based system for transmitting calendar data.
This chapter covers topics of common interest that span multiple commands.
Chapter 7, WCAP Command Reference
This chapter details the individual commands.
The following Calendar Server documents are available online in PDF and HTML formats:
Sun Java System Communications Services 2005Q4 Release Notes
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Documentation Center
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Deployment Planning Guide
Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide
Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Developer's Guide(this document)
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Event Notification Service Guide
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Schema Reference
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Schema Migration Guide
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Delegated Administrator Guide
Sun Java System Communications Express 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide
Sun Java System Communications Express 6 2005Q4 Customization Guide
Sun Java Enterprise System Technical Note: Sun Java System Calendar Frequently Asked Questions
In addition, the graphical user interface, Communications Express, has online help.
Third-party URL's are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.
Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party Web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun is not responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.
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Documentation |
Download PDF and HTML documents, and order printed documents |
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Software |
Sun Software Gateway |
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Support |
Obtain technical support, download patches |
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Training |
Learn about Sun courses |
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. Perform a patch analysis. Do not save the file. [Note that some emphasized items appear bold online.] |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell prompt |
machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt |
# |