[Bug 289342] New: Akonadi server should shut down automatically if idle

[Jonathan Marten]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=289342

           Summary: Akonadi server should shut down automatically if idle
           Product: Akonadi
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: server
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: jjm at keelhaul.me.uk


Version:           unspecified (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

One the Akonadi server has been started by any PIM application, it continues to
run even if all PIM applications are closed.  This not only uses system
resources (which may be important on small devices), but also means that the
PIM data continues to be accessed even if the user is not expecting it.

For example, a user may exit KMail in the expectation that they can go to
another computer, or to a webmail system, and access any mail that subsequently
arrives from there.  However, Akonadi will still continue to fetch POP3 mail in
the background at the configured interval.

This also has implications for backup, Akonadi needs to be shut down to ensure
that the state on disc is consistent but again exiting all PIM applications is
not sufficient to do this.

The Akonadi server should be configurable with the option to shut down
automatically if it is idle.  Obviously stopping and starting the server takes
time, so there should be an idle time (e.g. 1 minute) so that this does not
happen unnecessarily.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Start a PIM application, then exit it.


Actual Results:  
Observe that Akonadi continues to run.


Expected Results:  
See above.

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