[Bug 285632] New: No recovery for items without remote id for which the initial synchronization failed

[Georg Greve]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=285632

           Summary: No recovery for items without remote id for which the
                    initial synchronization failed
           Product: Akonadi
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: greve at fsfe.org


Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.7.2) 
OS:                Linux

Sometimes items in Akonadi end up without a remote ID.

One way in which I manage to create this semi-regularly is: Create new event.
Realize it's been saved in the wrong calendar, or at least suspect it's been
saved to the wrong calendar, re-open for editing immediately (while the item is
still not saved to the server) and change (or not change) the folder, save.

Typically this will then bring up the conflict dialog, in which I select the
latest version, but ultimately that is then never saved to the server.

Result: An item in the local akonadi database does not have a remote id. This
does not halt other items, which get synchronized normally, but you'll end up
with some items that do not have remote ids.

It is likely possible to create the same situation in different ways.

While it would be good to handle the initial scenario better, the biggest issue
is that Akonadi cannot recover from this scenario, as even an edit won't save
the item back to the server, since it cannot be found on the server.

So Akonadi needs a recovery path for situations where there is no remote id for
an object.

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
Try the above, or just delete the remote ID in the Akonadi database.


Expected Results:  
Akonadi should have recognized that it has items without remote id, and tried
to write them to the server again.

-- 
Configure bugmail: https://bugs.kde.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
You are the assignee for the bug.