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NAME

       libebook-1.2, libedata-book-1.2 - addressbook library, backend library for Evolution addressbook

DESCRIPTION

       libebook-1.2  provides  classes	for  client interactions. It relies on the classes in libedata-book which runs in an instance of Evolution
       Data Server to provide the data.

       libedata-book-1.2 provides classes for backend implementation. Writing an address book backend  for  the  Evolution  Data  Server  involves
       extending  the  EBookBackend  class  and implementing its virtual methods. Backends that require network communication generally extend the
       EBookBackend class. This class makes sure the backend return the results of its operations asynchronously. Other  backends,  including  the
       file and vcf ones, extend EBookBackendSync, which is derived from EBookBackend and provides wrappers around its virtual functions to facil-
       itate backend implementation when network performance is not of concern.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWevolution		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Private			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       evolution(1), libecal(3), libedataserver(3), attributes(5), gnome-interfaces(5)

NOTES

       Sun does not guarantee the stability of these interfaces and does not recommend their use.  API documentation for these interfaces is  pro-
       vided  by  the Evolution free software community for those who wish to develop using these interfaces. However, you can visit the following
       URL for more information:

       http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/developer-doc/libebook/EBook.html

       Written by Nancy Cai, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.

SunOS 5.11							    11 Oct 2006 						   libebook-1.2(3)