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DragonTalk userobservation for Thunderbird

This extension observes the user actions in the Thunderbird mail client, like mail selection, mail movement, creation or deletion of a folder and so on. For any of these observed actions, the extension will send an XML-RPC request. The plugin can be deactivated using the settings dialog.

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Click the link to download the xpi file.

dragontalk_userobs_thunderbird-M1.5.xpi

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The source code of this extension can be found at

• trunk/dragontalk_userobs_thunderbird - using SVN web browser
• SVN repository URL - direct SVN access

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Technical documentation: Actions, methods and their parameters

For general information about XML-RPC look at ​http://www.xmlrpc.com/

<methodName> consists of two parts separated by a dot. The first part is the service name witch can be changed in the settings dialog. The second part is the name of the event witch is associated with the action of the user.

All functions are tested with Thunderbird 2.0.0.0.

folder_URI = URI of imap folders has the form imap://$username@$server/$foldername
message_URI = URI of imap messages has the form: imap://$username@$server/$foldernames/;UID=$messageKey

Method: eventFolderSelected
Parameters:

Key	Value
folderURI	the URI of the selected folder

Method: eventAddFolder
Parameters:

Key	Value
parentFolderURI	the URI of the parent folder of the added folder
childFolderURI	the URI of the added folder

Method: eventRenameFolder
Parameters:

Key	Value
newURI	the nue URI of the folder after renaming
formerURI	the URI of the folder before renaming

Method: eventDeleteFolder
Parameters:

Key	Value
folderURI	the URI of the deleted folder

Method: eventEmailSelected
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
FolderURI	the URI of the folder in which the email is placed
EmailURI	the URI of the email
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Comment: the boddy is always empty

Method: eventDeleteEmail
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
FolderURI	the URI of the folder in which the email is placed
EmailURI	the URI of the email
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Comment: the boddy is always empty

Method: eventViewEmail
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
FolderURI	the URI of the folder in which the email is placed
EmailURI	the URI of the email
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Comment: the boddy is always empty

Method: eventMoveEmailToFolder
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
FolderURI	the URI of the folder in which the email is placed
EmailURI	the URI of the email
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Comment: the boddy is always empty

Method: eventSendEmail
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
FolderURI	the URI of the folder in which the email is placed
EmailURI	the URI of the email
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Method: eventReceiveEmail
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
FolderURI	the URI of the folder in which the email is placed
EmailURI	the URI of the email
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Comment: the boddy is always empty

Method: eventForwardEmail
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
OriginalMsgURI	the URI of the email which is forwarded
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Method: eventReplyToEmail
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
OriginalMsgURI	the URI of the email which is replied
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Method: eventPrintEmail
Parameters:

Key	Value
Subject	the subject of the selected email
FolderURI	the URI of the folder in which the email is placed
EmailURI	the URI of the email
Sender	the sender of this email name and email address (name <email-address>)
bccRecipients	the bind carbon copy recipients
ccRecipients	the carbon copy recipients
toRecipients	the to recipients
Body	the body of the email

Comment: the boddy is always empty, works only via File -> Print... and with the print button in the toolbar of the main window.

Method: eventAddAddressBookEntry
Parameters:

Key	Value
ABLastName	the lastname
ABFirstName	ths firstname
ABPrimaryEmail	the email address
ABURI	the URI of the addressbook entry

Method: eventModifyAddressBookEntry
Parameters:

Key	Value
ABLastName	the lastname
ABFirstName	ths firstname
ABPrimaryEmail	the email address
ABURI	the URI of the addressbook entry

Method: eventDeleteAddressBookEntry
Parameters:

Key	Value
ABLastName	the lastname
ABFirstName	ths firstname
ABPrimaryEmail	the email address
ABURI	the URI of the addressbook entry