hopefully last modifications of resource based export/import functionality

for opie, qtopia and sharpdtm

7 files changed, 137 insertions, 557 deletions

diff --git a/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.cpp b/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.cpp
index 192b803..7b29b0a 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.cpp
@@ -30,37 +30,11 @@ $Id$
 
 #include <qdir.h>
 
 #include <kfiledialog.h>
-#include <kmessagebox.h>
-
-//US #include <opie/ocontactaccess.h>
-//US #include <opie/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h>
-
-//US #include "stdaddressbook.h"
-#include "resource.h"
-#include "tmpaddressbook.h"
-
-/*US
-#include <qfile.h>
-#include <qtextstream.h>
-
-#include <kabc/vcardconverter.h>
-#ifndef KAB_EMBEDDED
-#include <kio/netaccess.h>
-#endif //KAB_EMBEDDED
-
-#include <klocale.h>
-#include <kmessagebox.h>
-#include <ktempfile.h>
-#include <kurl.h>
-*/
-
-#include <factory.h>
-
 
+#include "addressee.h"
 #include "xxportmanager.h"
-
 #include "opie_xxport.h"
 
 /*US
 class OpieXXPortFactory : public XXPortFactory
@@ -87,109 +61,31 @@ OpieXXPort::OpieXXPort( KABC::AddressBook *ab, QWidget *parent, const char *name
   : XXPortResourceObject( ab, parent, name )
 {
   defaultFileName = QDir::homeDirPath() + "/Applications/addressbook/addressbook.xml";
 
-  KRES::Factory* mFactory = KRES::Factory::self( "contact" );
-
-  if ( mFactory )
+  if ( mFactory && !mFactory->typeName( "opie" ).isEmpty() )
   {
-    mResource = (KABC::Resource*)(mFactory->resource( "opie", 0, false ));
-
-    if ( mResource )
-    {
-      createImportAction( i18n( "Import Opie..." ) );
-      createExportAction( i18n( "Export Opie..." ) );
-    }
+    createImportAction( i18n( "Import Opie..." ) );
+    createExportAction( i18n( "Export Opie..." ) );
   }
 }
 
-bool OpieXXPort::exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &data )
+bool OpieXXPort::exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &identifier )
 {
-  if (mResource == 0)
-    return false;
-
   QString fileName = KFileDialog::getSaveFileName( defaultFileName, i18n("Save file"), parentWidget() );
 
   if ( fileName.isEmpty() )
     return false;
 
-  mResource->setFileName( fileName );
-
-
-  KABC::TmpAddressBook tmpAB;
-
-  tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
-
-          qDebug("11111");
-
-  //Now check if the file has already entries, and ask the user if he wants to delete them first.
-  KABC::AddressBook::Iterator it2 = tmpAB.begin();
-  for ( it2 = tmpAB.begin(); it2 != tmpAB.end(); ++it2 ) {
-    KABC::Addressee addressee = (*it2);
-    qDebug("found %s", addressee.formattedName().latin1());
-  }
-
-  if (it2 != tmpAB.end())
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Do you want to remove<br>all existing entries from<br>%1<br>before exporting.?" ) );
-    if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( parentWidget(), text.arg( fileName ) ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
-      // Clean the database..
-      tmpAB.clear();
-    }
-  }
-          qDebug("22222");
-
-//US debug
-  QPtrList<KABC::Resource> kabcResources = tmpAB.resources();
-  QPtrListIterator<KABC::Resource> resIt( kabcResources );
-  KABC::Resource *resource;
-  while ( ( resource = resIt.current() ) != 0 ) {
-    ++resIt;
-          qDebug("tmpAB has resource: %s", resource->identifier().latin1());
-  }
-
-
-  KABC::Addressee::List::ConstIterator it;
-  for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
-    tmpAB.insertAddressee(*it);
-  }
-
-  bool res = false;
-  KABC::Ticket * ticket = tmpAB.requestSaveTicket(mResource);
-
-  if (ticket != 0)
-    res = tmpAB.save( ticket );
-
-  tmpAB.removeResource( mResource );
-
-  return res;
+  return _exportContacts( list, identifier, fileName );
 }
 
 
-KABC::AddresseeList OpieXXPort::importContacts( const QString& ) const
+KABC::AddresseeList OpieXXPort::importContacts( const QString &identifier ) const
 {
-  if (mResource == 0)
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-
-  KABC::AddresseeList adrlst;
-
   QString fileName = KFileDialog::getOpenFileName( defaultFileName, i18n("Load file"), parentWidget() );
 
   if ( fileName.isEmpty() )
     return KABC::AddresseeList();
 
-  mResource->setFileName( fileName );
-
-
-  KABC::TmpAddressBook tmpAB;
-
-  tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
-
-  bool res = tmpAB.load();
-
-  adrlst = tmpAB.allAddressees();
-
-  tmpAB.removeResource( mResource );
-
-  return adrlst;
-
+  return _importContacts( identifier, fileName );
 }
diff --git a/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.h b/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.h
index 106f38b..d2b55cd 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.h
+++ b/kaddressbook/xxport/opie_xxport.h
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ class OpieXXPort : public XXPortResourceObject
 
     QString identifier() const { return "opie"; }
 
   public slots:
-    bool exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &data );
-    KABC::AddresseeList importContacts( const QString &data ) const;
+    bool exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &identifier );
+    KABC::AddresseeList importContacts( const QString &identifier ) const;
 
   private:
     QString defaultFileName;
 
diff --git a/kaddressbook/xxport/qtopia_xxport.cpp b/kaddressbook/xxport/qtopia_xxport.cpp
index 8377cd5..0cf6546 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/xxport/qtopia_xxport.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/xxport/qtopia_xxport.cpp
@@ -29,33 +29,10 @@ $Id$
 */
 
 #include <qdir.h>
 
-#include <kfiledialog.h>
-#include <kmessagebox.h>
-
-//US #include <qpe/pim/addressbookaccess.h>
-
-#include "addressbook.h"
-
-/*US
-#include <qfile.h>
-#include <qtextstream.h>
-
-#include <kabc/vcardconverter.h>
-#ifndef KAB_EMBEDDED
-#include <kio/netaccess.h>
-#endif //KAB_EMBEDDED
-
-#include <klocale.h>
-#include <kmessagebox.h>
-#include <ktempfile.h>
-#include <kurl.h>
-*/
-
+#include "addressee.h"
 #include "xxportmanager.h"
-//US #include "qtopiaconverter.h"
-
 #include "qtopia_xxport.h"
 
 /*US
 class QtopiaXXPortFactory : public XXPortFactory
@@ -82,206 +59,20 @@ QtopiaXXPort::QtopiaXXPort( KABC::AddressBook *ab, QWidget *parent, const char *
   : XXPortResourceObject( ab, parent, name )
 {
   defaultFileName = QDir::homeDirPath() + "/Applications/addressbook/addressbook.xml";
 
-  KRES::Factory* mFactory = KRES::Factory::self( "contact" );
-
-  if ( mFactory )
+  if ( mFactory && !mFactory->typeName( "qtopia" ).isEmpty() )
   {
-    mResource = (KABC::Resource*)(mFactory->resource( "qtopia", 0, false ));
-
-    if ( mResource )
-    {
-      createImportAction( i18n( "Import Qtopia..." ) );
-      createExportAction( i18n( "Export Qtopia..." ) );
-    }
+    createImportAction( i18n( "Import Qtopia..." ) );
+    createExportAction( i18n( "Export Qtopia..." ) );
   }
 }
 
-bool QtopiaXXPort::exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &data )
+bool QtopiaXXPort::exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &identifier )
 {
-/*US
-  // we can not choose the filename. Therefore use the default to display
-  QString fileName = QDir::homeDirPath() + "/Applications/addressbook/addressbook.xml";
-
-  AddressBookAccess* access = new AddressBookAccess();
-
-  if ( !access ) {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to access file '%1'." ).arg( fileName ) );
-    qDebug(text.latin1());
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    addressBook()->error( text );
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  KABC::QtopiaConverter mConverter;
-
-  bool res = mConverter.init();
-  if (!res)
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to initialize qtopia converter.<br>Most likely a problem with the category file." ) );
-    qDebug(text);
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    delete access;
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  //Now check if the file has already entries, and ask the user if he wants to delete them first.
-  { //create a new scope
-    AddressBookIterator it(*access);
-    const PimContact* firstcontact = it.toFirst();
-    if (firstcontact)
-    {
-      QString text( i18n( "Do you want to remove<br>all existing entries from<br>%1<br>before exporting.?" ) );
-      if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( parentWidget(), text.arg( fileName ) ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
-        // Clean the database..
-
-        AddressBookIterator it2(*access);
-        for (it2.toFirst(); it2.current(); ++it2) {
-          access->removeContact(*it2.current());
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  KABC::Addressee::List::ConstIterator it;
-  for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
-    PimContact c;
-
-    res = mConverter.addresseeToQtopia( *it, c );
-    if (res == true)
-    {
-      access->addContact(c);
-    }
-  }
-
-  delete access;
-
-  return true;
-*/
-
-  if (mResource == 0)
-    return false;
-
-  QString fileName = defaultFileName;
-
-
-  mResource->setFileName( fileName );
-
-  //Now check if the file has already entries, and ask the user if he wants to delete them first.
-  if (mResource->count() > 0)
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Do you want to remove<br>all existing entries from<br>%1<br>before exporting.?" ) );
-    if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( parentWidget(), text.arg( fileName ) ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
-      // Clean the database.
-      mResource->clear();
-    }
-  }
-
-  KABC::AddressBook tmpAB;
-
-  tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
-
-//US debug
-  QPtrList<KABC::Resource> kabcResources = tmpAB.resources();
-  QPtrListIterator<KABC::Resource> resIt( kabcResources );
-  KABC::Resource *resource;
-  while ( ( resource = resIt.current() ) != 0 ) {
-    ++resIt;
-          qDebug("tmpAB has resource: %s", resource->identifier().latin1());
-  }
-
-
-  KABC::Addressee::List::ConstIterator it;
-  for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
-    tmpAB.insertAddressee(*it);
-  }
-
-  KABC::Ticket * ticket = mResource->requestSaveTicket();
-  return tmpAB.save( ticket );
-
-
-
+  return _exportContacts( list, identifier, defaultFileName );
 }
 
-KABC::AddresseeList QtopiaXXPort::importContacts( const QString& ) const
+KABC::AddresseeList QtopiaXXPort::importContacts( const QString &identifier ) const
 {
-/*US
-  KABC::AddresseeList adrlst;
-
-  QString fileName = QDir::homeDirPath() + "/Applications/addressbook/addressbook.xml";
-
-  AddressBookAccess* access = new AddressBookAccess();
-
-  if ( !access ) {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to access file '%1'." ).arg( fileName ) );
-    qDebug(text.latin1());
-    addressBook()->error( text );
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-  }
-
-  KABC::QtopiaConverter mConverter;
-
-  bool res = mConverter.init();
-  if (!res)
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to initialize qtopia converter.<br>Most likely a problem with the category file." ) );
-    qDebug(text);
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    delete access;
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-  }
-
-
-
-  { //create a new scope
-    AddressBookIterator it(*access);
-
-    for (it.toFirst(); it.current(); ++it) {
-      const PimContact*contact = it.current();
-
-      KABC::Addressee addressee;
-
-      res = mConverter.qtopiaToAddressee( (*contact), addressee );
-
-      if ( !addressee.isEmpty() && res )
-      {
-        adrlst.append( addressee );
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  delete access;
-//US the deletion of the access object deletes the backend object as well.
-
-  return adrlst;
-*/
-
-  if (mResource == 0)
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-
-  KABC::AddresseeList adrlst;
-
-  QString fileName = defaultFileName;
-
-  mResource->setFileName( fileName );
-
-
-  KABC::AddressBook tmpAB;
-
-  tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
-
-//US debug
-  QPtrList<KABC::Resource> kabcResources = tmpAB.resources();
-  QPtrListIterator<KABC::Resource> resIt( kabcResources );
-  KABC::Resource *resource;
-  while ( ( resource = resIt.current() ) != 0 ) {
-    ++resIt;
-          qDebug("tmpAB has resource: %s", resource->identifier().latin1());
-  }
-
-  bool res = tmpAB.load();
-
-  return tmpAB.allAddressees();
-
+  return _importContacts( identifier, defaultFileName );
 }
diff --git a/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.cpp b/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.cpp
index 8c2e07a..130bc00 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.cpp
@@ -27,34 +27,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2004 Ulf Schenk
 
 $Id$
 */
 
-#include <qdir.h>
-
-#include <kfiledialog.h>
-#include <kmessagebox.h>
-
-//US #include <sl/slzdb.h>
-
-#include "addressbook.h"
-
-/*US
-#include <qfile.h>
-#include <qtextstream.h>
-
-#include <kabc/vcardconverter.h>
-#ifndef KAB_EMBEDDED
-#include <kio/netaccess.h>
-#endif //KAB_EMBEDDED
-
-#include <klocale.h>
-#include <kmessagebox.h>
-#include <ktempfile.h>
-#include <kurl.h>
-*/
-
+#include "addressee.h"
 #include "xxportmanager.h"
-
 #include "sharpdtm_xxport.h"
 
 /*US
 class SharpDTMXXPortFactory : public XXPortFactory
@@ -77,208 +53,20 @@ extern "C"
 
 SharpDTMXXPort::SharpDTMXXPort( KABC::AddressBook *ab, QWidget *parent, const char *name )
   : XXPortResourceObject( ab, parent, name )
 {
-  KRES::Factory* mFactory = KRES::Factory::self( "contact" );
-
-  if ( mFactory )
+  if ( mFactory && !mFactory->typeName( "sharpdtm" ).isEmpty() )
   {
-    mResource = (KABC::Resource*)(mFactory->resource( "sharpdtm", 0, false ));
-    if ( mResource )
-    {
-      createImportAction( i18n( "Import Sharp..." ) );
-      createExportAction( i18n( "Export Sharp..." ) );
-    }
+    createImportAction( i18n( "Import Sharp..." ) );
+    createExportAction( i18n( "Export Sharp..." ) );
   }
 }
 
-bool SharpDTMXXPort::exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &data )
+bool SharpDTMXXPort::exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &identifier )
 {
-/*US
-  // we can not choose the filename. Therefore use the default to display
-  QString fileName = SlZDataBase::addressbookFileName();
-
-   SlZDataBase* access = new SlZDataBase(fileName,
-                        SlZDataBase::addressbookItems());
-
-  if ( !access ) {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to access file '%1'." ).arg( fileName ) );
-    qDebug(text.latin1());
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    addressBook()->error( text );
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  KABC::SharpDTMConverter mConverter;
-
-  bool res = mConverter.init();
-  if (!res)
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to initialize sharpdtm converter.<br>Most likely a problem with the category file." ) );
-    qDebug(text);
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    delete access;
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  //Now check if the file has already entries, and ask the user if he wants to delete them first.
-  if (access->count() > 0)
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Do you want to remove<br>all existing entries from<br>%1<br>before exporting.?" ) );
-    if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( parentWidget(), text.arg( fileName ) ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
-      // Clean the database..
-      access->deleteCard(0, SlZDataBase::AllCard );
-    }
-  }
-
-  KABC::Addressee::List::ConstIterator it;
-  for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
-    CardId c;
-    res = access->editNewCard();
-
-    if (res == true)
-    {
-            res = mConverter.addresseeToSharp( *it, access, c );
-
-        if (res == true)
-          access->finishEditCard(&c);
-        else
-          access->cancelEditCard();
-        }
-  }
-
-  delete access;
-
-  return true;
-*/
-
-  if (mResource == 0)
-    return false;
-
-  // we can not choose the filename. Therefore use the default to display
-  QString fileName = mResource->fileName();
-
-  if ( fileName.isEmpty() )
-    return false;
-
-  //Now check if the file has already entries, and ask the user if he wants to delete them first.
-  if (mResource->count() > 0)
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Do you want to remove<br>all existing entries from<br>%1<br>before exporting.?" ) );
-    if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( parentWidget(), text.arg( fileName ) ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
-      // Clean the database..
-      mResource->clear();
-    }
-  }
-
-  KABC::AddressBook tmpAB;
-
-  tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
-
-//US debug
-  QPtrList<KABC::Resource> kabcResources = tmpAB.resources();
-  QPtrListIterator<KABC::Resource> resIt( kabcResources );
-  KABC::Resource *resource;
-  while ( ( resource = resIt.current() ) != 0 ) {
-    ++resIt;
-          qDebug("tmpAB has resource: %s", resource->identifier().latin1());
-  }
-
-
-  KABC::Addressee::List::ConstIterator it;
-  for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
-    tmpAB.insertAddressee(*it);
-  }
-
-  KABC::Ticket * ticket = mResource->requestSaveTicket();
-  return tmpAB.save( ticket );
-
-
+  return _exportContacts( list, identifier, QString::null );
 }
 
-KABC::AddresseeList SharpDTMXXPort::importContacts( const QString& ) const
+KABC::AddresseeList SharpDTMXXPort::importContacts( const QString &identifier ) const
 {
-/*US
-  KABC::AddresseeList adrlst;
-
-  QString fileName = SlZDataBase::addressbookFileName();
-
-  // the last parameter in the SlZDataBase constructor means "readonly"
-  SlZDataBase* access = new SlZDataBase(fileName,
-                        SlZDataBase::addressbookItems(), NULL, true);
-
-
-  if ( !access ) {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to access file '%1'." ).arg( fileName ) );
-    qDebug(text.latin1());
-    addressBook()->error( text );
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-  }
-
-  KABC::SharpDTMConverter mConverter;
-
-  bool res = mConverter.init();
-  if (!res)
-  {
-    QString text( i18n( "Unable to initialize sharp converter.<br>Most likely a problem with the category file." ) );
-    qDebug(text);
-    KMessageBox::error( parentWidget(), text );
-    delete access;
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-  }
-
-
-  { //create a new scope
-    CardId id;
-
-    for (bool res=access->first(); res == true; res=access->next()) {
-      id = access->cardId();
-
-      KABC::Addressee addressee;
-
-      res = mConverter.sharpToAddressee( id, access, addressee );
-
-      if ( !addressee.isEmpty() && res )
-      {
-        adrlst.append( addressee );
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  delete access;
-
-  return adrlst;
-*/
-
-  if (mResource == 0)
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-
-  KABC::AddresseeList adrlst;
-
-  QString fileName = mResource->fileName();
-
-  if ( fileName.isEmpty() )
-    return KABC::AddresseeList();
-
-  mResource->setFileName( fileName );
-
-
-  KABC::AddressBook tmpAB;
-
-  tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
-
-//US debug
-  QPtrList<KABC::Resource> kabcResources = tmpAB.resources();
-  QPtrListIterator<KABC::Resource> resIt( kabcResources );
-  KABC::Resource *resource;
-  while ( ( resource = resIt.current() ) != 0 ) {
-    ++resIt;
-          qDebug("tmpAB has resource: %s", resource->identifier().latin1());
-  }
-
-  bool res = tmpAB.load();
-
-  return tmpAB.allAddressees();
-
-
+  return _importContacts( identifier, QString::null );
 }
diff --git a/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.h b/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.h
index 43fd434..0797b01 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.h
+++ b/kaddressbook/xxport/sharpdtm_xxport.h
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ class SharpDTMXXPort : public XXPortResourceObject
 
   public:
     SharpDTMXXPort( KABC::AddressBook *ab, QWidget *parent, const char *name = 0 );
 
-    QString identifier() const { return "qtopia"; }
+    QString identifier() const { return "sharpdtm"; }
 
   public slots:
     bool exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString &data );
     KABC::AddresseeList importContacts( const QString &data ) const;
diff --git a/kaddressbook/xxportobject.cpp b/kaddressbook/xxportobject.cpp
index bb985a6..4351753 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/xxportobject.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/xxportobject.cpp
@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ $Id$
 #include <qsignalmapper.h>
 
 #include <kaction.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <factory.h>
 
 #include "kabcore.h"
-
+#include "addressee.h"
+#include "tmpaddressbook.h"
 #include "xxportobject.h"
 
+
 class XXPortObject::XXPortObjectPrivate
 {
   public:
     QSignalMapper *mExportMapper;
@@ -153,21 +156,118 @@ void XXPortObject::slotImportActivated( const QString &data )
 
 
 XXPortResourceObject::XXPortResourceObject( KABC::AddressBook *ab, QWidget *parent,
                             const char *name )
-  : XXPortObject( ab, parent, name ), mResource(0)
+  : XXPortObject( ab, parent, name ), mFactory(0)
 {
+  mFactory = KRES::Factory::self( "tmpcontact" );
 }
 
 XXPortResourceObject::~XXPortResourceObject()
 {
+  //do not delete the factory. It is a singleton, and selfcontained
 }
 
 bool XXPortResourceObject::isAvailable()
 {
-  return (mResource != 0);
+  return (mFactory != 0);
 }
 
 
+bool XXPortResourceObject::_exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString& identifier, const QString& fileName )
+{
+  //create new resource
+  KABC::Resource* mResource = (KABC::Resource*)(mFactory->resource( this->identifier(), 0, false ));
+
+  if (mResource == 0)
+    return false;
+
+  if (fileName != QString::null)
+          mResource->setFileName( fileName );
+
+
+  KABC::TmpAddressBook tmpAB;
+
+  bool res = tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
+  if (res == false)
+  {
+        delete mResource;
+        return false;
+  }
+
+  res = tmpAB.load();
+  if (res == false)
+  {
+    //removeResource deletes also the resource object, if the linkcount is 0
+    tmpAB.removeResource( mResource );
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
+  //Now check if the file has already entries, and ask the user if he wants to delete them first.
+  if (tmpAB.begin() != tmpAB.end())
+  {
+    QString text( i18n( "Do you want to remove<br>all existing entries from<br>%1<br>before exporting.?" ) );
+    if ( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( parentWidget(), text.arg( fileName ) ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
+      // Clean the database..
+      tmpAB.clear();
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  KABC::Addressee::List::ConstIterator it;
+  for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
+    tmpAB.insertAddressee(*it);
+  }
+
+  KABC::Ticket * ticket = tmpAB.requestSaveTicket(mResource);
+
+  res = false;
+  if (ticket != 0)
+    res = tmpAB.save( ticket );
+
+  //removeResource deletes also the resource object, if the linkcount is 0
+  tmpAB.removeResource( mResource );
+
+  return res;
+}
+
+
+KABC::AddresseeList XXPortResourceObject::_importContacts( const QString& identifier, const QString& fileName ) const
+{
+
+
+  KABC::Resource* mResource = (KABC::Resource*)(mFactory->resource( this->identifier(), 0, false ));
+
+  if (mResource == 0)
+    return KABC::AddresseeList();
+
+  KABC::AddresseeList adrlst;
+
+  if (fileName != QString::null)
+          mResource->setFileName( fileName );
+
+
+  KABC::TmpAddressBook tmpAB;
+
+  bool res = tmpAB.addResource( mResource );
+  if (res == false)
+  {
+        delete mResource;
+        return KABC::AddresseeList();
+  }
+
+  res = tmpAB.load();
+
+  adrlst = tmpAB.allAddressees();
+
+  //remove resource deletes also the Resourceobject, if the linkcount is 0
+  tmpAB.removeResource( mResource );
+
+  return adrlst;
+}
+
+
+
 #ifndef KAB_EMBEDDED
 #include "xxportobject.moc"
 #endif //KAB_EMBEDDED
diff --git a/kaddressbook/xxportobject.h b/kaddressbook/xxportobject.h
index d547855..de39b9f 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/xxportobject.h
+++ b/kaddressbook/xxportobject.h
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ $Id$
 #include <kxmlguiclient.h>
 #include <klibloader.h>
 
 
-
+class KRES::Factory;
 
 
 class XXPortObject : public QObject, virtual public KXMLGUIClient
 {
@@ -145,10 +145,15 @@ class XXPortResourceObject : public XXPortObject
       Returns true if the XXPortObject can be used.
       One case it can not be used is for example if a needed lib could not be loaded.
      */
     virtual bool isAvailable();
+
+  protected:
+    bool _exportContacts( const KABC::AddresseeList &list, const QString& identifier, const QString& fileName );
+    KABC::AddresseeList _importContacts( const QString& identifier, const QString& fileName ) const;
+
   protected:
-    KABC::Resource* mResource;
+    KRES::Factory* mFactory;
 };