register our status_message signal. (status_message): new function, emit

2001-01-09  Chris Toshok  <toshok@helixcode.com>

	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.c
	(e_minicard_view_widget_class_init): register our status_message
	signal.
	(status_message): new function, emit our status_message signal.
	(e_minicard_view_widget_realize): connect to the EMinicardView's
	status_message signal.

	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.h: add status_message signal.

	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.c (e_minicard_view_class_init):
	register our status_message signal.
	(e_minicard_view_init): init status_message_id.
	(status_message): new function, emit our status_message signal.
	(book_view_loaded): connect to the EBookView's status_message
	signal.
	(disconnect_signals): disconnect status_message_id.

	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.h: add status_mesage_id, and
	status_message signal.

	* gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.c (status_message): new
	function, emit our status_message.
	(e_addressbook_model_class_init): register our "status_message"
	signal.
	(book_view_loaded): connect to the EBookView's status_message
	signal, so we can chain it to our parent.
	(e_addressbook_model_init): init status_message_id.
	(remove_book_view): disconnect status_message_id.

	* gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.h: add status_message_id, and
	status_message signal.

	* backend/pas/pas-backend-ldap.c change the objectclass we create
	objects with to "inetOrgPerson" as it encompasses the fields we
	use.
	(create_dn_from_ecard): remove the mail/org handling from
	here.  we just prepend cn=$cn onto the base dn.
	(create_card_handler): remove the NULL that build_mods_from_ecards
	adds at the end, and insert our objectClass.
	(modify_card_handler): call search_for_dn to get the ECardSimple
	of the old card, since it might (and does in the current code)
	doing a brute force search.
	(search_for_dn): new function, to search for an entry by its dn.
	right now we brute force (objectclass=*) under the base dn and
	compare dn's.  going to add a first pass that explodes the dn and
	searches that way, using (objectclass=*) as a last resort.  also,
	here's where we'd put the extensibleMatch code if we want to go
	that route.

	* backend/ebook/e-card.c (e_card_set_arg): if we're setting the
	full name regenerate ecard->name.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=7345

9 files changed, 277 insertions, 81 deletions

diff --git a/addressbook/ChangeLog b/addressbook/ChangeLog
index 99b57ff51b..4d42549a5e 100644
--- a/addressbook/ChangeLog
+++ b/addressbook/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,54 @@
 2001-01-09  Chris Toshok  <toshok@helixcode.com>
 
+	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.c
+	(e_minicard_view_widget_class_init): register our status_message
+	signal.
+	(status_message): new function, emit our status_message signal.
+	(e_minicard_view_widget_realize): connect to the EMinicardView's
+	status_message signal.
+
+	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.h: add status_message signal.
+
+	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.c (e_minicard_view_class_init):
+	register our status_message signal.
+	(e_minicard_view_init): init status_message_id.
+	(status_message): new function, emit our status_message signal.
+	(book_view_loaded): connect to the EBookView's status_message
+	signal.
+	(disconnect_signals): disconnect status_message_id.
+
+	* gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.h: add status_mesage_id, and
+	status_message signal.
+
+	* gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.c (status_message): new
+	function, emit our status_message.
+	(e_addressbook_model_class_init): register our "status_message"
+	signal.
+	(book_view_loaded): connect to the EBookView's status_message
+	signal, so we can chain it to our parent.
+	(e_addressbook_model_init): init status_message_id.
+	(remove_book_view): disconnect status_message_id.
+
+	* gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.h: add status_message_id, and
+	status_message signal.
+
+	* backend/pas/pas-backend-ldap.c change the objectclass we create
+	objects with to "inetOrgPerson" as it encompasses the fields we
+	use.
+	(create_dn_from_ecard): remove the mail/org handling from
+	here.  we just prepend cn=$cn onto the base dn.
+	(create_card_handler): remove the NULL that build_mods_from_ecards
+	adds at the end, and insert our objectClass.
+	(modify_card_handler): call search_for_dn to get the ECardSimple
+	of the old card, since it might (and does in the current code)
+	doing a brute force search.
+	(search_for_dn): new function, to search for an entry by its dn.
+	right now we brute force (objectclass=*) under the base dn and
+	compare dn's.  going to add a first pass that explodes the dn and
+	searches that way, using (objectclass=*) as a last resort.  also,
+	here's where we'd put the extensibleMatch code if we want to go
+	that route.
+
 	* backend/ebook/e-card.c (e_card_set_arg): if we're setting the
 	full name regenerate ecard->name.
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-ldap.c b/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-ldap.c
index 1aa49cd17b..f7898708ad 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-ldap.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-ldap.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define LDAP_MAX_SEARCH_RESPONSES 100
 
 /* this really needs addressing */
-#define OBJECT_CLASS "person"
+#define OBJECT_CLASS "inetOrgPerson"
 
 
 static gchar *query_prop_to_ldap(gchar *query_prop);
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct prop_info {
 
 #define DN_NORMAL_PROP(fid,q,a) {fid, q, a, PROP_TYPE_NORMAL | PROP_DN, NULL}
 #define DN_LIST_PROP(fid,q,a,ctor,ber,cmp) {fid, q, a, PROP_TYPE_LIST | PROP_DN, ctor, ber, cmp}
+#define LIST_PROP(fid,q,a,ctor,ber,cmp) {fid, q, a, PROP_TYPE_LIST, ctor, ber, cmp}
 #define NORMAL_PROP(fid,q,a) {fid, q, a, PROP_TYPE_NORMAL, NULL}
 
 	DN_NORMAL_PROP (E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_FULL_NAME, "full_name", "cn" ),
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ struct prop_info {
 	NORMAL_PROP    (E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_TITLE,     "title", "title"),
 	DN_NORMAL_PROP (E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_ORG,       "org", "o"),
 	NORMAL_PROP    (E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_PHONE_PRIMARY, "phone", "telephonenumber"),
-	DN_LIST_PROP   (E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_EMAIL, "email", "mail", email_populate_func, email_ber_func, email_compare_func)
+	LIST_PROP      (E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_EMAIL, "email", "mail", email_populate_func, email_ber_func, email_compare_func)
 
 #undef DN_NORMAL_PROP
 #undef DN_LIST_PROP
@@ -352,47 +353,25 @@ ldap_error_to_response (int ldap_error)
 
 
 static char *
-create_dn_from_ecard (ECardSimple *card)
+create_dn_from_ecard (ECardSimple *card, const char *root_dn)
 {
-	char *o, *o_part = NULL;
-	const char *mail;
-	char *mail_part = NULL;
 	char *cn, *cn_part = NULL;
 	char *dn;
 	gboolean need_comma = FALSE;
 
-	o = e_card_simple_get (card, E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_ORG);
-	if (o) {
-		o_part = g_strdup_printf ("o=%s", o);
-		need_comma = TRUE;
-	}
-	else {
-		o_part = g_strdup ("");
-		need_comma = FALSE;
-	}
-
-	mail = e_card_simple_get_email (card, E_CARD_SIMPLE_EMAIL_ID_EMAIL);
-	if (mail) {
-		mail_part = g_strdup_printf ("mail=%s%s", mail, need_comma ? "," : "");
-		need_comma = TRUE;
-	}
-	else {
-		mail_part = g_strdup ("");
-	}
-
 	cn = e_card_simple_get (card, E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_FULL_NAME);
 	if (cn) {
-		cn_part = g_strdup_printf ("cn=\"%s\"%s", cn, need_comma ? "," : "");
+		cn_part = g_strdup_printf ("cn=%s%s", cn, need_comma ? "," : "");
 	}
 	else {
 		cn_part = g_strdup ("");
 	}
 
-	dn = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s%s", cn_part, mail_part, o_part);
+	dn = g_strdup_printf ("%s%s%s", cn_part,
+			      (root_dn && strlen(root_dn)) ? "," : "",
+			      (root_dn && strlen(root_dn)) ? root_dn: "");
 
 	g_free (cn_part);
-	g_free (mail_part);
-	g_free (o_part);
 
 	g_print ("generated dn: %s\n", dn);
 
@@ -469,7 +448,7 @@ build_mods_from_ecards (ECardSimple *current, ECardSimple *new, gboolean *new_dn
 
 			if (prop_info[i].prop_type & PROP_TYPE_NORMAL) {
 				mod->mod_values = g_new (char*, 2);
-				mod->mod_values[0] = e_card_simple_get (new, prop_info[i].field_id);
+				mod->mod_values[0] = new_prop;
 				mod->mod_values[1] = NULL;
 			}
 			else {
@@ -478,6 +457,7 @@ build_mods_from_ecards (ECardSimple *current, ECardSimple *new, gboolean *new_dn
 
 			g_ptr_array_add (result, mod);
 		}
+		
 	}
 
 	/* NULL terminate the list of modifications */
@@ -522,27 +502,34 @@ create_card_handler (PASBackend *backend, LDAPOp *op)
 	LDAPMod *objectclass_mod;
 	LDAP *ldap;
 
+	printf ("vcard = %s\n", create_op->vcard);
+
 	new_ecard = e_card_new (create_op->vcard);
 	new_card = e_card_simple_new (new_ecard);
 
-	dn = create_dn_from_ecard (new_card);
+	dn = create_dn_from_ecard (new_card, bl->priv->ldap_rootdn);
 
 	ldap = bl->priv->ldap;
 
 	/* build our mods */
 	mod_array = build_mods_from_ecards (NULL, new_card, NULL);
-	objectclass_mod = g_new (LDAPMod, 1);
 
+	/* remove the NULL at the end */
+	g_ptr_array_remove (mod_array, NULL);
+
+	objectclass_mod = g_new (LDAPMod, 1);
 	objectclass_mod->mod_op = LDAP_MOD_ADD;
-	objectclass_mod->mod_type = g_strdup ("objectclass");
+	objectclass_mod->mod_type = g_strdup ("objectClass");
 	objectclass_mod->mod_values = g_new (char*, 1);
 	objectclass_mod->mod_values[0] = g_strdup (OBJECT_CLASS);
 	objectclass_mod->mod_values[1] = NULL;
-
 	g_ptr_array_add (mod_array, objectclass_mod);
 
+	g_ptr_array_add (mod_array, NULL);
+
 	ldap_mods = (LDAPMod**)mod_array->pdata;
 
+	g_print ("adding card dn: %s\n", dn);
 	/* actually perform the ldap add */
 	ldap_error = ldap_add_s (ldap, dn, ldap_mods);
 
@@ -641,6 +628,50 @@ typedef struct {
 	char *vcard;
 } LDAPModifyOp;
 
+static ECardSimple *
+search_for_dn (PASBackendLDAP *bl, const char *dn)
+{
+#if 0
+	char **attrs;
+#endif
+	char *query;
+	LDAP *ldap = bl->priv->ldap;
+	LDAPMessage    *res, *e;
+	ECardSimple *result = NULL;
+
+#if 0
+	/* this is broken because if we (say) modify the cn and can't
+           modify the dn (because it overlaps), we lose the ability to
+           search by that component of the dn. */
+	attrs = ldap_explode_dn (dn, 0);
+	query = g_strdup_printf ("(%s)", attrs[0]);
+	printf ("searching for %s\n", query);
+#else
+	query = g_strdup ("(objectclass=*)");
+#endif
+
+	if (ldap_search_s (ldap,
+			   bl->priv->ldap_rootdn,
+			   bl->priv->ldap_scope,
+			   query,
+			   NULL, 0, &res) != -1) {
+		e = ldap_first_entry (ldap, res);
+		while (NULL != e) {
+			if (!strcmp (ldap_get_dn (ldap, e), dn)) {
+				printf ("found it\n");
+				result = build_card_from_entry (ldap, e);
+				break;
+			}
+			e = ldap_next_entry (ldap, e);
+		}
+
+		ldap_msgfree(res);
+	}
+
+	g_free (query);
+	return result;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 modify_card_handler (PASBackend *backend, LDAPOp *op)
 {
@@ -649,63 +680,43 @@ modify_card_handler (PASBackend *backend, LDAPOp *op)
 	ECard *new_ecard;
 	char *id;
 	int response;
-	int            ldap_error;
-	LDAPMessage    *res, *e;
-	char *query;
+	int            ldap_error = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 	GPtrArray *mod_array;
 	LDAPMod **ldap_mods;
 	LDAP *ldap;
+	ECardSimple *current_card;
 
 	new_ecard = e_card_new (modify_op->vcard);
 	id = e_card_get_id(new_ecard);
 
 	ldap = bl->priv->ldap;
 
-	/* we don't get sent the original vcard along with the new one
-           in this call, so we have to query the ldap server for the
-           original record so we can compute our delta. */
-	query = g_strdup_printf ("(dn=%s)", id);
-	ldap_error = ldap_search_s (ldap,
-				    bl->priv->ldap_rootdn,
-				    bl->priv->ldap_scope,
-				    query, NULL, 0, &res);
+	current_card = search_for_dn (bl, id);
 
-	if (ldap_error == LDAP_SUCCESS) {
-		/* get the single card from the list (we're guaranteed
-                   either 1 or 0 since we looked up by dn, which is
-                   unique) */
-		e = ldap_first_entry (ldap, res);
-		if (e)	{
-			ECardSimple *new_card = e_card_simple_new (new_ecard);
-			ECardSimple *current_card = build_card_from_entry (ldap, e);
-			gboolean need_new_dn;
-
-			/* build our mods */
-			mod_array = build_mods_from_ecards (current_card, new_card, &need_new_dn);
-			if (mod_array->len > 0) {
-				ldap_mods = (LDAPMod**)mod_array->pdata;
-
-				/* actually perform the ldap modify */
-				ldap_error = ldap_modify_s (ldap, id, ldap_mods);
-				g_print ("ldap_modify_s returned 0x%x (%s) status\n", ldap_error, ldap_err2string(ldap_error));
-			}
-			else {
-				g_print ("modify list empty.  on modification sent\n");
-			}
+	if (current_card) {
+		ECardSimple *new_card = e_card_simple_new (new_ecard);
+		gboolean need_new_dn;
 
-			/* and clean up */
-			free_mods (mod_array);
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT(new_card));
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT(current_card));
+		/* build our mods */
+		mod_array = build_mods_from_ecards (current_card, new_card, &need_new_dn);
+		if (mod_array->len > 0) {
+			ldap_mods = (LDAPMod**)mod_array->pdata;
+
+			/* actually perform the ldap modify */
+			ldap_error = ldap_modify_s (ldap, id, ldap_mods);
+			g_print ("ldap_modify_s returned 0x%x (%s) status\n", ldap_error, ldap_err2string(ldap_error));
 		}
 		else {
-			g_print ("didn't find original card\n");
+			g_print ("modify list empty.  no modification sent\n");
 		}
 
-		ldap_msgfree(res);
+		/* and clean up */
+		free_mods (mod_array);
+		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT(new_card));
+		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT(current_card));
 	}
 	else {
-		g_print ("ldap_search_s returned 0x%x (%s) status\n", ldap_error, ldap_err2string(ldap_error));
+		g_print ("didn't find original card\n");
 	}
 
 	response = ldap_error_to_response (ldap_error);
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.c b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.c
index 35c8dda745..c40c21f3bb 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.c
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ enum {
 	ARG_EDITABLE,
 };
 
+enum {
+	STATUS_MESSAGE,
+	LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint e_addressbook_model_signals [LAST_SIGNAL] = {0, };
+
 static void
 remove_book_view(EAddressbookModel *model)
 {
@@ -44,10 +51,14 @@ remove_book_view(EAddressbookModel *model)
 	if (model->book_view && model->modify_card_id)
 		gtk_signal_disconnect(GTK_OBJECT (model->book_view),
 				      model->modify_card_id);
+	if (model->book_view && model->status_message_id)
+		gtk_signal_disconnect(GTK_OBJECT (model->book_view),
+				      model->status_message_id);
 
 	model->create_card_id = 0;
 	model->remove_card_id = 0;
 	model->modify_card_id = 0;
+	model->status_message_id = 0;
 
 	if (model->book_view)
 		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(model->book_view));
@@ -236,6 +247,16 @@ modify_card(EBookView *book_view,
 }
 
 static void
+status_message (EBookView *book_view,
+		char* status,
+		EAddressbookModel *model)
+{
+	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (model),
+			 e_addressbook_model_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE],
+			 status);
+}
+
+static void
 e_addressbook_model_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 {
 	ETableModelClass *model_class = (ETableModelClass *) object_class;
@@ -252,6 +273,16 @@ e_addressbook_model_class_init (GtkObjectClass *object_class)
 				 GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_QUERY);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EAddressbookModel::editable", GTK_TYPE_BOOL,
 				 GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_EDITABLE);
+
+	e_addressbook_model_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE] =
+		gtk_signal_new ("status_message",
+				GTK_RUN_LAST,
+				object_class->type,
+				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EAddressbookModelClass, status_message),
+				gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1, GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_addressbook_model_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
 	
 	model_class->column_count = addressbook_col_count;
 	model_class->row_count = addressbook_row_count;
@@ -277,6 +308,7 @@ e_addressbook_model_init (GtkObject *object)
 	model->create_card_id = 0;
 	model->remove_card_id = 0;
 	model->modify_card_id = 0;
+	model->status_message_id = 0;
 	model->data = NULL;
 	model->data_count = 0;
 	model->editable = TRUE;
@@ -304,6 +336,10 @@ book_view_loaded (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, EBookView *book_view, gpointe
 						  "card_changed",
 						  GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(modify_card),
 						  model);
+	model->status_message_id = gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(model->book_view),
+						      "status_message",
+						      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(status_message),
+						      model);
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < model->data_count; i++ ) {
 		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(model->data[i]));
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.h b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.h
index 860fb641ac..79a606b314 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.h
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-model.h
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
    3   Phone
 */
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct _EAddressbookModel EAddressbookModel;
+typedef struct _EAddressbookModelClass EAddressbookModelClass;
+
+struct _EAddressbookModel {
 	ETableModel parent;
 
 	/* item specific fields */
@@ -33,16 +36,21 @@ typedef struct {
 	ECardSimple **data;
 	int data_count;
 
-	int create_card_id, remove_card_id, modify_card_id;
+	int create_card_id, remove_card_id, modify_card_id, status_message_id;
 
 	guint editable : 1;
 	guint first_get_view : 1;
-} EAddressbookModel;
+};
 
 
-typedef struct {
+struct _EAddressbookModelClass {
 	ETableModelClass parent_class;
-} EAddressbookModelClass;
+
+	/*
+	 * Signals
+	 */
+	void (*status_message) (EAddressbookModel *model, const gchar *message);
+};
 
 
 GtkType e_addressbook_model_get_type (void);
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c
index 816c83ca36..416b1e71e6 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c
@@ -152,8 +152,9 @@ e_addressbook_view_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 
 	switch (arg_id){
 	case ARG_BOOK:
-		if (eav->book)
+		if (eav->book) {
 			gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(eav->book));
+		}
 		if (GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg)) {
 			eav->book = E_BOOK(GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg));
 			gtk_object_ref(GTK_OBJECT(eav->book));
@@ -534,6 +535,12 @@ table_right_click(ETableScrolled *table, gint row, gint col, GdkEvent *event, EA
 		return FALSE;
 }
 
+static void
+status_message (GtkObject *object, const gchar *message, EAddressbookView *eav)
+{
+	printf ("status = %s\n", message);
+}
+
 #define SPEC "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>      \
 <ETableSpecification click-to-add=\"true\" draw-grid=\"true\" _click-to-add-message=\"* Click here to add a contact *\">   \
   <ETableColumn model_col= \"0\" _title=\"Name\"          expansion=\"1.0\" minimum_width=\"20\" resizable=\"true\" cell=\"string\"       compare=\"string\"/> \
@@ -641,6 +648,11 @@ change_view_type (EAddressbookView *view, EAddressbookViewType view_type)
 
 	view->view_type = view_type;
 
+	gtk_signal_connect (view->object,
+			    "status_message",
+			    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (status_message),
+			    view);
+
 	gtk_object_set(view->object,
 		       "query", view->query,
 		       "book", view->book,
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.c b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.c
index c6809bf1d0..fbbcd6cf00 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.c
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ enum {
 	ARG_QUERY
 };
 
+enum {
+	STATUS_MESSAGE,
+	LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint e_minicard_view_widget_signals [LAST_SIGNAL] = {0, };
+
+
 GtkType
 e_minicard_view_widget_get_type (void)
 {
@@ -85,6 +93,16 @@ e_minicard_view_widget_class_init (EMinicardViewWidgetClass *klass)
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EMinicardViewWidget::query", GTK_TYPE_STRING,
 				 GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_QUERY);
 
+	e_minicard_view_widget_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE] =
+		gtk_signal_new ("status_message",
+				GTK_RUN_LAST,
+				object_class->type,
+				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EMinicardViewWidgetClass, status_message),
+				gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1, GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_minicard_view_widget_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
+
 	object_class->set_arg       = e_minicard_view_widget_set_arg;
 	object_class->get_arg       = e_minicard_view_widget_get_arg;
 	object_class->destroy       = e_minicard_view_widget_destroy;
@@ -176,6 +194,16 @@ e_minicard_view_widget_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 }
 
 static void
+status_message (EMinicardView *mini_view,
+		char* status,
+		EMinicardViewWidget *view)
+{
+	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (view),
+			 e_minicard_view_widget_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE],
+			 status);
+}
+
+static void
 e_minicard_view_widget_realize (GtkWidget *widget)
 {
 	EMinicardViewWidget *view = E_MINICARD_VIEW_WIDGET(widget);
@@ -196,6 +224,12 @@ e_minicard_view_widget_realize (GtkWidget *widget)
 		"height", (double) 100,
 		"minimum_width", (double) 100,
 		NULL );
+
+	gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(view->emv),
+			   "status_message",
+			   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(status_message),
+			   view);
+
 	gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(view->emv),
 		       "book", view->book,
 		       "query", view->query,
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.h b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.h
index cf20c9a4df..0deb920ffa 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.h
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view-widget.h
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ struct _EMinicardViewWidget
 struct _EMinicardViewWidgetClass
 {
 	ECanvasClass parent_class;
+
+	/*
+	 * Signals
+	 */
+	void (*status_message) (EMinicardView *mini_view, const gchar *message);
 };
 
 GtkType    e_minicard_view_widget_get_type (void);
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.c b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.c
index 7169e41542..d3f08b71ab 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.c
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ enum {
 	ARG_QUERY
 };
 
+enum {
+	STATUS_MESSAGE,
+	LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint e_minicard_view_signals [LAST_SIGNAL] = {0, };
+
 GtkType
 e_minicard_view_get_type (void)
 {
@@ -84,6 +91,16 @@ e_minicard_view_class_init (EMinicardViewClass *klass)
 				 GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_BOOK);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EMinicardView::query", GTK_TYPE_STRING,
 				 GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_QUERY);
+
+	e_minicard_view_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE] =
+		gtk_signal_new ("status_message",
+				GTK_RUN_LAST,
+				object_class->type,
+				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EMinicardViewClass, status_message),
+				gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1, GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_minicard_view_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
 	
 	object_class->set_arg   = e_minicard_view_set_arg;
 	object_class->get_arg   = e_minicard_view_get_arg;
@@ -104,6 +121,7 @@ e_minicard_view_init (EMinicardView *view)
 	view->create_card_id = 0;
 	view->remove_card_id = 0;
 	view->modify_card_id = 0;
+	view->status_message_id = 0;
 	view->canvas_destroy_id = 0;
 	view->first_get_view = TRUE;
 	
@@ -145,6 +163,16 @@ modify_card(EBookView *book_view, const GList *cards, EMinicardView *view)
 }
 
 static void
+status_message (EBookView *book_view,
+		char* status,
+		EMinicardView *view)
+{
+	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (view),
+			 e_minicard_view_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE],
+			 status);
+}
+
+static void
 remove_card(EBookView *book_view, const char *id, EMinicardView *view)
 {
 	e_reflow_sorted_remove_item(E_REFLOW_SORTED(view), id);
@@ -181,6 +209,10 @@ book_view_loaded (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, EBookView *book_view, gpointe
 						  "card_changed",
 						  GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(modify_card),
 						  view);
+	view->status_message_id = gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(view->book_view),
+						     "status_message",
+						     GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(status_message),
+						     view);
 
 	g_list_foreach(E_REFLOW(view)->items, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
 	g_list_foreach(E_REFLOW(view)->items, (GFunc) gtk_object_destroy, NULL);
@@ -373,10 +405,14 @@ disconnect_signals(EMinicardView *view)
 	if (view->book_view && view->modify_card_id)
 		gtk_signal_disconnect(GTK_OBJECT (view->book_view),
 				      view->modify_card_id);
+	if (view->book_view && view->status_message_id)
+		gtk_signal_disconnect(GTK_OBJECT (view->book_view),
+				      view->status_message_id);
 
 	view->create_card_id = 0;
 	view->remove_card_id = 0;
 	view->modify_card_id = 0;
+	view->status_message_id = 0;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.h b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.h
index e4c1be870a..804290d427 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.h
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-view.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct _EMinicardView
 
 	int canvas_destroy_id;
 
-	int create_card_id, remove_card_id, modify_card_id;
+	int create_card_id, remove_card_id, modify_card_id, status_message_id;
 
 	guint first_get_view : 1;
 };
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ struct _EMinicardView
 struct _EMinicardViewClass
 {
 	EReflowSortedClass parent_class;
+
+	/*
+	 * Signals
+	 */
+	void (*status_message) (EMinicardView *mini_view, const gchar *message);
 };
 
 GtkType    e_minicard_view_get_type (void);