MobiLink complete event model



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MobiLink complete event model.

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- // This is a comment.
- <name>
    The pseudocode for <name> is listed separately
    in a later section, under a banner:
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        name
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- VariableName <- value
    Assign the given value to the given variable name.
    Variable names are in mixed case.
- event_name
    If you have defined a script for the given event name,
    it is invoked.
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CONNECT to consolidated database
begin_connection_autocommit
begin_connection
COMMIT
for each synchronization request with 
     the same script version {
  <synchronize>
}
end_connection
COMMIT
DISCONNECT from consolidated database

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synchronize
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<authenticate>
<begin_synchronization>
<upload>
<prepare_for_download>
<download>
<end_synchronization>

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authenticate
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Status <- 1000
UseDefaultAuthentication <- TRUE
if( authenticate_user script is defined ) {
  UseDefaultAuthentication <- FALSE
  TempStatus <- authenticate_user
  if( TempStatus > Status ) {
    Status <- TempStatus
  }
}
if( authenticate_user_hashed script is defined ) {
  UseDefaultAuthentication <- FALSE
  TempStatus <- authenticate_user_hashed
  if( TempStatus > Status ) {
    Status <- TempStatus
  }
}
  if( authenticate_parameters script is defined )
 {
    TempStatus <- authenticate_parameters
    if( TempStatus > Status ) {
      Status <- TempStatus
  }
if( UseDefaultAuthentication ) {
  if( the user exists in the ml_user table ) {
    if( ml_user.hashed_password column is not NULL ) {
      if( password matches ml_user.hashed_password ) {
        Status <- 1000
      } else {
        Status <- 4000
      }
    } else {
      Status <- 1000
    }
  } else if( -zu+ was on the command line ) {
    Status <- 1000
  } else {
    Status <- 4000
  }
} 
if( Status >= 3000 ) {
  // Abort the synchronization.
} else {
  // UserName defaults to MobiLink user name
  // sent from the remote.
  if( modify_user script is defined ) {
    UserName <- modify_user
    // The new value of UserName is later passed to
    // all scripts that expect the MobiLink user name.
  }
}
COMMIT

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begin_synchronization
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begin_synchronization   // Connection event.
for each table being synchronized {
    begin_synchronization    // Call the table level script.
}
for each publication being synchronized {
  begin_publication
} 
COMMIT

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end_synchronization
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for each publication being synchronized {
  if( begin_publication script was processed ) {
    end_publication
  }
}
for each table being synchronized {
  if( begin_synchronization table script was processed ) {
    end_synchronization // Table event.
  }
}
if( begin_synchronization connection script was processed ) {
  end_synchronization     // Connection event.
}
for each table being synchronized {
synchronization_statistics // Table event.
}
synchronization_statistics // Connection event.
for each table being synchronized {
  time_statistics // Table event.
}
time_statistics // Connection event.

COMMIT

For the details of upload processing, see Events during upload.

For the details of download processing, see Events during download.