Google apps shared contacts

[stijnbe]

How difficult would it be to sync civicrm contacts to google apps shared contacts? I was thinking about creating a custom module that creates the google contact when a civicrm contact is created or updated?
Any ideas or thoughts around this subject? People who have made this before? More info on the google shared contacts api can be found here: http://code.google.com/intl/nl-NL/googleapps/domain/shared_contacts/gdata_shared_contacts_api_reference.html


thanks

Stijn

[xavier]

That would be interesting.

However, you might want to queue these requests so you don't slow down the interface.

On drupal, we used a module for that (don't remember the name).

So your hook would queue the modification, and a cron every 5 min checks if they are modifications, and push them in one go.

Another function that would be great is to fetch the contacts from google. (I think there is a even simplier API for that on google)

Let us know how it goes.

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[penguinhead]

Hi stijnbe

Just wondering how you went with this? Google Apps is really taking off and will be the future off cloud computer. This would be fantastic to be able to like Civicrm with google contacts in google apps!

[nicolas]

All,

I have done such an integration for my customers. They now have all their CiviCRM contacts synchronized with the Google Contacts directory for their organization. Give me a buzz if interested.

--Nicolas.

[Donald Lobo]

hey nicolas:

can u post a few / lot more details on what you have done and how. Code snippets etc would be great

lobo

[ddunn]

I'd also be interested in a solution to this. Thanks, David.

[nicolas]

Of course ... since there seems to be interest in this module I will have to cleanup my code and rewrite some parts (ie. using APIs rather than SQL queries, integrate with the new scheduled jobs system rather than being a standalone script, etc.).

Please give me some time to wrap my head around this, do the work, and post this contribution back here or on the svn.

David - PM me if you have an urgent need and we can work something out for you with the existing code.

[steven santos]

Any update on this module?  Its something I really want.

[MickC]

Definitely interested in this - please share Nicolas.  Thanks

[FrTommy]

Same here, would be an awesome feature. Especially if you could choose which group to add the CiviContacts to when they are sent to Google.

[sonicthoughts]

Let me know if you would like some help testing.

[nicolas]

All - I have re-factored my code in an extension, added setup and help screens, and everything is ready to go pending some serious testing. Anyone interested in helping me with testing this extension in a variety of situations please send an email to: nicolas@cividesk.com. Requirements are 4.2 or higher of CiviCRM and a paid Google Apps account. No technical/programming knowledge needed.

The Google Apps sync extension should be released by the end of March at the latest.

[nicolas]

The Google Apps sync extension has been released: http://civicrm.org/extensions/google-apps-sync

[Lionsharz]

Hi

I installed this (Drupal 6 site running 4.2) but no joy as of yet. All seems well in the start - it access permissions from Google Apps and then it says that the first 50 contacts have been synced. But in Apps / Contacts / Directories no other users (apart from our company emails) appear.

Any help you can give much appreciated!

[nicolas]

Lionsharz ... RTFM please ... what does it say right under "50 contacts sync'ed"?

To search CiviCRM contacts in Google, go to the Contacts apps and select 'Directory'. Newly synch'ed contacts will take up to 24 hours to appear in Google due to their cache refresh policy. You can install third-party applications such as 'Easy Shared Contacts or 'Smart Contacts Manager' to see updates in real-time.

Yeah ... If I took the time to write this notice it probably is because it is true.