jCard: The JSON format for vCard
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JSON data formats for vCard and iCalendar                     P. Kewisch
Internet-Draft                                                   Mozilla
Intended status: Standards Track                          April 30, 2013
Expires: November 01, 2013

                    jCard: The JSON format for vCard
                      draft-ietf-jcardcal-jcard-02

Abstract

   This specification defines "jCard", a JSON format for vCard data.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

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   2.  Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Converting from vCard to jCard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  Pre-processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  vCard Stream  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.3.  Properties (RFC6350 section 6)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
       3.3.1.  Special Cases for Properties  . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
         3.3.1.1.  Multi-valued Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
         3.3.1.2.  Grouping of Properties  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
         3.3.1.3.  Structured Property Values  . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.4.  Parameters (RFC6350 Section 5)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
       3.4.1.  VALUE parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
       3.4.2.  Multi-value Parameters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     3.5.  Values (RFC6350 Section 4)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       3.5.1.  Text (RFC6350 Section 4.1)  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       3.5.2.  URI (RFC6350 Section 4.2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       3.5.3.  Date (RFC6350 Section 4.3.1)  . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       3.5.4.  Time (RFC6350 Section 4.3.2)  . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       3.5.5.  Date-Time (RFC6350 Section 4.3.3) . . . . . . . . . .  14
       3.5.6.  Date and/or Time (RFC6350 Section 4.3.4)  . . . . . .  15
       3.5.7.  Timestamp (RFC6350 Section 4.3.5) . . . . . . . . . .  16
       3.5.8.  Boolean (RFC6350 Section 4.4) . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       3.5.9.  Integer (RFC6350 Section 4.5) . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       3.5.10. Float (RFC6350 Section 4.6) . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       3.5.11. UTC Offset (RFC6350 Section 4.7)  . . . . . . . . . .  17
       3.5.12. Language Tag (RFC6350 Section 4.8)  . . . . . . . . .  17
     3.6.  Extensions (RFC6350 Section 6.10) . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   4.  Converting from jCard into vCard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   5.  Handling Unrecognized Properties or Parameters  . . . . . . .  18
   6.  Implementation Status (to be removed prior to publication as
       an RFC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
   8.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
     8.1.  GROUP vCard Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
     8.2.  UNKNOWN vCard Value Data Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
   9.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
   10. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
     10.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
     10.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
   Appendix A.  ABNF Schema  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
   Appendix B.  Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27