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draft-jenkins-jmapcalendars-00
JMAP                                                          N. Jenkins
Internet-Draft                                                  FastMail
Intended status: Standards Track                          March 26, 2019
Expires: September 27, 2019

                           JMAP for Calendars
                     draft-jenkins-jmapcalendars-00

Abstract

   This document specifies a data model for synchronising calendar data
   with a server using JMAP.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Notational conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.2.  The Date datatypes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.3.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     1.4.  Addition to the capabilities object . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.1.  Calendar/get  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.2.  Calendar/changes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     2.3.  Calendar/set  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   3.  Calendar events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.1.  CalendarEvent/get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.2.  CalendarEvent/changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.3.  CalendarEvent/set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.4.  CalendarEvent/copy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     3.5.  CalendarEvent/query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
       3.5.1.  Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
       3.5.2.  Sorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     3.6.  CalendarEvent/queryChanges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   4.  Security considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   5.  IANA considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     5.1.  JMAP capability registration for "calendars"  . . . . . .   8
   6.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9

1.  Introduction

   JMAP ([I-D.ietf-jmap-core] - JSON Meta Application Protocol) is a
   generic protocol for synchronising data, such as mail, calendars or
   contacts, between a client and a server.  It is optimised for mobile
   and web environments, and aims to provide a consistent interface to
   different data types.

   This specification defines a data model for synchronising calendar
   data between a client and a server using JMAP.

1.1.  Notational conventions

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and
   "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP
   14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all
   capitals, as shown here.

   Type signatures, examples and property descriptions in this document
   follow the conventions established in section 1.1 of
   [I-D.ietf-jmap-core].

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   Object properties may also have a set of attributes defined along
   with the type signature.  These have the following meanings:

   o  *server-set*: Only the server can set the value for this property.
      The client MUST NOT send this property when creating a new object
      of this type.

   o  *immutable*: The value MUST NOT change after the object is
      created.

   o  *default*: (This is followed by a JSON value).  The value that
      will be used for this property if it is omitted in an argument, or
      when creating a new object of this type.

   Data types defined in the core specification are used in this
   document.

1.2.  The Date datatypes

   Where "LocalDate" is given as a type, it means a string in the same
   format as "Date", but with the _time-offset_ omitted from the end.
   The interpretation in absolute time depends upon the time zone for
   the event, which may not be a fixed offset (for example when daylight
   saving time occurs).  For example, ""2014-10-30T14:12:00"".

1.3.  Terminology

   The same terminology is used in this document as in the core JMAP
   specification.

1.4.  Addition to the capabilities object

   The capabilities object is returned as part of the standard JMAP
   Session object; see the JMAP spec.  Servers supporting _this_
   specification MUST add a property called
   "urn:ietf:params:jmap:calendars" to the capabilities object.

   The value of this property is an empty object in both the JMAP
   session _capabilities_ property and an account's
   _accountCapabilities_ property.

2.  Calendars

   A Calendar is a named collection of events.  All events are
   associated with one, and only one, calendar.

   A *Calendar* object has the following properties:

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   o  *id*: "Id" (immutable; server-set) The id of the calendar.

   o  *name*: "String" The user-visible name of the calendar.  This may
      be any UTF-8 string of at least 1 character in length and maximum
      255 octets in size.

   o  *color*: "String" Any valid CSS color value.  The color to be used
      when displaying events associated with the calendar.  The color
      SHOULD have sufficient contrast to be used as text on a white
      background.

   o  *sortOrder*: "UnsignedInt" (default: 0) Defines the sort order of
      calendars when presented in the client's UI, so it is consistent
      between devices.  The number MUST be an integer in the range 0 <=
      sortOrder < 2^31.

   A calendar with a lower order should be displayed before a calendar
   with a higher order in any list of calendars in the client's UI.
   Calendars with equal order should be sorted in alphabetical order by
   name.  The sorting should take into locale-specific character order
   convention.  - *isVisible*: "Boolean" (default: true) Should the
   calendar's events be displayed to the user at the moment? -
   *mayReadFreeBusy*: "Boolean" (server-set) The user may read the free-
   busy information for this calendar.  In JMAP terms, this means the
   user may use this calendar as part of a filter in a _CalendarEvent/
   query_ call, however unless "mayRead == true", the events returned
   for this calendar will only contain free-busy information, and be
   stripped of any other data.  This property MUST be "true" if
   _mayRead_ is "true".  - *mayReadItems*: "Boolean" (server-set) The
   user may fetch the events in this calendar.  In JMAP terms, this
   means the user may use this calendar as part of a filter in a
   _CalendarEvent/query_ call - *mayAddItems*: "Boolean" (server-set)
   The user may add events to this calendar.  In JMAP terms, this means
   the user may call _CalendarEvent/set_ to create new events in this
   calendar or move existing events into this calendar from another
   calendar.  This property MUST be "false" if the account to which this
   calendar belongs has the _isReadOnly_ property set to "true".  -
   *mayModifyItems*: "Boolean" (server-set) The user may edit events in
   this calendar by calling _CalendarEvent/set_ with the _update_
   argument referencing events in this collection.  This property MUST
   be "false" if the account to which this calendar belongs has the
   _isReadOnly_ property set to "true".  - *mayRemoveItems*: "Boolean"
   (server-set) The user may remove events from this calendar by calling
   _CalendarEvent/set_ with the _destroy_ argument referencing events in
   this collection, or by updating their _calendarId_ property to a
   different calendar.  This property MUST be "false" if the account to
   which this calendar belongs has the _isReadOnly_ property set to
   "true".  - *mayRename*: "Boolean" (server-set) The user may rename

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   the calendar.  This property MUST be "false" if the account to which
   this calendar belongs has the _isReadOnly_ property set to "true".  -
   *mayDelete*: "Boolean" (server-set) The user may delete the calendar
   itself.  This property MUST be "false" if the account to which this
   calendar belongs has the _isReadOnly_ property set to "true".

2.1.  Calendar/get

   Standard "/get" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core] section
   5.1.  The _ids_ argument may be "null" to fetch all at once.

2.2.  Calendar/changes

   Standard "/changes" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core]
   section 5.2.

2.3.  Calendar/set

   Standard "/set" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core] section
   5.3.

   A calendar MAY be deleted that is currently associated with one or
   more events.  In this case, the events belonging to this calendar
   MUST also be deleted.  Conceptually, this MUST happen prior to the
   calendar itself being deleted, and MUST generate a *push* event that
   modifies the state of the _CalendarEvent_ type for the account.

3.  Calendar events

   A *CalendarEvent* object contains information about an event, or
   recurring series of events, that takes place at a particular time.
   It is a JSEvent object, as defined in [I-D.ietf-calext-jscalendar],
   with the following additional properties:

   o  *id*: "Id" The id of the event.  This property is immutable.

   o  *calendarId*: "Id" The id of the calendar this event belongs to.

   o  *participantId*: "Id|null" The id of the participant in the
      _participants_ object which corresponds to the account this event
      is in.

3.1.  CalendarEvent/get

   Standard "/get" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core] section
   5.1.

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3.2.  CalendarEvent/changes

   Standard "/changes" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core]
   section 5.2

3.3.  CalendarEvent/set

   Standard "/set" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core] section
   5.3.

   When an event is created, updated or destroyed, the server MUST also
   ensure the following:

   o  Any alerts are scheduled/cancelled correctly.

   o  If there is a _participantId_, and the corresponding participant
      has a _role_ of "owner":

      *  If an event is created/updated: send a REQUEST iMIP email with
         the event as an ICS attachment to all participants that are not
         "you".

      *  When an event is destroyed, if it is in the future, then email
         all participants other than you the appropriate iMIP email to
         inform them that the event has been cancelled.  If it is in the
         past, the server SHOULD NOT send a message.

   o  If there is a _participantId_, and the corresponding participant
      does not have a _role_ of "owner", and the _scheduleStatus_ is
      updated for this participant, send the appropriate iMIP email to
      the _replyTo_ address.

3.4.  CalendarEvent/copy

   Standard "/copy" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core] section
   5.4.

3.5.  CalendarEvent/query

   Standard "/query" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core] section
   5.5.

3.5.1.  Filtering

   A *FilterCondition* object has the following properties:

   o  *inCalendars*: "Id[]|null" A list of calendar ids.  An event must
      be in ANY of these calendars to match the condition.

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   o  *after*: "UTCDate|null" The end of the event, or any recurrence of
      the event, in UTC time must be after this date to match the
      condition.

   o  *before*: "UTCDate|null" The start of the event, or any recurrence
      of the event, in UTC time must be before this date to match the
      condition.

   o  *text*: "String|null" Looks for the text in the _title_,
      _description_, _locations_ (matching name/description), or
      _participants_ (matching name/email) properties of the event or
      any recurrence of the event.

   o  *title*: "String|null" Looks for the text in the _title_ property
      of the event, or the overridden _title_ property of a recurrence.

   o  *description*: "String|null" Looks for the text in the
      _description_ property of the event, or the overridden
      _description_ property of a recurrence.

   o  *location*: "String|null" Looks for the text in the _locations_
      property of the event (matching name/description of a location),
      or the overridden _locations_ property of a recurrence.

   o  *owner*: "String|null" Looks for the text in the name or email
      fields of a participant in the _participants_ property of the
      event, or the overridden _participants_ property of a recurrence,
      where the participant has a role of "owner".

   o  *attendee*: "String|null" Looks for the text in the name or email
      fields of a participant in the _participants_ property of the
      event, or the overridden _participants_ property of a recurrence,
      where the participant has a role of "attendee".

   If zero properties are specified on the FilterCondition, the
   condition MUST always evaluate to "true".  If multiple properties are
   specified, ALL must apply for the condition to be "true" (it is
   equivalent to splitting the object into one-property conditions and
   making them all the child of an AND filter operator).

   The exact semantics for matching "String" fields is *deliberately not
   defined* to allow for flexibility in indexing implementation, subject
   to the following:

   o  Text SHOULD be matched in a case-insensitive manner.

   o  Text contained in either (but matched) single or double quotes
      SHOULD be treated as a *phrase search*, that is a match is

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      required for that exact sequence of words, excluding the
      surrounding quotation marks.  Use "\"", "\'" and "\\" to match a
      literal """, "'" and "\" respectively in a phrase.

   o  Outside of a phrase, white-space SHOULD be treated as dividing
      separate tokens that may be searched for separately in the event,
      but MUST all be present for the event to match the filter.

   o  Tokens MAY be matched on a whole-word basis using stemming (so for
      example a text search for "bus" would match "buses" but not
      "business").

3.5.2.  Sorting

   The following properties MUST be supported for sorting:

   o  start

   o  uid

3.6.  CalendarEvent/queryChanges

   Standard "/queryChanges" method as described in [I-D.ietf-jmap-core]
   section 5.6.

4.  Security considerations

   All security considerations of JMAP ([I-D.ietf-jmap-core]) apply to
   this specification.  Additional considerations specific to the data
   types and functionality introduced by this document are described in
   the following subsections.

   TODO

5.  IANA considerations

5.1.  JMAP capability registration for "calendars"

   IANA will register the "calendars" JMAP Capability as follows:

   Capability Name: "urn:ietf:params:jmap:calendars"

   Specification document: this document

   Intended use: common

   Change Controller: IETF

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   Security and privacy considerations: this document, section TODO

6.  Normative References

   [I-D.ietf-calext-jscalendar]
              Jenkins, N. and R. Stepanek, "JSCalendar: A JSON
              representation of calendar data", draft-ietf-calext-
              jscalendar-12 (work in progress), March 2019.

   [I-D.ietf-jmap-core]
              Jenkins, N. and C. Newman, "JSON Meta Application
              Protocol", draft-ietf-jmap-core-16 (work in progress),
              March 2019.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

Author's Address

   Neil Jenkins
   FastMail
   PO Box 234, Collins St West
   Melbourne  VIC 8007
   Australia

   Email: neilj@fastmailteam.com
   URI:   https://www.fastmail.com

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