xul-ext-lightning 1.3+build1-0ubuntu1 / usr / lib / xul-ext / lightning / calendar-js / calUtils.js

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/* This file contains commonly used functions in a centralized place so that
 * various components (and other js scopes) don't need to replicate them. Note
 * that loading this file twice in the same scope will throw errors.
 */

Components.utils.import("resource:///modules/Services.jsm");

/**
 * Returns a clean new calIEvent
 *
 * @param aIcalString       (optional) The icalString to read event details from.
 */
function createEvent(aIcalString) {
    let event = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/event;1"]
                          .createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIEvent);
    if (aIcalString) {
        event.icalString = aIcalString;
    }
    return event;
}

/**
 * Returns a clean new calITodo
 *
 * @param aIcalString       (optional) The icalString to read task details from.
 */
function createTodo(aIcalString) {
    let todo = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/todo;1"]
                         .createInstance(Components.interfaces.calITodo);
    if (aIcalString) {
        todo.icalString = aIcalString;
    }
    return todo;
}

/* Returns a clean new calIDateTime */
function createDateTime(aIcalString) {
    var dt = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/datetime;1"]
                       .createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIDateTime);
    if (aIcalString) {
        dt.icalString = aIcalString;
    }
    return dt;
}

/* Returns a clean new calIDuration */
function createDuration(aIcalString) {
    var dur = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/duration;1"]
                        .createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIDuration);
    if (aIcalString) {
        dur.icalString = aIcalString;
    }
    return dur;
}
/* Returns a clean new calIRecurrenceInfo */
function createRecurrenceInfo(aItem) {
    var recInfo = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/recurrence-info;1"].
           createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIRecurrenceInfo);
    recInfo.item = aItem;
    return recInfo;
}

/* Returns a clean new calIRecurrenceRule */
function createRecurrenceRule() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/recurrence-rule;1"].
           createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIRecurrenceRule);
}

/* Returns a clean new calIRecurrenceRule */
function createRecurrenceDate() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/recurrence-date;1"].
           createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIRecurrenceDate);
}

/* Returns a clean new calIAttendee */
function createAttendee() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/attendee;1"].
           createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIAttendee);
}

/* Returns a clean new calIAttachment */
function createAttachment() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/attachment;1"].
           createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIAttachment);
}

/* Returns a clean new calIAlarm*/
function createAlarm() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/alarm;1"].
           createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIAlarm);
}

/* Returns a clean new calIRelation */
function createRelation() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/relation;1"].
           createInstance(Components.interfaces.calIRelation);
}

/* Shortcut to the console service */
function getConsoleService() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/consoleservice;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIConsoleService);
}

/* Shortcut to the account manager service */
function getAccountManager() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/messenger/account-manager;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgAccountManager);
}

/* Shortcut to the IO service */
function getIOService() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIIOService);
}

/* Shortcut to the calendar-manager service */
function getCalendarManager() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/manager;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.calICalendarManager);
}

/* Shortcut to the ICS service */
function getIcsService() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/ics-service;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.calIICSService);
}

/* Shortcut to the timezone service */
function getTimezoneService() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/timezone-service;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.calITimezoneService);
}

/* Shortcut to calendar search service */
function getCalendarSearchService() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/calendarsearch-service;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.calICalendarSearchProvider);
}

/* Shortcut to the freebusy service */
function getFreeBusyService() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/freebusy-service;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.calIFreeBusyService);
}

/* Shortcut to week info service */
function getWeekInfoService() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/weekinfo-service;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.calIWeekInfoService);
}

/* Shortcut to date formatter service */
function getDateFormatter() {
    return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/datetime-formatter;1"]
                     .getService(Components.interfaces.calIDateTimeFormatter);
}

/// @return the UTC timezone.
function UTC() {
    if (UTC.mObject === undefined) {
        UTC.mObject = getTimezoneService().UTC;
    }
    return UTC.mObject;
}

/// @return the floating timezone.
function floating() {
    if (floating.mObject === undefined) {
        floating.mObject = getTimezoneService().floating;
    }
    return floating.mObject;
}

/**
 * Function to get the best guess at a user's default timezone.
 *
 * @return user's default timezone.
 */
function calendarDefaultTimezone() {
    return getTimezoneService().defaultTimezone;
}

/**
 * Format the given string to work inside a CSS rule selector
 * (and as part of a non-unicode preference key).
 *
 * Replaces each space ' ' char with '_'.
 * Replaces each char other than ascii digits and letters, with '-uxHHH-'
 * where HHH is unicode in hexadecimal (variable length, terminated by the '-').
 *
 * Ensures: result only contains ascii digits, letters,'-', and '_'.
 * Ensures: result is invertible, so (f(a) = f(b)) implies (a = b).
 *   also means f is not idempotent, so (a != f(a)) implies (f(a) != f(f(a))).
 * Ensures: result must be lowercase.
 * Rationale: preference keys require 8bit chars, and ascii chars are legible
 *              in most fonts (in case user edits PROFILE/prefs.js).
 *            CSS class names in Gecko 1.8 seem to require lowercase,
 *              no punctuation, and of course no spaces.
 *   nmchar            [_a-zA-Z0-9-]|{nonascii}|{escape}
 *   name              {nmchar}+
 *   http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/grammar.html#scanner
 *
 * @param aString       The unicode string to format
 * @return              The formatted string using only chars [_a-zA-Z0-9-]
 */
function formatStringForCSSRule(aString) {
    function toReplacement(ch) {
        // char code is natural number (positive integer)
        var nat = ch.charCodeAt(0);
        switch(nat) {
            case 0x20: // space
                return "_";
            default:
                return "-ux" + nat.toString(16) + "-"; // lowercase
        }
    }
    // Result must be lowercase or style rule will not work.
    return aString.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, toReplacement);
}

/**
 * Shared dialog functions
 * Gets the calendar directory, defaults to <profile-dir>/calendar
 */
function getCalendarDirectory() {
    if (getCalendarDirectory.mDir === undefined) {
        var dirSvc = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1"]
                               .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIProperties);
        var dir = dirSvc.get("ProfD", Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
        dir.append("calendar-data");
        if (!dir.exists()) {
            try {
                dir.create(Components.interfaces.nsIFile.DIRECTORY_TYPE,
                           parseInt("0700", 8));
            } catch (exc) {
                ASSERT(false, exc);
                throw exc;
            }
        }
        getCalendarDirectory.mDir = dir;
    }
    return getCalendarDirectory.mDir.clone();
}

/**
 * Check if the specified calendar is writable. This is the case when it is not
 * marked readOnly, we are not offline, or we are offline and the calendar is
 * local.
 *
 * @param aCalendar     The calendar to check
 * @return              True if the calendar is writable
 */
function isCalendarWritable(aCalendar) {
    return (!aCalendar.getProperty("disabled") &&
            !aCalendar.readOnly &&
            (!getIOService().offline ||
             aCalendar.getProperty("cache.enabled") ||
             aCalendar.getProperty("requiresNetwork") === false));
}

/**
 * Check if the specified calendar is writable from an ACL point of view.
 *
 * @param aCalendar     The calendar to check
 * @return              True if the calendar is writable
 */
function userCanAddItemsToCalendar(aCalendar) {
    let aclEntry = aCalendar.aclEntry;
    return (!aclEntry || !aclEntry.hasAccessControl || aclEntry.userIsOwner || aclEntry.userCanAddItems);
}

/**
 * Check if the user can delete items from the specified calendar, from an ACL point of view.
 *
 * @param aCalendar     The calendar to check
 * @return              True if the calendar is writable
 */
function userCanDeleteItemsFromCalendar(aCalendar) {
    let aclEntry = aCalendar.aclEntry;
    return (!aclEntry || !aclEntry.hasAccessControl || aclEntry.userIsOwner || aclEntry.userCanDeleteItems);
}

/**
 * Check if the user can fully modify the specified item, from an ACL point of view.
 * Note to be confused with the right to respond to an invitation, which is
 * handled instead by userCanRespondToInvitation.
 *
 * @param aItem         The calendar item to check
 * @return              True if the item is modifiable
 */
function userCanModifyItem(aItem) {
    let aclEntry = aItem.aclEntry;
    return (!aclEntry || !aclEntry.calendarEntry.hasAccessControl || aclEntry.calendarEntry.userIsOwner || aclEntry.userCanModify);
}

/**
 * Check if the attendee object matches one of the addresses in the list. This
 * is useful to determine whether the current user acts as a delegate.
 *
 * @param aAttendee     The reference attendee object
 * @param addresses     The list of addresses
 * @return              True if there is a match
 */
function attendeeMatchesAddresses(anAttendee, addresses) {
    let attId = anAttendee.id.toLowerCase().replace(/^mailto:/, "");
    for each (let address in addresses) {
        if (attId == address.toLowerCase().replace(/^mailto:/, "")) {
            return true;
        }
    }

    return false;
}

/**
 * Check if the user can fully modify the specified item, from an ACL point of view.
 * Note to be confused with the right to respond to an invitation, which is
 * handled instead by userCanRespondToInvitation.
 *
 * @param aItem         The calendar item to check
 * @return              True if the item is modifiable
 */
function userCanRespondToInvitation(aItem) {
    let aclEntry = aItem.aclEntry;
    return userCanModifyItem(aItem) || aclEntry.userCanRespond;
}

/**
 * Opens the Create Calendar wizard
 *
 * @param aCallback  a function to be performed after calendar creation
 */
function openCalendarWizard(aCallback) {
    openDialog("chrome://calendar/content/calendarCreation.xul", "caEditServer",
               "chrome,titlebar,modal,resizable", aCallback);
}

/**
 * Opens the calendar properties window for aCalendar
 *
 * @param aCalendar  the calendar whose properties should be displayed
 */
function openCalendarProperties(aCalendar) {
    openDialog("chrome://calendar/content/calendar-properties-dialog.xul",
               "CalendarPropertiesDialog",
               "chrome,titlebar,modal,resizable",
               {calendar: aCalendar});
}

/**
 * Opens the print dialog
 */
function calPrint() {
    openDialog("chrome://calendar/content/calendar-print-dialog.xul", "Print",
               "centerscreen,chrome,resizable");
}

/**
 * Other functions
 */

/**
 * Takes a string and returns an nsIURI
 *
 * @param aUriString  the string of the address to for the spec of the nsIURI
 *
 * @returns  an nsIURI whose spec is aUriString
 */
function makeURL(aUriString) {
    return getIOService().newURI(aUriString, null, null);
}

/**
 * Returns a calIDateTime that corresponds to the current time in the user's
 * default timezone.
 */
function now() {
    var d = createDateTime();
    d.jsDate = new Date();
    return d.getInTimezone(calendarDefaultTimezone());
}

/**
 * Returns a calIDateTime corresponding to a javascript Date.
 *
 * @param aDate     a javascript date
 * @param aTimezone (optional) a timezone that should be enforced
 * @returns         a calIDateTime
 *
 * @warning  Use of this function is strongly discouraged.  calIDateTime should
 *           be used directly whenever possible.
 *           If you pass a timezone, then the passed jsDate's timezone will be ignored,
 *           but only its local time portions are be taken.
 */
function jsDateToDateTime(aDate, aTimezone) {
    var newDate = createDateTime();
    if (aTimezone) {
        newDate.resetTo(aDate.getFullYear(),
                        aDate.getMonth(),
                        aDate.getDate(),
                        aDate.getHours(),
                        aDate.getMinutes(),
                        aDate.getSeconds(),
                        aTimezone);
    } else {
        newDate.jsDate = aDate;
    }
    return newDate;
}

/**
 * Selects an item with id aItemId in the radio group with id aRadioGroupId
 *
 * @param aRadioGroupId  the id of the radio group which contains the item
 * @param aItemId        the item to be selected
 */
function calRadioGroupSelectItem(aRadioGroupId, aItemId) {
    var radioGroup = document.getElementById(aRadioGroupId);
    var items = radioGroup.getElementsByTagName("radio");
    var index;
    for (var i in items) {
        if (items[i].getAttribute("id") == aItemId) {
            index = i;
            break;
        }
    }
    ASSERT(index && index != 0, "Can't find radioGroup item to select.", true);
    radioGroup.selectedIndex = index;
}


/** checks if an item is supported by a Calendar
* @param aCalendar the calendar
* @param aItem the item either a task or an event
* @return true or false
*/
function isItemSupported(aItem, aCalendar) {
    if (isToDo(aItem)) {
        return (aCalendar.getProperty("capabilities.tasks.supported") !== false);
    } else if (isEvent(aItem)) {
        return (aCalendar.getProperty("capabilities.events.supported") !== false);
    }
    return false;
}

/**
 * (At least on branch 1.8), the js instanceof operator does not work to test
 * interfaces on direct implementation objects, i.e. non-wrapped objects.
 * This function falla back to using QueryInterface to check whether the interface
 * is implemented.
 */
function calInstanceOf(aObject, aInterface) {
    // We first try instanceof which is assumed to be faster than querying the object:
    if (!(aObject instanceof aInterface)) {
        // if the passed object in not wrapped (but a plain implementation),
        // instanceof won't check QueryInterface.
        try {
            aObject.QueryInterface(aInterface);
        } catch (exc) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

/**
 * Determines whether or not the aObject is a calIEvent
 *
 * @param aObject  the object to test
 * @returns        true if the object is a calIEvent, false otherwise
 */
function isEvent(aObject) {
    return calInstanceOf(aObject, Components.interfaces.calIEvent);
}

/**
 * Determines whether or not the aObject is a calITodo
 *
 * @param aObject  the object to test
 * @returns        true if the object is a calITodo, false otherwise
 */
function isToDo(aObject) {
    return calInstanceOf(aObject, Components.interfaces.calITodo);
}

/**
 * Normal get*Pref calls will throw if the pref is undefined.  This function
 * will get a bool, int, or string pref.  If the pref is undefined, it will
 * return aDefault.
 *
 * @param aPrefName   the (full) name of preference to get
 * @param aDefault    (optional) the value to return if the pref is undefined
 */
function getPrefSafe(aPrefName, aDefault) {
    const nsIPrefBranch = Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch;
    const prefB = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
                            .getService(nsIPrefBranch);
    // Since bug 193332 does not fix the current branch, calling get*Pref will
    // throw NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED if clearUserPref() was called and there is no
    // default value. To work around that, catch the exception.
    try {
        switch (prefB.getPrefType(aPrefName)) {
            case nsIPrefBranch.PREF_BOOL:
                return prefB.getBoolPref(aPrefName);
            case nsIPrefBranch.PREF_INT:
                return prefB.getIntPref(aPrefName);
            case nsIPrefBranch.PREF_STRING:
                return prefB.getCharPref(aPrefName);
            default: // includes nsIPrefBranch.PREF_INVALID
                return aDefault;
        }
    } catch (e) {
        return aDefault;
    }
}

/**
 * Wrapper for setting prefs of various types.
 *
 * @param aPrefName   the (full) name of preference to set
 * @param aPrefValue  the value to set the pref to
 * @param aPrefType   (optional) the type of preference to set.
 *                    Valid values are: BOOL, INT, and CHAR
 */
function setPref(aPrefName, aPrefValue, aPrefType) {
    if (!aPrefType) {
        switch (typeof(aPrefValue)) {
            case "boolean":
                aPrefType = "BOOL";
                break;
            case "number": // xxx think: includes non-int numbers, too
                aPrefType = "INT";
                break;
            default:
                aPrefType = "CHAR";
                break;
        }
    }
    let prefB = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
                          .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
    switch (aPrefType) {
        case "BOOL":
            prefB.setBoolPref(aPrefName, aPrefValue);
            break;
        case "INT":
            prefB.setIntPref(aPrefName, aPrefValue);
            break;
        case "CHAR":
            prefB.setCharPref(aPrefName, aPrefValue);
            break;
    }
}

/**
 * Helper function to set a localized (complex) pref from a given string
 *
 * @param aPrefName   the (full) name of preference to set
 * @param aString     the string to which the preference value should be set
 */
function setLocalizedPref(aPrefName, aString) {
    const prefB = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"].
                  getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
    var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"].
              createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
    str.data = aString;
    prefB.setComplexValue(aPrefName, Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString, str);
}

/**
 * Like getPrefSafe, except for complex prefs (those used for localized data).
 *
 * @param aPrefName   the (full) name of preference to get
 * @param aDefault    (optional) the value to return if the pref is undefined
 */
function getLocalizedPref(aPrefName, aDefault) {
    const pb2 = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"].
                getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch2);
    var result;
    try {
        result = pb2.getComplexValue(aPrefName, Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString).data;
    } catch(ex) {
        return aDefault;
    }
    return result;
}

/**
 * Get array of category names from preferences or locale default,
 * unescaping any commas in each category name.
 * @return array of category names
 */
function getPrefCategoriesArray() {
    var categories = getLocalizedPref("calendar.categories.names", null);
    // If no categories are configured load a default set from properties file
    if (!categories || categories == "") {
        categories = calGetString("categories", "categories2");
        setLocalizedPref("calendar.categories.names", categories);
    }
    return categoriesStringToArray(categories);
}

/**
 * Convert categories string to list of category names.
 *
 * Stored categories may include escaped commas within a name.
 * Split categories string at commas, but not at escaped commas (\,).
 * Afterward, replace escaped commas (\,) with commas (,) in each name.
 * @param aCategoriesPrefValue string from "calendar.categories.names" pref,
 * which may contain escaped commas (\,) in names.
 * @return list of category names
 */
function categoriesStringToArray(aCategories) {
    if (!aCategories) {
        return [];
    }
    // \u001A is the unicode "SUBSTITUTE" character
    function revertCommas(name) { return name.replace(/\u001A/g, ","); }
    return aCategories.replace(/\\,/g, "\u001A").split(",").map(revertCommas);
}

/**
 * Set categories preference, escaping any commas in category names.
 * @param aCategoriesArray array of category names,
 * may contain unescaped commas which will be escaped in combined pref.
 */
function setPrefCategoriesFromArray(aCategoriesArray) {
    setLocalizedPref("calendar.categories.names",
                     categoriesArrayToString(aCategoriesList));
}

/**
 * Convert array of category names to string.
 *
 * Category names may contain commas (,).  Escape commas (\,) in each,
 * then join them in comma separated string for storage.
 * @param aSortedCategoriesArray sorted array of category names,
 * may contain unescaped commas, which will be escaped in combined string.
 */
function categoriesArrayToString(aSortedCategoriesArray) {
    function escapeComma(category) { return category.replace(/,/g,"\\,"); }
    return aSortedCategoriesArray.map(escapeComma).join(",");
}

/**
 * Creates a string bundle.
 *
 * @param bundleURL The bundle URL
 * @return string bundle
 */
function calGetStringBundle(bundleURL) {
    let service = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"]
                            .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService);
    return service.createBundle(bundleURL);
}

/**
 * Gets the value of a string in a .properties file from the calendar bundle
 *
 * @param aBundleName  the name of the properties file.  It is assumed that the
 *                     file lives in chrome://calendar/locale/
 * @param aStringName  the name of the string within the properties file
 * @param aParams      optional array of parameters to format the string
 * @param aComponent   optional stringbundle component name
 */
function calGetString(aBundleName, aStringName, aParams, aComponent) {
    try {
        if (!aComponent) {
            aComponent = "calendar";
        }
        var propName = "chrome://" + aComponent + "/locale/" + aBundleName + ".properties";
        var props = calGetStringBundle(propName);

        if (aParams && aParams.length) {
            return props.formatStringFromName(aStringName, aParams, aParams.length);
        } else {
            return props.GetStringFromName(aStringName);
        }
    } catch (ex) {
        var s = ("Failed to read '" + aStringName + "' from " + propName + ".");
        Components.utils.reportError(s + " Error: " + ex);
        return s;
    }
}

/**
 * Gets the value of the fields of a string array in a .properties file from the calendar bundle
 *
 * @param aBundleName  the name of the properties file. It is assumed that the
 *                     file lives in chrome://calendar/locale/
 * @param aStringNames the array with the name of the strings within the properties file
 * @param aParams      optional array of parameters to format the string
 * @param aComponent   optional stringbundle component name
 */

function calGetStringArray(aBundleName, aStringNames, aParams, aComponent) {
    var retArray = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < aStringNames.length; ++i) {
        retArray.push(calGetString(aBundleName, aStringNames[i], aParams, aComponent));
    }
    return retArray;
}

/**
 * Make a UUID using the UUIDGenerator service available, we'll use that.
 */
function getUUID() {
    var uuidGen = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/uuid-generator;1"]
                  .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIUUIDGenerator);
    // generate uuids without braces to avoid problems with
    // CalDAV servers that don't support filenames with {}
    return uuidGen.generateUUID().toString().replace(/[{}]/g, '');
}

/**
 * Due to a bug in js-wrapping, normal == comparison can fail when we
 * have 2 objects.  Use these functions to force them both to get wrapped
 * the same way, allowing for normal comparison.
 */

/**
 * calIItemBase comparer
 */
function compareItems(aItem, aOtherItem) {
    var sip1 = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-interface-pointer;1"].
               createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsInterfacePointer);
    sip1.data = aItem;
    sip1.dataIID = Components.interfaces.calIItemBase;

    var sip2 = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-interface-pointer;1"].
               createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsInterfacePointer);
    sip2.data = aOtherItem;
    sip2.dataIID = Components.interfaces.calIItemBase;
    return sip1.data == sip2.data;
}

/**
 * Tries to get rid of wrappers. This is used to avoid cyclic references, and thus leaks.
 */
function calTryWrappedJSObject(obj) {
    if (obj && obj.wrappedJSObject) {
        obj = obj.wrappedJSObject;
    }
    return obj;
}

/**
 * Generic object comparer
 * Use to compare two objects which are not of type calIItemBase, in order
 * to avoid the js-wrapping issues mentioned above.
 *
 * @param aObject        first object to be compared
 * @param aOtherObject   second object to be compared
 * @param aIID           IID to use in comparison, undefined/null defaults to nsISupports
 */
function compareObjects(aObject, aOtherObject, aIID) {
    // xxx todo: seems to work fine e.g. for WCAP, but I still mistrust this trickery...
    //           Anybody knows an official API that could be used for this purpose?
    //           For what reason do clients need to pass aIID since
    //           every XPCOM object has to implement nsISupports?
    //           XPCOM (like COM, like UNO, ...) defines that QueryInterface *only* needs to return
    //           the very same pointer for nsISupports during its lifetime.
    if (!aIID) {
        aIID = Components.interfaces.nsISupports;
    }
    var sip1 = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-interface-pointer;1"].
               createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsInterfacePointer);
    sip1.data = aObject;
    sip1.dataIID = aIID;

    var sip2 = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-interface-pointer;1"].
               createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsInterfacePointer);
    sip2.data = aOtherObject;
    sip2.dataIID = aIID;
    return sip1.data == sip2.data;
}

/**
 * Compare two arrays using the passed function.
 */
function compareArrays(aOne, aTwo, compareFunc) {
    if (!aOne && !aTwo)
        return true;
    if (!aOne || !aTwo)
        return false;
    var len = aOne.length;
    if (len != aTwo.length)
        return false;
    for (var i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
        if (!compareFunc(aOne[i], aTwo[i]))
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}

/**
 * Takes care of all QueryInterface business, including calling the QI of any
 * existing parent prototypes.
 *
 * @param aSelf         The object the QueryInterface is being made to
 * @param aProto        Caller's prototype object
 * @param aIID          The IID to check for
 * @param aList         (Optional if aClassInfo is specified) An array of
 *                        interfaces from Components.interfaces
 * @param aClassInfo    (Optional) an Object containing the class info for this
 *                        prototype.
 */
function doQueryInterface(aSelf, aProto, aIID, aList, aClassInfo) {
    if (aClassInfo) {
        if (aIID.equals(Components.interfaces.nsIClassInfo)) {
            return aClassInfo;
        }
        if (!aList) {
            aList = aClassInfo.getInterfaces({});
        }
    }

    for each (var iid in aList) {
        if (aIID.equals(iid)) {
            return aSelf;
        }
    }

    if (aIID.equals(Components.interfaces.nsISupports)) {
        return aSelf;
    }

    if (aProto) {
        var base = aProto.__proto__;
        if (base && base.QueryInterface) {
            // Try to QI the base prototype
            return base.QueryInterface.call(aSelf, aIID);
        }
    }

    throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_NO_INTERFACE;
}

/**
 * Many computations want to work only with date-times, not with dates.  This
 * method will return a proper datetime (set to midnight) for a date object.  If
 * the object is already a datetime, it will simply be returned.
 *
 * @param aDate  the date or datetime to check
 */
function ensureDateTime(aDate) {
    if (!aDate || !aDate.isDate) {
        return aDate;
    }
    var newDate = aDate.clone();
    newDate.isDate = false;
    return newDate;
}

/**
 * Get the default event start date. This is the next full hour, or 23:00 if it
 * is past 23:00.
 *
 * @param aReferenceDate    If passed, the time of this date will be modified,
 *                            keeping the date and timezone intact.
 */
function getDefaultStartDate(aReferenceDate) {
    var startDate = now();
    if (aReferenceDate) {
        var savedHour = startDate.hour;
        startDate = aReferenceDate;
        if (!startDate.isMutable) {
            startDate = startDate.clone();
        }
        startDate.isDate = false;
        startDate.hour = savedHour;
    }

    startDate.second = 0;
    startDate.minute = 0;
    if (startDate.hour < 23) {
        startDate.hour++;
    }
    return startDate;
}

/**
 * Setup the default start and end hours of the given item. This can be a task
 * or an event.
 *
 * @param aItem             The item to set up the start and end date for.
 * @param aReferenceDate    If passed, the time of this date will be modified,
 *                            keeping the date and timezone intact.
 */
function setDefaultStartEndHour(aItem, aReferenceDate) {
    aItem[calGetStartDateProp(aItem)] = getDefaultStartDate(aReferenceDate);

    if (isEvent(aItem)) {
        aItem.endDate = aItem.startDate.clone();
        aItem.endDate.minute += getPrefSafe("calendar.event.defaultlength", 60);
    }
}

/****
 **** debug code
 ****/

/**
 * Logs a string or an object to both stderr and the js-console only in the case
 * where the calendar.debug.log pref is set to true.
 *
 * @param aArg  either a string to log or an object whose entire set of
 *              properties should be logged.
 */
function LOG(aArg) {
    var prefB = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"].
                getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
    var shouldLog = false;
    try {
        shouldLog = prefB.getBoolPref("calendar.debug.log");
    } catch(ex) {}

    if (!shouldLog) {
        return;
    }
    ASSERT(aArg, "Bad log argument.", false);
    var string;
    // We should just dump() both String objects, and string primitives.
    if (!(aArg instanceof String) && !(typeof(aArg) == "string")) {
        var string = "Logging object...\n";
        for (var prop in aArg) {
            string += prop + ': ' + aArg[prop] + '\n';
        }
        string += "End object\n";
    } else {
        string = aArg;
    }

    // xxx todo consider using function debug()
    dump(string + '\n');
    getConsoleService().logStringMessage(string);
}

/**
 * Dumps a warning to both console and js console.
 *
 * @param aMessage warning message
 */
function WARN(aMessage) {
    dump("Warning: " + aMessage + '\n');
    var scriptError = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/scripterror;1"]
                                .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIScriptError);
    scriptError.init(aMessage, null, null, 0, 0,
                     Components.interfaces.nsIScriptError.warningFlag,
                     "component javascript");
    getConsoleService().logMessage(scriptError);
}

/**
 * Dumps an error to both console and js console.
 *
 * @param aMessage error message
 */
function ERROR(aMessage) {
    dump("Error: " + aMessage + '\n');
    var scriptError = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/scripterror;1"]
                                .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIScriptError);
    scriptError.init(aMessage, null, null, 0, 0,
                     Components.interfaces.nsIScriptError.errorFlag,
                     "component javascript");
    getConsoleService().logMessage(scriptError);
}

/**
 * Returns a string describing the current js-stack with filename and line
 * numbers.
 *
 * @param aDepth (optional) The number of frames to include. Defaults to 5.
 * @param aSkip  (optional) Number of frames to skip
 */
function STACK(aDepth, aSkip) {
    let depth = aDepth || 10;
    let skip = aSkip || 0;
    let stack = "";
    let frame = Components.stack.caller;
    for (let i = 1; i <= depth + skip && frame; i++) {
        if (i > skip) {
            stack += i + ": [" + frame.filename + ":" +
                     frame.lineNumber + "] " + frame.name + "\n";
        }
        frame = frame.caller;
    }
    return stack;
}

/**
 * Logs a message and the current js-stack, if aCondition fails
 *
 * @param aCondition  the condition to test for
 * @param aMessage    the message to report in the case the assert fails
 * @param aCritical   if true, throw an error to stop current code execution
 *                    if false, code flow will continue
 *                    may be a result code
 */
function ASSERT(aCondition, aMessage, aCritical) {
    if (aCondition) {
        return;
    }

    let string = "Assert failed: " + aMessage + '\n' + STACK(0, 1);
    if (aCritical) {
        throw new Components.Exception(string,
                                       aCritical === true ? Components.results.NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED : aCritical);
    } else {
        Components.utils.reportError(string);
    }
}

/**
 * Uses the prompt service to display an error message.
 * This function cannot be migrated into a module file, because it relies on an outer window object.
 *
 * @param aMsg The message to be shown
 */
function showError(aMsg) {
    let window = window || null;
    if (window) {
        let promptService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/embedcomp/prompt-service;1"]
                                      .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPromptService);
        promptService.alert(window, calGetString("calendar", "genericErrorTitle"), aMsg);
    }
}

/**
 * Pick whichever of "black" or "white" will look better when used as a text
 * color against a background of bgColor.
 *
 * @param bgColor   the background color as a "#RRGGBB" string
 */
function getContrastingTextColor(bgColor)
{
    var calcColor = bgColor.replace(/#/g, "");
    var red = parseInt(calcColor.substring(0, 2), 16);
    var green = parseInt(calcColor.substring(2, 4), 16);
    var blue = parseInt(calcColor.substring(4, 6), 16);

    // Calculate the brightness (Y) value using the YUV color system.
    var brightness = (0.299 * red) + (0.587 * green) + (0.114 * blue);

    // Consider all colors with less than 56% brightness as dark colors and
    // use white as the foreground color, otherwise use black.
    if (brightness < 144) {
        return "white";
    }

    return "black";
}

/**
 * Returns the property name used for the start date of an item, ie either an
 * event's start date or a task's entry date.
 */
function calGetStartDateProp(aItem) {
    if (isEvent(aItem)) {
        return "startDate";
    } else if (isToDo(aItem)) {
        return "entryDate";
    }
    throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
}

/**
 * Returns the property name used for the end date of an item, ie either an
 * event's end date or a task's due date.
 */
function calGetEndDateProp(aItem) {
    if (isEvent(aItem)) {
        return "endDate";
    } else if (isToDo(aItem)) {
        return "dueDate";
    }
    throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
}

/**
 * Checks whether the passed item fits into the demanded range.
 *
 * @param item               the item
 * @param rangeStart         (inclusive) range start or null (open range)
 * @param rangeStart         (exclusive) range end or null (open range)
 * @param returnDtstartOrDue returns item's start (or due) date in case
 *                           the item is in the specified Range; null otherwise.
 */
function checkIfInRange(item, rangeStart, rangeEnd, returnDtstartOrDue)
{
    let startDate;
    let endDate;
    if (isEvent(item)) {
        startDate = item.startDate;
        if (!startDate) { // DTSTART mandatory
            // xxx todo: should we assert this case?
            return null;
        }
        endDate = (item.endDate || startDate);
    } else {
        let dueDate = item.dueDate;
        startDate = (item.entryDate || dueDate);
        if (!item.entryDate) {
            if (returnDtstartOrDue) { // DTSTART or DUE mandatory
                return null;
            }
            // 3.6.2. To-do Component
            // A "VTODO" calendar component without the "DTSTART" and "DUE" (or
            // "DURATION") properties specifies a to-do that will be associated
            // with each successive calendar date, until it is completed.
            let completedDate = item.completedDate;
            if (completedDate) {
                let queryStart = ensureDateTime(rangeStart);
                completedDate = ensureDateTime(completedDate);
                return (!queryStart || completedDate.compare(queryStart) > 0);
            }
            return true;
        }
        endDate = (dueDate || startDate);
    }

    let start = ensureDateTime(startDate);
    let end = ensureDateTime(endDate);

    let queryStart = ensureDateTime(rangeStart);
    let queryEnd = ensureDateTime(rangeEnd);

    if (start.compare(end) == 0) {
        if ((!queryStart || start.compare(queryStart) >= 0) &&
            (!queryEnd || start.compare(queryEnd) < 0)) {
            return startDate;
        }
    } else {
        if ((!queryEnd || start.compare(queryEnd) < 0) &&
            (!queryStart || end.compare(queryStart) > 0)) {
            return startDate;
        }
    }
    return null;
}

/**
 * This function return the progress state of a task:
 * completed, overdue, duetoday, inprogress, future
 *
 * @param aTask     The task to check.
 * @return          The progress atom.
 */
function getProgressAtom(aTask) {
    var now = new Date();

    if (aTask.recurrenceInfo)
      return "repeating";

    if (aTask.isCompleted)
      return "completed";

    if (aTask.dueDate && aTask.dueDate.isValid) {
        if (aTask.dueDate.jsDate.getTime() < now.getTime()) {
            return "overdue";
        } else if (aTask.dueDate.year == now.getFullYear() &&
                   aTask.dueDate.month == now.getMonth() &&
                   aTask.dueDate.day == now.getDate()) {
            return "duetoday";
        }
    }

    if (aTask.entryDate && aTask.entryDate.isValid &&
        aTask.entryDate.jsDate.getTime() < now.getTime()) {
        return "inprogress";
    }

    return "future";
}

/**
 * Returns true if we are Sunbird (according to our UUID), false otherwise.
 */
function isSunbird()
{
    if (isSunbird.mIsSunbird === undefined) {
        var appInfo = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/xre/app-info;1"]
                                .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIXULAppInfo);
        isSunbird.mIsSunbird = (appInfo.ID == "{718e30fb-e89b-41dd-9da7-e25a45638b28}");
    }
    return isSunbird.mIsSunbird;
}

function hasPositiveIntegerValue(elementId)
{
    var value = document.getElementById(elementId).value;
    if (value && (parseInt(value) == value) && value > 0) {
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

function getAtomFromService(aStr) {
    var atomService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/atom-service;1"]
                      .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIAtomService);
    return atomService.getAtom(aStr);
}

function calInterfaceBag(iid) {
    this.init(iid);
}
calInterfaceBag.prototype = {
    mIid: null,
    mInterfaces: null,

    /// internal:
    init: function calInterfaceBag_init(iid) {
        this.mIid = iid;
        this.mInterfaces = [];
    },

    /// external:
    get size() {
        return this.mInterfaces.length;
    },

    get interfaceArray() {
        return this.mInterfaces;
    },

    add: function calInterfaceBag_add(iface) {
        if (iface) {
            var iid = this.mIid;
            function eq(obj) {
                return compareObjects(obj, iface, iid);
            }
            if (!this.mInterfaces.some(eq)) {
                this.mInterfaces.push(iface);
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    },

    remove: function calInterfaceBag_remove(iface) {
        if (iface) {
            var iid = this.mIid;
            function neq(obj) {
                return !compareObjects(obj, iface, iid);
            }
            this.mInterfaces = this.mInterfaces.filter(neq);
        }
    },

    forEach: function calInterfaceBag_forEach(func) {
        this.mInterfaces.forEach(func);
    }
};

function calListenerBag(iid) {
    this.init(iid);
}
calListenerBag.prototype = {
    __proto__: calInterfaceBag.prototype,

    notify: function calListenerBag_notify(func, args) {
        function notifyFunc(iface) {
            try {
                iface[func].apply(iface, args ? args : []);
            }
            catch (exc) {
                Components.utils.reportError(exc + " STACK: " + STACK());
            }
        }
        this.mInterfaces.forEach(notifyFunc);
    }
};

function sendMailTo(aRecipient, aSubject, aBody) {

    if (Components.classes["@mozilla.org/messengercompose;1"]) {
        // We are in Thunderbird, we can use the compose interface directly
        var msgComposeService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/messengercompose;1"]
                                .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgComposeService);
        var msgParams = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/messengercompose/composeparams;1"]
                        .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgComposeParams);
        var composeFields = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/messengercompose/composefields;1"]
                            .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgCompFields);

        composeFields.to = aRecipient;
        composeFields.subject = aSubject;
        composeFields.body = aBody;

        msgParams.type = Components.interfaces.nsIMsgCompType.New;
        msgParams.format = Components.interfaces.nsIMsgCompFormat.Default;
        msgParams.composeFields = composeFields;

        msgComposeService.OpenComposeWindowWithParams(null, msgParams);
    } else {
        // We are in a place without a composer. Use the external protocol
        // service.
        var protoSvc = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/uriloader/external-protocol-service;1"]
                       .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIExternalProtocolService);

        var uriString = "mailto:";
        var uriParams = [];
        if (aRecipient) {
            uriString += aRecipient;
        }

        if (aSubject) {
            uriParams.push("subject=" + encodeURIComponent(aSubject));
        }

        if (aBody) {
            uriParams.push("body=" + encodeURIComponent(aSubject));
        }

        if (uriParams.length > 0) {
            uriString += "?" + uriParams.join("&");
        }

        protoSvc.loadUrl(makeURL(uriString));
    }
}

/**
 * This object implements calIOperation and could group multiple sub
 * operations into one. You can pass a cancel function which is called once
 * the operation group is cancelled.
 * Users must call notifyCompleted() once all sub operations have been
 * successful, else the operation group will stay pending.
 * The reason for the latter is that providers currently should (but need
 * not) implement (and return) calIOperation handles, thus there may be pending
 * calendar operations (without handle).
 */
function calOperationGroup(cancelFunc) {
    this.wrappedJSObject = this;
    if (calOperationGroup.mOpGroupId === undefined) {
        calOperationGroup.mOpGroupId = 0;
    }
    if (calOperationGroup.mOpGroupPrefix === undefined) {
        calOperationGroup.mOpGroupPrefix = (getUUID() + "-");
    }
    this.mCancelFunc = cancelFunc;
    this.mId = (calOperationGroup.mOpGroupPrefix + calOperationGroup.mOpGroupId++);
    this.mSubOperations = [];
}
calOperationGroup.prototype = {
    mCancelFunc: null,
    mId: null,
    mIsPending: true,
    mStatus: Components.results.NS_OK,
    mSubOperations: null,

    add: function calOperationGroup_add(op) {
        if (op && op.isPending) {
            this.mSubOperations.push(op);
        }
    },

    remove: function calOperationGroup_remove(op) {
        if (op) {
            function filterFunc(op_) {
                return (op.id != op_.id);
            }
            this.mSubOperations = this.mSubOperations.filter(filterFunc);
        }
    },

    get isEmpty() {
        return (this.mSubOperations.length == 0);
    },

    notifyCompleted: function calOperationGroup_notifyCompleted(status) {
        ASSERT(this.isPending, "[calOperationGroup_notifyCompleted] this.isPending");
        if (this.isPending) {
            this.mIsPending = false;
            if (status) {
                this.mStatus = status;
            }
        }
    },

    toString: function calOperationGroup_toString() {
        return ("[calOperationGroup] id=" + this.id);
    },

    // calIOperation:
    get id() {
        return this.mId;
    },

    get isPending() {
        return this.mIsPending;
    },

    get status() {
        return this.mStatus;
    },

    cancel: function calOperationGroup_cancel(status) {
        if (this.isPending) {
            if (!status) {
                status = Components.interfaces.calIErrors.OPERATION_CANCELLED;
            }
            this.notifyCompleted(status);
            var cancelFunc = this.mCancelFunc;
            if (cancelFunc) {
                this.mCancelFunc = null;
                cancelFunc();
            }
            var subOperations = this.mSubOperations;
            this.mSubOperations = [];
            function forEachFunc(op) {
                op.cancel(Components.interfaces.calIErrors.OPERATION_CANCELLED);
            }
            subOperations.forEach(forEachFunc);
        }
    }
};

function sameDay(date1, date2) {
    if (date1 && date2) {
        if ((date1.day == date2.day) &&
            (date1.month == date2.month) &&
            (date1.year == date2.year)) {
              return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

/**
 * Centralized funtions for accessing prodid and version
 */
function calGetProductId() {
    return "-//Mozilla.org/NONSGML Mozilla Calendar V1.1//EN";
}
function calGetProductVersion() {
    return "2.0";
}

/**
 * This is a centralized function for setting the prodid and version on an
 * ical component.  This should be used whenever you need to set the prodid
 * and version on a calIcalComponent object.
 *
 * @param
 *      aIcalComponent  The ical component to set the prodid and version on.
 */
function calSetProdidVersion(aIcalComponent) {
    // Throw for an invalid parameter
    if (!calInstanceOf(aIcalComponent, Components.interfaces.calIIcalComponent)) {
        throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG;
    }
    // Set the prodid and version
    aIcalComponent.prodid = calGetProductId();
    aIcalComponent.version = calGetProductVersion();
}


/**
 * TODO: The following UI-related functions need to move somewhere different,
 * i.e calendar-ui-utils.js
 */

/**
 * This function returns a sibling of a XUL element, that is positioned behind
 * it in the DOM hierarchy *
 * @param
 *      aElement  The XUL element to derive the sibling from
 * @param
 *      aDistance  An integer value denoting how the relative position
 *                  of the returned sibling within the parent container
 */
function getAdjacentSibling(aElement, aDistance) {
    var retElement = aElement;
    if (aDistance > 0) {
        for (var i = 0; i < aDistance; i++) {
            if (retElement) {
                try {
                    retElement = retElement.nextSibling;
                } catch (e) {
                    retElement = null;
                    i = aDistance;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return retElement;
}

/**
 * deeply clones a popupmenu
 *
 * @param aMenuPopupId The Id of the popup-menu to be cloned
 * @param aNewPopupId The new id of the cloned popup-menu
 * @param aNewIdPrefix To keep the ids unique the childnodes of the returned
 * popup-menu are prepended with a prefix
 * @return the cloned popup-menu
 */
function clonePopupMenu(aMenuPopupId, aNewPopupId, aNewIdPrefix) {
    var oldMenuPopup = document.getElementById(aMenuPopupId);
    var retMenuPopup = oldMenuPopup.cloneNode(true);
    retMenuPopup.setAttribute("id", aNewPopupId);
    var menuElements = retMenuPopup.getElementsByAttribute("id", "*");
    for (var i = 0; i < menuElements.length; i++) {
        var lid = menuElements[i].getAttribute("id");
        menuElements[i].setAttribute("id", aNewIdPrefix + lid);
    }
    return retMenuPopup;
}

/**
 * applies a value to all children of a Menu. If the respective childnodes define
 * a command the value is applied to the attribute of thecommand of the childnode
 *
 * @param aElement The parentnode of the elements
 * @param aAttributeName The name of the attribute
 * @param aValue The value of the attribute
 */
function applyAttributeToMenuChildren(aElement, aAttributeName, aValue) {
   var sibling = aElement.firstChild;
   do {
       if (sibling) {
           var domObject = sibling;
           var commandName = null;
           if (sibling.hasAttribute("command")){
               commandName = sibling.getAttribute("command");
           }
           if (commandName) {
               var command = document.getElementById(commandName);
               if (command) {
                   domObject = command;
               }
           }
           domObject.setAttribute(aAttributeName, aValue);
       sibling = sibling.nextSibling;
       }
    } while (sibling);
  }


/**
 * compares the value of a property of an array of objects and returns
 * true or false if it is same or not among all array members
 *
 * @param aObjects An Array of Objects to inspect
 * @param aProperty Name the name of the Property of which the value is compared
 */
function isPropertyValueSame(aObjects, aPropertyName) {
    var value = null;
    for (var i = 0; i < aObjects.length; i++) {
        if (!value) {
            value = aObjects[0][aPropertyName];
        }
        var compValue = aObjects[i][aPropertyName];
        if (compValue != value ) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

/**
 * returns a parentnode - or the overgiven node - with the given localName,
 * by "walking up" the DOM-hierarchy.
 *
 * @param aChildNode  The childnode.
 * @param aLocalName  The localName of the to-be-returned parent
 *                      that is looked for.
 * @return            The parent with the given localName or the
 *                      given childNode 'aChildNode'. If no appropriate
 *                      parent node with aLocalName could be
 *                      retrieved it is returned 'null'.
 */
function getParentNodeOrThis(aChildNode, aLocalName) {
    var node = aChildNode;
    while (node && (node.localName != aLocalName)) {
        node = node.parentNode;
        if (node.tagName == undefined) {
            return null;
        }
    };
    return node;
}

/**
 * Returns a parentnode  - or the overgiven node -  with the given attributevalue
 * for the given attributename by "walking up" the DOM-hierarchy.
 *
 * @param aChildNode      The childnode.
 * @param aAttibuteName   The name of the attribute that is to be compared with
 * @param aAttibuteValue  The value of the attribute that is to be compared with
 * @return                The parent with the given attributeName set that has
 *                          the same value as the given given attributevalue
 *                          'aAttributeValue'. If no appropriate
 *                          parent node can be retrieved it is returned 'null'.
 */
function getParentNodeOrThisByAttribute(aChildNode, aAttributeName, aAttributeValue) {
    var node = aChildNode;
    while (node && (node.getAttribute(aAttributeName) != aAttributeValue)) {
        node = node.parentNode;
        if (node.tagName == undefined) {
            return null;
        }
    };
    return node;
}

function setItemProperty(item, propertyName, aValue, aCapability) {
    var isSupported = (item.calendar.getProperty("capabilities." + aCapability + ".supported") !== false)
    var value = (aCapability && !isSupported ? null : aValue);

    switch (propertyName) {
        case "startDate":
            if (value.isDate && !item.startDate.isDate ||
                !value.isDate && item.startDate.isDate ||
                !compareObjects(value.timezone, item.startDate.timezone) ||
                value.compare(item.startDate) != 0) {
                item.startDate = value;
            }
            break;
        case "endDate":
            if (value.isDate && !item.endDate.isDate ||
                !value.isDate && item.endDate.isDate ||
                !compareObjects(value.timezone, item.endDate.timezone) ||
                value.compare(item.endDate) != 0) {
                item.endDate = value;
            }
            break;
        case "entryDate":
            if (value == item.entryDate) {
                break;
            }
            if (value && !item.entryDate ||
                !value && item.entryDate ||
                value.isDate != item.entryDate.isDate ||
                !compareObjects(value.timezone, item.entryDate.timezone) ||
                value.compare(item.entryDate) != 0) {
                item.entryDate = value;
            }
            break;
        case "dueDate":
            if (value == item.dueDate) {
                break;
            }
            if (value && !item.dueDate ||
                !value && item.dueDate ||
                value.isDate != item.dueDate.isDate ||
                !compareObjects(value.timezone, item.dueDate.timezone) ||
                value.compare(item.dueDate) != 0) {
                item.dueDate = value;
            }
            break;
        case "isCompleted":
            if (value != item.isCompleted) {
                item.isCompleted = value;
            }
            break;
        case "PERCENT-COMPLETE": {
            let perc = parseInt(item.getProperty(propertyName), 10);
            if (isNaN(perc)) {
                perc = 0;
            }
            if (perc != value) {
                item.setProperty(propertyName, value);
            }
            break;
        }
        case "title":
            if (value != item.title) {
                item.title = value;
            }
            break;
        default:
            if (!value || value == "") {
                item.deleteProperty(propertyName);
            } else if (item.getProperty(propertyName) != value) {
                item.setProperty(propertyName, value);
            }
            break;
    }
}
/**
 * END TODO: The above UI-related functions need to move somewhere different,
 * i.e calendar-ui-utils.js
 */

/**
 * Implements a property bag.
 */
function calPropertyBag() {
    this.mData = {};
}
calPropertyBag.prototype = {
    mData: null,

    setProperty: function cpb_setProperty(aName, aValue) {
        return (this.mData[aName] = aValue);
    },
    getProperty_: function cpb_getProperty(aName) {
        // avoid strict undefined property warning
        return (aName in this.mData ? this.mData[aName] : undefined);
    },
    getProperty: function cpb_getProperty(aName) {
        // avoid strict undefined property warning
        return (aName in this.mData ? this.mData[aName] : null);
    },
    getAllProperties: function cpb_getAllProperties(aOutKeys, aOutValues) {
        var keys = [];
        var values = [];
        for (var key in this.mData) {
            keys.push(key);
            values.push(this.mData[key]);
        }
        aOutKeys.value = keys;
        aOutValues.value = values;
    },
    deleteProperty: function cpb_deleteProperty(aName) {
        delete this.mData[aName];
    },
    get enumerator() {
        return new calPropertyBagEnumerator(this);
    },
    __iterator__: function cpb_iterator(aWantKeys) {
        return Iterator(this.mData, aWantKeys);
    }
};
// implementation part of calPropertyBag
function calPropertyBagEnumerator(bag) {
    this.mIndex = 0;
    this.mBag = bag;
    this.mKeys = [ key for (key in bag.mData) ];
}
calPropertyBagEnumerator.prototype = {
    mIndex: 0,
    mBag: null,
    mKeys: null,

    // nsISimpleEnumerator:
    getNext: function cpb_enum_getNext() {
        if (!this.hasMoreElements()) { // hasMoreElements is called by intention to skip yet deleted properties
            ASSERT(false, Components.results.NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED);
            throw Components.results.NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED;
        }
        var name = this.mKeys[this.mIndex++];
        return { // nsIProperty:
            QueryInterface: function cpb_enum_prop_QueryInterface(aIID) {
                return doQueryInterface(this, null, aIID, [Components.interfaces.nsIProperty]);
            },
            name: name,
            value: this.mCurrentValue
        };
    },
    hasMoreElements: function cpb_enum_hasMoreElements() {
        while (this.mIndex < this.mKeys.length) {
            this.mCurrentValue = this.mBag.mData[this.mKeys[this.mIndex]];
            if (this.mCurrentValue !== undefined) {
                return true;
            }
            ++this.mIndex;
        }
        return false;
    }
};

/**
 * Iterates all email identities and calls the passed function with identity and account.
 * If the called function returns false, iteration is stopped.
 */
function calIterateEmailIdentities(func) {
    var accounts = getAccountManager().accounts;
    for (var i = 0; i < accounts.Count(); ++i) {
        var account = accounts.GetElementAt(i).QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgAccount);
        var identities = account.identities;
        for (var j = 0; j < identities.Count(); ++j) {
            var identity = identities.GetElementAt(j).QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgIdentity);
            if (!func(identity, account)) {
                break;
            }
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Compare two items by *content*, leaving out any revision information such as
 * X-MOZ-GENERATION, SEQUENCE, DTSTAMP, LAST-MODIFIED.
 */
function compareItemContent(aFirstItem, aSecondItem) {
    function hashItem(aItem) {
        let icalString = aItem.icalString;
        icalString = icalString.replace(/\r\nX-MOZ-GENERATION:.+/, "");
        icalString = icalString.replace(/\r\nSEQUENCE:.+/, "");
        icalString = icalString.replace(/\r\nLAST-MODIFIED:.+/, "");
        icalString = icalString.replace(/\r\nDTSTAMP:.+/, "");
        let propStrings = icalString.split("\n");
        propStrings.sort();
        return propStrings.join("\n");
    }
    let firstIcalString = hashItem(aFirstItem);
    let secondIcalString = hashItem(aSecondItem);
    return (firstIcalString == secondIcalString);
}

/**
 * Use the binary search algorithm to search for an item in an array.
 * function.
 *
 * The comptor function may look as follows for calIDateTime objects.
 *     function comptor(a,b) {
 *         return a.compare(b);
 *     }
 * If no comptor is specified, the default greater-than comptor will be used.
 *
 * @param itemArray             The array to search.
 * @param newItem               The item to search in the array.
 * @param comptor               A comparation function that can compare two items.
 * @return                      The index of the new item.
 */
function binarySearch(itemArray, newItem, comptor) {
    function binarySearchInternal(low, high) {
        // Are we done yet?
        if (low == high) {
            return low + (comptor(newItem, itemArray[low]) < 0 ? 0 : 1);
        }

        var mid = Math.floor(low + ((high - low) / 2));
        var q = comptor(newItem, itemArray[mid]);
        if (q > 0) {
            return binarySearchInternal(mid + 1, high);
        } else if (q < 0) {
            return binarySearchInternal(low, mid);
        } else {
            return mid;
        }
    }

    if (itemArray.length < 1) {
        return -1;
    }
    if (!comptor) {
        comptor = function defaultComptor(a,b) {
            return a > b;
        }
    }
    return binarySearchInternal(0, itemArray.length - 1);
}

/**
 * Insert a new node underneath the given parentNode, using binary search. See binarySearch
 * for a note on how the comptor works.
 *
 * @param parentNode           The parent node underneath the new node should be inserted.
 * @param inserNode            The node to insert
 * @param aItem                The calendar item to add a widget for.
 * @param comptor              A comparison function that can compare two items (not DOM Nodes!)
 * @param discardDuplicates    Use the comptor function to check if the item in
 *                               question is already in the array. If so, the
 *                               new item is not inserted.
 * @param itemAccessor         [optional] A function that receives a DOM node and returns the associated item
 *                               If null, this function will be used: function(n) n.item
 */
function binaryInsertNode(parentNode, insertNode, aItem, comptor, discardDuplicates, itemAccessor) {
    let accessor = itemAccessor || binaryInsertNode.defaultAccessor;

    // Get the index of the node before which the inserNode will be inserted
    let newIndex = binarySearch(Array.map(parentNode.childNodes, accessor), aItem, comptor);

    if (newIndex < 0) {
        parentNode.appendChild(insertNode);
        newIndex = 0;
    } else if (!discardDuplicates ||
        comptor(accessor(parentNode.childNodes[Math.min(newIndex, parentNode.childNodes.length - 1)]), aItem) >= 0) {

        // Only add the node if duplicates should not be discarded, or if
        // they should and the childNode[newIndex] == node.
        let node = parentNode.childNodes[newIndex];
        parentNode.insertBefore(insertNode, node);
    }
    return newIndex;
}
binaryInsertNode.defaultAccessor = function(n) n.item;

/**
 * Insert an item into the given array, using binary search. See binarySearch
 * for a note on how the comptor works.
 *
 * @param itemArray             The array to insert into.
 * @param item                  The item to insert into the array.
 * @param comptor               A comparation function that can compare two items.
 * @param discardDuplicates     Use the comptor function to check if the item in
 *                                question is already in the array. If so, the
 *                                new item is not inserted.
 * @return                      The index of the new item.
 */
function binaryInsert(itemArray, item, comptor, discardDuplicates) {
    var newIndex = binarySearch(itemArray, item, comptor);

    if (newIndex < 0) {
        itemArray.push(item);
        newIndex = 0;
    } else if (!discardDuplicates ||
                comptor(itemArray[Math.min(newIndex, itemArray.length - 1)], item) != 0) {
        // Only add the item if duplicates should not be discarded, or if
        // they should and itemArray[newIndex] == item.
        itemArray.splice(newIndex, 0, item);
    }
    return newIndex;
}

/**
 * Gets the cached instance of the composite calendar.
 *
 * WARNING: Great care should be taken how this function is called. If it is
 * called as "cal.getCompositeCalendar()" then it is called through calUtils.jsm
 * which means there will be one instance per app. If called as
 * "getCompositeCalendar()" from chrome code, then it will get a window-specific
 * composite calendar, which is often what is wanted
 */
function getCompositeCalendar() {
    if (getCompositeCalendar.mObject === undefined) {
        getCompositeCalendar.mObject = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/calendar/calendar;1?type=composite"]
                                                 .createInstance(Components.interfaces.calICompositeCalendar);
        getCompositeCalendar.mObject.prefPrefix = 'calendar-main';

        try {
            if (gCalendarStatusFeedback) {
                // If we are in a window that has calendar status feedback, set up
                // our status observer.
                let chromeWindow = window.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIDOMChromeWindow);
                getCompositeCalendar.mObject.setStatusObserver(gCalendarStatusFeedback, chromeWindow);
            }
        } catch (exc) { // catch errors in case we run in contexts without status feedback
        }
    }
    return getCompositeCalendar.mObject;
}

/**
 * Search for already open item dialog.
 *
 * @param aItem     The item of the dialog to search for.
 */
function findItemWindow(aItem){
    let list = Services.wm.getEnumerator("Calendar:EventDialog");
    while (list.hasMoreElements()) {
        let dlg = list.getNext();
        if (dlg.calendarItem &&
            dlg.mode == "modify" &&
            dlg.calendarItem.hashId == aItem.hashId) {
            return dlg;
        }
    }
    return null;
}