Backend Changes:

Each Backend can:
	-Sort and Filter a set of Records/AllRecords (which can be filtered again)
	-QueryByExample by every Backend
	-Occurrences for a period of time and a QDateTime
	-More common implementation
	-OPimBackendOccurrence with common splitting to OPimOccurrence

25 files changed, 1218 insertions, 819 deletions

diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/backends.pro b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/backends.pro
index 42d807c..739f74e 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/backends.pro
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/backends.pro
@@ -1,33 +1,36 @@
 SOURCES += \
+	backend/ocontactaccessbackend.cpp       \
         backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp \
         backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp   \
         backend/odatebookaccessbackend.cpp      \
         backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp  \
+	backend/opimbackendoccurrence.cpp       \
         backend/otodoaccessbackend.cpp          \
         backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp             \
         backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp              
         
 HEADERS += \
         backend/obackendfactory.h              \
         backend/ocontactaccessbackend.h        \
         backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h  \
         backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h    \
         backend/odatebookaccessbackend.h       \
         backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h   \
-        backend/opimaccessbackend.h            \        
+        backend/opimaccessbackend.h            \ 
+	backend/opimbackendoccurrence.h        \       
         backend/otodoaccessbackend.h           \
         backend/otodoaccessvcal.h              \
         backend/otodoaccessxml.h               
 
 contains( ENABLE_SQL_PIM_BACKEND, y ) {
 	message ( Enabling the SQL Backend for libopiepim2 )
 	DEFINES += __USE_SQL
 	LIBS    += -lopiedb2
 	HEADERS += backend/otodoaccesssql.h             \
                    backend/ocontactaccessbackend_sql.h  \
                    backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.h 
 	SOURCES += backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp            \
 		   backend/ocontactaccessbackend_sql.cpp \
 		   backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.cpp
 }
 
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/obackendfactory.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/obackendfactory.h
index 9f3a823..25e247b 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/obackendfactory.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/obackendfactory.h
@@ -49,76 +49,78 @@
 #include <opie2/ocontactaccessbackend_sql.h>
 #include <opie2/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <qpe/config.h>
 
 /* QT */
 #include <qstring.h>
 #include <qasciidict.h>
 
 
 
 using namespace Opie;
 using namespace Opie::Pim;
 
 namespace Opie {
-	
+
 class OBackendPrivate;
-	
+
 /**
  * This class is our factory. It will give us the default implementations
  * of at least Todolist, Contacts and Datebook. In the future this class will
  * allow users to switch the backend with ( XML->SQLite ) without the need
  * to recompile.#
  * This class - as the whole PIM Api - is making use of templates
  *
  * <pre>
  *   OPimTodoAccessBackend* backend = OBackEndFactory<OPimTodoAccessBackend>::Default( OPimGlobal::TODOLIST, QString::null );
  *   backend->load();
  * </pre>
  *
  * @author Stefan Eilers
  * @version 0.1
  */
  template<class T>
 	 class OBackendFactory
 	 {
 	 public:
-		 OBackendFactory() {};
-		 
+             OBackendFactory() {};
+
 		 /**
 		  * Returns a selected backend implementation
 		  * @param type the type of the backend
 		  * @param database the type of the used database
 		  * @param appName The name of your application. It will be passed on to the backend.
 		  * @param filename Filename of the database file if you don't want to access the default
 		  * @see OPimGlobal()
 		  */
 		 static T* create( OPimGlobal::PimType type, OPimGlobal::DatabaseStyle database,
 				   const QString& appName, const QString& filename = QString::null ){
-			 owarn << "Selected backend for " << type << " is: " << database << oendl;
-			 // If we should use the dafult database style, we have to request it
+			owarn << "Selected backend for " << type << " is: " <<
+database << oendl;
+
+                        // If we should use the dafult database style, we have to request it
 			 OPimGlobal::DatabaseStyle use_database = database;
 			 if ( use_database == OPimGlobal::DEFAULT ){
 				 use_database = defaultDB( type );
 			 }
-			 
+
 			 switch ( type ){
 			 case OPimGlobal::TODOLIST:
-				 
+
 				 switch ( use_database ){
 				 default: // Use SQL if something weird is given.
 					 // Fall through !!
 				 case OPimGlobal::SQL:
 #ifdef __USE_SQL
 					 return (T*) new OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL( filename );
 					 break;
 #else
 					 owarn << "OBackendFactory:: sql Backend for TODO not implemented! Using XML instead!" << oendl;
 					 // Fall through !!
 #endif
 				 case OPimGlobal::XML:
 					 return (T*) new OPimTodoAccessXML( appName, filename );
 					 break;
 				 case OPimGlobal::VCARD:
 					 return (T*) new OPimTodoAccessVCal( filename );
@@ -153,78 +155,78 @@ class OBackendPrivate;
 					 break;
 #else
 					 owarn << "OBackendFactory:: sql Backend for DATEBOOK not implemented! Using XML instead!" << oendl;
 					 // Fall through !!
 #endif
 				 case OPimGlobal::XML:
 					 return (T*) new ODateBookAccessBackend_XML( appName, filename );
 					 break;
 				 case OPimGlobal::VCARD:
 					 owarn << "OBackendFactory:: VCal Backend for DATEBOOK not implemented!" << oendl;
 					 return (T*) NULL;
 					 break;
 				 }
 			 default:
 				 return (T*) NULL;
 			 }
-			 
+
 		 }
-		 
+
 		 /**
 		  * Returns the style of the default database which is used to contact PIM data.
 		  * @param type the type of the backend
 		  * @see OPimGlobal()
 		  */
 		 static OPimGlobal::DatabaseStyle defaultDB( OPimGlobal::PimType type ){
 			 QString group_name;
 			 switch ( type ){
 			 case OPimGlobal::TODOLIST:
 				 group_name = "todo";
 				 break;
 			 case OPimGlobal::CONTACTLIST:
 				 group_name = "contact";
 				 break;
 			 case OPimGlobal::DATEBOOK:
 				 group_name = "datebook";
 				 break;
 			 default:
 				 group_name = "unknown";
 			 }
-			 
+
 			 Config config( "pimaccess" );
 			 config.setGroup ( group_name );
 			 QString db_String = config.readEntry( "usebackend", "xml" );
-			 
+
 			 QAsciiDict<int> dictDbTypes( OPimGlobal::_END_DatabaseStyle );
 			 dictDbTypes.setAutoDelete( TRUE );
-			 
+
 			 dictDbTypes.insert( "xml", new int (OPimGlobal::XML) );
 			 dictDbTypes.insert( "sql", new int (OPimGlobal::SQL) );
 			 dictDbTypes.insert( "vcard", new int (OPimGlobal::VCARD) );
-			 
+
 			 int* db_find = dictDbTypes[ db_String ];
-			 
+
 			 if ( !db_find )
 				 return OPimGlobal::UNKNOWN;
-			 
+
 			 return (OPimGlobal::DatabaseStyle) *db_find;
 		 }
-		 
-		 
+
+
 		 /**
 		  * Returns the default backend implementation for backendName. Which one is used, is defined
 		  * by the configfile "pimaccess.conf".
 		  * @param type The type of the backend (@see OPimGlobal())
 		  * @param appName The name of your application. It will be passed on to the backend
 		  * @see OPimGlobal()
 		  */
 		 static T* defaultBackend( OPimGlobal::PimType type, const QString& appName ){
 			 return create( type, OPimGlobal::DEFAULT, appName );
 		 }
 	 private:
 		 OBackendPrivate* d;
-		 
+
 	 };
- 
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ef60eb
--- a/dev/null
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+                             This file is part of the Opie Project
+                             Copyright (C) 2004 Holger Freyther <freyther@handhelds.org>
+              =.             Copyright (C) The Opie Team <opie-devel@handhelds.org>
+            .=l.
+           .>+-=
+ _;:,     .>    :=|.         This program is free software; you can
+.> <`_,   >  .   <=          redistribute it and/or  modify it under
+:`=1 )Y*s>-.--   :           the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+.="- .-=="i,     .._         License as published by the Free Software
+ - .   .-<_>     .<>         Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
+     ._= =}       :          or (at your option) any later version.
+    .%`+i>       _;_.
+    .i_,=:_.      -<s.       This program is distributed in the hope that
+     +  .  -:.       =       it will be useful,  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+    : ..    .:,     . . .    without even the implied warranty of
+    =_        +     =;=|`    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+  _.=:.       :    :=>`:     PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+..}^=.=       =       ;      Library General Public License for more
+++=   -.     .`     .:       details.
+ :     =  ...= . :.=-
+ -.   .:....=;==+<;          You should have received a copy of the GNU
+  -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
+    --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
+                             If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+                             Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+                             Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "ocontactaccessbackend.h"
+#include <opie2/private/opimcontactsortvector.h>
+#include <opie2/ocontactaccess.h>
+
+#include <opie2/odebug.h>
+
+namespace Opie {
+OPimContactAccessBackend::OPimContactAccessBackend() {}
+
+UIDArray
+OPimContactAccessBackend::queryByExample( const OPimContact&, int,
+                                          const QDateTime& )const {
+    return UIDArray();
+}
+
+UIDArray
+OPimContactAccessBackend::sorted( const UIDArray& ar, bool asc, int sortOrder,
+                                  int filter, const QArray<int>& categories)const {
+    odebug << "Using Unaccelerated OPimContactAccessBackend sorted Implementation" << oendl;
+
+    Internal::OPimContactSortVector vector(ar.count(), asc, sortOrder );
+
+    int item = 0;
+    uint cat_count = categories.count();
+    uint eve_count = ar.count();
+    bool bCat = filter  & OPimContactAccess::FilterCategory ? true : false;
+    bool catPassed = false;
+    int cat;
+
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < eve_count; ++i ) {
+        OPimContact contact = find( ar[i], ar, i, Frontend::Forward );
+        if ( contact.isEmpty() )
+            continue;
+
+        /* show category */
+        /* -1 == unfiled */
+        catPassed = false;
+        for ( uint cat_nu = 0; cat_nu < cat_count; ++cat_nu ) {
+            cat = categories[cat_nu];
+            if ( bCat && cat == -1 ) {
+                if(!contact.categories().isEmpty() )
+                    continue;
+            } else if ( bCat && cat != 0)
+                if (!contact.categories().contains( cat ) )
+                    continue;
+            catPassed = true;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * If none of the Categories matched
+         * continue
+         */
+        if ( !catPassed )
+            continue;
+
+        vector.insert(item++, contact );
+    }
+
+    vector.resize( item );
+    /* sort it now */
+    vector.sort();
+    /* now get the uids */
+    UIDArray array( vector.count() );
+    for (uint i= 0; i < vector.count(); i++ )
+        array[i] = vector.uidAt( i );
+
+    return array;
+}
+
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List OPimContactAccessBackend::occurrences( const QDate& start,
+                                                                   const QDate& end)const {
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List lst;
+
+    UIDArray records = allRecords();
+    const uint count = records.count();
+    int uid;
+
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+        uid = records[i];
+        OPimContact contact = find(uid, records, i, Frontend::Forward );
+
+        QDate date = contact.anniversary();
+        date = QDate( start.year(), date.month(),date.day() );
+
+//        if ( date.isValid() && date.) {
+//        }
+    }
+
+    return lst;
+}
+}
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend.h
index 8436adc..efb04c7 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend.h
@@ -44,71 +44,65 @@
 
 #include <qregexp.h>
 
 namespace Opie {
 /**
  * This class represents the interface of all Contact Backends.
  * Derivates of this class will be used to access the contacts.
  * As implementation currently XML and vCard exist. This class needs to be implemented
  * if you want to provide your own storage.
  * In all queries a list of uids is passed on instead of loading the actual record!
  *
  * @see OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard
  * @see OPimContactAccessBackend_XML
  */
 class OPimContactAccessBackend: public OPimAccessBackend<OPimContact> {
  public:
-	/**
-	 * @todo make non line in regard to BC guide of KDE
-	 */
-	OPimContactAccessBackend() {}
-	/**
-	 * @todo make non inline in regard to the BC guide of KDE
-	 */
-	virtual ~OPimContactAccessBackend() {}
+    OPimContactAccessBackend();
 
 
-	/**
-         * Return if database was changed externally.
-	 * This may just make sense on file based databases like a XML-File.
-	 * It is used to prevent to overwrite the current database content
-	 * if the file was already changed by something else !
-	 * If this happens, we have to reload before save our data.
-	 * If we use real databases, this should be handled by the database
-	 * management system themselve, therefore this function should always return false in
-	 * this case. It is not our problem to handle this conflict ...
-	 * @return <i>true</i> if the database was changed and if save without reload will
-	 * be dangerous. <i>false</i> if the database was not changed or it is save to write
-	 * in this situation.
-	 */
-	virtual bool wasChangedExternally() = 0;
+    /**
+     * Return if database was changed externally.
+     * This may just make sense on file based databases like a XML-File.
+     * It is used to prevent to overwrite the current database content
+     * if the file was already changed by something else !
+     * If this happens, we have to reload before save our data.
+     * If we use real databases, this should be handled by the database
+     * management system themselve, therefore this function should always return false in
+     * this case. It is not our problem to handle this conflict ...
+     * @return <i>true</i> if the database was changed and if save without reload will
+     * be dangerous. <i>false</i> if the database was not changed or it is save to write
+     * in this situation.
+     */
+    virtual bool wasChangedExternally() = 0;
 
-	virtual QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const = 0;
+    /**
+     *  Return all possible settings.
+     *  @return All settings provided by the current backend
+     * (i.e.: query_WildCards & query_IgnoreCase)
+     */
+    virtual const uint querySettings() = 0;
 
-	/**
-         *  Return all possible settings.
-	 *  @return All settings provided by the current backend
-	 * (i.e.: query_WildCards & query_IgnoreCase)
-	 */
-	virtual const uint querySettings() = 0;
+    /**
+     * Check whether settings are correct.
+     * @return <i>true</i> if the given settings are correct and possible.
+     */
+    virtual bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Slow and inefficent default implementation
+     */
+//@{
+    UIDArray queryByExample( const OPimContact&, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() )const;
+    UIDArray sorted( const UIDArray&, bool asc, int, int, const QArray<int>& )const;
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List occurrences( const QDate&, const QDate& )const;
+//@}
 
-	/**
-         * Check whether settings are correct.
-	 * @return <i>true</i> if the given settings are correct and possible.
-	 */
-	virtual bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const = 0;
 
-        /**
-         * FIXME!!!
-         * Returns a sorted list of records either ascendinf or descending for a giving criteria and category
-         */
-        virtual QArray<int> sorted( bool ascending, int sortOrder, int sortFilter, int cat ) = 0;
-	
-	
 private:
-	class Private;
-	Private *d;
+    class Private;
+    Private *d;
 };
 
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
index af77a05..43e530a 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
@@ -154,71 +154,48 @@ OPimContact OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::find ( int uid ) const
 {
     return m_map[uid];
 }
 
 QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::allRecords() const
 {
     QArray<int> ar( m_map.count() );
     QMap<int, OPimContact>::ConstIterator it;
     int i = 0;
     for ( it = m_map.begin(); it != m_map.end(); ++it ) {
         ar[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     return ar;
 }
 
-// Not implemented
-QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::queryByExample ( const OPimContact&, int, const QDateTime& )
-{
-    QArray<int> ar(0);
-    return ar;
-}
-
-// Not implemented
-QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp&  ) const
-{
-    QArray<int> ar(0);
-    return ar;
-}
-
 const uint OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::querySettings()
 {
     return 0; // No search possible
 }
 
 bool OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::hasQuerySettings (uint ) const
 {
     return false; // No search possible, therefore all settings invalid ;)
 }
 
 bool OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::wasChangedExternally()
 {
     return false; // Don't expect concurrent access
 }
 
-// Not implemented
-QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::sorted( bool , int, int, int )
-{
-    QArray<int> ar(0);
-    return ar;
-}
-
 // *** Private stuff ***
-
-
 OPimContact OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::parseVObject( VObject *obj )
 {
     OPimContact c;
 
     VObjectIterator it;
     initPropIterator( &it, obj );
     while( moreIteration( &it ) ) {
 	    VObject *o = nextVObject( &it );
 	    QCString name = vObjectName( o );
 	    QString value = QString::fromUtf8( vObjectStringZValue( o ) );
 	    odebug << "(1)Read: %s" << QString( value ).latin1() << oendl;
 	    if ( name == VCNameProp ) {
 		    VObjectIterator nit;
 		    initPropIterator( &nit, o );
 		    while( moreIteration( &nit ) ) {
 			    VObject *o = nextVObject( &nit );
@@ -307,33 +284,32 @@ OPimContact OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::parseVObject( VObject *obj )
 				    type |= CELL;
 			    else if ( name == VCFaxProp )
 				    type |= FAX;
 			    else if ( name == VCPagerProp )
 				    type |= PAGER;
 			    else  if ( name == VCPreferredProp )
 				    ;
 			    else
 				    type |= UNKNOWN;
 		    }
 		    if ( (type & UNKNOWN) != UNKNOWN ) {
 			    if ( ( type & (HOME|WORK) ) == 0 ) // default
 				    type |= HOME;
 			    if ( ( type & (VOICE|CELL|FAX|PAGER) ) == 0 ) // default
 				    type |= VOICE;
 			    
-			    owarn << "value %s %d" << value.data() << type << oendl;
 			    if ( (type & (VOICE|HOME) ) == (VOICE|HOME) && (type & (CELL|HOME) ) != (CELL|HOME) )
 				    c.setHomePhone( value );
 			    if ( ( type & (FAX|HOME) ) == (FAX|HOME) )
 				    c.setHomeFax( value );
 			    if ( ( type & (CELL|HOME) ) == (CELL|HOME) )
 				    c.setHomeMobile( value );
 			    if ( ( type & (VOICE|WORK) ) == (VOICE|WORK) && (type & (CELL|WORK) ) != (CELL|WORK) )
 				    c.setBusinessPhone( value );
 			    if ( ( type & (FAX|WORK) ) == (FAX|WORK) )
 				    c.setBusinessFax( value );
 			    if ( ( type & (CELL|WORK) ) == (CELL|WORK) )
 				    c.setBusinessMobile( value );
 			    if ( ( type & (PAGER|WORK) ) == (PAGER|WORK) )
 				    c.setBusinessPager( value );
 		    }
 	    }
@@ -512,52 +488,50 @@ VObject* OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::createVObject( const OPimContact &c )
 
     VObject *title = safeAddPropValue( vcard, VCTitleProp, c.jobTitle() );
     safeAddProp( title, VCWorkProp );
 
 
     QStringList emails = c.emailList();
     // emails.prepend( c.defaultEmail() ); Fix for bugreport #1045
     for( QStringList::Iterator it = emails.begin(); it != emails.end(); ++it ) {
         VObject *email = safeAddPropValue( vcard, VCEmailAddressProp, *it );
         safeAddProp( email, VCInternetProp );
     }
 
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, VCNoteProp, c.notes() );
 
     // Exporting Birthday regarding RFC 2425 (5.8.4)
     if ( c.birthday().isValid() ){
-        owarn << "Exporting birthday as: " << convDateToVCardDate( c.birthday() ) << "" << oendl;
         safeAddPropValue( vcard, VCBirthDateProp, convDateToVCardDate( c.birthday() ) );
     }
 
     if ( !c.company().isEmpty() || !c.department().isEmpty() || !c.office().isEmpty() ) {
         VObject *org = safeAddProp( vcard, VCOrgProp );
         safeAddPropValue( org, VCOrgNameProp, c.company() );
         safeAddPropValue( org, VCOrgUnitProp, c.department() );
         safeAddPropValue( org, VCOrgUnit2Prop, c.office() );
     }
 
     // some values we have to export as custom fields
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Profession", c.profession() );
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Manager", c.manager() );
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Assistant", c.assistant() );
 
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Spouse", c.spouse() );
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Gender", c.gender() );
     if ( c.anniversary().isValid() ){
-        owarn << "Exporting anniversary as: " << convDateToVCardDate( c.anniversary() ) << "" << oendl;
         safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Anniversary", convDateToVCardDate( c.anniversary() ) );
     }
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Nickname", c.nickname() );
     safeAddPropValue( vcard, "X-Qtopia-Children", c.children() );
 
     return vcard;
 }
 
 QString OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard::convDateToVCardDate( const QDate& d ) const
 {
         QString str_rfc2425 = QString("%1-%2-%3")
             .arg( d.year() )
             .arg( d.month(), 2 )
             .arg( d.day(), 2 );
         // Now replace spaces with "0"...
         int pos = 0;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
index 2a786af..1faf747 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
@@ -46,38 +46,35 @@ namespace Opie {
  */
 class OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard : public OPimContactAccessBackend {
  public:
 	OPimContactAccessBackend_VCard ( const QString& appname, const QString& filename = QString::null );
 
 	bool load ();
 	bool reload();
 	bool save();
 	void clear ();
 
 	bool add ( const OPimContact& newcontact );
 	bool remove ( int uid );
 	bool replace ( const OPimContact& contact );
 
 	OPimContact find ( int uid ) const;
 	QArray<int> allRecords() const;
-	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OPimContact &query, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
-	QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const;
 
 	const uint querySettings();
 	bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const;
-	QArray<int> sorted( bool ascending, int sortOrder, int sortFilter, int cat );
 	bool wasChangedExternally();
 
 private:
 	OPimContact parseVObject( VObject* obj );
 	VObject* createVObject( const OPimContact& c );
 	QString convDateToVCardDate( const QDate& c ) const;
 	QDate convVCardDateToDate( const QString& datestr );
 	VObject *safeAddPropValue( VObject *o, const char* prop, const QString& value );
 	VObject *safeAddProp( VObject* o, const char* prop);
 
 	bool m_dirty : 1;
 	QString m_file;
 	QMap<int, OPimContact> m_map;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
index 18113c2..5df7253 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
@@ -95,63 +95,60 @@ bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::save()
     int idx_offset = 0;
     QString out;
 
     // Write Header
     out = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><!DOCTYPE Addressbook ><AddressBook>\n"
         " <Groups>\n"
         " </Groups>\n"
         " <Contacts>\n";
     QCString cstr = out.utf8();
     f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
     idx_offset += cstr.length();
     out = "";
 
     // Write all contacts
     QListIterator<OPimContact> it( m_contactList );
     for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
-        // owarn << " Uid " << (*it)->uid() << " at Offset: " << idx_offset << "" << oendl;
         out += "<Contact ";
         (*it)->save( out );
         out += "/>\n";
         cstr = out.utf8();
         total_written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
         idx_offset += cstr.length();
         if ( total_written != int(cstr.length()) ) {
             f.close();
             QFile::remove( strNewFile );
             return false;
         }
         out = "";
     }
     out += " </Contacts>\n</AddressBook>\n";
 
     // Write Footer
     cstr = out.utf8();
     total_written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
     if ( total_written != int( cstr.length() ) ) {
         f.close();
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
         return false;
     }
     f.close();
 
     // move the file over, I'm just going to use the system call
     // because, I don't feel like using QDir.
     if ( ::rename( strNewFile.latin1(), m_fileName.latin1() ) < 0 ) {
-        owarn << "problem renaming file " << strNewFile << " to " << m_journalName
-              << ", errno: " << errno << oendl;
         // remove the tmp file...
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
     }
 
     /* The journalfile should be removed now... */
     removeJournal();
 
     m_changed = false;
     return true;
 }
 
 bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::load ()
 {
     m_contactList.clear();
     m_uidToContact.clear();
 
@@ -200,35 +197,34 @@ QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::allRecords() const
 }
 
 OPimContact OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::find ( int uid ) const
 {
     OPimContact foundContact; //Create empty contact
 
     OPimContact* found = m_uidToContact.find( QString().setNum( uid ) );
 
     if ( found ){
         foundContact = *found;
     }
 
     return ( foundContact );
 }
 
 QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample ( const OPimContact &query, int settings,
-                            const QDateTime& d )
+                            const QDateTime& d )const
 {
-
     QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
     QListIterator<OPimContact> it( m_contactList );
     uint arraycounter = 0;
 
     for( ; it.current(); ++it ){
         /* Search all fields and compare them with query object. Store them into list
          * if all fields matches.
          */
         QDate* queryDate = 0l;
         QDate* checkDate = 0l;
         bool allcorrect = true;
         for ( int i = 0; i < Qtopia::Groups; i++ ) {
             // Birthday and anniversary are special nonstring fields and should
             // be handled specially
             switch ( i ){
             case Qtopia::Birthday:
@@ -265,39 +261,36 @@ QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample ( const OPimContact &qu
                             else
                                 current = d.date();
 
                             // We have to equalize the year, otherwise
                             // the search will fail..
                             checkDate->setYMD( current.year(),
                                        checkDate->month(),
                                        checkDate->day() );
                             if ( *checkDate < current )
                                 checkDate->setYMD( current.year()+1,
                                            checkDate->month(),
                                            checkDate->day() );
 
                             // Check whether the birthday/anniversary date is between
                             // the current/given date and the maximum date
                             // ( maximum time range ) !
-                            owarn << "Checking if " << checkDate->toString() << " is between " << current.toString()
-                                  << " and " << queryDate->toString() << " ! " << oendl;
                             if ( current.daysTo( *queryDate ) >= 0 ){
                                 if ( !( ( *checkDate >= current ) &&
                                     ( *checkDate <= *queryDate ) ) ){
                                     allcorrect = false;
-                                    owarn << " Nope!.." << oendl;
                                 }
                             }
                         }
                     } else{
                         // checkDate is invalid. Therefore this entry is always rejected
                         allcorrect = false;
                     }
                 }
 
                 delete queryDate;
                 queryDate = 0l;
                 delete checkDate;
                 checkDate = 0l;
                 break;
             default:
                 /* Just compare fields which are not empty in the query object */
@@ -417,89 +410,89 @@ bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const
                     | OPimContactAccess::DateDay
                     )
          ){
     case OPimContactAccess::RegExp:
         return ( true );
     case OPimContactAccess::WildCards:
         return ( true );
     case OPimContactAccess::ExactMatch:
         return ( true );
     case 0: // one of the upper removed bits were set..
         return ( true );
     default:
         return ( false );
     }
 }
 
+#if 0
 // Currently only asc implemented..
 QArray<int> OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::sorted( bool asc,  int , int ,  int )
 {
     QMap<QString, int> nameToUid;
     QStringList names;
     QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
 
     // First fill map and StringList with all Names
     // Afterwards sort namelist and use map to fill array to return..
     QListIterator<OPimContact> it( m_contactList );
     for( ; it.current(); ++it ){
         names.append( (*it)->fileAs() + QString::number( (*it)->uid() ) );
         nameToUid.insert( (*it)->fileAs() + QString::number( (*it)->uid() ), (*it)->uid() );
     }
     names.sort();
 
     int i = 0;
     if ( asc ){
         for ( QStringList::Iterator it = names.begin(); it != names.end(); ++it )
             m_currentQuery[i++] = nameToUid[ (*it) ];
     }else{
         for ( QStringList::Iterator it = names.end(); it != names.begin(); --it )
             m_currentQuery[i++] = nameToUid[ (*it) ];
     }
 
     return m_currentQuery;
 
 }
+#endif
+
 
 bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::add ( const OPimContact &newcontact )
 {
-    //owarn << "odefaultbackend: ACTION::ADD" << oendl;
     updateJournal (newcontact, ACTION_ADD);
     addContact_p( newcontact );
 
     m_changed = true;
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::replace ( const OPimContact &contact )
 {
     m_changed = true;
 
     OPimContact* found = m_uidToContact.find ( QString().setNum( contact.uid() ) );
 
     if ( found ) {
         OPimContact* newCont = new OPimContact( contact );
 
         updateJournal ( *newCont, ACTION_REPLACE);
         m_contactList.removeRef ( found );
         m_contactList.append ( newCont );
         m_uidToContact.remove( QString().setNum( contact.uid() ) );
         m_uidToContact.insert( QString().setNum( newCont->uid() ), newCont );
 
-        owarn << "Nur zur Sicherheit: " << contact.uid() << " == " << newCont->uid() << " ?" << oendl;
-
         return true;
     } else
         return false;
 }
 
 bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::remove ( int uid )
 {
     m_changed = true;
 
     OPimContact* found = m_uidToContact.find ( QString().setNum( uid ) );
 
     if ( found ) {
         updateJournal ( *found, ACTION_REMOVE);
         m_contactList.removeRef ( found );
         m_uidToContact.remove( QString().setNum( uid ) );
 
@@ -578,81 +571,69 @@ bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::load( const QString filename, bool isJournal
     dict.insert( "BusinessFax", new int(Qtopia::BusinessFax) );
     dict.insert( "BusinessMobile", new int(Qtopia::BusinessMobile) );
     dict.insert( "BusinessPager", new int(Qtopia::BusinessPager) );
     dict.insert( "Profession", new int(Qtopia::Profession) );
     dict.insert( "Assistant", new int(Qtopia::Assistant) );
     dict.insert( "Manager", new int(Qtopia::Manager) );
     dict.insert( "Spouse", new int(Qtopia::Spouse) );
     dict.insert( "Children", new int(Qtopia::Children) );
     dict.insert( "Gender", new int(Qtopia::Gender) );
     dict.insert( "Birthday", new int(Qtopia::Birthday) );
     dict.insert( "Anniversary", new int(Qtopia::Anniversary) );
     dict.insert( "Nickname", new int(Qtopia::Nickname) );
     dict.insert( "Notes", new int(Qtopia::Notes) );
     dict.insert( "action", new int(JOURNALACTION) );
     dict.insert( "actionrow", new int(JOURNALROW) );
 
-    //owarn << "OPimContactDefaultBackEnd::loading " << filename << "" << oendl;
-
     XMLElement *root = XMLElement::load( filename );
     if(root != 0l ){ // start parsing
         /* Parse all XML-Elements and put the data into the
          * Contact-Class
          */
         XMLElement *element = root->firstChild();
-        //owarn << "OPimContactAccess::load tagName(): " << root->tagName() << "" << oendl;
         element = element ? element->firstChild() : 0;
 
         /* Search Tag "Contacts" which is the parent of all Contacts */
         while( element && !isJournal ){
             if( element->tagName() != QString::fromLatin1("Contacts") ){
-                //owarn << "OPimContactDefBack::Searching for Tag \"Contacts\"! Found: "
-                //      << element->tagName() << oendl;
                 element = element->nextChild();
             } else {
                 element = element->firstChild();
                 break;
             }
         }
         /* Parse all Contacts and ignore unknown tags */
         while( element ){
             if( element->tagName() != QString::fromLatin1("Contact") ){
-                //owarn << "OPimContactDefBack::Searching for Tag \"Contact\"! Found: "
-                //      << element->tagName() << oendl;
                 element = element->nextChild();
                 continue;
             }
             /* Found alement with tagname "contact", now parse and store all
              * attributes contained
              */
-            //owarn << "OPimContactDefBack::load element tagName() : "
-            //      << element->tagName() << oendl;
             QString dummy;
             foundAction = false;
 
             XMLElement::AttributeMap aMap = element->attributes();
             XMLElement::AttributeMap::Iterator it;
             contactMap.clear();
             customMap.clear();
             for( it = aMap.begin(); it != aMap.end(); ++it ){
-                // owarn << "Read Attribute: " << it.key() << "=" << it.data() << oendl;
-
                 int *find = dict[ it.key() ];
                 /* Unknown attributes will be stored as "Custom" elements */
                 if ( !find ) {
-                    // owarn << "Attribute " << it.key() << " not known." << oendl;
                     //contact.setCustomField(it.key(), it.data());
                     customMap.insert( it.key(),  it.data() );
                     continue;
                 }
 
                 /* Check if special conversion is needed and add attribute
                  * into Contact class
                  */
                 switch( *find ) {
                     /*
                       case Qtopia::AddressUid:
                       contact.setUid( it.data().toInt() );
                       break;
                       case Qtopia::AddressCategory:
                       contact.setCategories( Qtopia::Record::idsFromString( it.data( )));
                       break;
@@ -691,36 +672,34 @@ bool OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::load( const QString filename, bool isJournal
                     if ( !replace ( contact ) )
                         owarn << "ODefBack(journal)::Unable to replace uid: " << contact.uid() << oendl;
                     break;
                 default:
                     owarn << "Unknown action: ignored !" << oendl;
                     break;
                 }
             }else{
                 /* Add contact to list */
                 addContact_p (contact);
             }
 
             /* Move to next element */
             element = element->nextChild();
         }
     }else {
-        owarn << "ODefBack::could not load" << oendl;
     }
     delete root;
-    owarn << "returning from loading" << oendl;
     return true;
 }
 
 
 void OPimContactAccessBackend_XML::updateJournal( const OPimContact& cnt,
                            journal_action action )
 {
     QFile f( m_journalName );
     bool created = !f.exists();
     if ( !f.open(IO_WriteOnly|IO_Append) )
         return;
 
     QString buf;
     QCString str;
 
     // if the file was created, we have to set the Tag "<CONTACTS>" to
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
index eaea352..3e4f1e1 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
@@ -49,42 +49,39 @@ namespace Opie {
 class OPimContactAccessBackend_XML : public OPimContactAccessBackend {
  public:
 	OPimContactAccessBackend_XML ( const QString& appname, const QString& filename = QString::null );
 
 	bool save();
 
 	bool load ();
 
 	void clear ();
 
 	bool wasChangedExternally();
 
 	QArray<int> allRecords() const;
 
 	OPimContact find ( int uid ) const;
 
-	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OPimContact &query, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
-
+	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OPimContact &query, int settings, const QDateTime& d )const;
 	QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const;
 
 	const uint querySettings();
 
 	bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const;
 
-	// Currently only asc implemented..
-	QArray<int> sorted( bool asc,  int , int ,  int );
 	bool add ( const OPimContact &newcontact );
 
 	bool replace ( const OPimContact &contact );
 
 	bool remove ( int uid );
 	bool reload();
 
  private:
 
 	enum journal_action { ACTION_ADD, ACTION_REMOVE, ACTION_REPLACE };
 
 	void addContact_p( const OPimContact &newcontact );
 
 	/* This function loads the xml-database and the journalfile */
 	bool load( const QString filename, bool isJournal );
 
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.cpp
index f3b7b5f..73c7059 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.cpp
@@ -23,194 +23,142 @@
   -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
     --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
                              If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
                              Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
                              Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 #include <qtl.h>
 
 #include <opie2/opimrecurrence.h>
 
 #include <opie2/odatebookaccessbackend.h>
 
 using namespace Opie;
 
 namespace {
 /* a small helper to get all NonRepeating events for a range of time */
-    void events( OEffectiveEvent::ValueList& tmpList, const OPimEvent::ValueList& events,
-                 const QDate& from, const QDate& to ) {
-        QDateTime dtStart, dtEnd;
-
-        for ( OPimEvent::ValueList::ConstIterator it = events.begin(); it != events.end(); ++it ) {
-            dtStart = (*it).startDateTime();
-            dtEnd   = (*it).endDateTime();
-
-            /*
-             * If in range
-             */
-            if (dtStart.date() >= from && dtEnd.date() <= to ) {
-                OEffectiveEvent eff;
-                eff.setEvent( (*it) );
-                eff.setDate( dtStart.date() );
-                eff.setStartTime( dtStart.time() );
-
-                /* if not on the same day */
-                if ( dtStart.date() != dtEnd.date() )
-                    eff.setEndTime( QTime(23, 59, 0 ) );
-                else
-                    eff.setEndTime( dtEnd.time() );
-
-                tmpList.append( eff );
-            }
-
-            /* we must also check for end date information... */
-            if ( dtEnd.date() != dtStart.date() && dtEnd.date() >= from ) {
-                QDateTime dt = dtStart.addDays( 1 );
-                dt.setTime( QTime(0, 0, 0 ) );
-                QDateTime dtStop;
-                if ( dtEnd > to )
-                    dtStop = to;
-                else
-                    dtStop = dtEnd;
-
-                while ( dt <= dtStop ) {
-                    OEffectiveEvent eff;
-                    eff.setEvent( (*it) );
-                    eff.setDate( dt.date() );
-
-                    if ( dt >= from ) {
-                        eff.setStartTime( QTime(0, 0, 0 ) );
-                        if ( dt.date() == dtEnd.date() )
-                            eff.setEndTime( dtEnd.time() );
-                        else
-                            eff.setEndTime( QTime(23, 59, 0 ) );
-                        tmpList.append( eff );
-                    }
-                    dt = dt.addDays( 1 );
-                }
-            }
+void events( OPimBackendOccurrence::List& tmpList,
+             const OPimEvent::ValueList& events,
+             const QDate& from, const QDate& to ) {
+    QDateTime dtStart, dtEnd;
+
+    for ( OPimEvent::ValueList::ConstIterator it = events.begin(); it != events.end(); ++it ) {
+        dtStart = (*it).startDateTime();
+        dtEnd   = (*it).endDateTime();
+
+        /*
+         * If in range
+         */
+        if (dtStart.date() >= from && dtEnd.date() <= to ) {
+            OPimBackendOccurrence eff( dtStart, dtEnd, (*it).uid() );;
+            tmpList.append( eff );
         }
     }
+}
 
-    void repeat( OEffectiveEvent::ValueList& tmpList, const OPimEvent::ValueList& list,
-                 const QDate& from, const QDate& to ) {
-        QDate repeat;
-        for ( OPimEvent::ValueList::ConstIterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
-            int dur = (*it).startDateTime().date().daysTo( (*it).endDateTime().date() );
-            QDate itDate = from.addDays(-dur );
-            OPimRecurrence rec = (*it).recurrence();
-            if ( !rec.hasEndDate() || rec.endDate() > to ) {
-                rec.setEndDate( to );
-                rec.setHasEndDate( true );
-            }
-            while (rec.nextOcurrence(itDate, repeat ) ) {
-                if (repeat > to ) break;
-                OEffectiveEvent eff;
-                eff.setDate( repeat );
-                if ( (*it).isAllDay() ) {
-                    eff.setStartTime( QTime(0, 0, 0 ) );
-                    eff.setEndTime( QTime(23, 59, 59 ) );
-                }else {
-                    /* we only occur by days, not hours/minutes/seconds.  Hence
-                     * the actual end and start times will be the same for
-                     * every repeated event.  For multi day events this is
-                     * fixed up later if on wronge day span
-                     */
-                    eff.setStartTime( (*it).startDateTime().time() );
-                    eff.setEndTime( (*it).endDateTime().time() );
-                }
-                if ( dur != 0 ) {
-                    // multi-day repeating events
-                    QDate sub_it = QMAX( repeat, from );
-                    QDate startDate = repeat;
-                    QDate endDate = startDate.addDays( dur );
-
-                    while ( sub_it <= endDate && sub_it <= to ) {
-                        OEffectiveEvent tmpEff = eff;
-                        tmpEff.setEvent( (*it) );
-                        if ( sub_it != startDate )
-                            tmpEff.setStartTime( QTime(0, 0, 0 ) );
-                        if ( sub_it != endDate )
-                            tmpEff.setEndTime( QTime( 23, 59, 59 ) );
-
-                        tmpEff.setDate( sub_it );
-                        tmpEff.setEffectiveDates( startDate, endDate );
-                        tmpList.append( tmpEff );
-
-                        sub_it = sub_it.addDays( 1 );
-                    }
-                    itDate = endDate;
-                }else {
-                    eff.setEvent( (*it) );
-                    tmpList.append( eff );
-                    itDate = repeat.addDays( 1 );
-                }
-            }
+void repeat( OPimBackendOccurrence::List& tmpList, const OPimEvent::ValueList& list,
+             const QDate& from, const QDate& to ) {
+    QDate repeat;
+    for ( OPimEvent::ValueList::ConstIterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
+        int dur = (*it).startDateTime().date().daysTo( (*it).endDateTime().date() );
+        QDate itDate = from.addDays(-dur );
+        OPimRecurrence rec = (*it).recurrence();
+        if ( !rec.hasEndDate() || rec.endDate() > to ) {
+            rec.setEndDate( to );
+            rec.setHasEndDate( true );
+        }
+
+        QDateTime start, end;
+        while (rec.nextOcurrence(itDate, repeat ) ) {
+            if (repeat > to ) break;
+
+            OPimEvent event = *it;
+            start = QDateTime( repeat, event.startDateTime().time() );
+            end   = QDateTime( repeat.addDays(dur), event.endDateTime().time() );
+            OPimBackendOccurrence eff(start, end, event.uid() );
+            tmpList.append( eff );
         }
     }
 }
+}
 
 namespace Opie {
 
 ODateBookAccessBackend::ODateBookAccessBackend()
     : OPimAccessBackend<OPimEvent>()
 {
 
 }
 ODateBookAccessBackend::~ODateBookAccessBackend() {
 
 }
-OEffectiveEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend::effectiveEvents( const QDate& from,
-                                                                    const QDate& to ) {
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList tmpList;
-    OPimEvent::ValueList list = directNonRepeats();
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List ODateBookAccessBackend::occurrences( const QDate& from,
+                                                                 const QDate& to )const {
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List tmpList;
 
-    events( tmpList, list, from, to );
+    events( tmpList, directNonRepeats(), from, to );
     repeat( tmpList, directRawRepeats(),from,to );
 
-    list = directRawRepeats();  // Useless, isn't it ? (eilers)
-
-    qHeapSort( tmpList );
     return tmpList;
 }
-OEffectiveEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend::effectiveEvents( const QDateTime& dt ) {
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList day = effectiveEvents( dt.date(), dt.date() );
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList::Iterator it;
-
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList tmpList;
-    QDateTime dtTmp;
-    for ( it = day.begin(); it != day.end(); ++it ) {
-        dtTmp = QDateTime( (*it).date(), (*it).startTime() );
-        if ( QABS(dt.secsTo(dtTmp) ) < 60 )
-            tmpList.append( (*it) );
-    }
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List ODateBookAccessBackend::occurrences( const QDateTime& dt )const {
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List day = occurrences( dt.date(), dt.date() );
 
-    return tmpList;
+    return filterOccurrences( day, dt );
 }
 
-OEffectiveEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend::effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDate& from,
-                                                                    const QDate& to ) {
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList tmpList;
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List ODateBookAccessBackend::effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDate& from,
+                                                                                 const QDate& to )const {
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List tmpList;
     OPimEvent::ValueList list = directNonRepeats();
 
     events( tmpList, list, from, to );
 
-    qHeapSort( tmpList );
     return tmpList;
 }
 
-OEffectiveEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend::effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDateTime& dt ) {
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList day = effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( dt.date(), dt.date() );
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList::Iterator it;
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List ODateBookAccessBackend::effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDateTime& dt )const {
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List day = effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( dt.date(), dt.date() );
+    return filterOccurrences( day,dt );
+}
+
+
+UIDArray ODateBookAccessBackend::queryByExample( const OPimEvent&, int settings,
+                                                 const QDateTime& d )const {
+    return UIDArray();
+}
+
+UIDArray ODateBookAccessBackend::sorted( const UIDArray&, bool asc, int, int, const QArray<int>& )const {
+    return UIDArray();
+}
 
-    OEffectiveEvent::ValueList tmpList;
-    QDateTime dtTmp;
-    for ( it = day.begin(); it != day.end(); ++it ) {
-        dtTmp = QDateTime( (*it).date(), (*it).startTime() );
-        if ( QABS(dt.secsTo(dtTmp) ) < 60 )
-            tmpList.append( (*it) );
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List ODateBookAccessBackend::filterOccurrences( const OPimBackendOccurrence::List dayList,
+                                                                       const QDateTime& dt ) {
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List tmpList;
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List::ConstIterator it;
+
+    for ( it = dayList.begin(); it != dayList.end(); ++it ) {
+        OPimBackendOccurrence occ = *it;
+
+        /*
+         * Let us find occurrences that are 'now'!
+         * If the dt.date() is on the same day as start or end of the Occurrence
+         * check how near start/end are.
+         * If it is in the middle of a multiday occurrence list it.
+         *
+         * We might want to 'lose' the sixty second offset and list
+         * all Events which are active at that time.
+         */
+        if ( dt.date() == occ.startDateTime().date() ) {
+            if ( QABS( dt.time().secsTo( occ.startDateTime().time() ) ) < 60 )
+                tmpList.append( occ );
+        }else if ( dt.date() == occ.endDateTime().date() ) {
+            if ( QABS( dt.time().secsTo( occ.endDateTime().time()   ) ) < 60 )
+                tmpList.append( occ );
+        }else if ( dt.date() >= occ.startDateTime().date() &&
+                   dt.date() >= occ.endDateTime().date()  )
+            tmpList.append( occ );
     }
 
     return tmpList;
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.h
index a9cce6a..8927ca1 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend.h
@@ -29,93 +29,86 @@
 #ifndef OPIE_DATE_BOOK_ACCESS_BACKEND_H
 #define OPIE_DATE_BOOK_ACCESS_BACKEND_H
 
 #include <qarray.h>
 
 #include <opie2/opimaccessbackend.h>
 #include <opie2/opimevent.h>
 
 namespace Opie {
 /**
  * This class is the interface to the storage of Events.
  * @see OPimAccessBackend
  *
  */
 class ODateBookAccessBackend : public OPimAccessBackend<OPimEvent> {
 public:
-    typedef int UID;
-
     /**
      * c'tor without parameter
      */
     ODateBookAccessBackend();
     ~ODateBookAccessBackend();
 
     /**
      * This method should return a list of UIDs containing
-     * all events. No filter should be applied
-     * @return list of events
-     */
-    virtual QArray<UID> rawEvents()const = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * This method should return a list of UIDs containing
      * all repeating events. No filter should be applied
      * @return list of repeating events
      */
-    virtual QArray<UID> rawRepeats()const = 0;
+    virtual UIDArray rawRepeats()const = 0;
 
     /**
      * This mthod should return a list of UIDs containing all non
      * repeating events. No filter should be applied
      * @return list of nonrepeating events
      */
-    virtual QArray<UID> nonRepeats() const = 0;
+    virtual UIDArray nonRepeats() const = 0;
 
     /**
      * If you do not want to implement the effectiveEvents methods below
      * you need to supply it with directNonRepeats.
      * This method can return empty lists if effectiveEvents is implememted
      */
-    virtual OPimEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats() = 0;
+    virtual OPimEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats()const = 0;
 
     /**
      * Same as above but return raw repeats!
      */
-    virtual OPimEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats() = 0;
+    virtual OPimEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats()const = 0;
 
     /* is implemented by default but you can reimplement it*/
     /**
      * Effective Events are special event occuring during a time frame. This method does calcualte
      * EffectiveEvents bases on the directNonRepeats and directRawRepeats. You may implement this method
      * yourself
      */
-    virtual OEffectiveEvent::ValueList effectiveEvents( const QDate& from, const QDate& to );
+    virtual OPimBackendOccurrence::List effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDate& from, const QDate& to )const;
 
     /**
      * this is an overloaded member function
-     * @see effectiveEvents( const QDate& from, const QDate& to )
-     */
-    virtual OEffectiveEvent::ValueList effectiveEvents( const QDateTime& start );
-
-    /**
-     * Effective Events are special event occuring during a time frame. This method does calcualte
-     * EffectiveEvents bases on the directNonRepeats and directRawRepeats. You may implement this method
-     * yourself
+     * @see effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDate& from, const QDate& to )
      */
-    virtual OEffectiveEvent::ValueList effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDate& from, const QDate& to );
+    virtual OPimBackendOccurrence::List effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDateTime& start )const;
 
     /**
-     * this is an overloaded member function
-     * @see effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDate& from, const QDate& to )
+     * Common and probably inefficent implementation
+     * for queryByExample, sorted
+     * and occurrences
      */
-    virtual OEffectiveEvent::ValueList effectiveNonRepeatingEvents( const QDateTime& start );
-
+//@{
+    UIDArray queryByExample( const OPimEvent&, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() )const;
+    UIDArray sorted( const UIDArray&, bool asc, int, int, const QArray<int>& )const;
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List occurrences( const QDate&, const QDate& end )const;
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List occurrences( const QDateTime& )const;
+//@}
+
+protected:
+    static OPimBackendOccurrence::List filterOccurrences(const OPimBackendOccurrence::List,
+                                                         const QDateTime& time );
 private:
     class Private;
     Private *d;
 
 };
 
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.cpp
index 105c106..41b714e 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.cpp
@@ -154,34 +154,32 @@ bool ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::load()
     if (!m_driver->open() )
         return false;
 
     // Don't expect that the database exists.
     // It is save here to create the table, even if it
     // do exist. ( Is that correct for all databases ?? )
     QString qu = "create table datebook( uid INTEGER PRIMARY KEY ";
 
     QMap<int, QString>::Iterator it;
     for ( it = ++m_fieldMap.begin(); it != m_fieldMap.end(); ++it ){
         qu += QString( ",%1 VARCHAR(10)" ).arg( it.data() );
     }
     qu += " );";
 
     qu += "create table custom_data( uid INTEGER, id INTEGER, type VARCHAR(10), priority INTEGER, value VARCHAR(10), PRIMARY KEY /* identifier */ (uid, id) );";
 
-    owarn << "command: " << qu << "" << oendl;
-
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
     if ( res.state() != OSQLResult::Success )
         return false;
 
     update();
 
     return true;
 }
 
 void ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::update()
 {
 
     QString qu = "select uid from datebook";
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
@@ -275,33 +273,32 @@ bool ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::add( const OPimEvent& ev )
     int id = 0;
     QMap<QString, QString> customMap = ev.toExtraMap();
     for( QMap<QString, QString>::Iterator it = customMap.begin();
          it != customMap.end(); ++it ){
         qu  += "insert into custom_data VALUES("
             +  QString::number( ev.uid() )
             + ","
             +  QString::number( id++ )
             + ",'"
             + it.key() //.latin1()
             + "',"
             + "0" // Priority for future enhancements
             + ",'"
             + it.data() //.latin1()
             + "');";
     }
-    owarn << "add " << qu << "" << oendl;
 
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
     if ( res.state() != OSQLResult::Success ){
         return false;
     }
 
     // Update list of uid's
     update();
 
     return true;
 }
 
 // FIXME: Speed up update of uid's..
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::remove( int uid )
 {
@@ -315,76 +312,72 @@ bool ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::remove( int uid )
     if ( res.state() != OSQLResult::Success ){
         return false;
     }
 
     // Update list of uid's
     update();
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::replace( const OPimEvent& ev )
 {
     remove( ev.uid() );
     return add( ev );
 }
 
-QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::rawEvents()const
-{
-    return allRecords();
-}
 
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::rawRepeats()const
 {
     QString qu = "select uid from datebook where RType!=\"\" AND RType!=\"NoRepeat\"";
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
     if ( res.state() != OSQLResult::Success ){
         QArray<int> nix;
         return nix;
     }
 
     return extractUids( res );
 }
 
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::nonRepeats()const
 {
     QString qu = "select uid from datebook where RType=\"\" or RType=\"NoRepeat\"";
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
     if ( res.state() != OSQLResult::Success ){
         QArray<int> nix;
         return nix;
     }
 
     return extractUids( res );
 }
 
-OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::directNonRepeats()
+OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::directNonRepeats()const
 {
     QArray<int> nonRepUids = nonRepeats();
     OPimEvent::ValueList list;
 
     for (uint i = 0; i < nonRepUids.count(); ++i ){
         list.append( find( nonRepUids[i] ) );
     }
 
     return list;
 
 }
-OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::directRawRepeats()
+OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::directRawRepeats()const
 {
     QArray<int> rawRepUids = rawRepeats();
     OPimEvent::ValueList list;
 
     for (uint i = 0; i < rawRepUids.count(); ++i ){
         list.append( find( rawRepUids[i] ) );
     }
 
     return list;
 }
 
 
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const
 {
 
     QString qu = "SELECT uid FROM datebook WHERE (";
@@ -397,63 +390,59 @@ QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const
 
     odebug << "query: " << qu << "" << oendl;
 
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
 
     return extractUids( res );
 
 
 
 }
 
 /* ===== Private Functions ========================================== */
 
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::extractUids( OSQLResult& res ) const
 {
-    owarn << "extractUids" << oendl;
     QTime t;
     t.start();
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList list = res.results();
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList::Iterator it;
     QArray<int> ints(list.count() );
-    owarn << " count = " << list.count() << "" << oendl;
 
     int i = 0;
     for (it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] =  (*it).data("uid").toInt();
         i++;
     }
-    owarn << "extractUids ready: count2 = " << i << " needs " << t.elapsed() << " ms" << oendl;
 
     return ints;
 
 }
 
 QMap<QString, QString> ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL::requestCustom( int uid ) const
 {
     QTime t;
     t.start();
 
     QMap<QString, QString> customMap;
 
     FindCustomQuery query( uid );
     OSQLResult res_custom = m_driver->query( &query );
 
     if ( res_custom.state() == OSQLResult::Failure ) {
-        owarn << "OSQLResult::Failure in find query !!" << oendl;
         QMap<QString, QString> empty;
         return empty;
     }
 
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList list = res_custom.results();
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList::Iterator it = list.begin();
     for ( ; it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         customMap.insert( (*it).data( "type" ), (*it).data( "value" ) );
     }
 
     odebug << "RequestCustom needed: " << t.elapsed() << " ms" << oendl;
     return customMap;
 }
 
 
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.h
index b624159..a649d25 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_sql.h
@@ -53,38 +53,37 @@ public:
                                 const QString& fileName = QString::null);
     ~ODateBookAccessBackend_SQL();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
     QArray<int> matchRegexp(const QRegExp &r) const;
     QArray<int> queryByExample( const OPimEvent&, int, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OPimEvent find( int uid )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OPimEvent& ev );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OPimEvent& ev );
 
-    QArray<UID> rawEvents()const;
     QArray<UID> rawRepeats()const;
     QArray<UID> nonRepeats()const;
 
-    OPimEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats();
-    OPimEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats();
+    OPimEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats()const;
+    OPimEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats()const;
 
 private:
     bool loadFile();
     QString m_fileName;
     QArray<int> m_uids;
 
     QMap<int, QString> m_fieldMap;
     QMap<QString, int> m_reverseFieldMap;
 
     Opie::DB::OSQLDriver* m_driver;
 
     class Private;
     Private *d;
 
     void initFields();
     void update();
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
index 0f99d50..55e47e2 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
@@ -109,33 +109,32 @@ namespace {
         FRPosition,
         FRFreq,
         FRHasEndDate,
         FREndDate,
         FRStart,
         FREnd,
         FNote,
         FCreated,      // Should't this be called FRCreated ?
         FTimeZone,
         FRecParent,
         FRecChildren,
         FExceptions
     };
 
     // FIXME: Use OPimEvent::toMap() here !! (eilers)
     static void save( const OPimEvent& ev, QString& buf ) {
-        owarn << "Saving " << ev.uid() << " " << ev.description() << "" << oendl;
         buf += " description=\"" + Qtopia::escapeString(ev.description() ) + "\"";
         if (!ev.location().isEmpty() )
             buf += " location=\"" + Qtopia::escapeString(ev.location() ) + "\"";
 
         if (!ev.categories().isEmpty() )
             buf += " categories=\""+ Qtopia::escapeString( Qtopia::Record::idsToString( ev.categories() ) ) + "\"";
 
         buf += " uid=\"" + QString::number( ev.uid() ) + "\"";
 
         if (ev.isAllDay() )
             buf += " type=\"AllDay\""; // is that all ?? (eilers)
 
         if (ev.hasNotifiers() ) {
             OPimAlarm alarm = ev.notifiers().alarms()[0]; // take only the first
             int minutes = alarm.dateTime().secsTo( ev.startDateTime() ) / 60;
             buf += " alarm=\"" + QString::number(minutes) + "\" sound=\"";
@@ -313,68 +312,66 @@ bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::add( const OPimEvent& ev ) {
     else
         m_raw.insert( ev.uid(), ev );
 
     return true;
 }
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::remove( int uid ) {
     m_changed = true;
     m_raw.remove( uid );
     m_rep.remove( uid );
 
     return true;
 }
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::replace( const OPimEvent& ev ) {
     replace( ev.uid() ); // ??? Shouldn't this be "remove( ev.uid() ) ??? (eilers)
     return add( ev );
 }
-QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::rawEvents()const {
-    return allRecords();
-}
+
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::rawRepeats()const {
     QArray<int> ints( m_rep.count() );
     uint i = 0;
     QMap<int, OPimEvent>::ConstIterator it;
 
     for ( it = m_rep.begin(); it != m_rep.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
 
     return ints;
 }
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::nonRepeats()const {
     QArray<int> ints( m_raw.count() );
     uint i = 0;
     QMap<int, OPimEvent>::ConstIterator it;
 
     for ( it = m_raw.begin(); it != m_raw.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
 
     return ints;
 }
-OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::directNonRepeats() {
+OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::directNonRepeats()const {
     OPimEvent::ValueList list;
     QMap<int, OPimEvent>::ConstIterator it;
     for (it = m_raw.begin(); it != m_raw.end(); ++it )
         list.append( it.data() );
 
     return list;
 }
-OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::directRawRepeats() {
+OPimEvent::ValueList ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::directRawRepeats()const {
     OPimEvent::ValueList list;
     QMap<int, OPimEvent>::ConstIterator it;
     for (it = m_rep.begin(); it != m_rep.end(); ++it )
         list.append( it.data() );
 
     return list;
 }
 
 // FIXME: Use OPimEvent::fromMap() (eilers)
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::loadFile() {
     m_changed = false;
 
     int fd = ::open( QFile::encodeName(m_name).data(), O_RDONLY );
     if ( fd < 0 ) return false;
 
     struct stat attribute;
@@ -526,44 +523,42 @@ void ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::finalizeRecord( OPimEvent& ev ) {
     }
     if ( rec && rec->doesRecur() ) {
         OPimTimeZone utc = OPimTimeZone::utc();
         OPimRecurrence recu( *rec ); // call copy c'tor;
         recu.setEndDate ( utc.toDateTime( rp_end ).date() );
         recu.setCreatedDateTime( utc.toDateTime( created ) );
         recu.setStart( ev.startDateTime().date() );
         ev.setRecurrence( recu );
     }
 
     if (alarmTime != -1 ) {
         QDateTime dt = ev.startDateTime().addSecs( -1*alarmTime*60 );
         OPimAlarm al( snd ,  dt  );
         ev.notifiers().add( al );
     }
     if ( m_raw.contains( ev.uid() ) || m_rep.contains( ev.uid() ) ) {
-        owarn << "already contains assign uid" << oendl;
         ev.setUid( 1 );
     }
 
     if ( ev.hasRecurrence() )
         m_rep.insert( ev.uid(), ev );
     else
         m_raw.insert( ev.uid(), ev );
 
 }
 void ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::setField( OPimEvent& e, int id, const QString& value) {
-//    owarn << " setting " << value << "" << oendl;
     switch( id ) {
     case FDescription:
         e.setDescription( value );
         break;
     case FLocation:
         e.setLocation( value );
         break;
     case FCategories:
         e.setCategories( e.idsFromString( value ) );
         break;
     case FUid:
         e.setUid( value.toInt() );
         break;
     case FType:
         if ( value == "AllDay" ) {
             e.setAllDay( true );
@@ -621,33 +616,32 @@ void ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::setField( OPimEvent& e, int id, const QString&
         created = value.toInt();
         break;
     case FRecParent:
         e.setParent( value.toInt() );
         break;
     case FRecChildren:{
         QStringList list = QStringList::split(' ', value );
         for ( QStringList::Iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
             e.addChild( (*it).toInt() );
         }
     }
         break;
     case FExceptions:{
         QStringList list = QStringList::split(' ', value );
         for (QStringList::Iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
             QDate date( (*it).left(4).toInt(), (*it).mid(4, 2).toInt(), (*it).right(2).toInt() );
-            owarn << "adding exception " << date.toString() << "" << oendl;
             recur()->exceptions().append( date );
         }
     }
         break;
     case FTimeZone:
         m_noTimeZone = false;
         if ( value != "None" )
             e.setTimeZone( value );
         break;
     default:
         break;
     }
 }
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const
 {
     QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_raw.count()+ m_rep.count() );
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
index af5b114..cb19f76 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
@@ -50,34 +50,34 @@ public:
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
     QArray<int> matchRegexp(const QRegExp &r) const;
     QArray<int> queryByExample( const OPimEvent&, int, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OPimEvent find( int uid )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OPimEvent& ev );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OPimEvent& ev );
 
     QArray<UID> rawEvents()const;
     QArray<UID> rawRepeats()const;
     QArray<UID> nonRepeats()const;
 
-    OPimEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats();
-    OPimEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats();
+    OPimEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats()const;
+    OPimEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats()const;
 
 private:
     bool m_changed :1 ;
     bool m_noTimeZone : 1;
 
     bool loadFile();
     inline void finalizeRecord( OPimEvent& ev );
     inline void setField( OPimEvent&, int field, const QString& val );
     QString m_name;
     QMap<int, OPimEvent> m_raw;
     QMap<int, OPimEvent> m_rep;
 
     struct Data;
     Data* data;
     class Private;
     Private *d;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h
index 26af762..0d112c9 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h
@@ -21,176 +21,403 @@
  :     =  ...= . :.=-
  -.   .:....=;==+<;          You should have received a copy of the GNU
   -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
     --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
                              If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
                              Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
                              Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 #ifndef OPIE_PIM_ACCESS_BACKEND
 #define OPIE_PIM_ACCESS_BACKEND
 
 #include <qarray.h>
 #include <qdatetime.h>
 
 #include <opie2/opimtemplatebase.h>
 #include <opie2/opimrecord.h>
-
+#include <opie2/opimbackendoccurrence.h>
 
 namespace Opie {
 class OPimAccessBackendPrivate;
+
 /**
- * OPimAccessBackend is the base class
- * for all private backends
- * it operates on OPimRecord as the base class
- * and it's responsible for fast manipulating
- * the resource the implementation takes care
- *  of
+ * OPimAccessBackend is the Backend Interface to be used
+ * by OTemplateBase based Frontends.
+ * For efficency reasons and to support delayed loading
+ * most of the Frontend functions can be implemented
+ * by this backend.
+ * This allows to utilise the best method on each backend.
+ * For example we can use SQL queries instead of self made
+ * query which is first more efficent and also uses less memory.
  */
 template <class T = OPimRecord>
 class OPimAccessBackend {
 public:
     typedef OTemplateBase<T> Frontend;
 
-    /** The access hint from the frontend */
+    //@{
     OPimAccessBackend(int access = 0);
     virtual ~OPimAccessBackend();
+    //@}
 
-    /**
-     * load the resource
-     */
+    //@{
     virtual bool load() = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * reload the resource
-     */
     virtual bool reload() = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * save the resource and
-     * all it's changes
-     */
     virtual bool save() = 0;
+    virtual void clear() = 0;
+    //@}
 
-    /**
-     * return an array of
-     * all available uids
-     */
-    virtual QArray<int> allRecords()const = 0;
 
-     /** 
-     * return a List of records
-     * that match the regex
-     */
-     virtual QArray<int> matchRegexp(const QRegExp &r) const = 0;
+    //@{
+    virtual UIDArray allRecords()const = 0;
+    virtual UIDArray matchRegexp(const QRegExp &r) const;
+    virtual UIDArray queryByExample( const T& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() )const = 0;
+    virtual UIDArray queryByExample( const OPimRecord* rec, int, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() )const;
+    virtual UIDArray sorted( const UIDArray&, bool asc, int sortOrder, int sortFilter,  const QArray<int>& cats )const;
+    virtual UIDArray sorted( bool asc, int sortOrder, int sortFilter, const QArray<int>& cats )const;
+    virtual OPimBackendOccurrence::List occurrences( const QDate& start, const QDate& end)const;
+    virtual OPimBackendOccurrence::List occurrences( const QDateTime& dt )const;
+    //@}
 
-    /**
-     * queryByExample for T with the given Settings
-     * 
-     */
-    virtual QArray<int> queryByExample( const T& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * find the OPimRecord with uid @param uid
-     * returns T and T.isEmpty() if nothing was found
-     */
-    virtual T find( int uid )const  = 0;
+    //@{
+    virtual T find(UID uid )const  = 0;
+    virtual T find(UID uid, const QArray<UID>& items,
+                   uint current, typename Frontend::CacheDirection )const ;
+    //@}
 
-    virtual T find( int uid, const QArray<int>& items,
-                   uint current, typename Frontend::CacheDirection ) const;
-    /**
-     * clear the back end
-     */
-    virtual void clear() = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * add T
-     */
+    //@{
     virtual bool add( const T& t ) = 0;
+    virtual bool remove( UID uid ) = 0;
+    virtual bool replace( const T& t ) = 0;
+    //@}
 
-    /**
-     * remove
-     */
-    virtual bool remove( int uid ) = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * replace a record with T.uid()
-     */
-    virtual bool replace( const T& t ) = 0;
 
-    /*
-     * setTheFrontEnd!!!
-     */
     void setFrontend( Frontend* front );
 
     /**
      * set the read ahead count
      */
     void setReadAhead( uint count );
 protected:
+    //@{
     int access()const;
-
     void cache( const T& t )const;
-
-    /**
-     * use a prime number here!
-     */
     void setSaneCacheSize( int );
-
     uint readAhead()const;
+    //@}
 
 private:
     OPimAccessBackendPrivate *d;
     Frontend* m_front;
     uint m_read;
     int m_acc;
 
 };
 
 template <class T>
 OPimAccessBackend<T>::OPimAccessBackend(int acc)
     : m_acc( acc )
 {
     m_front = 0l;
 }
 template <class T>
 OPimAccessBackend<T>::~OPimAccessBackend() {
 
 }
+
+/*
+ * Slow but default matchRegexp Implementation
+ * Create a Big Enough QArray and then iterate
+ * over all Records and matchRegexp them.
+ * At the end we will resize the array to the actual
+ * number of items
+ */
+template <class T>
+UIDArray OPimAccessBackend<T>::matchRegexp( const QRegExp& reg )const {
+    UIDArray all_rec = allRecords();
+    UIDArray result( all_rec.count() );
+    uint used_records = 0, all_rec_count = all_rec.count();
+
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < all_rec_count; ++i )
+        if (find( all_rec[i], all_rec, i, Frontend::Forward ).match( reg ) )
+            result[used_records++] = all_rec[i];
+
+    /* shrink to fit */
+    result.resize( used_records );
+    return result;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+UIDArray OPimAccessBackend<T>::queryByExample( const OPimRecord* rec, int settings,
+                                               const QDateTime& datetime )const {
+    T* tmp_rec = T::safeCast( rec );
+    UIDArray ar;
+    if ( tmp_rec )
+        ar = queryByExample( *tmp_rec, settings, datetime );
+
+    return ar;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+UIDArray OPimAccessBackend<T>::sorted( const UIDArray& ids, bool,
+                                       int, int, const QArray<int>& ) const {
+    return ids;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+UIDArray OPimAccessBackend<T>::sorted( bool asc, int order, int filter,
+                                       const QArray<int>& cats )const {
+    return sorted( allRecords(), asc, order, filter, cats );
+}
+
+template<class T>
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List OPimAccessBackend<T>::occurrences( const QDate&,
+                                                               const QDate& )const {
+    return OPimBackendOccurrence::List();
+}
+
+template<class T>
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List OPimAccessBackend<T>::occurrences( const QDateTime& dt )const {
+    QDate date = dt.date();
+    return occurrences( date, date );
+}
+
 template <class T>
 void OPimAccessBackend<T>::setFrontend( Frontend* fr ) {
     m_front = fr;
 }
 template <class T>
 void OPimAccessBackend<T>::cache( const T& t )const {
     if ( m_front )
         m_front->cache( t );
 }
 
-
 template <class T>
 void OPimAccessBackend<T>::setSaneCacheSize( int size) {
     if ( m_front )
         m_front->setSaneCacheSize( size );
 }
 template <class T>
 T OPimAccessBackend<T>::find( int uid, const QArray<int>&,
                               uint, typename Frontend::CacheDirection ) const{
     qDebug( "*** Lookahead feature not supported. Fallback to default find!!" );
     return find( uid );
 }
 template <class T>
 void OPimAccessBackend<T>::setReadAhead( uint count ) {
     m_read = count;
 }
 template <class T>
 uint OPimAccessBackend<T>::readAhead()const {
     return m_read;
 }
 template <class T>
 int OPimAccessBackend<T>::access()const {
     return m_acc;
 }
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> OPimAccessBackend<T>::OPimAccessBackend(int hint )
+ * @param hint The access hint from the frontend
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> bool OPimAccessBackend<T>::load()
+ *  Opens the DataBase and does necessary
+ *  initialisation of internal structures.
+ *
+ *  @return true If the DataBase could be opened and
+ *          Information was successfully loaded
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> bool OPimAccessBackend<T>::reload()
+ * Reinitialise the DataBase and merges the external changes
+ * with your local changes.
+ *
+ * @return True if the DataBase was reloaded.
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> bool OPimAccessBackend<T>::save()
+ *
+ * Save the changes to storage. In case of memory or
+ * disk shortage, return false.
+ *
+ *
+ * @return True if the DataBase could be saved to storage.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> bool OPimAccessBackend<T>::clear()
+ * Until a \sa save() changes shouldn't be comitted
+ *
+ *
+ * @return True if the DataBase could be cleared
+ * @todo Introduce a 'Commit'
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> QArray<UID> OPimAccessBackend<T>::allRecords()const
+ *  Return an array of  all available uids in the loaded
+ *  DataBase.
+ *  @see load
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> QArray<UID> OPimAccessBackend<T>::matchRegexp(const QRegExp& r)const
+ * Return a List of records  that match the regex \par r.
+ *
+ * @param r The QRegExp to match.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> QArray<UID> OPimAccessBackend<T>::queryByExample(const T& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() )
+ *
+ * Implement QueryByExample. An Example record is filled and with the
+ * settings and QDateTime it is determined how the query should be executed.
+ * Return a list of UIDs that match the Example
+ *
+ * @param t The Example record
+ * @param settings Gives
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> QArray<UID> OPimAccessBackend<T>::sorted(const QArray<UID>& ids, bool asc, int sortOrder, int sortFilter, int cat)
+ * \brief Sort the List of records according to the preference
+ *
+ * Implement sorting in your backend. The default implementation is
+ * to return the list as it was passed.
+ * The default Backend Implementation should do unaccelerated filtering
+ *
+ *
+ * @param ids        The Records to sort
+ * @param asc        Sort ascending or descending
+ * @param sortOrder
+ * @param sortFilter Sort filter
+ * @param cat        The Category to include
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> T OPimAccessBackend<T>::find(UID uid)const
+ * \brief Find the Record with the UID
+ *
+ * Find the UID in the database and return the record.
+ * @param uid The uid to be searched for
+ * @return The record or an empty record (T.isEmpty())
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template <class T> T OPimAccessBackend<T>::find( UID uid, const QArray<UID>& items, uint current, typename Frontend::CacheDirection d)const
+ * \brief find a Record and do a read ahead or read behind
+ *
+ * @param uid     The UID to search for
+ * @param items   The list of items from where your search
+ * @param current The index of \param uid
+ * @param d       The direction to search for
+ *
+ * @see find
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> bool OPimAccessBackend<T>::add(const T& t)
+ *
+ * \brief Add the record to the internal database
+ *
+ * If an record with the same t.uid() is already present internally
+ * the behaviour is undefined but the state of the database
+ * needs to be stable.
+ * For modifying a record use \sa replace.
+ *
+ *
+ * @return true if the record could be added or false if not
+ * @todo Eilers your opinion on readd/replace
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> bool OPimAccessBackend<T>::remove(UID uid)
+ * \brief Remove a record by its UID
+ *
+ * Remove the records with UID from the internal Database.
+ *
+ * @return True if the record could be removed.
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> bool OPimAccessBackend<T>::replace(const T& t)
+ * \brief Take this Record and replace the old version.
+ *
+ * Take \param t as the new record for t.uid(). It is not described
+ * what happens if the record is not present in the database.
+ * Normally the record is determined by the UID.
+ *
+ * @param t The record to use internally.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> void OPimAccessBackend<T>::setFrontend( Frontend* fron)
+ * \@aram fron The Frontend that uses this backend
+ *
+ * This function is called by the frontend and is used
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> void OPimAccessBackend<T>::setReadAhead(uint count)
+ * \brief Set the number of items to Read-Ahead/Read-Behind
+ *
+ * @param count The number of records to read ahead
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> void OPimAccessBackend<T>::cache( const T& t)const
+ * \brief Add the Record to the PIM Cache
+ *
+ * This will add the Record to the PIM cache, which is owned
+ * by the FrontEnd. If no FrontEnd is available the item will
+ * not be cached.
+ *
+ *
+ * @param t The Item to be added to the Cache
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> void OPimAccessBackend<T>::setSaneCacheSize(int items)
+ * \brief Give a hint on the number of too cached items
+ *
+ * Give the Frontend a hint on the number of items to be cached. Use
+ * a prime number for best performance.
+ *
+ * @param items The number of items to be cached
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> uint OPimAccessBackend<T>::readAhead()const
+ * \brief Return the number of Items to be ReadAhead
+ *
+ * @return The number of Items to read ahead/read behind
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \fn template<class T> QArray<OPimBackendOccurence> OPimAccessBackend<T>::occurrences(const QDateTime& start,const QDateTime& end)
+ * \brief Get a List of Occurrences for a period of time
+ *
+ * Return an Array of OPimBackendOccurence for a period of time. If start == end date
+ * return only occurrences for the start date. If end is smaller the start date
+ * the result is not defined. You could switch dates or return an empty list.
+ *
+ * @return Return an array of OPimBackendOccurence for the period specified by the parameters
+ * @param start The start of the period.
+ * @param  end  The end   of the period.
+ *
+ */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimbackendoccurrence.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimbackendoccurrence.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8af930d
--- a/dev/null
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimbackendoccurrence.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+/*
+                             This file is part of the Opie Project
+                             Copyright (C) 2004 Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@handhelds.org>
+              =.             Copyright (C) The Opie Team <opie-devel@handhelds.org>
+            .=l.
+           .>+-=
+ _;:,     .>    :=|.         This program is free software; you can
+.> <`_,   >  .   <=          redistribute it and/or  modify it under
+:`=1 )Y*s>-.--   :           the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+.="- .-=="i,     .._         License as published by the Free Software
+ - .   .-<_>     .<>         Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
+     ._= =}       :          or (at your option) any later version.
+    .%`+i>       _;_.
+    .i_,=:_.      -<s.       This program is distributed in the hope that
+     +  .  -:.       =       it will be useful,  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+    : ..    .:,     . . .    without even the implied warranty of
+    =_        +     =;=|`    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+  _.=:.       :    :=>`:     PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+..}^=.=       =       ;      Library General Public License for more
+++=   -.     .`     .:       details.
+ :     =  ...= . :.=-
+ -.   .:....=;==+<;          You should have received a copy of the GNU
+  -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
+    --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
+                             If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+                             Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+                             Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "opimbackendoccurrence.h"
+
+namespace Opie {
+
+OPimBackendOccurrence::OPimBackendOccurrence() {}
+/**
+ * \brief The occurence is only on the specefic Day
+ *
+ * If an occurrence is only a day without any time associated
+ * use this Constructor.
+ * \sa timeAssociated() will return false.
+ *
+ * @param date The Date this Occurence takes place
+ * @param  uid The \sa UID of the associated OPimRecord
+ * @param  sum The optional summary
+ *
+ */
+OPimBackendOccurrence::OPimBackendOccurrence( const QDate& date,
+                                              const UID& uid,
+                                              const QString& sum )
+    : m_start( date ), m_end( date ), m_uid( uid ),
+      m_haveTime(false ), m_summary( sum )
+{}
+
+/**
+ * \brief An Occurrence with a start day and end day without time
+ *
+ * Overloaded Constructor. Use this if you've a start date and
+ * end date but no time. If you need to overwrite the summary
+ * use setSummary.
+ * \sa timeAssociated() will return false.
+ *
+ * @param date The Start Date
+ * @param  end Tne End Date
+ * @param  uid The UID of the associated record
+ *
+ * @see setSummary
+ */
+OPimBackendOccurrence::OPimBackendOccurrence( const QDate& date,
+                                              const QDate& end,
+                                              const UID& uid)
+    : m_start( date ), m_end( end ), m_uid( uid ), m_haveTime( false )
+{}
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief Use Start and End Date with Time
+ *
+ * Overloaded Constructor to use Dates with Time time associated
+ * to it. \sa timeAssociated() will return true.
+ *
+ * @param date The Start Date and Time of the occurrence
+ * @param  end The End   Date and Time of the occurrence
+ * @param  uid The UID of the \sa OPimRecord.
+ */
+OPimBackendOccurrence::OPimBackendOccurrence( const QDateTime& date,
+                                              const QDateTime& end,
+                                              const UID& uid )
+    : m_start( date ), m_end( end ), m_uid( uid ), m_haveTime( true )
+{}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Return the Start Date and Time
+ *
+ * @return This method will return the start
+ *  Date and Time. Time is only valid if
+ *  \sa timeAssociated() is true.
+ *
+ */
+QDateTime OPimBackendOccurrence::startDateTime()const {
+    return m_start;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Return the Start Date and Time
+ *
+ * @return This will return the end Date and Time. The
+ * limitation for Time is the same as in startDateTime
+ *
+ * @see startDateTime()
+ */
+QDateTime OPimBackendOccurrence::endDateTime()const {
+    return m_end;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Return the UID of the Associated OPimRecord
+ *
+ * @return the associated OPimRecord
+ */
+UID OPimBackendOccurrence::uid()const {
+    return m_uid;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Return if there is a time associated or not
+ *
+ * If a time is present with start and end date this method
+ * will return true. There is no direct way to manipulate
+ * that attribute. But \sa setStartDate and \sa setStartDateTime
+ * will change it.
+ *
+ * @return Return true if a time is available with the date
+ *
+ */
+bool OPimBackendOccurrence::isAllDay()const {
+    return m_haveTime;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @return The special summary that will overwrite OPimRecord::summary
+ */
+QString OPimBackendOccurrence::summary()const {
+    return m_summary;
+}
+
+QString OPimBackendOccurrence::location()const {
+    return m_location;
+}
+
+QString OPimBackendOccurrence::note()const {
+    return m_note;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set the Start Date
+ *
+ * This method will set the start date and internally will mark
+ * this occurrence to have no time associated to both start
+ * and end date.
+ * A call to timeAssociated will return false after using this
+ * method.
+ *
+ * @param start The Start Date
+ *
+ */
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setStartDate( const QDate& start) {
+    m_start = start;
+    m_haveTime = false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set the Start Date and Time
+ *
+ * Set the Start Date and Time. After this call
+ * \sa timeAssociated will return true.
+ *
+ * @param  dt The Start Date and Time to be set
+ */
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setStartDateTime( const QDateTime& dt ) {
+    m_start = dt;
+    m_haveTime = true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief This will set the End Date.
+ *
+ * This method will set the End Date. The timeAssociated attribute
+ * will not be changed.
+ *
+ * @param  end The End Date to be set
+ */
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setEndDate( const QDate& end ) {
+    m_end = end;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set the End  Date and Time of the occurrence
+ *
+ * This will set the End Date and Time but will not change
+ * the timeAssociated attribute.
+ *
+ * @param dt The End Date and Time to be set.
+ */
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setEndDateTime( const QDateTime& dt ) {
+    m_end = dt;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief This method will set the UID of the Record
+ *
+ * Set the UID of the OPimRecord to be associated with
+ * this OPimRecurrence.
+ *
+ * @param uid The UID of the associated OPimRecord to be set
+ */
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setUid( const UID& uid ) {
+    m_uid = uid;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief Set a special summary instead of \sa OPimRecord::summary()
+ *
+ * If \sa OPimRecord::summary() doesn't describe the occurrence
+ * reason you can set a custom summary for the Occurrence.
+ *
+ * @param str The to be set Summary
+ */
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setSummary( const QString& str ) {
+    m_summary = str;
+}
+
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setLocation( const QString& str ) {
+    m_location = str;
+}
+
+void OPimBackendOccurrence::setNote( const QString& str ) {
+    m_note = str;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimbackendoccurrence.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimbackendoccurrence.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08c3cdf
--- a/dev/null
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimbackendoccurrence.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+                             This file is part of the Opie Project
+                             Copyright (C) 2004 Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@handhelds.org>
+              =.             Copyright (C) The Opie Team <opie-devel@handhelds.org>
+            .=l.
+           .>+-=
+ _;:,     .>    :=|.         This program is free software; you can
+.> <`_,   >  .   <=          redistribute it and/or  modify it under
+:`=1 )Y*s>-.--   :           the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+.="- .-=="i,     .._         License as published by the Free Software
+ - .   .-<_>     .<>         Foundation; either version 2 of the License,
+     ._= =}       :          or (at your option) any later version.
+    .%`+i>       _;_.
+    .i_,=:_.      -<s.       This program is distributed in the hope that
+     +  .  -:.       =       it will be useful,  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+    : ..    .:,     . . .    without even the implied warranty of
+    =_        +     =;=|`    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+  _.=:.       :    :=>`:     PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+..}^=.=       =       ;      Library General Public License for more
+++=   -.     .`     .:       details.
+ :     =  ...= . :.=-
+ -.   .:....=;==+<;          You should have received a copy of the GNU
+  -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
+    --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
+                             If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+                             Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+                             Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef OPIE_PIM_BACKEND_OCCURRENCE_H
+#define OPIE_PIM_BACKEND_OCCURRENCE_H
+
+#include <opie2/opimglobal.h>
+
+#include <qarray.h>
+#include <qdatetime.h>
+#include <qvaluelist.h>
+
+namespace Opie {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Internal representation of an Occurence
+ *
+ * This class is used by the Backends to express
+ * Occurences for the Period Based Query to
+ * the by the Backend represanted Database.
+ * In the Frontend this single representation is splitted
+ * into per day \sa OPimOccurrence 's.
+ * OPimBackendOccurrence can be understand as a hint to
+ * the Frontend and must contain the \sa UID, the Start Date
+ * and End Date of the Occurence. If you have no time associated
+ * to the datetime use the QDate constructors.
+ * If OPimRecord::summary() does not describe the Occurrence
+ * right you can call setSummary() and then the supplied
+ * summary will be used.
+ * All Dates and Times are in the local time.
+ *
+ * @version 1.0
+ * @author Holger Hans Peter Freyther zecke@handhelds.org
+ */
+class OPimBackendOccurrence {
+public:
+    typedef QValueList<OPimBackendOccurrence> List;
+
+    //@{
+    OPimBackendOccurrence();
+    OPimBackendOccurrence( const QDate& date,
+                           const UID& , const QString& = QString::null );
+    OPimBackendOccurrence( const QDate& date, const QDate& end,
+			   const UID& );
+    OPimBackendOccurrence( const QDateTime& start,
+			   const QDateTime& end,
+			   const UID& uid );
+    //@}
+
+    //@{
+    QDateTime startDateTime()const;
+    QDateTime endDateTime()const;
+    UID       uid()const;
+    bool      isAllDay()const;
+    QString   summary()const;
+    QString   location()const;
+    QString   note()const;
+    //@}
+
+    //@{
+    void setStartDate( const QDate& );
+    void setStartDateTime( const QDateTime& dt );
+    void setEndDate( const QDate& );
+    void setEndDateTime( const QDateTime& dt );
+    void setUid( const UID& );
+    void setSummary( const QString& );
+    void setLocation( const QString& );
+    void setNote( const QString& );
+    //@}
+
+private:
+    QDateTime m_start, m_end;
+    UID       m_uid;
+    bool      m_haveTime : 1;
+    QString   m_summary, m_note, m_location;
+
+    struct Private;
+    Private *d;
+};
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.cpp
index 790a764..5f86be9 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.cpp
@@ -15,27 +15,141 @@
      +  .  -:.       =       it will be useful,  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
     : ..    .:,     . . .    without even the implied warranty of
     =_        +     =;=|`    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
   _.=:.       :    :=>`:     PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 ..}^=.=       =       ;      Library General Public License for more
 ++=   -.     .`     .:       details.
  :     =  ...= . :.=-
  -.   .:....=;==+<;          You should have received a copy of the GNU
   -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
     --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
                              If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
                              Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
                              Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
 #include <opie2/otodoaccessbackend.h>
+#include <opie2/private/opimtodosortvector.h>
+#include <opie2/otodoaccess.h>
+
+#include <qintdict.h>
 
 namespace Opie {
 OPimTodoAccessBackend::OPimTodoAccessBackend()
     : OPimAccessBackend<OPimTodo>()
 {
 }
 OPimTodoAccessBackend::~OPimTodoAccessBackend() {
 
 }
 
+UIDArray OPimTodoAccessBackend::queryByExample( const OPimTodo&, int settings,
+                                                 const QDateTime& d)const {
+    return UIDArray();
+}
+
+UIDArray OPimTodoAccessBackend::sorted( const UIDArray& events, bool asc,
+                                        int sortOrder, int sortFilter,
+                                        const QArray<int>& categories )const {
+    odebug << "Using Unaccelerated TodoList sorted Implementation" << oendl;
+    Internal::OPimTodoSortVector vector(events.count(), asc,sortOrder );
+    int item = 0;
+
+    bool bCat = sortFilter  & OPimTodoAccess::FilterCategory ? true : false;
+    bool bOnly = sortFilter & OPimTodoAccess::OnlyOverDue ? true : false;
+    bool comp = sortFilter  & OPimTodoAccess::DoNotShowCompleted ? true : false;
+    bool catPassed = false;
+    int cat;
+
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < events.count(); ++i ) {
+        OPimTodo todo = find( events[i], events, i, Frontend::Forward );
+        if ( todo.isEmpty() )
+            continue;
+
+        /* show category */
+        /* -1 == unfiled */
+        catPassed = false;
+        for ( uint cat_nu = 0; cat_nu < categories.count(); ++cat_nu ) {
+            cat = categories[cat_nu];
+            if ( bCat && cat == -1 ) {
+                if(!todo.categories().isEmpty() )
+                    continue;
+            } else if ( bCat && cat != 0)
+                if (!todo.categories().contains( cat ) )
+                    continue;
+            catPassed = true;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * If none of the Categories matched
+         * continue
+         */
+        if ( !catPassed )
+            continue;
+        if ( !todo.isOverdue() && bOnly )
+            continue;
+        if (todo.isCompleted() && comp )
+            continue;
+
+        vector.insert(item++, todo );
+    }
+
+    vector.resize( item );
+    /* sort it now */
+    vector.sort();
+    /* now get the uids */
+    UIDArray array( vector.count() );
+    for (uint i= 0; i < vector.count(); i++ )
+        array[i] = vector.uidAt( i );
+
+    return array;
+}
+
+OPimBackendOccurrence::List OPimTodoAccessBackend::occurrences( const QDate& start,
+                                                                const QDate& end )const {
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List lst;
+    UIDArray effective = effectiveToDos( start, end, false );
+    UIDArray overdue = overDue();
+    uint count = effective.count();
+    int uid;
+    QIntDict<int> hash;
+    hash.setAutoDelete( true );
+    OPimTodo todo;
+
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+        uid = effective[i];
+        todo = find( uid, effective, i, Frontend::Forward );
+        /*
+         * If isOverdue but in the 'normal' range we will fill
+         * the hash so we won't have duplicates in OPimBackendOccurrence
+         */
+        if ( todo.isOverdue() )
+            hash.insert( uid, new int(6) );
+        OPimBackendOccurrence oc = todo.hasStartDate() ?
+                                   OPimBackendOccurrence( todo.startDate(),
+                                                          todo.dueDate(), uid ) :
+                                   OPimBackendOccurrence( todo.dueDate(), uid, QString::null );
+        oc.setSummary( todo.summary() );
+        lst.append( oc );
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Create the OverDue items but skip
+     * the already handled Records
+     */
+    if ( !overdue.isEmpty() ) {
+        QDate today = QDate::currentDate();
+        QDate dueDate = (start >= today && today <= end ) ? today : start;
+        count = overdue.count();
+        for ( uint i = 0; i < count; ++i ) {
+            uid = overdue[i];
+            if (!hash.find( uid ) )
+                continue;
+            todo = find( uid, overdue, i, Frontend::Forward );
+            lst.append( OPimBackendOccurrence(dueDate, uid, todo.summary() ) );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return lst;
+}
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.h
index 9dfda45..66297bb 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessbackend.h
@@ -26,34 +26,54 @@
                              Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
                              Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 #ifndef OPIE_TODO_ACCESS_BACKEND_H
 #define OPIE_TODO_ACCESS_BACKEND_H
 
 #include <qbitarray.h>
 
 #include <opie2/opimtodo.h>
 #include <opie2/opimaccessbackend.h>
 
 namespace Opie {
 class OPimTodoAccessBackend : public OPimAccessBackend<OPimTodo> {
 public:
     OPimTodoAccessBackend();
     ~OPimTodoAccessBackend();
-    virtual QArray<int> effectiveToDos( const QDate& start,
-                                        const QDate& end,
-                                        bool includeNoDates ) = 0;
-    virtual QArray<int> overDue() = 0;
-    virtual QArray<int> sorted( bool asc, int sortOrder, int sortFilter,
-                                int cat ) = 0;
-    virtual void        removeAllCompleted() = 0;
-    virtual QBitArray supports()const = 0;
-    
+    virtual UIDArray effectiveToDos( const QDate& start,
+                                     const QDate& end,
+                                     bool includeNoDates )const = 0;
+    virtual UIDArray overDue()const = 0;
+    virtual void removeAllCompleted() = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Common and probably inefficent implementation
+     * for queryByExample, matchRegexp, sorted
+     * and occurrences
+     */
+    //@{
+    UIDArray queryByExample( const OPimTodo&, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() )const;
+    UIDArray sorted( const UIDArray&, bool asc, int, int, const QArray<int>& )const;
+    OPimBackendOccurrence::List occurrences( const QDate&, const QDate& )const;
+    //@}
+
 private:
     class Private;
     Private *d;
 
 };
-
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * \fn Opie::OPimBackendOccurrence::List Opie::OPimTodoAccessBackend::occurrences(const QDate& start,const QDate& end)const
+ * \brief Return occurrences for a period of time
+ *
+ * This method will return the 'effective' Todos and also
+ * 'Overdue' Todos. Overdues will be shown on the 'current'
+ * day if it is in the range or on \par start. If the overdue
+ * is inside the 'Effective Todos' we will skip the
+ * special overdue handling.
+ *
+ *
+ */
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp
index 4e3e47b..2bcab29 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp
@@ -442,241 +442,238 @@ bool OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::reload(){
 bool OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::save(){
     return m_driver->close();  // Shouldn't m_driver->sync be better than close ? (eilers)
 }
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::allRecords()const {
     if (m_dirty )
         update();
 
     return m_uids;
 }
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::queryByExample( const OPimTodo& , int, const QDateTime& ){
     QArray<int> ints(0);
     return ints;
 }
 OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::find(int uid ) const{
     FindQuery query( uid );
     return parseResultAndCache( uid, m_driver->query(&query) );
-
 }
 
 // Remember: uid is already in the list of uids, called ints !
 OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::find( int uid, const QArray<int>& ints,
                                    uint cur, Frontend::CacheDirection dir ) const{
     uint CACHE = readAhead();
     odebug << "searching for " << uid << "" << oendl;
     QArray<int> search( CACHE );
     uint size =0;
-    OPimTodo to;
 
     // we try to cache CACHE items
     switch( dir ) {
-        /* forward */
+    /* forward */
     case Frontend::Forward:
         for (uint i = cur; i < ints.count() && size < CACHE; i++ ) {
-            odebug << "size " << size << " " << ints[i] << "" << oendl;
             search[size] = ints[i];
             size++;
         }
         break;
-        /* reverse */
-    case Frontend::Reverse: 
+    /* reverse */
+    case Frontend::Reverse:
         for (uint i = cur; i != 0 && size <  CACHE; i-- ) {
             search[size] = ints[i];
             size++;
         }
         break;
     }
 
     search.resize( size );
     FindQuery query( search );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &query  );
     if ( res.state() != OSQLResult::Success )
-        return to;
+        return OPimTodo();
 
     return parseResultAndCache( uid, res );
 }
 
 void OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::clear() {
     ClearQuery cle;
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &cle );
     CreateQuery qu;
     res = m_driver->query(&qu);
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::add( const OPimTodo& t) {
     InsertQuery ins( t );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &ins );
 
     if ( res.state() == OSQLResult::Failure )
         return false;
+
     int c = m_uids.count();
     m_uids.resize( c+1 );
     m_uids[c] = t.uid();
 
     return true;
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::remove( int uid ) {
     RemoveQuery rem( uid );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query(&rem );
 
     if ( res.state() == OSQLResult::Failure )
         return false;
 
     m_dirty = true;
     return true;
 }
 /*
  * FIXME better set query
  * but we need the cache for that
  * now we remove
  */
 bool OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::replace( const OPimTodo& t) {
     remove( t.uid() );
     bool b= add(t);
     m_dirty = false; // we changed some stuff but the UID stayed the same
     return b;
 }
-QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::overDue() {
+QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::overDue()const {
     OverDueQuery qu;
     return uids( m_driver->query(&qu ) );
 }
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::effectiveToDos( const QDate& s,
                                                    const QDate& t,
-                                                   bool u) {
+                                                   bool u)const {
     EffQuery ef(s, t, u );
     return uids (m_driver->query(&ef) );
 }
+
+#if 0
 /*
  *
  */
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::sorted( bool asc, int sortOrder,
                                            int sortFilter, int cat ) {
     odebug << "sorted " << asc << ", " << sortOrder << "" << oendl;
     QString query;
     query = "select uid from todolist WHERE ";
 
     /*
      * Sort Filter stuff
      * not that straight forward
      * FIXME: Replace magic numbers
      *
      */
     /* Category */
-    if ( sortFilter & 1 ) {
+    if ( sortFilter & OPimTodoAccess::FilterCategory ) {
         QString str;
         if (cat != 0 ) str = QString::number( cat );
         query += " categories like '%" +str+"%' AND";
     }
     /* Show only overdue */
-    if ( sortFilter & 2 ) {
+    if ( sortFilter & OPimTodoAccess::OnlyOverDue ) {
         QDate date = QDate::currentDate();
         QString due;
         QString base;
         base = QString("DueDate <= '%1-%2-%3' AND completed = 0")
         .arg( QString::number( date.year() ).rightJustify( 4, '0' ) )
         .arg( QString::number( date.month() ).rightJustify( 2, '0' ) )
         .arg( QString::number( date.day() ).rightJustify( 2, '0' ) );
         query += " " + base + " AND";
     }
     /* not show completed */
-    if ( sortFilter & 4 ) {
+    if ( sortFilter & OPimTodoAccess::DoNotShowCompleted ) {
         query += " completed = 0 AND";
     }else{
        query += " ( completed = 1 OR  completed = 0) AND";
     }
     /* strip the end */
     query = query.remove( query.length()-3, 3 );
 
 
     /*
      * sort order stuff
      * quite straight forward
      */
     query += "ORDER BY ";
     switch( sortOrder ) {
         /* completed */
-    case 0:
+    case OPimTodoAccess::Completed:
         query += "completed";
         break;
-    case 1:
+    case OPimTodoAccess::Priority:
         query += "priority";
         break;
-    case 2:
+    case OPimTodoAccess::SortSummary:
         query += "summary";
         break;
-    case 3:
+    case OPimTodoAccess::Deadline:
         query += "DueDate";
         break;
     }
 
-    if ( !asc ) {
-        odebug << "not ascending!" << oendl;
+    if ( !asc )
         query += " DESC";
-    }
+
 
     odebug << query << oendl;
     OSQLRawQuery raw(query );
     return uids( m_driver->query(&raw) );
 }
+#endif
+
+
 bool OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::date( QDate& da, const QString& str ) const{
     if ( str == "0-0-0" )
         return false;
     else{
         int day, year, month;
         QStringList list = QStringList::split("-", str );
         year = list[0].toInt();
         month = list[1].toInt();
         day = list[2].toInt();
         da.setYMD( year, month, day );
         return true;
     }
 }
+
+
 OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::parseResultAndCache( int uid, const OSQLResult& res ) const{
     if ( res.state() == OSQLResult::Failure ) {
         OPimTodo to;
         return to;
     }
 
     OPimTodo retTodo;
 
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList list = res.results();
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList::Iterator it = list.begin();
-    odebug << "todo1" << oendl;
-    OPimTodo to = todo( (*it) );
-    cache( to );
-    ++it;
+    OPimTodo to, tmp;
 
     for ( ; it != list.end(); ++it ) {
-        odebug << "caching" << oendl;
-	OPimTodo newTodo = todo( (*it) );
+        OPimTodo newTodo = parse( (*it) );
         cache( newTodo );
 	if ( newTodo.uid() == uid )
 		retTodo = newTodo;
     }
     return retTodo;
 }
-OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::todo( OSQLResultItem& item )const {
-    odebug << "todo(ResultItem)" << oendl;
+OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::parse( OSQLResultItem& item )const {
 
     // Request information from addressbook table and create the OPimTodo-object.
 
     bool hasDueDate = false; QDate dueDate = QDate::currentDate();
     hasDueDate = date( dueDate, item.data("DueDate") );
     QStringList cats = QStringList::split(";", item.data("categories") );
 
-    odebug << "Item is completed: " << item.data("completed").toInt() << "" << oendl;
-
     OPimTodo to( (bool)item.data("completed").toInt(), item.data("priority").toInt(),
               cats, item.data("summary"), item.data("description"),
               item.data("progress").toUShort(), hasDueDate, dueDate,
               item.data("uid").toInt() );
 
     bool isOk;
     int prioInt = QString( item.data("priority") ).toInt( &isOk );
     if ( isOk )
         to.setPriority( prioInt );
 
     bool hasStartDate = false; QDate startDate = QDate::currentDate();
     hasStartDate = date( startDate, item.data("startdate") );
     bool hasCompletedDate = false; QDate completedDate = QDate::currentDate();
     hasCompletedDate = date( completedDate, item.data("completeddate") );
 
     if ( hasStartDate )
@@ -704,192 +701,130 @@ OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::todo( OSQLResultItem& item )const {
 
     OPimRecurrence recur;
     recur.fromMap( recMap );
     to.setRecurrence( recur );
 
     // Finally load the custom-entries for this UID and put it into the created object
     to.setExtraMap( requestCustom( to.uid() ) );
 
     return to;
 }
 
 // FIXME: Where is the difference to "find" ? (eilers)
 OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::todo( int uid )const {
     FindQuery find( uid );
     return parseResultAndCache( uid, m_driver->query(&find) );
 }
-/*
- * update the dict
- */
-void OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::fillDict() {
 
-#if 0
-    /* initialize dict */
-    /*
-     * UPDATE dict if you change anything!!!
-     * FIXME: Isn't this dict obsolete ? (eilers)
-     */
-    m_dict.setAutoDelete( TRUE );
-    m_dict.insert("Categories" ,     new int(OPimTodo::Category)         );
-    m_dict.insert("Uid" ,            new int(OPimTodo::Uid)              );
-    m_dict.insert("HasDate" ,        new int(OPimTodo::HasDate)          );
-    m_dict.insert("Completed" ,      new int(OPimTodo::Completed)        );
-    m_dict.insert("Description" ,    new int(OPimTodo::Description)      );
-    m_dict.insert("Summary" ,        new int(OPimTodo::Summary)          );
-    m_dict.insert("Priority" ,       new int(OPimTodo::Priority)         );
-    m_dict.insert("DateDay" ,        new int(OPimTodo::DateDay)          );
-    m_dict.insert("DateMonth" ,      new int(OPimTodo::DateMonth)        );
-    m_dict.insert("DateYear" ,       new int(OPimTodo::DateYear)         );
-    m_dict.insert("Progress" ,       new int(OPimTodo::Progress)         );
-    m_dict.insert("Completed",       new int(OPimTodo::Completed)        ); // Why twice ? (eilers)
-    m_dict.insert("CrossReference",  new int(OPimTodo::CrossReference)   );
-//    m_dict.insert("HasAlarmDateTime",new int(OPimTodo::HasAlarmDateTime) ); // old stuff (eilers)
-//    m_dict.insert("AlarmDateTime",   new int(OPimTodo::AlarmDateTime)    ); // old stuff (eilers)
 
-#endif
-}
 /*
  * need to be const so let's fool the
  * compiler :(
  */
 void OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::update()const {
     ((OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL*)this)->m_dirty = false;
     LoadQuery lo;
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query(&lo);
     if ( res.state() != OSQLResult::Success )
         return;
 
     ((OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL*)this)->m_uids = uids( res );
 }
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::uids( const OSQLResult& res) const{
 
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList list = res.results();
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList::Iterator it;
     QArray<int> ints(list.count() );
-    odebug << " count = " << list.count() << "" << oendl;
 
     int i = 0;
     for (it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] =  (*it).data("uid").toInt();
         i++;
     }
     return ints;
 }
 
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const
 {
-
-#if 0
-    QArray<int> empty;
-    return empty;
-
-#else
     QString qu = "SELECT uid FROM todolist WHERE (";
 
-    // Do it make sense to search other fields, too ?
+    // Does it make sense to search other fields, too ?
     qu += " rlike(\""+ r.pattern() + "\",\"description\") OR";
     qu += " rlike(\""+ r.pattern() + "\",\"summary\")";
 
     qu += ")";
 
-    odebug << "query: " << qu << "" << oendl;
-
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
 
     return uids( res );
-
-
-#endif
-
-}
-QBitArray OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::supports()const {
-
-    return sup();
-}
-
-QBitArray OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::sup() const{
-
-    QBitArray ar( OPimTodo::CompletedDate + 1 );
-    ar.fill( true );
-    ar[OPimTodo::CrossReference] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::State ] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Reminders] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Notifiers] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Maintainer] = false;
-
-    return ar;
 }
 
 void OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::removeAllCompleted(){
     // First we need the uids from all entries which are
     // completed. Then, we just have to remove them...
 
     QString qu = "SELECT uid FROM todolist WHERE completed = 1";
 
     OSQLRawQuery raw( qu );
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query( &raw );
 
     QArray<int> completed_uids = uids( res );
 
-    odebug << "Number of completed: " << completed_uids.size() << "" << oendl;
-
     if ( completed_uids.size() == 0 )
         return;
 
     qu = "DELETE FROM todolist WHERE (";
     QString query;
 
-    for ( int i = 0; i < completed_uids.size(); i++ ){
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < completed_uids.size(); i++ ){
         if ( !query.isEmpty() )
             query += " OR ";
         query += QString( "uid = %1" ).arg( completed_uids[i] );
     }
     qu += query + " );";
 
     // Put remove of custom entries in this query to speed up..
     qu += "DELETE FORM custom_data WHERE (";
     query = "";
 
-    for ( int i = 0; i < completed_uids.size(); i++ ){
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < completed_uids.size(); i++ ){
         if ( !query.isEmpty() )
             query += " OR ";
         query += QString( "uid = %1" ).arg( completed_uids[i] );
     }
     qu += query + " );";
 
-    odebug << "query: " << qu << "" << oendl;
-
     OSQLRawQuery raw2( qu );
     res = m_driver->query( &raw2 );
-    if ( res.state() == OSQLResult::Failure ) {
+
+    if ( res.state() == OSQLResult::Failure )
         owarn << "OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::removeAllCompleted():Failure in query: " << qu << "" << oendl;
-    }
+
 }
 
 
 QMap<QString, QString>  OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL::requestCustom( int uid ) const
 {
     QMap<QString, QString> customMap;
 
     FindCustomQuery query( uid );
     OSQLResult res_custom = m_driver->query( &query );
 
     if ( res_custom.state() == OSQLResult::Failure ) {
         owarn << "OSQLResult::Failure in find query !!" << oendl;
-        QMap<QString, QString> empty;
-        return empty;
+        return QMap<QString, QString>();
     }
 
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList list = res_custom.results();
     OSQLResultItem::ValueList::Iterator it = list.begin();
-    for ( ; it != list.end(); ++it ) {
+    for ( ; it != list.end(); ++it )
         customMap.insert( (*it).data( "type" ), (*it).data( "value" ) );
-    }
+
 
     return customMap;
 }
 
 
 
 
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h
index 415f791..0ba8f3a 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h
@@ -38,56 +38,51 @@ namespace DB   {
 class OSQLDriver;
 class OSQLResult;
 class OSQLResultItem;
 }
 }
 
 namespace Opie {
 
 class OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL : public OPimTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL( const QString& file );
     ~OPimTodoAccessBackendSQL();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
-    QArray<int> allRecords()const;
+    QArray<UID> allRecords()const;
 
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OPimTodo& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
-    OPimTodo find(int uid)const;
-    OPimTodo find(int uid, const QArray<int>&, uint cur, Frontend::CacheDirection )const;
+    QArray<UID> queryByExample( const OPimTodo& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
+    OPimTodo find(UID uid)const;
+    OPimTodo find(UID uid, const QArray<int>&, uint cur, Frontend::CacheDirection )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OPimTodo& t );
-    bool remove( int uid );
+    bool remove( UID uid );
     bool replace( const OPimTodo& t );
 
-    QArray<int> overDue();
-    QArray<int> effectiveToDos( const QDate& start,
-                                const QDate& end, bool includeNoDates );
-    QArray<int> sorted(bool asc, int sortOrder, int sortFilter, int cat );
-
-    QBitArray supports()const;
-    QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const;
+    QArray<UID> overDue()const;
+    QArray<UID> effectiveToDos( const QDate& start,
+                                const QDate& end, bool includeNoDates )const;
+    QArray<UID> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const;
     void removeAllCompleted();
-    
+
 
 private:
     void update()const;
-    void fillDict();
     inline bool date( QDate& date, const QString& )const;
-    inline OPimTodo parseResultAndCache( int uid, const Opie::DB::OSQLResult& )const;
-    inline OPimTodo todo( Opie::DB::OSQLResultItem& )const;
-    inline QArray<int> uids( const Opie::DB::OSQLResult& )const;
-    OPimTodo todo( int uid )const;
-    QBitArray sup() const;
-    QMap<QString, QString>  requestCustom( int uid ) const;
+    inline OPimTodo parseResultAndCache( UID uid, const Opie::DB::OSQLResult& )const;
+    inline OPimTodo parse( Opie::DB::OSQLResultItem& )const;
+    inline QArray<UID> uids( const Opie::DB::OSQLResult& )const;
+    OPimTodo todo( UID uid )const;
+    QMap<QString, QString>  requestCustom( UID uid ) const;
 
     // QAsciiDict<int> m_dict;
     Opie::DB::OSQLDriver* m_driver;
-    QArray<int> m_uids;
+    QArray<UID> m_uids;
     bool m_dirty : 1;
 };
 
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
index 7d58a40..aa8a7eb 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
@@ -79,33 +79,32 @@ namespace {
             event.setCompleted( false );
         // priority
         if ((ob = isAPropertyOf(obj, VCPriorityProp))) {
             name = vObjectStringZValue( ob );
             bool ok;
             event.setPriority(name.toInt(&ok) );
         }
         //due date
         if((ob = isAPropertyOf(obj, VCDueProp)) ){
             event.setHasDueDate( true );
             name = vObjectStringZValue( ob );
             event.setDueDate( TimeConversion::fromISO8601( name).date() );
         }
         // categories
         if((ob = isAPropertyOf( obj, VCCategoriesProp )) != 0 ){
             name = vObjectStringZValue( ob );
-            owarn << "Categories:" << name.data() << "" << oendl;
         }
 
         event.setUid( 1 );
         return event;
     };
     static VObject *vobjByEvent( const OPimTodo &event )  {
         VObject *task = newVObject( VCTodoProp );
         if( task == 0 )
             return 0l;
 
         if( event.hasDueDate() ) {
             QTime time(0, 0, 0);
             QDateTime date(event.dueDate(), time );
             addPropValue( task, VCDueProp,
                           TimeConversion::toISO8601( date ) );
         }
@@ -220,70 +219,41 @@ bool OPimTodoAccessVCal::remove( int uid ) {
     return true;
 }
 void OPimTodoAccessVCal::removeAllCompleted() {
     for ( QMap<int, OPimTodo>::Iterator it = m_map.begin(); it != m_map.end(); ++it ) {
         if ( (*it).isCompleted() )
             m_map.remove( it );
     }
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessVCal::replace( const OPimTodo& to ) {
     m_map.replace( to.uid(), to );
     m_dirty = true;
     return true;
 }
 OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessVCal::find(int uid )const {
     return m_map[uid];
 }
-QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessVCal::sorted( bool, int, int, int ) {
-    QArray<int> ar(0);
-    return ar;
-}
+
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessVCal::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ar( m_map.count() );
     QMap<int, OPimTodo>::ConstIterator it;
     int i = 0;
     for ( it = m_map.begin(); it != m_map.end(); ++it ) {
         ar[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     return ar;
 }
-QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessVCal::matchRegexp(const QRegExp& /* r */)const {
-    QArray<int> ar(0);
-    return ar;
-}
-QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessVCal::queryByExample( const OPimTodo&, int, const QDateTime& ) {
-    QArray<int> ar(0);
-    return ar;
-}
+
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessVCal::effectiveToDos( const QDate& ,
                                              const QDate& ,
-                                             bool  ) {
-    QArray<int> ar(0);
-    return ar;
-}
-QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessVCal::overDue() {
+                                             bool  )const {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
-QBitArray OPimTodoAccessVCal::supports()const {
-    static QBitArray ar = sup();
-
-    return ar;
-}
-QBitArray OPimTodoAccessVCal::sup() {
-    QBitArray ar ( OPimTodo::CompletedDate +1 );
-    ar.fill( true );
-
-    ar[OPimTodo::CrossReference] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::State ] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Reminders] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Notifiers] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Maintainer] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Progress] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Alarms ] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Recurrence] = false;
 
+QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessVCal::overDue()const {
+    QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h
index 1e106d3..05dd76b 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h
@@ -30,43 +30,37 @@
 #define OPIE_OTODO_ACCESS_VCAL_H
 
 #include <opie2/otodoaccessbackend.h>
 
 namespace Opie {
 
 class OPimTodoAccessVCal : public OPimTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     OPimTodoAccessVCal(const QString& );
     ~OPimTodoAccessVCal();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
-    QArray<int> matchRegexp(const QRegExp &r) const;
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OPimTodo& t, int sort, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     QArray<int> effectiveToDos( const QDate& start,
                                 const QDate& end,
-                                bool includeNoDates );
-    QArray<int> overDue();
-    QArray<int> sorted( bool asc, int sortOrder, int sortFilter,
-                        int cat );
+                                bool includeNoDates )const;
+    QArray<int> overDue()const;
     OPimTodo find(int uid)const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OPimTodo& );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OPimTodo& );
 
     void removeAllCompleted();
-    virtual QBitArray supports()const;
 
 private:
-    static QBitArray sup();
     bool m_dirty : 1;
     QString m_file;
     QMap<int, OPimTodo> m_map;
 };
 
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
index 3e06d88..273f91a 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
@@ -21,34 +21,37 @@
  :     =  ...= . :.=-
  -.   .:....=;==+<;          You should have received a copy of the GNU
   -_. . .   )=.  =           Library General Public License along with
     --        :-=`           this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.
                              If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
                              Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
                              Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
 
 /* OPIE */
 #include <opie2/opimdateconversion.h>
 #include <opie2/opimstate.h>
 #include <opie2/opimtimezone.h>
 #include <opie2/opimnotifymanager.h>
 #include <opie2/opimrecurrence.h>
 #include <opie2/otodoaccessxml.h>
+#include <opie2/otodoaccess.h>
 #include <opie2/odebug.h>
 
+#include <opie2/private/opimtodosortvector.h>
+
 #include <qpe/global.h>
 #include <qpe/stringutil.h>
 #include <qpe/timeconversion.h>
 
 /* QT */
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <qvector.h>
 
 /* STD */
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -129,33 +132,32 @@ bool OPimTodoAccessXML::load() {
     dict.insert("Uid" ,            new int(OPimTodo::Uid)              );
     dict.insert("HasDate" ,        new int(OPimTodo::HasDate)          );
     dict.insert("Completed" ,      new int(OPimTodo::Completed)        );
     dict.insert("Description" ,    new int(OPimTodo::Description)      );
     dict.insert("Summary" ,        new int(OPimTodo::Summary)          );
     dict.insert("Priority" ,       new int(OPimTodo::Priority)         );
     dict.insert("DateDay" ,        new int(OPimTodo::DateDay)          );
     dict.insert("DateMonth" ,      new int(OPimTodo::DateMonth)        );
     dict.insert("DateYear" ,       new int(OPimTodo::DateYear)         );
     dict.insert("Progress" ,       new int(OPimTodo::Progress)         );
     dict.insert("CompletedDate",   new int(OPimTodo::CompletedDate)    );
     dict.insert("StartDate",       new int(OPimTodo::StartDate)        );
     dict.insert("CrossReference",  new int(OPimTodo::CrossReference)   );
     dict.insert("State",           new int(OPimTodo::State)            );
     dict.insert("Alarms",          new int(OPimTodo::Alarms)           );
     dict.insert("Reminders",       new int(OPimTodo::Reminders)        );
-    dict.insert("Notifiers",       new int(OPimTodo::Notifiers)        );
     dict.insert("Maintainer",      new int(OPimTodo::Maintainer)       );
     dict.insert("rtype",           new int(FRType)                  );
     dict.insert("rweekdays",       new int(FRWeekdays)              );
     dict.insert("rposition",       new int(FRPosition)              );
     dict.insert("rfreq",           new int(FRFreq)                  );
     dict.insert("start",           new int(FRStart)                 );
     dict.insert("rhasenddate",     new int(FRHasEndDate)            );
     dict.insert("enddt",           new int(FREndDate)               );
 
     // here the custom XML parser from TT it's GPL
     // but we want to push OpiePIM... to TT.....
     // mmap part from zecke :)
     int fd = ::open( QFile::encodeName(m_file).data(), O_RDONLY );
     struct stat attribut;
     if ( fd < 0 ) return false;
 
@@ -169,33 +171,32 @@ bool OPimTodoAccessXML::load() {
         return false;
     }
     /* advise the kernel who we want to read it */
     ::madvise( map_addr,  attribut.st_size,  MADV_SEQUENTIAL );
     /* we do not the file any more */
     ::close( fd );
 
     char* dt = (char*)map_addr;
     int len = attribut.st_size;
     int i = 0;
     char *point;
     const char* collectionString = "<Task ";
     int strLen = strlen(collectionString);
     while ( ( point = strstrlen( dt+i, len -i, collectionString, strLen ) ) != 0l ) {
         i = point -dt;
         i+= strLen;
-        owarn << "Found a start at " << i << " " << (point-dt) << "" << oendl;
 
         OPimTodo ev;
         m_year = m_month = m_day = 0;
 
         while ( TRUE ) {
             while ( i < len && (dt[i] == ' ' || dt[i] == '\n' || dt[i] == '\r') )
         ++i;
         if ( i >= len-2 || (dt[i] == '/' && dt[i+1] == '>') )
         break;
 
         // we have another attribute, read it.
         int j = i;
         while ( j < len && dt[j] != '=' )
         ++j;
         QCString attr( dt+i, j-i+1);
 
@@ -225,66 +226,62 @@ bool OPimTodoAccessXML::load() {
         i = j + 1;
 
         QString str = (haveUtf ? QString::fromUtf8( value )
             : QString::fromLatin1( value ) );
         if ( haveEnt )
         str = Qtopia::plainString( str );
 
             /*
              * add key + value
              */
             todo( &dict, ev, attr, str );
 
         }
         /*
          * now add it
          */
-        owarn << "End at " << i << "" << oendl;
         if (m_events.contains( ev.uid() ) || ev.uid() == 0) {
             ev.setUid( 1 );
             m_changed = true;
         }
         if ( ev.hasDueDate() ) {
             ev.setDueDate( QDate(m_year, m_month, m_day) );
         }
         if ( rec && rec->doesRecur() ) {
             OPimTimeZone utc = OPimTimeZone::utc();
             OPimRecurrence recu( *rec ); // call copy c'tor
             recu.setEndDate( utc.fromUTCDateTime( rp_end ).date() );
             recu.setStart( ev.dueDate() );
             ev.setRecurrence( recu );
         }
         m_events.insert(ev.uid(), ev );
         m_year = m_month = m_day = -1;
         delete rec;
         rec = 0;
     }
 
     munmap(map_addr, attribut.st_size );
 
-    owarn << "counts " << m_events.count() << " records loaded!" << oendl;
     return true;
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessXML::reload() {
     m_events.clear();
     return load();
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessXML::save() {
-//    owarn << "saving" << oendl;
     if (!m_opened || !m_changed ) {
-//        owarn << "not saving" << oendl;
         return true;
     }
     QString strNewFile = m_file + ".new";
     QFile f( strNewFile );
     if (!f.open( IO_WriteOnly|IO_Raw ) )
         return false;
 
     int written;
     QString out;
     out = "<!DOCTYPE Tasks>\n<Tasks>\n";
 
     // for all todos
     QMap<int, OPimTodo>::Iterator it;
     for (it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         out+= "<Task " + toString( (*it) ) + " />\n";
         QCString cstr = out.utf8();
@@ -299,136 +296,128 @@ bool OPimTodoAccessXML::save() {
         out = QString::null;
     }
 
     out +=  "</Tasks>";
     QCString cstr = out.utf8();
     written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
 
     if ( written != (int)cstr.length() ) {
         f.close();
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
         return false;
     }
     /* flush before renaming */
     f.close();
 
     if( ::rename( strNewFile.latin1(),  m_file.latin1() ) < 0 ) {
-//        owarn << "error renaming" << oendl;
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
     }
 
     m_changed = false;
     return true;
 }
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ids( m_events.count() );
     QMap<int, OPimTodo>::ConstIterator it;
     int i = 0;
 
-    for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
-        ids[i] = it.key();
-        i++;
-    }
+    for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it )
+        ids[i++] = it.key();
+
+
     return ids;
 }
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::queryByExample( const OPimTodo&, int, const QDateTime& ) {
     QArray<int> ids(0);
     return ids;
 }
 OPimTodo OPimTodoAccessXML::find( int uid )const {
     OPimTodo todo;
     todo.setUid( 0 ); // isEmpty()
     QMap<int, OPimTodo>::ConstIterator it = m_events.find( uid );
     if ( it != m_events.end() )
         todo = it.data();
 
     return todo;
 }
 void OPimTodoAccessXML::clear() {
     if (m_opened )
         m_changed = true;
 
     m_events.clear();
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessXML::add( const OPimTodo& todo ) {
-//    owarn << "add" << oendl;
     m_changed = true;
     m_events.insert( todo.uid(), todo );
 
     return true;
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessXML::remove( int uid ) {
     m_changed = true;
     m_events.remove( uid );
 
     return true;
 }
 bool OPimTodoAccessXML::replace( const OPimTodo& todo) {
     m_changed = true;
     m_events.replace( todo.uid(), todo );
 
     return true;
 }
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::effectiveToDos( const QDate& start,
                                             const QDate& end,
-                                            bool includeNoDates ) {
+                                            bool includeNoDates )const {
     QArray<int> ids( m_events.count() );
-    QMap<int, OPimTodo>::Iterator it;
+    QMap<int, OPimTodo>::ConstIterator it;
 
     int i = 0;
     for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
-        if ( !it.data().hasDueDate() ) {
-            if ( includeNoDates ) {
-                ids[i] = it.key();
-                i++;
-            }
+        if ( !it.data().hasDueDate() && includeNoDates) {
+                ids[i++] = it.key();
         }else if ( it.data().dueDate() >= start &&
                    it.data().dueDate() <= end ) {
-            ids[i] = it.key();
-            i++;
+            ids[i++] = it.key();
         }
     }
     ids.resize( i );
     return ids;
 }
-QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::overDue() {
+QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::overDue()const {
     QArray<int> ids( m_events.count() );
     int i = 0;
 
-    QMap<int, OPimTodo>::Iterator it;
+    QMap<int, OPimTodo>::ConstIterator it;
     for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         if ( it.data().isOverdue() ) {
             ids[i] = it.key();
             i++;
         }
     }
     ids.resize( i );
     return ids;
 }
 
 
 /* private */
 void OPimTodoAccessXML::todo( QAsciiDict<int>* dict, OPimTodo& ev,
                             const QCString& attr, const QString& val) {
-//    owarn << "parse to do from XMLElement" << oendl;
 
     int *find=0;
 
     find = (*dict)[ attr.data() ];
     if (!find ) {
-//            owarn << "Unknown option" + it.key() << oendl;
         ev.setCustomField( attr, val );
         return;
     }
 
     switch( *find ) {
     case OPimTodo::Uid:
         ev.setUid( val.toInt() );
         break;
     case OPimTodo::Category:
         ev.setCategories( ev.idsFromString( val ) );
         break;
     case OPimTodo::HasDate:
         ev.setHasDueDate( val.toInt() );
         break;
     case OPimTodo::Completed:
         ev.setCompleted( val.toInt() );
@@ -455,34 +444,32 @@ void OPimTodoAccessXML::todo( QAsciiDict<int>* dict, OPimTodo& ev,
         ev.setProgress( val.toInt() );
         break;
     case OPimTodo::CompletedDate:
         ev.setCompletedDate( OPimDateConversion::dateFromString( val ) );
         break;
     case OPimTodo::StartDate:
         ev.setStartDate( OPimDateConversion::dateFromString( val ) );
         break;
     case OPimTodo::State:
         ev.setState( val.toInt() );
         break;
     case OPimTodo::Alarms:{
         OPimNotifyManager &manager = ev.notifiers();
         QStringList als = QStringList::split(";", val );
         for (QStringList::Iterator it = als.begin(); it != als.end(); ++it ) {
             QStringList alarm = QStringList::split(":", (*it), TRUE ); // allow empty
-            owarn << "alarm: " << alarm.join("___") << "" << oendl;
-            owarn << "alarm[0]: " << alarm[0] << " " << OPimDateConversion::dateTimeFromString( alarm[0] ).toString() << "" << oendl;
             OPimAlarm al( alarm[2].toInt(), OPimDateConversion::dateTimeFromString( alarm[0] ), alarm[1].toInt() );
             manager.add( al );
         }
     }
         break;
     case OPimTodo::Reminders:{
         OPimNotifyManager &manager = ev.notifiers();
         QStringList rems = QStringList::split(";", val );
         for (QStringList::Iterator it = rems.begin(); it != rems.end(); ++it ) {
             OPimReminder rem( (*it).toInt() );
             manager.add( rem );
         }
     }
         break;
     case OPimTodo::CrossReference:
     {
@@ -529,66 +516,63 @@ void OPimTodoAccessXML::todo( QAsciiDict<int>* dict, OPimTodo& ev,
         recur()->setHasEndDate( val.toInt() );
         break;
     case FREndDate: {
         rp_end = (time_t) val.toLong();
         break;
     }
     default:
         ev.setCustomField( attr, val );
         break;
     }
 }
 
 // from PalmtopRecord... GPL ### FIXME
 namespace {
 QString customToXml(const QMap<QString, QString>& customMap )
 {
-    //owarn << QString("writing custom %1").arg(customMap.count()) << oendl;
     QString buf(" ");
     for ( QMap<QString, QString>::ConstIterator cit = customMap.begin();
         cit != customMap.end(); ++cit) {
-//  owarn << ".ITEM." << oendl;
     buf += cit.key();
     buf += "=\"";
     buf += Qtopia::escapeString(cit.data());
     buf += "\" ";
     }
     return buf;
 }
 
 
 }
 
 QString OPimTodoAccessXML::toString( const OPimTodo& ev )const {
     QString str;
 
     str += "Completed=\"" + QString::number( ev.isCompleted() ) + "\" ";
     str += "HasDate=\"" + QString::number( ev.hasDueDate() ) + "\" ";
     str += "Priority=\"" + QString::number( ev.priority() ) + "\" ";
     str += "Progress=\"" + QString::number(ev.progress() ) + "\" ";
 
     str += "Categories=\"" + toString( ev.categories() ) + "\" ";
     str += "Description=\"" + Qtopia::escapeString( ev.description() ) + "\" ";
     str += "Summary=\"" + Qtopia::escapeString( ev.summary() ) + "\" ";
 
     if ( ev.hasDueDate() ) {
         str += "DateYear=\"" + QString::number( ev.dueDate().year() ) + "\" ";
         str += "DateMonth=\"" + QString::number( ev.dueDate().month() ) + "\" ";
         str += "DateDay=\"" + QString::number( ev.dueDate().day() ) + "\" ";
     }
-//    owarn << "Uid " << ev.uid() << "" << oendl;
     str += "Uid=\"" + QString::number( ev.uid() ) + "\" ";
 
 // append the extra options
     /* FIXME Qtopia::Record this is currently not
      * possible you can set custom fields
      * but don' iterate over the list
      * I may do #define private protected
      * for this case - cough  --zecke
      */
     /*
     QMap<QString, QString> extras = ev.extras();
     QMap<QString, QString>::Iterator extIt;
     for (extIt = extras.begin(); extIt != extras.end(); ++extIt )
         str += extIt.key() + "=\"" +  extIt.data() + "\" ";
     */
     // cross refernce
@@ -609,306 +593,128 @@ QString OPimTodoAccessXML::toString( const OPimTodo& ev )const {
     if ( ev.hasNotifiers() ) {
         OPimNotifyManager manager = ev.notifiers();
         OPimNotifyManager::Alarms alarms = manager.alarms();
         if (!alarms.isEmpty() ) {
             QStringList als;
             OPimNotifyManager::Alarms::Iterator it = alarms.begin();
             for ( ; it != alarms.end(); ++it ) {
                 /* only if time is valid */
                 if ( (*it).dateTime().isValid() ) {
                     als << OPimDateConversion::dateTimeToString( (*it).dateTime() )
                         + ":" + QString::number( (*it).duration() )
                         + ":" + QString::number( (*it).sound() )
                         + ":";
                 }
             }
             // now write the list
-            owarn << "als: " << als.join("____________") << "" << oendl;
             str += "Alarms=\""+als.join(";") +"\" ";
         }
 
         /*
          * now the same for reminders but more easy. We just save the uid of the OPimEvent.
          */
         OPimNotifyManager::Reminders reminders = manager.reminders();
         if (!reminders.isEmpty() ) {
             OPimNotifyManager::Reminders::Iterator it = reminders.begin();
             QStringList records;
             for ( ; it != reminders.end(); ++it ) {
                 records << QString::number( (*it).recordUid() );
             }
             str += "Reminders=\""+ records.join(";") +"\" ";
         }
     }
     str += customToXml( ev.toExtraMap() );
 
 
     return str;
 }
 QString OPimTodoAccessXML::toString( const QArray<int>& ints ) const {
     return Qtopia::Record::idsToString( ints );
 }
 
-/* internal class for sorting
- *
- * Inspired by todoxmlio.cpp from TT
- */
 
-struct OPimTodoXMLContainer {
-    OPimTodo todo;
-};
+QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::sorted( const UIDArray& events, bool asc,
+                                       int sortOrder,int sortFilter,
+                                       const QArray<int>& categories )const {
+    Internal::OPimTodoSortVector vector(events.count(), asc,sortOrder );
+    int item = 0;
 
-namespace {
-    inline QString string( const OPimTodo& todo) {
-        return  todo.summary().isEmpty() ?
-            todo.description().left(20 ) :
-            todo.summary();
-    }
-    inline int completed( const OPimTodo& todo1, const OPimTodo& todo2) {
-        int ret = 0;
-        if ( todo1.isCompleted() ) ret++;
-        if ( todo2.isCompleted() ) ret--;
-        return ret;
-    }
-    inline int priority( const OPimTodo& t1, const OPimTodo& t2) {
-        return ( t1.priority() - t2.priority() );
-    }
-    inline int description( const OPimTodo& t1, const OPimTodo& t2) {
-        return QString::compare( string(t1), string(t2) );
-    }
-    inline int deadline( const OPimTodo& t1, const OPimTodo& t2) {
-        int ret = 0;
-        if ( t1.hasDueDate() &&
-             t2.hasDueDate() )
-            ret = t2.dueDate().daysTo( t1.dueDate() );
-        else if ( t1.hasDueDate() )
-            ret = -1;
-        else if ( t2.hasDueDate() )
-            ret = 1;
-        else
-            ret = 0;
+    bool bCat = sortFilter  & OPimTodoAccess::FilterCategory ? true : false;
+    bool bOnly = sortFilter & OPimTodoAccess::OnlyOverDue ? true : false;
+    bool comp = sortFilter  & OPimTodoAccess::DoNotShowCompleted ? true : false;
+    bool catPassed = false;
+    int cat;
 
-        return ret;
-    }
+    for ( uint i = 0; i < events.count(); ++i ) {
+        /* Guard against creating a new item... */
+        if ( !m_events.contains( events[i] ) )
+            continue;
 
-};
+        OPimTodo todo = m_events[events[i]];
 
-/*
-   * Returns:
-   *       0 if item1 == item2
-   *
-   *   non-zero if item1 != item2
-   *
-   *   This function returns int rather than bool so that reimplementations
-   *   can return one of three values and use it to sort by:
-   *
-   *   0 if item1 == item2
-   *
-   *   > 0 (positive integer) if item1 > item2
-   *
-   *   < 0 (negative integer) if item1 < item2
-   *
-   */
-class OPimTodoXMLVector : public QVector<OPimTodoXMLContainer> {
-public:
-    OPimTodoXMLVector(int size, bool asc,  int sort)
-        : QVector<OPimTodoXMLContainer>( size )
-        {
-            setAutoDelete( true );
-            m_asc = asc;
-            m_sort = sort;
-        }
-        /* return the summary/description */
-    QString string( const OPimTodo& todo) {
-        return  todo.summary().isEmpty() ?
-            todo.description().left(20 ) :
-            todo.summary();
-    }
-    /**
-     * we take the sortorder( switch on it )
-     *
-     */
-    int compareItems( Item d1, Item d2 ) {
-        bool seComp, sePrio, seDesc, seDeadline;
-        seComp = sePrio = seDeadline = seDesc = false;
-        int ret =0;
-        OPimTodoXMLContainer* con1 = (OPimTodoXMLContainer*)d1;
-        OPimTodoXMLContainer* con2 = (OPimTodoXMLContainer*)d2;
-
-        /* same item */
-        if ( con1->todo.uid() == con2->todo.uid() )
-            return 0;
-
-        switch ( m_sort ) {
-            /* completed */
-        case 0: {
-            ret = completed( con1->todo, con2->todo );
-            seComp = TRUE;
-            break;
-        }
-            /* priority */
-        case 1: {
-            ret = priority( con1->todo, con2->todo );
-            sePrio = TRUE;
-            break;
-        }
-            /* description */
-        case 2: {
-            ret  = description( con1->todo, con2->todo );
-            seDesc = TRUE;
-            break;
-        }
-            /* deadline */
-        case 3: {
-            ret = deadline( con1->todo, con2->todo );
-            seDeadline = TRUE;
+        /* show category */
+        /* -1 == unfiled */
+        catPassed = false;
+        for ( uint cat_nu = 0; cat_nu < categories.count(); ++cat_nu ) {
+            cat = categories[cat_nu];
+            if ( bCat && cat == -1 ) {
+                if(!todo.categories().isEmpty() )
+                    continue;
+            } else if ( bCat && cat != 0)
+                if (!todo.categories().contains( cat ) )
+                    continue;
+            catPassed = true;
             break;
         }
-        default:
-            ret = 0;
-            break;
-        };
-        /*
-         * FIXME do better sorting if the first sort criteria
-         * ret equals 0 start with complete and so on...
-         */
-
-        /* twist it we're not ascending*/
-        if (!m_asc)
-            ret = ret * -1;
 
-        if ( ret )
-            return ret;
-
-        // default did not gave difference let's try it other way around
         /*
-         * General try if already checked if not test
-         * and return
-         * 1.Completed
-         * 2.Priority
-         * 3.Description
-         * 4.DueDate
+         * If none of the Categories matched
+         * continue
          */
-        if (!seComp ) {
-            if ( (ret = completed( con1->todo, con2->todo ) ) ) {
-                if (!m_asc ) ret *= -1;
-                return ret;
-            }
-        }
-        if (!sePrio ) {
-            if ( (ret = priority( con1->todo, con2->todo ) ) ) {
-                if (!m_asc ) ret *= -1;
-                return ret;
-            }
-        }
-        if (!seDesc ) {
-            if ( (ret = description(con1->todo, con2->todo ) ) ) {
-                if (!m_asc) ret *= -1;
-                return ret;
-            }
-        }
-        if (!seDeadline) {
-            if ( (ret = deadline( con1->todo, con2->todo ) ) ) {
-                if (!m_asc) ret *= -1;
-                return ret;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-    }
- private:
-    bool m_asc;
-    int m_sort;
-
-};
-
-QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::sorted( bool asc,  int sortOrder,
-                                    int sortFilter,  int cat ) {
-    OPimTodoXMLVector vector(m_events.count(), asc,sortOrder );
-    QMap<int, OPimTodo>::Iterator it;
-    int item = 0;
-
-    bool bCat = sortFilter & 1 ? true : false;
-    bool bOnly = sortFilter & 2 ? true : false;
-    bool comp = sortFilter & 4 ? true : false;
-    for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
-
-        /* show category */
-        /* -1 == unfiled */
-        if ( bCat && cat == -1 ) {
-            if(!(*it).categories().isEmpty() )
-                continue;
-        }else if ( bCat && cat != 0)
-            if (!(*it).categories().contains( cat ) ) {
-                continue;
-            }
-        /* isOverdue but we should not show overdue - why?*/
-/*        if ( (*it).isOverdue() &&  !bOnly  ) {
-            owarn << "item is overdue but !bOnly" << oendl;
+        if ( !catPassed )
             continue;
-        }
-*/
-        if ( !(*it).isOverdue() && bOnly ) {
+        if ( !todo.isOverdue() && bOnly )
             continue;
-        }
-
-        if ((*it).isCompleted() && comp ) {
+        if (todo.isCompleted() && comp )
             continue;
-        }
 
-
-        OPimTodoXMLContainer* con = new OPimTodoXMLContainer();
-        con->todo = (*it);
-        vector.insert(item, con );
-        item++;
+        vector.insert(item++, todo );
     }
+
     vector.resize( item );
     /* sort it now */
     vector.sort();
     /* now get the uids */
-    QArray<int> array( vector.count() );
-    for (uint i= 0; i < vector.count(); i++ ) {
-        array[i] = ( vector.at(i) )->todo.uid();
-    }
+    UIDArray array( vector.count() );
+    for (uint i= 0; i < vector.count(); i++ )
+        array[i] = vector.uidAt( i );
+
     return array;
-};
+}
+
 void OPimTodoAccessXML::removeAllCompleted() {
     QMap<int, OPimTodo> events = m_events;
     for ( QMap<int, OPimTodo>::Iterator it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         if ( (*it).isCompleted() )
             events.remove( it.key() );
     }
     m_events = events;
 }
-QBitArray OPimTodoAccessXML::supports()const {
-    static QBitArray ar = sup();
-    return ar;
-}
-QBitArray OPimTodoAccessXML::sup() {
-    QBitArray ar( OPimTodo::CompletedDate +1 );
-    ar.fill( true );
-    ar[OPimTodo::CrossReference] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::State ] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Reminders] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Notifiers] = false;
-    ar[OPimTodo::Maintainer] = false;
-
-    return ar;
-}
+
 QArray<int> OPimTodoAccessXML::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const
 {
-    QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_events.count() );
+    QArray<int> currentQuery( m_events.count() );
     uint arraycounter = 0;
 
-        QMap<int, OPimTodo>::ConstIterator it;
-        for (it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
+    QMap<int, OPimTodo>::ConstIterator it;
+    for (it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         if ( it.data().match( r ) )
-            m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = it.data().uid();
+            currentQuery[arraycounter++] = it.data().uid();
 
     }
     // Shrink to fit..
-    m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
+    currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
 
-    return m_currentQuery;
+    return currentQuery;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h
index 3a51543..134a21a 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h
@@ -50,40 +50,39 @@ public:
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
     QArray<int> matchRegexp(const QRegExp &r) const;
     QArray<int> queryByExample( const OPimTodo&, int querysettings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OPimTodo find( int uid )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OPimTodo& );
     bool remove( int uid );
     void removeAllCompleted();
     bool replace( const OPimTodo& );
 
     /* our functions */
     QArray<int> effectiveToDos( const QDate& start,
                                 const QDate& end,
-                                bool includeNoDates );
-    QArray<int> overDue();
-    QArray<int> sorted( bool asc,  int sortOrder,
-                        int sortFilter, int cat );
-    QBitArray supports()const;
+                                bool includeNoDates )const;
+    QArray<int> overDue()const;
+
+//@{
+    UIDArray sorted( const UIDArray&, bool, int, int, const QArray<int>& )const;
+//@}
 private:
-    static QBitArray sup();
     void todo( QAsciiDict<int>*, OPimTodo&,const QCString&,const QString& );
     QString toString( const OPimTodo& )const;
     QString toString( const QArray<int>& ints ) const;
     QMap<int, OPimTodo> m_events;
     QString m_file;
     QString m_app;
     bool m_opened : 1;
     bool m_changed : 1;
     class OPimTodoAccessXMLPrivate;
     OPimTodoAccessXMLPrivate* d;
     int m_year, m_month, m_day;
-
 };
 
 };
 
 #endif