Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.

Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
to show all birthdays in the datebook..
This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
the binaries for today-addressbook.

29 files changed, 341 insertions, 1430 deletions

diff --git a/libopie/libopie.pro b/libopie/libopie.pro
index 391f30e..2bf9985 100644
--- a/libopie/libopie.pro
+++ b/libopie/libopie.pro
@@ -44,48 +44,49 @@ HEADERS   = ofontmenu.h \
     orecurrancewidget.h \
     oticker.h 
 #    pim/otodoaccesssql.h \
 
 SOURCES   = ofontmenu.cc  \
         ocolorbutton.cpp \
         sharp_compat.cpp \
       xmltree.cc \
       ofiledialog.cc ofileselector.cc \
             ocheckitem.cpp  \
       colordialog.cpp \
       colorpopupmenu.cpp oclickablelabel.cpp \
       oprocctrl.cpp oprocess.cpp \
       odevice.cpp odevicebutton.cpp otimepicker.cpp \
        otabwidget.cpp otabbar.cpp \
              ofontselector.cpp \
              pim/otodo.cpp \
              pim/opimrecord.cpp \
        pim/otodoaccess.cpp \
        pim/otodoaccessbackend.cpp \
              pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp \
              pim/ocontact.cpp \
              pim/ocontactaccess.cpp \
              pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp \
+             pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp \
        pim/otodoaccessvcal.cpp \
        pim/orecur.cpp \
        pim/opimstate.cpp \
        pim/opimxrefpartner.cpp \
        pim/opimxref.cpp \
        pim/opimxrefmanager.cpp \
        pim/opimmaintainer.cpp \
        pim/opimnotify.cpp \
        pim/opimnotifymanager.cpp \
        pim/opimmainwindow.cpp \
        pim/opimresolver.cpp \
        pim/oevent.cpp \
        pim/otimezone.cpp \
        pim/odatebookaccess.cpp \
        pim/odatebookaccessbackend.cpp \
        pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp \
        orecurrancewidget.cpp \
        oticker.cpp
 #             pim/otodoaccesssql.cpp \
 
 TARGET    = opie
 INCLUDEPATH += $(OPIEDIR)/include
 DESTDIR      = $(OPIEDIR)/lib$(PROJMAK)
 #VERSION = 1.0.0
diff --git a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
index e537269..f24523f 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
+++ b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
@@ -1,43 +1,51 @@
 /*
  * VCard Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo:
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.9  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
  * Revision 1.8  2003/02/21 16:52:49  zecke
  * -Remove old Todo classes they're deprecated and today I already using the
  * new API
  * -Guard against self assignment in OTodo
  * -Add test apps for OPIM
  * -Opiefied Event classes
  * -Added TimeZone handling and pinning of TimeZones to OEvent
  * -Adjust ORecur and the widget to better timezone behaviour
  *
  * Revision 1.7  2003/02/16 22:25:46  zecke
  * 0000276 Fix for that bug.. or better temp workaround
  * A Preferred Number is HOME|VOICE
  * A CellPhone is HOME|VOICE|CELL the type & HOME|VOICE test
  * triggers both
  * and the cell phone number overrides the other entries..
  *
  * as a temp I check that it's not equal to HOME|VOICE|CELL before setting the
  * number
  *
  * The right and final fix would be to reorder the if statement to make it
  * if else based and the less common thing put to the bottom
  *
  * OTodoAccessVcal fix the date for beaming
  *
@@ -168,49 +176,49 @@ bool OContactAccessBackend_VCard::replace ( const OContact &contact )
 {
 	m_map.replace( contact.uid(), contact );
 	m_dirty = true;
 	return true;
 }
 
 OContact OContactAccessBackend_VCard::find ( int uid ) const
 {
     return m_map[uid];
 }
 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::allRecords() const
 {
 	QArray<int> ar( m_map.count() );
 	QMap<int, OContact>::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> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::queryByExample ( const OContact&, int )
+QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::queryByExample ( const OContact&, int, const QDateTime& )
 {
 	QArray<int> ar(0);
 	return ar;
 }
 
 // Not implemented
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp&  ) const
 {
 	QArray<int> ar(0);
 	return ar;
 }
 
 const uint OContactAccessBackend_VCard::querySettings()
 {
 	return 0; // No search possible
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_VCard::hasQuerySettings (uint ) const
 {
 	return false; // No search possible, therefore all settings invalid ;)
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_VCard::wasChangedExternally()
 {
diff --git a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
index 236da00..93e2da3 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
@@ -1,78 +1,86 @@
 /*
  * VCard Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo:
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.5  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
  * Revision 1.4  2002/12/07 13:26:22  eilers
  * Fixing bug in storing anniversary..
  *
  * Revision 1.3  2002/11/13 14:14:51  eilers
  * Added sorted for Contacts..
  *
  * Revision 1.2  2002/11/10 15:41:53  eilers
  * Bugfixes..
  *
  * Revision 1.1  2002/11/09 14:34:52  eilers
  * Added VCard Backend.
  *
  */
 #ifndef __OCONTACTACCESSBACKEND_VCARD_H_
 #define __OCONTACTACCESSBACKEND_VCARD_H_
 
 #include <opie/ocontact.h>
 
 #include "ocontactaccessbackend.h"
 
 class VObject;
 
 class OContactAccessBackend_VCard : public OContactAccessBackend {
  public:
 	OContactAccessBackend_VCard ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l );
 
 	bool load ();
 	bool reload();
 	bool save();
 	void clear ();
 
 	bool add ( const OContact& newcontact );
 	bool remove ( int uid );
 	bool replace ( const OContact& contact );
 	
 	OContact find ( int uid ) const;
 	QArray<int> allRecords() const;
-	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings );
+	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &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:
 	OContact parseVObject( VObject* obj );
 	VObject* createVObject( const OContact& 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, OContact> m_map;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
index 2df6757..4abf4d9 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
+++ b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
@@ -1,43 +1,57 @@
 /*
  * XML Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo: XML-Backend: Automatic reload if something was changed...
  *
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.2  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.1.2.2  2003/02/11 12:17:28  eilers
+ * Speed optimization. Removed the sequential search loops.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.1.2.1  2003/02/10 15:31:38  eilers
+ * Writing offsets to debug output..
+ *
  * Revision 1.1  2003/02/09 15:05:01  eilers
  * Nothing happened.. Just some cleanup before I will start..
  *
  * Revision 1.12  2003/01/03 16:58:03  eilers
  * Reenable debug output
  *
  * Revision 1.11  2003/01/03 12:31:28  eilers
  * Bugfix for calculating data diffs..
  *
  * Revision 1.10  2003/01/02 14:27:12  eilers
  * Improved query by example: Search by date is possible.. First step
  * for a today plugin for birthdays..
  *
  * Revision 1.9  2002/12/08 12:48:57  eilers
  * Moved journal-enum from ocontact into i the xml-backend..
  *
  * Revision 1.8  2002/11/14 17:04:24  eilers
  * Sorting will now work if fullname is identical on some entries
  *
  * Revision 1.7  2002/11/13 15:02:46  eilers
  * Small Bug in sorted fixed
  *
  * Revision 1.6  2002/11/13 14:14:51  eilers
  * Added sorted for Contacts..
@@ -68,326 +82,351 @@
 #include <qasciidict.h>
 #include <qdatetime.h>
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <qfileinfo.h>
 #include <qregexp.h>
 #include <qarray.h>
 #include <qmap.h>
 #include <qdatetime.h> 
 
 #include <qpe/global.h>
 
 #include <opie/xmltree.h>
 #include "ocontactaccessbackend.h"
 #include "ocontactaccess.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 using namespace Opie;
 
 
 OContactAccessBackend_XML::OContactAccessBackend_XML ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l ):
 	m_changed( false )
 {
+	// Just m_contactlist should call delete if an entry
+	// is removed.
+	m_contactList.setAutoDelete( true );
+	m_uidToContact.setAutoDelete( false );
+
 	m_appName = appname;
 	
 	/* Set journalfile name ... */
 	m_journalName = getenv("HOME");
 	m_journalName +="/.abjournal" + appname;
 	
 	/* Expecting to access the default filename if nothing else is set */
 	if ( filename.isEmpty() ){
 		m_fileName = Global::applicationFileName( "addressbook","addressbook.xml" );
 	} else
 		m_fileName = filename;
 	
 	/* Load Database now */
 	load ();
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::save() 
 {
 	
 	if ( !m_changed )
 		return true;
 	
 	QString strNewFile = m_fileName + ".new";
 	QFile f( strNewFile );
 	if ( !f.open( IO_WriteOnly|IO_Raw ) )
 		return false;
 	
 	int total_written;
+	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";
-	//QValueList<Contact>::iterator it;
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for ( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ) {
+	QCString cstr = out.utf8();
+	f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
+	idx_offset += cstr.length();
+	out = "";
+
+	// Write all contacts
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
+	for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+		qWarning(" Uid %d at Offset: %x", (*it)->uid(), idx_offset );
 		out += "<Contact ";
-		(*it).save( out );
+		(*it)->save( out );
 		out += "/>\n";
-		QCString cstr = out.utf8();
+		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";
 	
-	QCString cstr = out.utf8();
+	// 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 ) {
 		qWarning( "problem renaming file %s to %s, errno: %d",
 			  strNewFile.latin1(), m_journalName.latin1(), errno );
 		// remove the tmp file...
 		QFile::remove( strNewFile );
 	}
 	
 	/* The journalfile should be removed now... */
 	removeJournal();
 	
 	m_changed = false;
 	return true;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::load () 
 {
 	m_contactList.clear();
+	m_uidToContact.clear();
 	
 	/* Load XML-File and journal if it exists */
 	if ( !load ( m_fileName, false ) )
 		return false;
 	/* The returncode of the journalfile is ignored due to the
 	 * fact that it does not exist when this class is instantiated !
 	 * But there may such a file exist, if the application crashed.
 	 * Therefore we try to load it to get the changes before the #
 	 * crash happened...
 	 */
 	load (m_journalName, true);
 	
 	return true;
 }
 
 void OContactAccessBackend_XML::clear () 
 {
 	m_contactList.clear();
-	m_changed = false;
+	m_uidToContact.clear();
 	
+	m_changed = false;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::wasChangedExternally()
 {
 	QFileInfo fi( m_fileName );
 	
 	QDateTime lastmod = fi.lastModified ();
 	
 	return (lastmod != m_readtime);
 }
 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::allRecords() const 
 {
 	QArray<int> uid_list( m_contactList.count() );
 	
 	uint counter = 0; 
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		uid_list[counter++] = (*it).uid();
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
+	for( ; it.current(); ++it ){
+		uid_list[counter++] = (*it)->uid();
 	}
 	
 	return ( uid_list );
 }
 
 OContact OContactAccessBackend_XML::find ( int uid ) const
 {
-	bool found = false;
 	OContact foundContact; //Create empty contact
 	
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	OContact* found = m_uidToContact.find( QString().setNum( uid ) );
+
 	if ( found ){
-		foundContact = *it;
+		foundContact = *found;
 	}
 	
 	return ( foundContact );
 }
 
-QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings )
+QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings, 
+							const QDateTime& d )
 {
 	
 	QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
 	uint arraycounter = 0;
 	
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
+	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:
 				queryDate = new QDate( query.birthday() );
-				checkDate = new QDate( (*it).birthday() );
+				checkDate = new QDate( (*it)->birthday() );
 			case Qtopia::Anniversary:
 				if ( queryDate == 0l ){
 					queryDate = new QDate( query.anniversary() );
-					checkDate = new QDate( (*it).anniversary() );
+					checkDate = new QDate( (*it)->anniversary() );
 				}
 				
 				if ( queryDate->isValid() ){
 					if(  checkDate->isValid() ){
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateYear ){
 							if ( queryDate->year() != checkDate->year() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						} 
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateMonth ){
 							if ( queryDate->month() != checkDate->month() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						} 
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDay ){
 							if ( queryDate->day() != checkDate->day() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						} 
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDiff ) {
-							QDate current = QDate::currentDate();
+							QDate current;
+							// If we get an additional date, we
+							// will take this date instead of
+							// the current one.. 
+							if ( !d.date().isValid() )
+								current = QDate::currentDate();
+							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 ) !
 							qWarning("Checking if %s is between %s and %s ! ", 
 								 checkDate->toString().latin1(),
 								 current.toString().latin1(), 
 								 queryDate->toString().latin1() );
 							if ( current.daysTo( *queryDate ) > 0 ){
 								if ( !( ( *checkDate >= current ) && 
 									( *checkDate <= *queryDate ) ) ){
 									allcorrect = false;
 									qWarning (" Nope!..");
 								}
 							}
 						}
 					} else{
-						// checkDate is invalid. Therfore this entry is always rejected
+						// 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 */
 				if ( !query.field(i).isEmpty() ){
 					switch ( settings & ~( OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
 							       | OContactAccess::DateDiff
 							       | OContactAccess::DateYear
 							       | OContactAccess::DateMonth
 							       | OContactAccess::DateDay
 							       | OContactAccess::MatchOne 
 							       ) ){
 						
 					case OContactAccess::RegExp:{
 						QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
 							       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
 							       false );
-						if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
+						if ( expr.find ( (*it)->field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
 							allcorrect = false;
 					}
 						break;
 					case OContactAccess::WildCards:{
 						QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
 							       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
 							       true );
-						if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
+						if ( expr.find ( (*it)->field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
 							allcorrect = false;
 					}
 						break;
 					case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:{
 						if (settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase){
 							if ( query.field(i).upper() !=
-							     (*it).field(i).upper() )
+							     (*it)->field(i).upper() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						}else{
-							if ( query.field(i) != (*it).field(i) )
+							if ( query.field(i) != (*it)->field(i) )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						}
 					}
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		if ( allcorrect ){
-			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
+			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it)->uid();
 		}
 	}
 	
 	// Shrink to fit..
 	m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
 	
 	return m_currentQuery;
 }
 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const
 {
 	QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
 	uint arraycounter = 0;
 	
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ( (*it).match( r ) ){
-			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
+	for( ; it.current(); ++it ){
+		if ( (*it)->match( r ) ){
+			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it)->uid();
 		}
 		
 	}
 	// Shrink to fit..
 	m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
 	
 	return m_currentQuery;
 }
 
 const uint OContactAccessBackend_XML::querySettings()
 {
 	return ( OContactAccess::WildCards
 		 | OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
 		 | OContactAccess::RegExp
 		 | OContactAccess::ExactMatch 
 		 | OContactAccess::DateDiff
 		 | OContactAccess::DateYear
 		 | OContactAccess::DateMonth
 		 | OContactAccess::DateDay
 		 );
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const
 {
@@ -405,129 +444,128 @@ bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const
 				    | OContactAccess::DateMonth
 				    | OContactAccess::DateDay
 				    ) 
 		 ){
 	case OContactAccess::RegExp:
 		return ( true );
 	case OContactAccess::WildCards:
 		return ( true );
 	case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:
 		return ( true );
 	default:
 		return ( false );
 	}
 }
 
 // Currently only asc implemented.. 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_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..
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		names.append( (*it).fileAs() + QString::number( (*it).uid() ) );
-		nameToUid.insert( (*it).fileAs() + QString::number( (*it).uid() ), (*it).uid() );
+	QListIterator<OContact> 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;
 	
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::add ( const OContact &newcontact )
 {
 	//qWarning("odefaultbackend: ACTION::ADD");
 	updateJournal (newcontact, ACTION_ADD);
 	addContact_p( newcontact );
 	
 	m_changed = true;
 	
 	return true;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::replace ( const OContact &contact )
 {
 	m_changed = true;
 	
-	bool found = false;
+	OContact* found = m_uidToContact.find ( QString().setNum( contact.uid() ) );
 	
-	QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ( (*it).uid() == contact.uid() ){
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
 	if (found) {
-		updateJournal (contact, ACTION_REPLACE);
-		m_contactList.remove (it);
-		m_contactList.append (contact);
+		OContact* newCont = new OContact( 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 );
+
+		qWarning("Nur zur Sicherheit: %d == %d ?",contact.uid(), newCont->uid());
+
 		return true;
 	} else
 		return false;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::remove ( int uid )
 {
 	m_changed = true;
 	
-	bool found = false;
-	QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	OContact* found = m_uidToContact.find ( QString().setNum( uid ) );
+
 	if (found) {
-		updateJournal ( *it, ACTION_REMOVE);
-		m_contactList.remove (it);
+		updateJournal ( *found, ACTION_REMOVE);
+		m_contactList.removeRef ( found );
+		m_uidToContact.remove( QString().setNum( uid ) );
+
 		return true;
 	} else
 		return false;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::reload(){
 	/* Reload is the same as load in this implementation */
 	return ( load() );
 }
 
 void OContactAccessBackend_XML::addContact_p( const OContact &newcontact )
 {
-	m_contactList.append (newcontact);
+	OContact* contRef = new OContact( newcontact );
+
+	m_contactList.append ( contRef );
+	m_uidToContact.insert( QString().setNum( newcontact.uid() ), contRef );
 }
 
 /* This function loads the xml-database and the journalfile */
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::load( const QString filename, bool isJournal ) 
 {
 	
 	/* We use the time of the last read to check if the file was
 	 * changed externally.
 	 */
 	if ( !isJournal ){
 		QFileInfo fi( filename );
 		m_readtime = fi.lastModified ();
 	}
 	
 	const int JOURNALACTION = Qtopia::Notes + 1;
 	const int JOURNALROW = JOURNALACTION + 1;
 	
 	bool foundAction = false;
 	journal_action action = ACTION_ADD;
 	int journalKey = 0;
 	QMap<int, QString> contactMap;
 	QMap<QString, QString> customMap;
 	QMap<QString, QString>::Iterator customIt;
 	QAsciiDict<int> dict( 47 );
diff --git a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
index 6477705..4d6a7ef 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
@@ -1,743 +1,144 @@
 /*
  * XML Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo: XML-Backend: Automatic reload if something was changed...
  *
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.13  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.12.2.2  2003/02/11 12:17:28  eilers
+ * Speed optimization. Removed the sequential search loops.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.12.2.1  2003/02/09 15:05:01  eilers
+ * Nothing happened.. Just some cleanup before I will start..
+ *
  * Revision 1.12  2003/01/03 16:58:03  eilers
  * Reenable debug output
  *
  * Revision 1.11  2003/01/03 12:31:28  eilers
  * Bugfix for calculating data diffs..
  *
  * Revision 1.10  2003/01/02 14:27:12  eilers
  * Improved query by example: Search by date is possible.. First step
  * for a today plugin for birthdays..
  *
  * Revision 1.9  2002/12/08 12:48:57  eilers
  * Moved journal-enum from ocontact into i the xml-backend..
  *
  * Revision 1.8  2002/11/14 17:04:24  eilers
  * Sorting will now work if fullname is identical on some entries
  *
  * Revision 1.7  2002/11/13 15:02:46  eilers
  * Small Bug in sorted fixed
  *
  * Revision 1.6  2002/11/13 14:14:51  eilers
  * Added sorted for Contacts..
  *
  * Revision 1.5  2002/11/01 15:10:42  eilers
  * Added regExp-search in database for all fields in a contact.
  *
  * Revision 1.4  2002/10/16 10:52:40  eilers
  * Added some docu to the interface and now using the cache infrastucture by zecke.. :)
  *
  * Revision 1.3  2002/10/14 16:21:54  eilers
  * Some minor interface updates
  *
  * Revision 1.2  2002/10/07 17:34:24  eilers
  * added OBackendFactory for advanced backend access
  *
  * Revision 1.1  2002/09/27 17:11:44  eilers
  * Added API for accessing the Contact-Database ! It is compiling, but
  * please do not expect that anything is working !
  * I will debug that stuff in the next time ..
  * Please read README_COMPILE for compiling !
  *
  *
  */
 
 #ifndef _OContactAccessBackend_XML_
 #define _OContactAccessBackend_XML_
 
-#include <qasciidict.h>
-#include <qdatetime.h>
-#include <qfile.h>
-#include <qfileinfo.h>
-#include <qregexp.h>
-#include <qarray.h>
-#include <qmap.h>
-#include <qdatetime.h> 
-
-#include <qpe/global.h>
-
-#include <opie/xmltree.h>
 #include "ocontactaccessbackend.h"
 #include "ocontactaccess.h"
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-
-using namespace Opie;
+#include <qlist.h>
+#include <qdict.h>
 
 /* the default xml implementation */
 class OContactAccessBackend_XML : public OContactAccessBackend {
  public:
-	OContactAccessBackend_XML ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l ):
-		m_changed( false )
-		{
-			m_appName = appname;
-			
-			/* Set journalfile name ... */
-			m_journalName = getenv("HOME");
-			m_journalName +="/.abjournal" + appname;
-			
-			/* Expecting to access the default filename if nothing else is set */
-			if ( filename.isEmpty() ){
-				m_fileName = Global::applicationFileName( "addressbook","addressbook.xml" );
-			} else
-				m_fileName = filename;
-			
-			/* Load Database now */
-			load ();
-		}
-	
-	bool save() {
-
-		if ( !m_changed )
-			return true;
-
-		QString strNewFile = m_fileName + ".new";
-		QFile f( strNewFile );
-		if ( !f.open( IO_WriteOnly|IO_Raw ) )
-			return false;
-		
-		int total_written;
-		QString out;
-		out = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><!DOCTYPE Addressbook ><AddressBook>\n"
-			" <Groups>\n"
-			" </Groups>\n"
-			" <Contacts>\n";
-		//QValueList<Contact>::iterator it;
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		for ( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ) {
-			out += "<Contact ";
-			(*it).save( out );
-			out += "/>\n";
-			QCString cstr = out.utf8();
-			total_written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
-			if ( total_written != int(cstr.length()) ) {
-				f.close();
-				QFile::remove( strNewFile );
-				return false;
-			}
-			out = "";
-		}
-		out += " </Contacts>\n</AddressBook>\n";
-		
-		QCString 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 ) {
-			qWarning( "problem renaming file %s to %s, errno: %d",
-				  strNewFile.latin1(), m_journalName.latin1(), errno );
-			// remove the tmp file...
-			QFile::remove( strNewFile );
-		}
-		
-		/* The journalfile should be removed now... */
-		removeJournal();
-
-		m_changed = false;
-		return true;
-	}
-	
-	bool load () {
-		m_contactList.clear();
-		
-		/* Load XML-File and journal if it exists */
-		if ( !load ( m_fileName, false ) )
-			return false;
-		/* The returncode of the journalfile is ignored due to the
-		 * fact that it does not exist when this class is instantiated !
-		 * But there may such a file exist, if the application crashed.
-		 * Therefore we try to load it to get the changes before the #
-		 * crash happened...
-		 */
-		load (m_journalName, true);
-		
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	void clear () {
-		m_contactList.clear();
-		m_changed = false;
-
-	}
-	
-	bool wasChangedExternally()
-		{
-			QFileInfo fi( m_fileName );
-			
-			QDateTime lastmod = fi.lastModified ();
-			
-			return (lastmod != m_readtime);
-		}
-	
-	QArray<int> allRecords() const {
-		QArray<int> uid_list( m_contactList.count() );
-		
-		uint counter = 0; 
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-			uid_list[counter++] = (*it).uid();
-		}
-		
-		return ( uid_list );
-	}
-	
-	OContact find ( int uid ) const
-		{
-			bool found = false;
-			OContact foundContact; //Create empty contact
-
-			QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-				if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-					found = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if ( found ){
-				foundContact = *it;
-			}
-			
-			return ( foundContact );
-		}
-	
-	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings ){
-		
-		QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		uint arraycounter = 0;
-		
-		for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++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:
-					queryDate = new QDate( query.birthday() );
-					checkDate = new QDate( (*it).birthday() );
-				case Qtopia::Anniversary:
-					if ( queryDate == 0l ){
-						queryDate = new QDate( query.anniversary() );
-						checkDate = new QDate( (*it).anniversary() );
-					}
-					
-					if ( queryDate->isValid() ){
-						if(  checkDate->isValid() ){
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateYear ){
-								if ( queryDate->year() != checkDate->year() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							} 
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateMonth ){
-								if ( queryDate->month() != checkDate->month() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							} 
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDay ){
-								if ( queryDate->day() != checkDate->day() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							} 
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDiff ) {
-								QDate current = QDate::currentDate();
-								// 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() );
-								qWarning("Checking if %s is between %s and %s ! ", 
-									 checkDate->toString().latin1(),
-									 current.toString().latin1(), 
-									 queryDate->toString().latin1() );
-								if ( current.daysTo( *queryDate ) > 0 ){
-									if ( !( ( *checkDate >= current ) && 
-										( *checkDate <= *queryDate ) ) ){
-										allcorrect = false;
-										qWarning (" Nope!..");
-									}
-								}
-							}
-						} else{
-							// checkDate is invalid. Therfore this entry is always rejected
-							allcorrect = false;
-						}
-					}
+	OContactAccessBackend_XML ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l );
 
-					delete queryDate;
-					queryDate = 0l;
-					delete checkDate;
-					checkDate = 0l;
-					break;
-				default:
-					/* Just compare fields which are not empty in the query object */
-					if ( !query.field(i).isEmpty() ){
-						switch ( settings & ~( OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
-								       | OContactAccess::DateDiff
-								       | OContactAccess::DateYear
-								       | OContactAccess::DateMonth
-								       | OContactAccess::DateDay
-								       | OContactAccess::MatchOne 
-								      ) ){
+	bool save();
 
-						case OContactAccess::RegExp:{
-							QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
-								       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
-								       false );
-							if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
-								allcorrect = false;
-						}
-							break;
-						case OContactAccess::WildCards:{
-							QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
-								       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
-								       true );
-							if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
-								allcorrect = false;
-						}
-							break;
-						case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:{
-							if (settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase){
-								if ( query.field(i).upper() !=
-								     (*it).field(i).upper() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							}else{
-								if ( query.field(i) != (*it).field(i) )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							}
-						}
-							break;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			if ( allcorrect ){
-				m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
-			}
-		}
+	bool load ();
 			
-		// Shrink to fit..
-		m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
+	void clear ();
 	
-		return m_currentQuery;
-	}
+	bool wasChangedExternally();
 
-	QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const{
-		QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		uint arraycounter = 0;
+	QArray<int> allRecords() const;
 		
-		for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-			if ( (*it).match( r ) ){
-				m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
-			}
+	OContact find ( int uid ) const;
 			
-		}
-		// Shrink to fit..
-		m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
+	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
 
-		return m_currentQuery;
-	}
+	QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const;
 	
-	const uint querySettings()
-		{
-			return ( OContactAccess::WildCards
-				 | OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
-				 | OContactAccess::RegExp
-				 | OContactAccess::ExactMatch 
-				 | OContactAccess::DateDiff
-				 | OContactAccess::DateYear
-				 | OContactAccess::DateMonth
-				 | OContactAccess::DateDay
-				);
-		}
+	const uint querySettings();
 	
-	bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const
-		{
-			/* OContactAccess::IgnoreCase, DateDiff, DateYear, DateMonth, DateDay 
-			 * may be added with any of the other settings. IgnoreCase should never used alone.
-			 * Wildcards, RegExp, ExactMatch should never used at the same time...
-			 */
-
-			if ( querySettings == OContactAccess::IgnoreCase ) 
-				return false;
-
-			switch ( querySettings & ~( OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
-						    | OContactAccess::DateDiff
-						    | OContactAccess::DateYear
-						    | OContactAccess::DateMonth
-						    | OContactAccess::DateDay
-						  ) 
-			       ){
-			case OContactAccess::RegExp:
-				return ( true );
-			case OContactAccess::WildCards:
-				return ( true );
-			case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:
-				return ( true );
-			default:
-				return ( false );
-			}
-		}
+	bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const;
 	
 	// Currently only asc implemented.. 
-	QArray<int> 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..
-			QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++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;
-			
-		}
-	bool add ( const OContact &newcontact )
-		{
-			//qWarning("odefaultbackend: ACTION::ADD");
-			updateJournal (newcontact, ACTION_ADD);
-			addContact_p( newcontact );
-			
-			m_changed = true;
-
-			return true;
-		}
-	
-	bool replace ( const OContact &contact )
-		{
-			m_changed = true;
+	QArray<int> sorted( bool asc,  int , int ,  int );
+	bool add ( const OContact &newcontact );
 
-			bool found = false;
+	bool replace ( const OContact &contact );
 			
-			QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-				if ( (*it).uid() == contact.uid() ){
-					found = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (found) {
-				updateJournal (contact, ACTION_REPLACE);
-				m_contactList.remove (it);
-				m_contactList.append (contact);
-				return true;
-			} else
-				return false;
-		}
-	
-	bool remove ( int uid )
-		{
-			m_changed = true;
-
-			bool found = false;
-			QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-				if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-					found = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (found) {
-				updateJournal ( *it, ACTION_REMOVE);
-				m_contactList.remove (it);
-				return true;
-			} else
-				return false;
-		}
-	
-	bool reload(){
-		/* Reload is the same as load in this implementation */
-		return ( load() );
-	}
+	bool remove ( int uid );
+	bool reload();
 	
  private:
 
 	enum journal_action { ACTION_ADD, ACTION_REMOVE, ACTION_REPLACE };
 
-	void addContact_p( const OContact &newcontact ){
-		m_contactList.append (newcontact);
-	}
+	void addContact_p( const OContact &newcontact );
 	
 	/* This function loads the xml-database and the journalfile */
-	bool load( const QString filename, bool isJournal ) {
-		
-		/* We use the time of the last read to check if the file was
-		 * changed externally.
-		 */
-		if ( !isJournal ){
-			QFileInfo fi( filename );
-			m_readtime = fi.lastModified ();
-		}
+	bool load( const QString filename, bool isJournal );
 		
-		const int JOURNALACTION = Qtopia::Notes + 1;
-		const int JOURNALROW = JOURNALACTION + 1;
 		
-		bool foundAction = false;
-		journal_action action = ACTION_ADD;
-		int journalKey = 0;
-		QMap<int, QString> contactMap;
-		QMap<QString, QString> customMap;
-		QMap<QString, QString>::Iterator customIt;
-		QAsciiDict<int> dict( 47 );
-		
-		dict.setAutoDelete( TRUE );
-		dict.insert( "Uid", new int(Qtopia::AddressUid) );
-		dict.insert( "Title", new int(Qtopia::Title) );
-		dict.insert( "FirstName", new int(Qtopia::FirstName) );
-		dict.insert( "MiddleName", new int(Qtopia::MiddleName) );
-		dict.insert( "LastName", new int(Qtopia::LastName) );
-		dict.insert( "Suffix", new int(Qtopia::Suffix) );
-		dict.insert( "FileAs", new int(Qtopia::FileAs) );
-		dict.insert( "Categories", new int(Qtopia::AddressCategory) );
-		dict.insert( "DefaultEmail", new int(Qtopia::DefaultEmail) );
-		dict.insert( "Emails", new int(Qtopia::Emails) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeStreet", new int(Qtopia::HomeStreet) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeCity", new int(Qtopia::HomeCity) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeState", new int(Qtopia::HomeState) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeZip", new int(Qtopia::HomeZip) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeCountry", new int(Qtopia::HomeCountry) );
-		dict.insert( "HomePhone", new int(Qtopia::HomePhone) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeFax", new int(Qtopia::HomeFax) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeMobile", new int(Qtopia::HomeMobile) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeWebPage", new int(Qtopia::HomeWebPage) );
-		dict.insert( "Company", new int(Qtopia::Company) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessStreet", new int(Qtopia::BusinessStreet) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessCity", new int(Qtopia::BusinessCity) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessState", new int(Qtopia::BusinessState) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessZip", new int(Qtopia::BusinessZip) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessCountry", new int(Qtopia::BusinessCountry) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessWebPage", new int(Qtopia::BusinessWebPage) );
-		dict.insert( "JobTitle", new int(Qtopia::JobTitle) );
-		dict.insert( "Department", new int(Qtopia::Department) );
-		dict.insert( "Office", new int(Qtopia::Office) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessPhone", new int(Qtopia::BusinessPhone) );
-		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) );
-		
-		//qWarning( "OContactDefaultBackEnd::loading %s", filename.latin1() );
-		
-		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();
-			//qWarning("OContactAccess::load tagName(): %s", root->tagName().latin1() );
-			element = element->firstChild();
-			
-			/* Search Tag "Contacts" which is the parent of all Contacts */
-			while( element && !isJournal ){
-				if( element->tagName() != QString::fromLatin1("Contacts") ){
-					//qWarning ("OContactDefBack::Searching for Tag \"Contacts\"! Found: %s",
-					//	  element->tagName().latin1());
-					element = element->nextChild();
-				} else {
-					element = element->firstChild();
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			/* Parse all Contacts and ignore unknown tags */
-			while( element ){
-				if( element->tagName() != QString::fromLatin1("Contact") ){
-					//qWarning ("OContactDefBack::Searching for Tag \"Contact\"! Found: %s",
-					//	  element->tagName().latin1());
-					element = element->nextChild();
-					continue;
-				}
-				/* Found alement with tagname "contact", now parse and store all
-				 * attributes contained
-				 */
-				//qWarning("OContactDefBack::load element tagName() : %s",
-				//	 element->tagName().latin1() );
-				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 ){
-					// qWarning ("Read Attribute: %s=%s", it.key().latin1(),it.data().latin1());
-					
-					int *find = dict[ it.key() ];
-					/* Unknown attributes will be stored as "Custom" elements */
-					if ( !find ) {
-						qWarning("Attribute %s not known.", it.key().latin1());
-						//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;
-						*/
-					case JOURNALACTION:
-						action = journal_action(it.data().toInt());
-						foundAction = true;
-						qWarning ("ODefBack(journal)::ACTION found: %d", action);
-						break;
-					case JOURNALROW:
-						journalKey = it.data().toInt();
-						break;
-					default: // no conversion needed add them to the map
-						contactMap.insert( *find, it.data() );
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-				/* now generate the Contact contact */
-				OContact contact( contactMap );
-				
-				for (customIt = customMap.begin(); customIt != customMap.end(); ++customIt ) {
-					contact.setCustomField( customIt.key(),  customIt.data() );
-				}
-				
-				if (foundAction){
-					foundAction = false;
-					switch ( action ) {
-					case ACTION_ADD:
-						addContact_p (contact);
-						break;
-					case ACTION_REMOVE:
-						if ( !remove (contact.uid()) )
-							qWarning ("ODefBack(journal)::Unable to remove uid: %d",
-								  contact.uid() );
-						break;
-					case ACTION_REPLACE:
-						if ( !replace ( contact ) )
-							qWarning ("ODefBack(journal)::Unable to replace uid: %d",
-								  contact.uid() );
-						break;
-					default:
-						qWarning ("Unknown action: ignored !");
-						break;
-					}
-				}else{
-					/* Add contact to list */
-					addContact_p (contact);
-				}
-				
-				/* Move to next element */
-				element = element->nextChild();
-			}
-		}else {
-			qWarning("ODefBack::could not load");
-		}
-		delete root;
-		qWarning("returning from loading" );
-		return true;
-	}
-	
-	
-	void updateJournal( const OContact& 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
-		// get a XML-File which is readable by our parser.
-		// This is just a cheat, but better than rewrite the parser.
-		if ( created ){
-			buf = "<Contacts>";
-			QCString cstr = buf.utf8();
-			f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
-		}
-		
-		buf = "<Contact ";
-		cnt.save( buf );
-		buf += " action=\"" + QString::number( (int)action ) + "\" ";
-		buf += "/>\n";
-		QCString cstr = buf.utf8();
-		f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
-	}
-	
-	void removeJournal()
-		{
-			QFile f ( m_journalName );
-			if ( f.exists() )
-				f.remove();
-		}
+	void updateJournal( const OContact& cnt, journal_action action );
+	void removeJournal();
 	
  protected:
 	bool m_changed;
 	QString m_journalName;
 	QString m_fileName;
 	QString m_appName;
-	QValueList<OContact> m_contactList;
+	QList<OContact> m_contactList;
 	QDateTime m_readtime;
+
+	QDict<OContact> m_uidToContact;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp b/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
index 4a6b7b8..11e19d9 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
+++ b/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
@@ -223,49 +223,49 @@ bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::save() {
     if ( ::rename( strFileNew, m_name ) < 0 ) {
         QFile::remove( strFileNew );
         return false;
     }
 
     m_changed = false;
     return true;
 }
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ints( m_raw.count()+ m_rep.count() );
     uint i = 0;
     QMap<int, OEvent>::ConstIterator it;
 
     for ( it = m_raw.begin(); it != m_raw.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     for ( it = m_rep.begin(); it != m_rep.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
 
     return ints;
 }
-QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample(const OEvent&, int ) {
+QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample(const OEvent&, int,  const QDateTime& ) {
     return QArray<int>();
 }
 void ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::clear() {
     m_raw.clear();
     m_rep.clear();
 }
 OEvent ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::find( int uid ) const{
     if ( m_raw.contains( uid ) )
         return m_raw[uid];
     else
         return m_rep[uid];
 }
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::add( const OEvent& ev ) {
     m_changed = true;
     if (ev.hasRecurrence() )
         m_rep.insert( ev.uid(), ev );
     else
         m_raw.insert( ev.uid(), ev );
 
     return true;
 }
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::remove( int uid ) {
     m_changed = true;
     m_rep.remove( uid );
diff --git a/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h b/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
index 40f69d8..563c31f 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
@@ -1,43 +1,43 @@
 #ifndef OPIE_DATE_BOOK_ACCESS_BACKEND_XML__H
 #define OPIE_DATE_BOOK_ACCESS_BACKEND_XML__H
 
 #include <qmap.h>
 
 #include "odatebookaccessbackend.h"
 
 class ODateBookAccessBackend_XML : public ODateBookAccessBackend {
 public:
     ODateBookAccessBackend_XML( const QString& appName,
                                 const QString& fileName = QString::null);
     ~ODateBookAccessBackend_XML();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OEvent&, int  );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OEvent&, int, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OEvent find( int uid )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OEvent& ev );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OEvent& ev );
 
     QArray<UID> rawEvents()const;
     QArray<UID> rawRepeats()const;
     QArray<UID> nonRepeats()const;
 
     OEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats();
     OEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats();
 
 private:
     bool m_changed :1 ;
     bool loadFile();
     inline void finalizeRecord( OEvent& ev );
     inline void setField( OEvent&, int field, const QString& val );
     QString m_name;
     QMap<int, OEvent> m_raw;
     QMap<int, OEvent> m_rep;
 
     struct Data;
     Data* data;
diff --git a/libopie/pim/opimaccessbackend.h b/libopie/pim/opimaccessbackend.h
index e268f4f..01a0c86 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/opimaccessbackend.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/opimaccessbackend.h
@@ -26,52 +26,52 @@ public:
 
     /**
      * 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;
 
     /**
      * return an array of
      * all available uids
      */
     virtual QArray<int> allRecords()const = 0;
 
     /**
-     * queryByExample for T with the SortOrder
-     * sort
+     * queryByExample for T with the given Settings
+     * 
      */
-    virtual QArray<int> queryByExample( const T& t, int sort ) = 0;
+    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(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;
 
     /**
      * remove
      */
     virtual bool remove( int uid ) = 0;
 
diff --git a/libopie/pim/opimaccesstemplate.h b/libopie/pim/opimaccesstemplate.h
index 259e2c1..6a3a0db 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/opimaccesstemplate.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/opimaccesstemplate.h
@@ -53,49 +53,49 @@ public:
 
     /** Save contacts database.
      * Save is more a "commit". After calling this function, all changes are public available.
      * @return true if successful
      */
     bool save();
 
     /**
      * if the resource was changed externally
      * You should use the signal handling instead of polling possible changes !
      * zecke: Do you implement a signal for otodoaccess ?
      */
     bool wasChangedExternally()const;
 
     /**
      * return a List of records
      * you can iterate over them
      */
     virtual List allRecords()const;
 
     /**
      * queryByExample.
      * @see otodoaccess, ocontactaccess
      */
-    virtual List queryByExample( const T& t, int querySettings );
+    virtual List queryByExample( const T& t, int querySettings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
 
     /**
      * find the OPimRecord uid
      */
     virtual T find( int uid )const;
 
     /**
      * read ahead cache find method ;)
      */
     virtual T find( int uid, const QArray<int>&,
                     uint current, typename OTemplateBase<T>::CacheDirection dir = OTemplateBase<T>::Forward )const;
 
     /* invalidate cache here */
     /**
      * clears the backend and invalidates the backend
      */
     void clear() ;
 
     /**
      * add T to the backend
      * @param t The item to add.
      * @return <i>true</i> if added successfully.
      */
     virtual bool add( const T& t ) ;
@@ -165,50 +165,50 @@ bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::load() {
     invalidateCache();
     return m_backEnd->load();
 }
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::reload() {
 	invalidateCache();  // zecke: I think this should be added (se)
 	return m_backEnd->reload();
 }
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::save() {
     return m_backEnd->save();
 }
 template <class T>
 typename OPimAccessTemplate<T>::List OPimAccessTemplate<T>::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->allRecords();
     List lis(ints, this );
     return lis;
 }
 template <class T>
 QArray<int> OPimAccessTemplate<T>::records()const {
     return m_backEnd->allRecords();
 }
 template <class T>
 typename OPimAccessTemplate<T>::List
-OPimAccessTemplate<T>::queryByExample( const T& t, int sortOrder ) {
-    QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->queryByExample( t, sortOrder );
+OPimAccessTemplate<T>::queryByExample( const T& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d ) {
+    QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->queryByExample( t, settings, d );
 
     List lis(ints, this );
     return lis;
 }
 template <class T>
 T OPimAccessTemplate<T>::find( int uid ) const{
     T t = m_backEnd->find( uid );
     cache( t );
     return t;
 }
 template <class T>
 T OPimAccessTemplate<T>::find( int uid, const QArray<int>& ar,
                                uint current, typename OTemplateBase<T>::CacheDirection dir )const {
     /*
      * better do T.isEmpty()
      * after a find this way we would
      * avoid two finds in QCache...
      */
     // qWarning("find it now %d", uid );
     if (m_cache.contains( uid ) ) {
         return m_cache.find( uid );
     }
 
     T t = m_backEnd->find( uid, ar, current, dir );
diff --git a/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.cpp b/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.cpp
index 761d7d8..ec9c14c 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.cpp
+++ b/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.cpp
@@ -256,49 +256,49 @@ OTodoAccessBackendSQL::~OTodoAccessBackendSQL(){
 }
 bool OTodoAccessBackendSQL::load(){
     if (!m_driver->open() )
         return false;
 
     CreateQuery creat;
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query(&creat );
 
     m_dirty = true;
     return true;
 }
 bool OTodoAccessBackendSQL::reload(){
     return load();
 }
 
 bool OTodoAccessBackendSQL::save(){
     return m_driver->close();
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessBackendSQL::allRecords()const {
     if (m_dirty )
         update();
 
     return m_uids;
 }
-QArray<int> OTodoAccessBackendSQL::queryByExample( const OTodo& , int  ){
+QArray<int> OTodoAccessBackendSQL::queryByExample( const OTodo& , int, const QDateTime& ){
     QArray<int> ints(0);
     return ints;
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessBackendSQL::find(int uid ) const{
     FindQuery query( uid );
     return todo( m_driver->query(&query) );
 
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessBackendSQL::find( int uid, const QArray<int>& ints,
                                    uint cur, Frontend::CacheDirection dir ) const{
     int CACHE = readAhead();
     qWarning("searching for %d", uid );
     QArray<int> search( CACHE );
     uint size =0;
     OTodo to;
 
     // we try to cache CACHE items
     switch( dir ) {
         /* forward */
     case 0:
         for (uint i = cur; i < ints.count() && size < CACHE; i++ ) {
             qWarning("size %d %d", size,  ints[i] );
             search[size] = ints[i];
             size++;
diff --git a/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.h b/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.h
index 0f6dd2c..6a4257c 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/otodoaccesssql.h
@@ -1,45 +1,45 @@
 #ifndef OPIE_PIM_ACCESS_SQL_H
 #define OPIE_PIM_ACCESS_SQL_H
 
 #include <qasciidict.h>
 
 #include "otodoaccessbackend.h"
 
 class OSQLDriver;
 class OSQLResult;
 class OSQLResultItem;
 class OTodoAccessBackendSQL : public OTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     OTodoAccessBackendSQL( const QString& file );
     ~OTodoAccessBackendSQL();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
 
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& t, int sort );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OTodo find(int uid)const;
     OTodo find(int uid, const QArray<int>&, uint cur, Frontend::CacheDirection )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OTodo& t );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OTodo& 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 );
 
 private:
     void update()const;
     void fillDict();
     inline bool date( QDate& date, const QString& )const;
     inline OTodo todo( const OSQLResult& )const;
     inline OTodo todo( OSQLResultItem& )const;
     inline QArray<int> uids( const OSQLResult& )const;
     OTodo todo( int uid )const;
 
     QAsciiDict<int> m_dict;
     OSQLDriver* m_driver;
     QArray<int> m_uids;
diff --git a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.cpp b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
index 309f9e1..2136283 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
+++ b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
@@ -164,38 +164,38 @@ void OTodoAccessVCal::removeAllCompleted() {
     }
 }
 bool OTodoAccessVCal::replace( const OTodo& to ) {
     m_map.replace( to.uid(), to );
     m_dirty = true;
     return true;
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessVCal::find(int uid )const {
     return m_map[uid];
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::sorted( bool, int, int, int ) {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ar( m_map.count() );
     QMap<int, OTodo>::ConstIterator it;
     int i = 0;
     for ( it = m_map.begin(); it != m_map.end(); ++it ) {
         ar[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     return ar;
 }
-QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int ) {
+QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int, const QDateTime& ) {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::effectiveToDos( const QDate& ,
                                              const QDate& ,
                                              bool  ) {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::overDue() {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
diff --git a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.h b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.h
index 452f602..a90ee9c 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessvcal.h
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 #ifndef OPIE_OTODO_ACCESS_VCAL_H
 #define OPIE_OTODO_ACCESS_VCAL_H
 
 #include "otodoaccessbackend.h"
 
 class OTodoAccessVCal : public OTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     OTodoAccessVCal(const QString& );
     ~OTodoAccessVCal();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& t, int sort );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& 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 );
     OTodo find(int uid)const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OTodo& );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OTodo& );
 
     void removeAllCompleted();
 
 private:
     bool m_dirty : 1;
     QString m_file;
     QMap<int, OTodo> m_map;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp
index cda300b..71e8787 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp
+++ b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp
@@ -234,49 +234,49 @@ bool OTodoAccessXML::save() {
         return false;
     }
     /* flush before renaming */
     f.close();
 
     if( ::rename( strNewFile.latin1(),  m_file.latin1() ) < 0 ) {
 //        qWarning("error renaming");
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
     }
 
     m_changed = false;
     return true;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ids( m_events.count() );
     QMap<int, OTodo>::ConstIterator it;
     int i = 0;
 
     for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         ids[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     return ids;
 }
-QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int ) {
+QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int, const QDateTime& ) {
     QArray<int> ids(0);
     return ids;
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessXML::find( int uid )const {
     OTodo todo;
     todo.setUid( 0 ); // isEmpty()
     QMap<int, OTodo>::ConstIterator it = m_events.find( uid );
     if ( it != m_events.end() )
         todo = it.data();
 
     return todo;
 }
 void OTodoAccessXML::clear() {
     if (m_opened )
         m_changed = true;
 
     m_events.clear();
 }
 bool OTodoAccessXML::add( const OTodo& todo ) {
 //    qWarning("add");
     m_changed = true;
     m_events.insert( todo.uid(), todo );
 
     return true;
diff --git a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.h b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.h
index 93609fe..1032c92 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.h
+++ b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.h
@@ -3,49 +3,49 @@
 
 #include <qasciidict.h>
 #include <qmap.h>
 
 #include "otodoaccessbackend.h"
 
 namespace Opie {
     class XMLElement;
 };
 
 class OTodoAccessXML : public OTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     /**
      * fileName if Empty we will use the default path
      */
     OTodoAccessXML( const QString& appName,
                     const QString& fileName = QString::null );
     ~OTodoAccessXML();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo&, int querysettings );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo&, int querysettings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OTodo find( int uid )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OTodo& );
     bool remove( int uid );
     void removeAllCompleted();
     bool replace( const OTodo& );
 
     /* 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 );
 private:
     void todo( QAsciiDict<int>*, OTodo&,const QCString&,const QString& );
     QString toString( const OTodo& )const;
     QString toString( const QArray<int>& ints ) const;
     QMap<int, OTodo> m_events;
     QString m_file;
     QString m_app;
     bool m_opened : 1;
     bool m_changed : 1;
     class OTodoAccessXMLPrivate;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
index e537269..f24523f 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.cpp
@@ -1,43 +1,51 @@
 /*
  * VCard Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo:
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.9  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
  * Revision 1.8  2003/02/21 16:52:49  zecke
  * -Remove old Todo classes they're deprecated and today I already using the
  * new API
  * -Guard against self assignment in OTodo
  * -Add test apps for OPIM
  * -Opiefied Event classes
  * -Added TimeZone handling and pinning of TimeZones to OEvent
  * -Adjust ORecur and the widget to better timezone behaviour
  *
  * Revision 1.7  2003/02/16 22:25:46  zecke
  * 0000276 Fix for that bug.. or better temp workaround
  * A Preferred Number is HOME|VOICE
  * A CellPhone is HOME|VOICE|CELL the type & HOME|VOICE test
  * triggers both
  * and the cell phone number overrides the other entries..
  *
  * as a temp I check that it's not equal to HOME|VOICE|CELL before setting the
  * number
  *
  * The right and final fix would be to reorder the if statement to make it
  * if else based and the less common thing put to the bottom
  *
  * OTodoAccessVcal fix the date for beaming
  *
@@ -168,49 +176,49 @@ bool OContactAccessBackend_VCard::replace ( const OContact &contact )
 {
 	m_map.replace( contact.uid(), contact );
 	m_dirty = true;
 	return true;
 }
 
 OContact OContactAccessBackend_VCard::find ( int uid ) const
 {
     return m_map[uid];
 }
 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::allRecords() const
 {
 	QArray<int> ar( m_map.count() );
 	QMap<int, OContact>::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> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::queryByExample ( const OContact&, int )
+QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::queryByExample ( const OContact&, int, const QDateTime& )
 {
 	QArray<int> ar(0);
 	return ar;
 }
 
 // Not implemented
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_VCard::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp&  ) const
 {
 	QArray<int> ar(0);
 	return ar;
 }
 
 const uint OContactAccessBackend_VCard::querySettings()
 {
 	return 0; // No search possible
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_VCard::hasQuerySettings (uint ) const
 {
 	return false; // No search possible, therefore all settings invalid ;)
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_VCard::wasChangedExternally()
 {
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
index 236da00..93e2da3 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_vcard.h
@@ -1,78 +1,86 @@
 /*
  * VCard Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Trolltech AS.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo:
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.5  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
  * Revision 1.4  2002/12/07 13:26:22  eilers
  * Fixing bug in storing anniversary..
  *
  * Revision 1.3  2002/11/13 14:14:51  eilers
  * Added sorted for Contacts..
  *
  * Revision 1.2  2002/11/10 15:41:53  eilers
  * Bugfixes..
  *
  * Revision 1.1  2002/11/09 14:34:52  eilers
  * Added VCard Backend.
  *
  */
 #ifndef __OCONTACTACCESSBACKEND_VCARD_H_
 #define __OCONTACTACCESSBACKEND_VCARD_H_
 
 #include <opie/ocontact.h>
 
 #include "ocontactaccessbackend.h"
 
 class VObject;
 
 class OContactAccessBackend_VCard : public OContactAccessBackend {
  public:
 	OContactAccessBackend_VCard ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l );
 
 	bool load ();
 	bool reload();
 	bool save();
 	void clear ();
 
 	bool add ( const OContact& newcontact );
 	bool remove ( int uid );
 	bool replace ( const OContact& contact );
 	
 	OContact find ( int uid ) const;
 	QArray<int> allRecords() const;
-	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings );
+	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &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:
 	OContact parseVObject( VObject* obj );
 	VObject* createVObject( const OContact& 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, OContact> m_map;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
index 2df6757..4abf4d9 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.cpp
@@ -1,43 +1,57 @@
 /*
  * XML Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo: XML-Backend: Automatic reload if something was changed...
  *
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.2  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.1.2.2  2003/02/11 12:17:28  eilers
+ * Speed optimization. Removed the sequential search loops.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.1.2.1  2003/02/10 15:31:38  eilers
+ * Writing offsets to debug output..
+ *
  * Revision 1.1  2003/02/09 15:05:01  eilers
  * Nothing happened.. Just some cleanup before I will start..
  *
  * Revision 1.12  2003/01/03 16:58:03  eilers
  * Reenable debug output
  *
  * Revision 1.11  2003/01/03 12:31:28  eilers
  * Bugfix for calculating data diffs..
  *
  * Revision 1.10  2003/01/02 14:27:12  eilers
  * Improved query by example: Search by date is possible.. First step
  * for a today plugin for birthdays..
  *
  * Revision 1.9  2002/12/08 12:48:57  eilers
  * Moved journal-enum from ocontact into i the xml-backend..
  *
  * Revision 1.8  2002/11/14 17:04:24  eilers
  * Sorting will now work if fullname is identical on some entries
  *
  * Revision 1.7  2002/11/13 15:02:46  eilers
  * Small Bug in sorted fixed
  *
  * Revision 1.6  2002/11/13 14:14:51  eilers
  * Added sorted for Contacts..
@@ -68,326 +82,351 @@
 #include <qasciidict.h>
 #include <qdatetime.h>
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <qfileinfo.h>
 #include <qregexp.h>
 #include <qarray.h>
 #include <qmap.h>
 #include <qdatetime.h> 
 
 #include <qpe/global.h>
 
 #include <opie/xmltree.h>
 #include "ocontactaccessbackend.h"
 #include "ocontactaccess.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 using namespace Opie;
 
 
 OContactAccessBackend_XML::OContactAccessBackend_XML ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l ):
 	m_changed( false )
 {
+	// Just m_contactlist should call delete if an entry
+	// is removed.
+	m_contactList.setAutoDelete( true );
+	m_uidToContact.setAutoDelete( false );
+
 	m_appName = appname;
 	
 	/* Set journalfile name ... */
 	m_journalName = getenv("HOME");
 	m_journalName +="/.abjournal" + appname;
 	
 	/* Expecting to access the default filename if nothing else is set */
 	if ( filename.isEmpty() ){
 		m_fileName = Global::applicationFileName( "addressbook","addressbook.xml" );
 	} else
 		m_fileName = filename;
 	
 	/* Load Database now */
 	load ();
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::save() 
 {
 	
 	if ( !m_changed )
 		return true;
 	
 	QString strNewFile = m_fileName + ".new";
 	QFile f( strNewFile );
 	if ( !f.open( IO_WriteOnly|IO_Raw ) )
 		return false;
 	
 	int total_written;
+	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";
-	//QValueList<Contact>::iterator it;
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for ( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ) {
+	QCString cstr = out.utf8();
+	f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
+	idx_offset += cstr.length();
+	out = "";
+
+	// Write all contacts
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
+	for ( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
+		qWarning(" Uid %d at Offset: %x", (*it)->uid(), idx_offset );
 		out += "<Contact ";
-		(*it).save( out );
+		(*it)->save( out );
 		out += "/>\n";
-		QCString cstr = out.utf8();
+		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";
 	
-	QCString cstr = out.utf8();
+	// 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 ) {
 		qWarning( "problem renaming file %s to %s, errno: %d",
 			  strNewFile.latin1(), m_journalName.latin1(), errno );
 		// remove the tmp file...
 		QFile::remove( strNewFile );
 	}
 	
 	/* The journalfile should be removed now... */
 	removeJournal();
 	
 	m_changed = false;
 	return true;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::load () 
 {
 	m_contactList.clear();
+	m_uidToContact.clear();
 	
 	/* Load XML-File and journal if it exists */
 	if ( !load ( m_fileName, false ) )
 		return false;
 	/* The returncode of the journalfile is ignored due to the
 	 * fact that it does not exist when this class is instantiated !
 	 * But there may such a file exist, if the application crashed.
 	 * Therefore we try to load it to get the changes before the #
 	 * crash happened...
 	 */
 	load (m_journalName, true);
 	
 	return true;
 }
 
 void OContactAccessBackend_XML::clear () 
 {
 	m_contactList.clear();
-	m_changed = false;
+	m_uidToContact.clear();
 	
+	m_changed = false;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::wasChangedExternally()
 {
 	QFileInfo fi( m_fileName );
 	
 	QDateTime lastmod = fi.lastModified ();
 	
 	return (lastmod != m_readtime);
 }
 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::allRecords() const 
 {
 	QArray<int> uid_list( m_contactList.count() );
 	
 	uint counter = 0; 
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		uid_list[counter++] = (*it).uid();
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
+	for( ; it.current(); ++it ){
+		uid_list[counter++] = (*it)->uid();
 	}
 	
 	return ( uid_list );
 }
 
 OContact OContactAccessBackend_XML::find ( int uid ) const
 {
-	bool found = false;
 	OContact foundContact; //Create empty contact
 	
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	OContact* found = m_uidToContact.find( QString().setNum( uid ) );
+
 	if ( found ){
-		foundContact = *it;
+		foundContact = *found;
 	}
 	
 	return ( foundContact );
 }
 
-QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings )
+QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings, 
+							const QDateTime& d )
 {
 	
 	QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
 	uint arraycounter = 0;
 	
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
+	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:
 				queryDate = new QDate( query.birthday() );
-				checkDate = new QDate( (*it).birthday() );
+				checkDate = new QDate( (*it)->birthday() );
 			case Qtopia::Anniversary:
 				if ( queryDate == 0l ){
 					queryDate = new QDate( query.anniversary() );
-					checkDate = new QDate( (*it).anniversary() );
+					checkDate = new QDate( (*it)->anniversary() );
 				}
 				
 				if ( queryDate->isValid() ){
 					if(  checkDate->isValid() ){
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateYear ){
 							if ( queryDate->year() != checkDate->year() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						} 
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateMonth ){
 							if ( queryDate->month() != checkDate->month() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						} 
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDay ){
 							if ( queryDate->day() != checkDate->day() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						} 
 						if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDiff ) {
-							QDate current = QDate::currentDate();
+							QDate current;
+							// If we get an additional date, we
+							// will take this date instead of
+							// the current one.. 
+							if ( !d.date().isValid() )
+								current = QDate::currentDate();
+							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 ) !
 							qWarning("Checking if %s is between %s and %s ! ", 
 								 checkDate->toString().latin1(),
 								 current.toString().latin1(), 
 								 queryDate->toString().latin1() );
 							if ( current.daysTo( *queryDate ) > 0 ){
 								if ( !( ( *checkDate >= current ) && 
 									( *checkDate <= *queryDate ) ) ){
 									allcorrect = false;
 									qWarning (" Nope!..");
 								}
 							}
 						}
 					} else{
-						// checkDate is invalid. Therfore this entry is always rejected
+						// 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 */
 				if ( !query.field(i).isEmpty() ){
 					switch ( settings & ~( OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
 							       | OContactAccess::DateDiff
 							       | OContactAccess::DateYear
 							       | OContactAccess::DateMonth
 							       | OContactAccess::DateDay
 							       | OContactAccess::MatchOne 
 							       ) ){
 						
 					case OContactAccess::RegExp:{
 						QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
 							       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
 							       false );
-						if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
+						if ( expr.find ( (*it)->field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
 							allcorrect = false;
 					}
 						break;
 					case OContactAccess::WildCards:{
 						QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
 							       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
 							       true );
-						if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
+						if ( expr.find ( (*it)->field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
 							allcorrect = false;
 					}
 						break;
 					case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:{
 						if (settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase){
 							if ( query.field(i).upper() !=
-							     (*it).field(i).upper() )
+							     (*it)->field(i).upper() )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						}else{
-							if ( query.field(i) != (*it).field(i) )
+							if ( query.field(i) != (*it)->field(i) )
 								allcorrect = false;
 						}
 					}
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		if ( allcorrect ){
-			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
+			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it)->uid();
 		}
 	}
 	
 	// Shrink to fit..
 	m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
 	
 	return m_currentQuery;
 }
 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_XML::matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const
 {
 	QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
+	QListIterator<OContact> it( m_contactList );
 	uint arraycounter = 0;
 	
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ( (*it).match( r ) ){
-			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
+	for( ; it.current(); ++it ){
+		if ( (*it)->match( r ) ){
+			m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it)->uid();
 		}
 		
 	}
 	// Shrink to fit..
 	m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
 	
 	return m_currentQuery;
 }
 
 const uint OContactAccessBackend_XML::querySettings()
 {
 	return ( OContactAccess::WildCards
 		 | OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
 		 | OContactAccess::RegExp
 		 | OContactAccess::ExactMatch 
 		 | OContactAccess::DateDiff
 		 | OContactAccess::DateYear
 		 | OContactAccess::DateMonth
 		 | OContactAccess::DateDay
 		 );
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const
 {
@@ -405,129 +444,128 @@ bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const
 				    | OContactAccess::DateMonth
 				    | OContactAccess::DateDay
 				    ) 
 		 ){
 	case OContactAccess::RegExp:
 		return ( true );
 	case OContactAccess::WildCards:
 		return ( true );
 	case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:
 		return ( true );
 	default:
 		return ( false );
 	}
 }
 
 // Currently only asc implemented.. 
 QArray<int> OContactAccessBackend_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..
-	QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		names.append( (*it).fileAs() + QString::number( (*it).uid() ) );
-		nameToUid.insert( (*it).fileAs() + QString::number( (*it).uid() ), (*it).uid() );
+	QListIterator<OContact> 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;
 	
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::add ( const OContact &newcontact )
 {
 	//qWarning("odefaultbackend: ACTION::ADD");
 	updateJournal (newcontact, ACTION_ADD);
 	addContact_p( newcontact );
 	
 	m_changed = true;
 	
 	return true;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::replace ( const OContact &contact )
 {
 	m_changed = true;
 	
-	bool found = false;
+	OContact* found = m_uidToContact.find ( QString().setNum( contact.uid() ) );
 	
-	QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ( (*it).uid() == contact.uid() ){
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
 	if (found) {
-		updateJournal (contact, ACTION_REPLACE);
-		m_contactList.remove (it);
-		m_contactList.append (contact);
+		OContact* newCont = new OContact( 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 );
+
+		qWarning("Nur zur Sicherheit: %d == %d ?",contact.uid(), newCont->uid());
+
 		return true;
 	} else
 		return false;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::remove ( int uid )
 {
 	m_changed = true;
 	
-	bool found = false;
-	QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-	for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-		if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	OContact* found = m_uidToContact.find ( QString().setNum( uid ) );
+
 	if (found) {
-		updateJournal ( *it, ACTION_REMOVE);
-		m_contactList.remove (it);
+		updateJournal ( *found, ACTION_REMOVE);
+		m_contactList.removeRef ( found );
+		m_uidToContact.remove( QString().setNum( uid ) );
+
 		return true;
 	} else
 		return false;
 }
 
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::reload(){
 	/* Reload is the same as load in this implementation */
 	return ( load() );
 }
 
 void OContactAccessBackend_XML::addContact_p( const OContact &newcontact )
 {
-	m_contactList.append (newcontact);
+	OContact* contRef = new OContact( newcontact );
+
+	m_contactList.append ( contRef );
+	m_uidToContact.insert( QString().setNum( newcontact.uid() ), contRef );
 }
 
 /* This function loads the xml-database and the journalfile */
 bool OContactAccessBackend_XML::load( const QString filename, bool isJournal ) 
 {
 	
 	/* We use the time of the last read to check if the file was
 	 * changed externally.
 	 */
 	if ( !isJournal ){
 		QFileInfo fi( filename );
 		m_readtime = fi.lastModified ();
 	}
 	
 	const int JOURNALACTION = Qtopia::Notes + 1;
 	const int JOURNALROW = JOURNALACTION + 1;
 	
 	bool foundAction = false;
 	journal_action action = ACTION_ADD;
 	int journalKey = 0;
 	QMap<int, QString> contactMap;
 	QMap<QString, QString> customMap;
 	QMap<QString, QString>::Iterator customIt;
 	QAsciiDict<int> dict( 47 );
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
index 6477705..4d6a7ef 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/ocontactaccessbackend_xml.h
@@ -1,743 +1,144 @@
 /*
  * XML Backend for the OPIE-Contact Database.
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2002 by Stefan Eilers (Eilers.Stefan@epost.de)
  *
  * =====================================================================
  *	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
  *      License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  *      version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  * =====================================================================
  * ToDo: XML-Backend: Automatic reload if something was changed...
  *
  *
  * =====================================================================
  * Version: $Id$
  * =====================================================================
  * History:
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.13  2003/03/21 10:33:09  eilers
+ * Merged speed optimized xml backend for contacts to main.
+ * Added QDateTime to querybyexample. For instance, it is now possible to get
+ * all Birthdays/Anniversaries between two dates. This should be used
+ * to show all birthdays in the datebook..
+ * This change is sourcecode backward compatible but you have to upgrade
+ * the binaries for today-addressbook.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.12.2.2  2003/02/11 12:17:28  eilers
+ * Speed optimization. Removed the sequential search loops.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.12.2.1  2003/02/09 15:05:01  eilers
+ * Nothing happened.. Just some cleanup before I will start..
+ *
  * Revision 1.12  2003/01/03 16:58:03  eilers
  * Reenable debug output
  *
  * Revision 1.11  2003/01/03 12:31:28  eilers
  * Bugfix for calculating data diffs..
  *
  * Revision 1.10  2003/01/02 14:27:12  eilers
  * Improved query by example: Search by date is possible.. First step
  * for a today plugin for birthdays..
  *
  * Revision 1.9  2002/12/08 12:48:57  eilers
  * Moved journal-enum from ocontact into i the xml-backend..
  *
  * Revision 1.8  2002/11/14 17:04:24  eilers
  * Sorting will now work if fullname is identical on some entries
  *
  * Revision 1.7  2002/11/13 15:02:46  eilers
  * Small Bug in sorted fixed
  *
  * Revision 1.6  2002/11/13 14:14:51  eilers
  * Added sorted for Contacts..
  *
  * Revision 1.5  2002/11/01 15:10:42  eilers
  * Added regExp-search in database for all fields in a contact.
  *
  * Revision 1.4  2002/10/16 10:52:40  eilers
  * Added some docu to the interface and now using the cache infrastucture by zecke.. :)
  *
  * Revision 1.3  2002/10/14 16:21:54  eilers
  * Some minor interface updates
  *
  * Revision 1.2  2002/10/07 17:34:24  eilers
  * added OBackendFactory for advanced backend access
  *
  * Revision 1.1  2002/09/27 17:11:44  eilers
  * Added API for accessing the Contact-Database ! It is compiling, but
  * please do not expect that anything is working !
  * I will debug that stuff in the next time ..
  * Please read README_COMPILE for compiling !
  *
  *
  */
 
 #ifndef _OContactAccessBackend_XML_
 #define _OContactAccessBackend_XML_
 
-#include <qasciidict.h>
-#include <qdatetime.h>
-#include <qfile.h>
-#include <qfileinfo.h>
-#include <qregexp.h>
-#include <qarray.h>
-#include <qmap.h>
-#include <qdatetime.h> 
-
-#include <qpe/global.h>
-
-#include <opie/xmltree.h>
 #include "ocontactaccessbackend.h"
 #include "ocontactaccess.h"
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-
-using namespace Opie;
+#include <qlist.h>
+#include <qdict.h>
 
 /* the default xml implementation */
 class OContactAccessBackend_XML : public OContactAccessBackend {
  public:
-	OContactAccessBackend_XML ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l ):
-		m_changed( false )
-		{
-			m_appName = appname;
-			
-			/* Set journalfile name ... */
-			m_journalName = getenv("HOME");
-			m_journalName +="/.abjournal" + appname;
-			
-			/* Expecting to access the default filename if nothing else is set */
-			if ( filename.isEmpty() ){
-				m_fileName = Global::applicationFileName( "addressbook","addressbook.xml" );
-			} else
-				m_fileName = filename;
-			
-			/* Load Database now */
-			load ();
-		}
-	
-	bool save() {
-
-		if ( !m_changed )
-			return true;
-
-		QString strNewFile = m_fileName + ".new";
-		QFile f( strNewFile );
-		if ( !f.open( IO_WriteOnly|IO_Raw ) )
-			return false;
-		
-		int total_written;
-		QString out;
-		out = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><!DOCTYPE Addressbook ><AddressBook>\n"
-			" <Groups>\n"
-			" </Groups>\n"
-			" <Contacts>\n";
-		//QValueList<Contact>::iterator it;
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		for ( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ) {
-			out += "<Contact ";
-			(*it).save( out );
-			out += "/>\n";
-			QCString cstr = out.utf8();
-			total_written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
-			if ( total_written != int(cstr.length()) ) {
-				f.close();
-				QFile::remove( strNewFile );
-				return false;
-			}
-			out = "";
-		}
-		out += " </Contacts>\n</AddressBook>\n";
-		
-		QCString 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 ) {
-			qWarning( "problem renaming file %s to %s, errno: %d",
-				  strNewFile.latin1(), m_journalName.latin1(), errno );
-			// remove the tmp file...
-			QFile::remove( strNewFile );
-		}
-		
-		/* The journalfile should be removed now... */
-		removeJournal();
-
-		m_changed = false;
-		return true;
-	}
-	
-	bool load () {
-		m_contactList.clear();
-		
-		/* Load XML-File and journal if it exists */
-		if ( !load ( m_fileName, false ) )
-			return false;
-		/* The returncode of the journalfile is ignored due to the
-		 * fact that it does not exist when this class is instantiated !
-		 * But there may such a file exist, if the application crashed.
-		 * Therefore we try to load it to get the changes before the #
-		 * crash happened...
-		 */
-		load (m_journalName, true);
-		
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	void clear () {
-		m_contactList.clear();
-		m_changed = false;
-
-	}
-	
-	bool wasChangedExternally()
-		{
-			QFileInfo fi( m_fileName );
-			
-			QDateTime lastmod = fi.lastModified ();
-			
-			return (lastmod != m_readtime);
-		}
-	
-	QArray<int> allRecords() const {
-		QArray<int> uid_list( m_contactList.count() );
-		
-		uint counter = 0; 
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-			uid_list[counter++] = (*it).uid();
-		}
-		
-		return ( uid_list );
-	}
-	
-	OContact find ( int uid ) const
-		{
-			bool found = false;
-			OContact foundContact; //Create empty contact
-
-			QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-				if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-					found = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if ( found ){
-				foundContact = *it;
-			}
-			
-			return ( foundContact );
-		}
-	
-	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings ){
-		
-		QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		uint arraycounter = 0;
-		
-		for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++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:
-					queryDate = new QDate( query.birthday() );
-					checkDate = new QDate( (*it).birthday() );
-				case Qtopia::Anniversary:
-					if ( queryDate == 0l ){
-						queryDate = new QDate( query.anniversary() );
-						checkDate = new QDate( (*it).anniversary() );
-					}
-					
-					if ( queryDate->isValid() ){
-						if(  checkDate->isValid() ){
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateYear ){
-								if ( queryDate->year() != checkDate->year() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							} 
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateMonth ){
-								if ( queryDate->month() != checkDate->month() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							} 
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDay ){
-								if ( queryDate->day() != checkDate->day() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							} 
-							if ( settings & OContactAccess::DateDiff ) {
-								QDate current = QDate::currentDate();
-								// 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() );
-								qWarning("Checking if %s is between %s and %s ! ", 
-									 checkDate->toString().latin1(),
-									 current.toString().latin1(), 
-									 queryDate->toString().latin1() );
-								if ( current.daysTo( *queryDate ) > 0 ){
-									if ( !( ( *checkDate >= current ) && 
-										( *checkDate <= *queryDate ) ) ){
-										allcorrect = false;
-										qWarning (" Nope!..");
-									}
-								}
-							}
-						} else{
-							// checkDate is invalid. Therfore this entry is always rejected
-							allcorrect = false;
-						}
-					}
+	OContactAccessBackend_XML ( QString appname, QString filename = 0l );
 
-					delete queryDate;
-					queryDate = 0l;
-					delete checkDate;
-					checkDate = 0l;
-					break;
-				default:
-					/* Just compare fields which are not empty in the query object */
-					if ( !query.field(i).isEmpty() ){
-						switch ( settings & ~( OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
-								       | OContactAccess::DateDiff
-								       | OContactAccess::DateYear
-								       | OContactAccess::DateMonth
-								       | OContactAccess::DateDay
-								       | OContactAccess::MatchOne 
-								      ) ){
+	bool save();
 
-						case OContactAccess::RegExp:{
-							QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
-								       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
-								       false );
-							if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
-								allcorrect = false;
-						}
-							break;
-						case OContactAccess::WildCards:{
-							QRegExp expr ( query.field(i),
-								       !(settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase),
-								       true );
-							if ( expr.find ( (*it).field(i), 0 ) == -1 )
-								allcorrect = false;
-						}
-							break;
-						case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:{
-							if (settings & OContactAccess::IgnoreCase){
-								if ( query.field(i).upper() !=
-								     (*it).field(i).upper() )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							}else{
-								if ( query.field(i) != (*it).field(i) )
-									allcorrect = false;
-							}
-						}
-							break;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			if ( allcorrect ){
-				m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
-			}
-		}
+	bool load ();
 			
-		// Shrink to fit..
-		m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
+	void clear ();
 	
-		return m_currentQuery;
-	}
+	bool wasChangedExternally();
 
-	QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const{
-		QArray<int> m_currentQuery( m_contactList.count() );
-		QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-		uint arraycounter = 0;
+	QArray<int> allRecords() const;
 		
-		for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-			if ( (*it).match( r ) ){
-				m_currentQuery[arraycounter++] = (*it).uid();
-			}
+	OContact find ( int uid ) const;
 			
-		}
-		// Shrink to fit..
-		m_currentQuery.resize(arraycounter);
+	QArray<int> queryByExample ( const OContact &query, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
 
-		return m_currentQuery;
-	}
+	QArray<int> matchRegexp(  const QRegExp &r ) const;
 	
-	const uint querySettings()
-		{
-			return ( OContactAccess::WildCards
-				 | OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
-				 | OContactAccess::RegExp
-				 | OContactAccess::ExactMatch 
-				 | OContactAccess::DateDiff
-				 | OContactAccess::DateYear
-				 | OContactAccess::DateMonth
-				 | OContactAccess::DateDay
-				);
-		}
+	const uint querySettings();
 	
-	bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const
-		{
-			/* OContactAccess::IgnoreCase, DateDiff, DateYear, DateMonth, DateDay 
-			 * may be added with any of the other settings. IgnoreCase should never used alone.
-			 * Wildcards, RegExp, ExactMatch should never used at the same time...
-			 */
-
-			if ( querySettings == OContactAccess::IgnoreCase ) 
-				return false;
-
-			switch ( querySettings & ~( OContactAccess::IgnoreCase
-						    | OContactAccess::DateDiff
-						    | OContactAccess::DateYear
-						    | OContactAccess::DateMonth
-						    | OContactAccess::DateDay
-						  ) 
-			       ){
-			case OContactAccess::RegExp:
-				return ( true );
-			case OContactAccess::WildCards:
-				return ( true );
-			case OContactAccess::ExactMatch:
-				return ( true );
-			default:
-				return ( false );
-			}
-		}
+	bool hasQuerySettings (uint querySettings) const;
 	
 	// Currently only asc implemented.. 
-	QArray<int> 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..
-			QValueListConstIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++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;
-			
-		}
-	bool add ( const OContact &newcontact )
-		{
-			//qWarning("odefaultbackend: ACTION::ADD");
-			updateJournal (newcontact, ACTION_ADD);
-			addContact_p( newcontact );
-			
-			m_changed = true;
-
-			return true;
-		}
-	
-	bool replace ( const OContact &contact )
-		{
-			m_changed = true;
+	QArray<int> sorted( bool asc,  int , int ,  int );
+	bool add ( const OContact &newcontact );
 
-			bool found = false;
+	bool replace ( const OContact &contact );
 			
-			QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-				if ( (*it).uid() == contact.uid() ){
-					found = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (found) {
-				updateJournal (contact, ACTION_REPLACE);
-				m_contactList.remove (it);
-				m_contactList.append (contact);
-				return true;
-			} else
-				return false;
-		}
-	
-	bool remove ( int uid )
-		{
-			m_changed = true;
-
-			bool found = false;
-			QValueListIterator<OContact> it;
-			for( it = m_contactList.begin(); it != m_contactList.end(); ++it ){
-				if ((*it).uid() == uid){
-					found = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			if (found) {
-				updateJournal ( *it, ACTION_REMOVE);
-				m_contactList.remove (it);
-				return true;
-			} else
-				return false;
-		}
-	
-	bool reload(){
-		/* Reload is the same as load in this implementation */
-		return ( load() );
-	}
+	bool remove ( int uid );
+	bool reload();
 	
  private:
 
 	enum journal_action { ACTION_ADD, ACTION_REMOVE, ACTION_REPLACE };
 
-	void addContact_p( const OContact &newcontact ){
-		m_contactList.append (newcontact);
-	}
+	void addContact_p( const OContact &newcontact );
 	
 	/* This function loads the xml-database and the journalfile */
-	bool load( const QString filename, bool isJournal ) {
-		
-		/* We use the time of the last read to check if the file was
-		 * changed externally.
-		 */
-		if ( !isJournal ){
-			QFileInfo fi( filename );
-			m_readtime = fi.lastModified ();
-		}
+	bool load( const QString filename, bool isJournal );
 		
-		const int JOURNALACTION = Qtopia::Notes + 1;
-		const int JOURNALROW = JOURNALACTION + 1;
 		
-		bool foundAction = false;
-		journal_action action = ACTION_ADD;
-		int journalKey = 0;
-		QMap<int, QString> contactMap;
-		QMap<QString, QString> customMap;
-		QMap<QString, QString>::Iterator customIt;
-		QAsciiDict<int> dict( 47 );
-		
-		dict.setAutoDelete( TRUE );
-		dict.insert( "Uid", new int(Qtopia::AddressUid) );
-		dict.insert( "Title", new int(Qtopia::Title) );
-		dict.insert( "FirstName", new int(Qtopia::FirstName) );
-		dict.insert( "MiddleName", new int(Qtopia::MiddleName) );
-		dict.insert( "LastName", new int(Qtopia::LastName) );
-		dict.insert( "Suffix", new int(Qtopia::Suffix) );
-		dict.insert( "FileAs", new int(Qtopia::FileAs) );
-		dict.insert( "Categories", new int(Qtopia::AddressCategory) );
-		dict.insert( "DefaultEmail", new int(Qtopia::DefaultEmail) );
-		dict.insert( "Emails", new int(Qtopia::Emails) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeStreet", new int(Qtopia::HomeStreet) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeCity", new int(Qtopia::HomeCity) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeState", new int(Qtopia::HomeState) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeZip", new int(Qtopia::HomeZip) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeCountry", new int(Qtopia::HomeCountry) );
-		dict.insert( "HomePhone", new int(Qtopia::HomePhone) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeFax", new int(Qtopia::HomeFax) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeMobile", new int(Qtopia::HomeMobile) );
-		dict.insert( "HomeWebPage", new int(Qtopia::HomeWebPage) );
-		dict.insert( "Company", new int(Qtopia::Company) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessStreet", new int(Qtopia::BusinessStreet) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessCity", new int(Qtopia::BusinessCity) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessState", new int(Qtopia::BusinessState) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessZip", new int(Qtopia::BusinessZip) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessCountry", new int(Qtopia::BusinessCountry) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessWebPage", new int(Qtopia::BusinessWebPage) );
-		dict.insert( "JobTitle", new int(Qtopia::JobTitle) );
-		dict.insert( "Department", new int(Qtopia::Department) );
-		dict.insert( "Office", new int(Qtopia::Office) );
-		dict.insert( "BusinessPhone", new int(Qtopia::BusinessPhone) );
-		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) );
-		
-		//qWarning( "OContactDefaultBackEnd::loading %s", filename.latin1() );
-		
-		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();
-			//qWarning("OContactAccess::load tagName(): %s", root->tagName().latin1() );
-			element = element->firstChild();
-			
-			/* Search Tag "Contacts" which is the parent of all Contacts */
-			while( element && !isJournal ){
-				if( element->tagName() != QString::fromLatin1("Contacts") ){
-					//qWarning ("OContactDefBack::Searching for Tag \"Contacts\"! Found: %s",
-					//	  element->tagName().latin1());
-					element = element->nextChild();
-				} else {
-					element = element->firstChild();
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-			/* Parse all Contacts and ignore unknown tags */
-			while( element ){
-				if( element->tagName() != QString::fromLatin1("Contact") ){
-					//qWarning ("OContactDefBack::Searching for Tag \"Contact\"! Found: %s",
-					//	  element->tagName().latin1());
-					element = element->nextChild();
-					continue;
-				}
-				/* Found alement with tagname "contact", now parse and store all
-				 * attributes contained
-				 */
-				//qWarning("OContactDefBack::load element tagName() : %s",
-				//	 element->tagName().latin1() );
-				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 ){
-					// qWarning ("Read Attribute: %s=%s", it.key().latin1(),it.data().latin1());
-					
-					int *find = dict[ it.key() ];
-					/* Unknown attributes will be stored as "Custom" elements */
-					if ( !find ) {
-						qWarning("Attribute %s not known.", it.key().latin1());
-						//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;
-						*/
-					case JOURNALACTION:
-						action = journal_action(it.data().toInt());
-						foundAction = true;
-						qWarning ("ODefBack(journal)::ACTION found: %d", action);
-						break;
-					case JOURNALROW:
-						journalKey = it.data().toInt();
-						break;
-					default: // no conversion needed add them to the map
-						contactMap.insert( *find, it.data() );
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-				/* now generate the Contact contact */
-				OContact contact( contactMap );
-				
-				for (customIt = customMap.begin(); customIt != customMap.end(); ++customIt ) {
-					contact.setCustomField( customIt.key(),  customIt.data() );
-				}
-				
-				if (foundAction){
-					foundAction = false;
-					switch ( action ) {
-					case ACTION_ADD:
-						addContact_p (contact);
-						break;
-					case ACTION_REMOVE:
-						if ( !remove (contact.uid()) )
-							qWarning ("ODefBack(journal)::Unable to remove uid: %d",
-								  contact.uid() );
-						break;
-					case ACTION_REPLACE:
-						if ( !replace ( contact ) )
-							qWarning ("ODefBack(journal)::Unable to replace uid: %d",
-								  contact.uid() );
-						break;
-					default:
-						qWarning ("Unknown action: ignored !");
-						break;
-					}
-				}else{
-					/* Add contact to list */
-					addContact_p (contact);
-				}
-				
-				/* Move to next element */
-				element = element->nextChild();
-			}
-		}else {
-			qWarning("ODefBack::could not load");
-		}
-		delete root;
-		qWarning("returning from loading" );
-		return true;
-	}
-	
-	
-	void updateJournal( const OContact& 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
-		// get a XML-File which is readable by our parser.
-		// This is just a cheat, but better than rewrite the parser.
-		if ( created ){
-			buf = "<Contacts>";
-			QCString cstr = buf.utf8();
-			f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
-		}
-		
-		buf = "<Contact ";
-		cnt.save( buf );
-		buf += " action=\"" + QString::number( (int)action ) + "\" ";
-		buf += "/>\n";
-		QCString cstr = buf.utf8();
-		f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
-	}
-	
-	void removeJournal()
-		{
-			QFile f ( m_journalName );
-			if ( f.exists() )
-				f.remove();
-		}
+	void updateJournal( const OContact& cnt, journal_action action );
+	void removeJournal();
 	
  protected:
 	bool m_changed;
 	QString m_journalName;
 	QString m_fileName;
 	QString m_appName;
-	QValueList<OContact> m_contactList;
+	QList<OContact> m_contactList;
 	QDateTime m_readtime;
+
+	QDict<OContact> m_uidToContact;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
index 4a6b7b8..11e19d9 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.cpp
@@ -223,49 +223,49 @@ bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::save() {
     if ( ::rename( strFileNew, m_name ) < 0 ) {
         QFile::remove( strFileNew );
         return false;
     }
 
     m_changed = false;
     return true;
 }
 QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ints( m_raw.count()+ m_rep.count() );
     uint i = 0;
     QMap<int, OEvent>::ConstIterator it;
 
     for ( it = m_raw.begin(); it != m_raw.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     for ( it = m_rep.begin(); it != m_rep.end(); ++it ) {
         ints[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
 
     return ints;
 }
-QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample(const OEvent&, int ) {
+QArray<int> ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::queryByExample(const OEvent&, int,  const QDateTime& ) {
     return QArray<int>();
 }
 void ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::clear() {
     m_raw.clear();
     m_rep.clear();
 }
 OEvent ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::find( int uid ) const{
     if ( m_raw.contains( uid ) )
         return m_raw[uid];
     else
         return m_rep[uid];
 }
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::add( const OEvent& ev ) {
     m_changed = true;
     if (ev.hasRecurrence() )
         m_rep.insert( ev.uid(), ev );
     else
         m_raw.insert( ev.uid(), ev );
 
     return true;
 }
 bool ODateBookAccessBackend_XML::remove( int uid ) {
     m_changed = true;
     m_rep.remove( uid );
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
index 40f69d8..563c31f 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/odatebookaccessbackend_xml.h
@@ -1,43 +1,43 @@
 #ifndef OPIE_DATE_BOOK_ACCESS_BACKEND_XML__H
 #define OPIE_DATE_BOOK_ACCESS_BACKEND_XML__H
 
 #include <qmap.h>
 
 #include "odatebookaccessbackend.h"
 
 class ODateBookAccessBackend_XML : public ODateBookAccessBackend {
 public:
     ODateBookAccessBackend_XML( const QString& appName,
                                 const QString& fileName = QString::null);
     ~ODateBookAccessBackend_XML();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OEvent&, int  );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OEvent&, int, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OEvent find( int uid )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OEvent& ev );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OEvent& ev );
 
     QArray<UID> rawEvents()const;
     QArray<UID> rawRepeats()const;
     QArray<UID> nonRepeats()const;
 
     OEvent::ValueList directNonRepeats();
     OEvent::ValueList directRawRepeats();
 
 private:
     bool m_changed :1 ;
     bool loadFile();
     inline void finalizeRecord( OEvent& ev );
     inline void setField( OEvent&, int field, const QString& val );
     QString m_name;
     QMap<int, OEvent> m_raw;
     QMap<int, OEvent> m_rep;
 
     struct Data;
     Data* data;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h
index e268f4f..01a0c86 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/opimaccessbackend.h
@@ -26,52 +26,52 @@ public:
 
     /**
      * 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;
 
     /**
      * return an array of
      * all available uids
      */
     virtual QArray<int> allRecords()const = 0;
 
     /**
-     * queryByExample for T with the SortOrder
-     * sort
+     * queryByExample for T with the given Settings
+     * 
      */
-    virtual QArray<int> queryByExample( const T& t, int sort ) = 0;
+    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(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;
 
     /**
      * remove
      */
     virtual bool remove( int uid ) = 0;
 
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp
index 761d7d8..ec9c14c 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.cpp
@@ -256,49 +256,49 @@ OTodoAccessBackendSQL::~OTodoAccessBackendSQL(){
 }
 bool OTodoAccessBackendSQL::load(){
     if (!m_driver->open() )
         return false;
 
     CreateQuery creat;
     OSQLResult res = m_driver->query(&creat );
 
     m_dirty = true;
     return true;
 }
 bool OTodoAccessBackendSQL::reload(){
     return load();
 }
 
 bool OTodoAccessBackendSQL::save(){
     return m_driver->close();
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessBackendSQL::allRecords()const {
     if (m_dirty )
         update();
 
     return m_uids;
 }
-QArray<int> OTodoAccessBackendSQL::queryByExample( const OTodo& , int  ){
+QArray<int> OTodoAccessBackendSQL::queryByExample( const OTodo& , int, const QDateTime& ){
     QArray<int> ints(0);
     return ints;
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessBackendSQL::find(int uid ) const{
     FindQuery query( uid );
     return todo( m_driver->query(&query) );
 
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessBackendSQL::find( int uid, const QArray<int>& ints,
                                    uint cur, Frontend::CacheDirection dir ) const{
     int CACHE = readAhead();
     qWarning("searching for %d", uid );
     QArray<int> search( CACHE );
     uint size =0;
     OTodo to;
 
     // we try to cache CACHE items
     switch( dir ) {
         /* forward */
     case 0:
         for (uint i = cur; i < ints.count() && size < CACHE; i++ ) {
             qWarning("size %d %d", size,  ints[i] );
             search[size] = ints[i];
             size++;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h
index 0f6dd2c..6a4257c 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccesssql.h
@@ -1,45 +1,45 @@
 #ifndef OPIE_PIM_ACCESS_SQL_H
 #define OPIE_PIM_ACCESS_SQL_H
 
 #include <qasciidict.h>
 
 #include "otodoaccessbackend.h"
 
 class OSQLDriver;
 class OSQLResult;
 class OSQLResultItem;
 class OTodoAccessBackendSQL : public OTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     OTodoAccessBackendSQL( const QString& file );
     ~OTodoAccessBackendSQL();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
 
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& t, int sort );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OTodo find(int uid)const;
     OTodo find(int uid, const QArray<int>&, uint cur, Frontend::CacheDirection )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OTodo& t );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OTodo& 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 );
 
 private:
     void update()const;
     void fillDict();
     inline bool date( QDate& date, const QString& )const;
     inline OTodo todo( const OSQLResult& )const;
     inline OTodo todo( OSQLResultItem& )const;
     inline QArray<int> uids( const OSQLResult& )const;
     OTodo todo( int uid )const;
 
     QAsciiDict<int> m_dict;
     OSQLDriver* m_driver;
     QArray<int> m_uids;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
index 309f9e1..2136283 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.cpp
@@ -164,38 +164,38 @@ void OTodoAccessVCal::removeAllCompleted() {
     }
 }
 bool OTodoAccessVCal::replace( const OTodo& to ) {
     m_map.replace( to.uid(), to );
     m_dirty = true;
     return true;
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessVCal::find(int uid )const {
     return m_map[uid];
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::sorted( bool, int, int, int ) {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ar( m_map.count() );
     QMap<int, OTodo>::ConstIterator it;
     int i = 0;
     for ( it = m_map.begin(); it != m_map.end(); ++it ) {
         ar[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     return ar;
 }
-QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int ) {
+QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int, const QDateTime& ) {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::effectiveToDos( const QDate& ,
                                              const QDate& ,
                                              bool  ) {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessVCal::overDue() {
     QArray<int> ar(0);
     return ar;
 }
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h
index 452f602..a90ee9c 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessvcal.h
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
 #ifndef OPIE_OTODO_ACCESS_VCAL_H
 #define OPIE_OTODO_ACCESS_VCAL_H
 
 #include "otodoaccessbackend.h"
 
 class OTodoAccessVCal : public OTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     OTodoAccessVCal(const QString& );
     ~OTodoAccessVCal();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& t, int sort );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo& 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 );
     OTodo find(int uid)const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OTodo& );
     bool remove( int uid );
     bool replace( const OTodo& );
 
     void removeAllCompleted();
 
 private:
     bool m_dirty : 1;
     QString m_file;
     QMap<int, OTodo> m_map;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
index cda300b..71e8787 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
@@ -234,49 +234,49 @@ bool OTodoAccessXML::save() {
         return false;
     }
     /* flush before renaming */
     f.close();
 
     if( ::rename( strNewFile.latin1(),  m_file.latin1() ) < 0 ) {
 //        qWarning("error renaming");
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
     }
 
     m_changed = false;
     return true;
 }
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ids( m_events.count() );
     QMap<int, OTodo>::ConstIterator it;
     int i = 0;
 
     for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         ids[i] = it.key();
         i++;
     }
     return ids;
 }
-QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int ) {
+QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::queryByExample( const OTodo&, int, const QDateTime& ) {
     QArray<int> ids(0);
     return ids;
 }
 OTodo OTodoAccessXML::find( int uid )const {
     OTodo todo;
     todo.setUid( 0 ); // isEmpty()
     QMap<int, OTodo>::ConstIterator it = m_events.find( uid );
     if ( it != m_events.end() )
         todo = it.data();
 
     return todo;
 }
 void OTodoAccessXML::clear() {
     if (m_opened )
         m_changed = true;
 
     m_events.clear();
 }
 bool OTodoAccessXML::add( const OTodo& todo ) {
 //    qWarning("add");
     m_changed = true;
     m_events.insert( todo.uid(), todo );
 
     return true;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h
index 93609fe..1032c92 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.h
@@ -3,49 +3,49 @@
 
 #include <qasciidict.h>
 #include <qmap.h>
 
 #include "otodoaccessbackend.h"
 
 namespace Opie {
     class XMLElement;
 };
 
 class OTodoAccessXML : public OTodoAccessBackend {
 public:
     /**
      * fileName if Empty we will use the default path
      */
     OTodoAccessXML( const QString& appName,
                     const QString& fileName = QString::null );
     ~OTodoAccessXML();
 
     bool load();
     bool reload();
     bool save();
 
     QArray<int> allRecords()const;
-    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo&, int querysettings );
+    QArray<int> queryByExample( const OTodo&, int querysettings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
     OTodo find( int uid )const;
     void clear();
     bool add( const OTodo& );
     bool remove( int uid );
     void removeAllCompleted();
     bool replace( const OTodo& );
 
     /* 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 );
 private:
     void todo( QAsciiDict<int>*, OTodo&,const QCString&,const QString& );
     QString toString( const OTodo& )const;
     QString toString( const QArray<int>& ints ) const;
     QMap<int, OTodo> m_events;
     QString m_file;
     QString m_app;
     bool m_opened : 1;
     bool m_changed : 1;
     class OTodoAccessXMLPrivate;
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
index 259e2c1..6a3a0db 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/core/opimaccesstemplate.h
@@ -53,49 +53,49 @@ public:
 
     /** Save contacts database.
      * Save is more a "commit". After calling this function, all changes are public available.
      * @return true if successful
      */
     bool save();
 
     /**
      * if the resource was changed externally
      * You should use the signal handling instead of polling possible changes !
      * zecke: Do you implement a signal for otodoaccess ?
      */
     bool wasChangedExternally()const;
 
     /**
      * return a List of records
      * you can iterate over them
      */
     virtual List allRecords()const;
 
     /**
      * queryByExample.
      * @see otodoaccess, ocontactaccess
      */
-    virtual List queryByExample( const T& t, int querySettings );
+    virtual List queryByExample( const T& t, int querySettings, const QDateTime& d = QDateTime() );
 
     /**
      * find the OPimRecord uid
      */
     virtual T find( int uid )const;
 
     /**
      * read ahead cache find method ;)
      */
     virtual T find( int uid, const QArray<int>&,
                     uint current, typename OTemplateBase<T>::CacheDirection dir = OTemplateBase<T>::Forward )const;
 
     /* invalidate cache here */
     /**
      * clears the backend and invalidates the backend
      */
     void clear() ;
 
     /**
      * add T to the backend
      * @param t The item to add.
      * @return <i>true</i> if added successfully.
      */
     virtual bool add( const T& t ) ;
@@ -165,50 +165,50 @@ bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::load() {
     invalidateCache();
     return m_backEnd->load();
 }
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::reload() {
 	invalidateCache();  // zecke: I think this should be added (se)
 	return m_backEnd->reload();
 }
 template <class T>
 bool OPimAccessTemplate<T>::save() {
     return m_backEnd->save();
 }
 template <class T>
 typename OPimAccessTemplate<T>::List OPimAccessTemplate<T>::allRecords()const {
     QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->allRecords();
     List lis(ints, this );
     return lis;
 }
 template <class T>
 QArray<int> OPimAccessTemplate<T>::records()const {
     return m_backEnd->allRecords();
 }
 template <class T>
 typename OPimAccessTemplate<T>::List
-OPimAccessTemplate<T>::queryByExample( const T& t, int sortOrder ) {
-    QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->queryByExample( t, sortOrder );
+OPimAccessTemplate<T>::queryByExample( const T& t, int settings, const QDateTime& d ) {
+    QArray<int> ints = m_backEnd->queryByExample( t, settings, d );
 
     List lis(ints, this );
     return lis;
 }
 template <class T>
 T OPimAccessTemplate<T>::find( int uid ) const{
     T t = m_backEnd->find( uid );
     cache( t );
     return t;
 }
 template <class T>
 T OPimAccessTemplate<T>::find( int uid, const QArray<int>& ar,
                                uint current, typename OTemplateBase<T>::CacheDirection dir )const {
     /*
      * better do T.isEmpty()
      * after a find this way we would
      * avoid two finds in QCache...
      */
     // qWarning("find it now %d", uid );
     if (m_cache.contains( uid ) ) {
         return m_cache.find( uid );
     }
 
     T t = m_backEnd->find( uid, ar, current, dir );