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1// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3// found in the LICENSE file.
4//
5// Sync protocol for communication between sync client and server.
6
7// Update proto_value_conversions{.h,.cc,_unittest.cc} if you change
8// any fields in this file.
9
10syntax = "proto2";
11
12option optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME;
13option retain_unknown_fields = true;
14
15package sync_pb;
16
17import "app_list_specifics.proto";
18import "app_notification_specifics.proto";
19import "app_setting_specifics.proto";
20import "app_specifics.proto";
21import "article_specifics.proto";
22import "attachments.proto";
23import "autofill_specifics.proto";
24import "bookmark_specifics.proto";
25import "client_commands.proto";
26import "client_debug_info.proto";
27import "device_info_specifics.proto";
28import "dictionary_specifics.proto";
29import "encryption.proto";
30import "experiments_specifics.proto";
31import "extension_setting_specifics.proto";
32import "extension_specifics.proto";
33import "favicon_image_specifics.proto";
34import "favicon_tracking_specifics.proto";
35import "get_updates_caller_info.proto";
36import "history_delete_directive_specifics.proto";
37import "nigori_specifics.proto";
38import "managed_user_setting_specifics.proto";
39import "managed_user_shared_setting_specifics.proto";
40import "managed_user_specifics.proto";
41import "password_specifics.proto";
42import "preference_specifics.proto";
43import "priority_preference_specifics.proto";
44import "search_engine_specifics.proto";
45import "session_specifics.proto";
46import "sync_enums.proto";
47import "synced_notification_app_info_specifics.proto";
48import "synced_notification_specifics.proto";
49import "theme_specifics.proto";
50import "typed_url_specifics.proto";
51import "unique_position.proto";
52
53// Used for inspecting how long we spent performing operations in different
54// backends. All times must be in millis.
55message ProfilingData {
56  optional int64 meta_data_write_time = 1;
57  optional int64 file_data_write_time = 2;
58  optional int64 user_lookup_time = 3;
59  optional int64 meta_data_read_time = 4;
60  optional int64 file_data_read_time = 5;
61  optional int64 total_request_time = 6;
62}
63
64message EntitySpecifics {
65  // If a datatype is encrypted, this field will contain the encrypted
66  // original EntitySpecifics. The extension for the datatype will continue
67  // to exist, but contain only the default values.
68  // Note that currently passwords employ their own legacy encryption scheme and
69  // do not use this field.
70  optional EncryptedData encrypted = 1;
71
72  // To add new datatype-specific fields to the protocol, extend
73  // EntitySpecifics.  First, pick a non-colliding tag number by
74  // picking a revision number of one of your past commits
75  // to src.chromium.org.  Then, in a different protocol buffer
76  // definition, define your message type, and add an optional field
77  // to the list below using the unique tag value you selected.
78  //
79  //  optional MyDatatypeSpecifics my_datatype = 32222;
80  //
81  // where:
82  //   - 32222 is the non-colliding tag number you picked earlier.
83  //   - MyDatatypeSpecifics is the type (probably a message type defined
84  //     in your new .proto file) that you want to associate with each
85  //     object of the new datatype.
86  //   - my_datatype is the field identifier you'll use to access the
87  //     datatype specifics from the code.
88  //
89  // Server implementations are obligated to preserve the contents of
90  // EntitySpecifics when it contains unrecognized fields.  In this
91  // way, it is possible to add new datatype fields without having
92  // to update the server.
93  //
94  // Note: The tag selection process is based on legacy versions of the
95  // protocol which used protobuf extensions. We have kept the process
96  // consistent as the old values cannot change.  The 5+ digit nature of the
97  // tags also makes them recognizable (individually and collectively) from
98  // noise in logs and debugging contexts, and creating a divergent subset of
99  // tags would only make things a bit more confusing.
100
101  optional AutofillSpecifics autofill = 31729;
102  optional BookmarkSpecifics bookmark = 32904;
103  optional PreferenceSpecifics preference = 37702;
104  optional TypedUrlSpecifics typed_url = 40781;
105  optional ThemeSpecifics theme = 41210;
106  optional AppNotification app_notification = 45184;
107  optional PasswordSpecifics password = 45873;
108  optional NigoriSpecifics nigori = 47745;
109  optional ExtensionSpecifics extension = 48119;
110  optional AppSpecifics app = 48364;
111  optional SessionSpecifics session = 50119;
112  optional AutofillProfileSpecifics autofill_profile = 63951;
113  optional SearchEngineSpecifics search_engine = 88610;
114  optional ExtensionSettingSpecifics extension_setting = 96159;
115  optional AppSettingSpecifics app_setting = 103656;
116  optional HistoryDeleteDirectiveSpecifics history_delete_directive = 150251;
117  optional SyncedNotificationSpecifics synced_notification = 153108;
118  optional SyncedNotificationAppInfoSpecifics synced_notification_app_info =
119      235816;
120  optional DeviceInfoSpecifics device_info = 154522;
121  optional ExperimentsSpecifics experiments = 161496;
122  optional PriorityPreferenceSpecifics priority_preference = 163425;
123  optional DictionarySpecifics dictionary = 170540;
124  optional FaviconTrackingSpecifics favicon_tracking = 181534;
125  optional FaviconImageSpecifics favicon_image = 182019;
126  optional ManagedUserSettingSpecifics managed_user_setting = 186662;
127  optional ManagedUserSpecifics managed_user = 194582;
128  optional ManagedUserSharedSettingSpecifics managed_user_shared_setting =
129      202026;
130  optional ArticleSpecifics article = 223759;
131  optional AppListSpecifics app_list = 229170;
132}
133
134message SyncEntity {
135  // This item's identifier.  In a commit of a new item, this will be a
136  // client-generated ID.  If the commit succeeds, the server will generate
137  // a globally unique ID and return it to the committing client in the
138  // CommitResponse.EntryResponse.  In the context of a GetUpdatesResponse,
139  // |id_string| is always the server generated ID.  The original
140  // client-generated ID is preserved in the |originator_client_id| field.
141  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
142  optional string id_string = 1;
143
144  // An id referencing this item's parent in the hierarchy.  In a
145  // CommitMessage, it is accepted for this to be a client-generated temporary
146  // ID if there was a new created item with that ID appearing earlier
147  // in the message.  In all other situations, it is a server ID.
148  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
149  optional string parent_id_string = 2;
150
151  // old_parent_id is only set in commits and indicates the old server
152  // parent(s) to remove. When omitted, the old parent is the same as
153  // the new.
154  // Present only in CommitMessage.
155  optional string old_parent_id = 3;
156
157  // The version of this item -- a monotonically increasing value that is
158  // maintained by for each item.  If zero in a CommitMessage, the server
159  // will interpret this entity as a newly-created item and generate a
160  // new server ID and an initial version number.  If nonzero in a
161  // CommitMessage, this item is treated as an update to an existing item, and
162  // the server will use |id_string| to locate the item.  Then, if the item's
163  // current version on the server does not match |version|, the commit will
164  // fail for that item.  The server will not update it, and will return
165  // a result code of CONFLICT.  In a GetUpdatesResponse, |version| is
166  // always positive and indentifies the revision of the item data being sent
167  // to the client.
168  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
169  required int64 version = 4;
170
171  // Last modification time (in java time milliseconds)
172  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
173  optional int64 mtime = 5;
174
175  // Creation time.
176  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
177  optional int64 ctime = 6;
178
179  // The name of this item.
180  // Historical note:
181  //   Since November 2010, this value is no different from non_unique_name.
182  //   Before then, server implementations would maintain a unique-within-parent
183  //   value separate from its base, "non-unique" value.  Clients had not
184  //   depended on the uniqueness of the property since November 2009; it was
185  //   removed from Chromium by http://codereview.chromium.org/371029 .
186  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
187  required string name = 7;
188
189  // The name of this item.  Same as |name|.
190  // |non_unique_name| should take precedence over the |name| value if both
191  // are supplied.  For efficiency, clients and servers should avoid setting
192  // this redundant value.
193  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
194  optional string non_unique_name = 8;
195
196  // A value from a monotonically increasing sequence that indicates when
197  // this item was last updated on the server. This is now equivalent
198  // to version. This is now deprecated in favor of version.
199  // Present only in GetUpdatesResponse.
200  optional int64 sync_timestamp = 9;
201
202  // If present, this tag identifies this item as being a uniquely
203  // instanced item.  The server ensures that there is never more
204  // than one entity in a user's store with the same tag value.
205  // This value is used to identify and find e.g. the "Google Chrome" settings
206  // folder without relying on it existing at a particular path, or having
207  // a particular name, in the data store.
208  //
209  // This variant of the tag is created by the server, so clients can't create
210  // an item with a tag using this field.
211  //
212  // Use client_defined_unique_tag if you want to create one from the client.
213  //
214  // An item can't have both a client_defined_unique_tag and
215  // a server_defined_unique_tag.
216  //
217  // Present only in GetUpdatesResponse.
218  optional string server_defined_unique_tag = 10;
219
220  // If this group is present, it implies that this SyncEntity corresponds to
221  // a bookmark or a bookmark folder.
222  //
223  // This group is deprecated; clients should use the bookmark EntitySpecifics
224  // protocol buffer extension instead.
225  optional group BookmarkData = 11 {
226    // We use a required field to differentiate between a bookmark and a
227    // bookmark folder.
228    // Present in both GetUpdatesMessage and CommitMessage.
229    required bool bookmark_folder = 12;
230
231    // For bookmark objects, contains the bookmark's URL.
232    // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
233    optional string bookmark_url = 13;
234
235    // For bookmark objects, contains the bookmark's favicon. The favicon is
236    // represented as a 16X16 PNG image.
237    // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
238    optional bytes bookmark_favicon = 14;
239  }
240
241  // Supplies a numeric position for this item, relative to other items with the
242  // same parent.  Deprecated in M26, though clients are still required to set
243  // it.
244  //
245  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
246  //
247  // At one point this was used as an alternative / supplement to
248  // the deprecated |insert_after_item_id|, but now it, too, has been
249  // deprecated.
250  //
251  // In order to maintain compatibility with older clients, newer clients should
252  // still set this field.  Its value should be based on the first 8 bytes of
253  // this item's |unique_position|.
254  //
255  // Nerwer clients must also support the receipt of items that contain
256  // |position_in_parent| but no |unique_position|.  They should locally convert
257  // the given int64 position to a UniquePosition.
258  //
259  // The conversion from int64 to UniquePosition is as follows:
260  // The int64 value will have its sign bit flipped then placed in big endian
261  // order as the first 8 bytes of the UniquePosition.  The subsequent bytes of
262  // the UniquePosition will consist of the item's unique suffix.
263  //
264  // Conversion from UniquePosition to int64 reverses this process: the first 8
265  // bytes of the position are to be interpreted as a big endian int64 value
266  // with its sign bit flipped.
267  optional int64 position_in_parent = 15;
268
269  // Contains the ID of the element (under the same parent) after which this
270  // element resides. An empty string indicates that the element is the first
271  // element in the parent.  This value is used during commits to specify
272  // a relative position for a position change.  In the context of
273  // a GetUpdatesMessage, |position_in_parent| is used instead to
274  // communicate position.
275  //
276  // Present only in CommitMessage.
277  //
278  // This is deprecated.  Clients are allowed to omit this as long as they
279  // include |position_in_parent| instead.
280  optional string insert_after_item_id = 16;
281
282  // Arbitrary key/value pairs associated with this item.
283  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
284  // Deprecated.
285  // optional ExtendedAttributes extended_attributes = 17;
286
287  // If true, indicates that this item has been (or should be) deleted.
288  // Present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage.
289  optional bool deleted = 18 [default = false];
290
291  // A GUID that identifies the the sync client who initially committed
292  // this entity.  This value corresponds to |cache_guid| in CommitMessage.
293  // This field, along with |originator_client_item_id|, can be used to
294  // reunite the original with its official committed version in the case
295  // where a client does not receive or process the commit response for
296  // some reason.
297  //
298  // Present only in GetUpdatesResponse.
299  //
300  // This field is also used in determining the unique identifier used in
301  // bookmarks' unique_position field.
302  optional string originator_cache_guid = 19;
303
304  // The local item id of this entry from the client that initially
305  // committed this entity. Typically a negative integer.
306  // Present only in GetUpdatesResponse.
307  //
308  // This field is also used in determinging the unique identifier used in
309  // bookmarks' unique_position field.
310  optional string originator_client_item_id = 20;
311
312  // Extensible container for datatype-specific data.
313  // This became available in version 23 of the protocol.
314  optional EntitySpecifics specifics = 21;
315
316  // Indicate whether this is a folder or not. Available in version 23+.
317  optional bool folder = 22 [default = false];
318
319  // A client defined unique hash for this entity.
320  // Similar to server_defined_unique_tag.
321  //
322  // When initially committing an entity, a client can request that the entity
323  // is unique per that account. To do so, the client should specify a
324  // client_defined_unique_tag. At most one entity per tag value may exist.
325  // per account. The server will enforce uniqueness on this tag
326  // and fail attempts to create duplicates of this tag.
327  // Will be returned in any updates for this entity.
328  //
329  // The difference between server_defined_unique_tag and
330  // client_defined_unique_tag is the creator of the entity. Server defined
331  // tags are entities created by the server at account creation,
332  // while client defined tags are entities created by the client at any time.
333  //
334  // During GetUpdates, a sync entity update will come back with ONE of:
335  // a) Originator and cache id - If client committed the item as non "unique"
336  // b) Server tag - If server committed the item as unique
337  // c) Client tag - If client committed the item as unique
338  //
339  // May be present in CommitMessages for the initial creation of an entity.
340  // If present in Commit updates for the entity, it will be ignored.
341  //
342  // Available in version 24+.
343  //
344  // May be returned in GetUpdatesMessage and sent up in CommitMessage.
345  //
346  optional string client_defined_unique_tag = 23;
347
348  // This positioning system had a relatively short life.  It was made obsolete
349  // by |unique_position| before either the client or server made much of an
350  // attempt to support it.  In fact, no client ever read or set this field.
351  //
352  // Deprecated in M26.
353  optional bytes ordinal_in_parent = 24;
354
355  // This is the fourth attempt at positioning.
356  //
357  // This field is present in both GetUpdatesResponse and CommitMessage, if the
358  // item's type requires it and the client that wrote the item supports it (M26
359  // or higher).  Clients must also be prepared to handle updates from clients
360  // that do not set this field.  See the comments on
361  // |server_position_in_parent| for more information on how this is handled.
362  //
363  // This field will not be set for items whose type ignores positioning.
364  // Clients should not attempt to read this field on the receipt of an item of
365  // a type that ignores positioning.
366  //
367  // Refer to its definition in unique_position.proto for more information about
368  // its internal representation.
369  optional UniquePosition unique_position = 25;
370
371  // Attachment ids of attachments associated with this SyncEntity.
372  repeated AttachmentIdProto attachment_id = 26;
373};
374
375// This message contains diagnostic information used to correlate
376// commit-related traffic with extensions-related mutations to the
377// data models in chromium.  It plays no functional role in
378// processing this CommitMessage.
379message ChromiumExtensionsActivity {
380  // The human-readable ID identifying the extension responsible
381  // for the traffic reported in this ChromiumExtensionsActivity.
382  optional string extension_id = 1;
383
384  // How many times the extension successfully invoked a write
385  // operation through the bookmarks API since the last CommitMessage.
386  optional uint32 bookmark_writes_since_last_commit = 2;
387};
388
389// Client specific configuration information.
390message ClientConfigParams {
391  // The set of data types this client has enabled. Note that this does not
392  // include proxy types, as they do not have protocol field numbers and are
393  // placeholder types that implicitly enable protocol types.
394 repeated int32 enabled_type_ids = 1;
395
396 // Whether the PROXY_TABS proxy datatype is enabled on this client.
397 optional bool tabs_datatype_enabled = 2;
398};
399
400message CommitMessage {
401  repeated SyncEntity entries = 1;
402
403  // A GUID that identifies the committing sync client.  This value will be
404  // returned as originator_cache_guid for any new items.
405  optional string cache_guid = 2;
406
407  repeated ChromiumExtensionsActivity extensions_activity = 3;
408
409  // The configuration of this client at commit time. Used by the server to
410  // make commit-time decisions about how to process datatypes that might
411  // involve server-side interaction, and e.g require explicit user intent for
412  // syncing a particular data type regardless of whether a commit for that
413  // datatype is currently being sent up.
414  optional ClientConfigParams config_params = 4;
415
416  // Set of optional per-client datatype contexts.
417  repeated DataTypeContext client_contexts = 5;
418};
419
420// This message communicates additional per-type information related to
421// requests with origin GU_TRIGGER.  This message is not relevant when any
422// other origin value is used.
423// Introduced in M29.
424message GetUpdateTriggers {
425  // An opaque-to-the-client string of bytes, received through a notification,
426  // that the server may interpret as a hint about the location of the latest
427  // version of the data for this type.
428  //
429  // Note that this will eventually replace the 'optional' field of the same
430  // name defined in the progress marker, but the client and server should
431  // support both until it's safe to deprecate the old one.
432  //
433  // This field was introduced in M29.
434  repeated string notification_hint = 1;
435
436  // This flag is set if the client was forced to drop hints because the number
437  // of queued hints exceeded its limit.  The oldest hints will be discarded
438  // first.  Introduced in M29.
439  optional bool client_dropped_hints = 2;
440
441  // This flag is set when the client suspects that its list of invalidation
442  // hints may be incomplete.  This may be the case if:
443  // - The client is syncing for the first time.
444  // - The client has just restarted and it was unable to keep track of
445  //   invalidations that were received prior to the restart.
446  // - The client's connection to the invalidation server is currently or
447  //   was recently broken.
448  //
449  // It's difficult to provide more details here.  This is implemented by
450  // setting the flag to false whenever anything that might adversely affect
451  // notifications happens (eg. a crash, restart on a platform that doesn't
452  // support invalidation ack-tracking, transient invalidation error) and is
453  // unset only after we've experienced one successful sync cycle while
454  // notifications were enabled.
455  //
456  // This flag was introduced in M29.
457  optional bool invalidations_out_of_sync = 3;
458
459  // This counts the number of times the syncer has been asked to commit
460  // changes for this type since the last successful sync cycle.  The number of
461  // nudges may not be related to the actual number of items modified.  It
462  // often correlates with the number of user actions, but that's not always
463  // the case.
464  // Introduced in M29.
465  optional int64 local_modification_nudges = 4;
466
467  // This counts the number of times the syncer has been explicitly asked to
468  // fetch updates for this type since the last successful sync cycle.  These
469  // explicit refresh requests should be relatively rare on most platforms, and
470  // associated with user actions.  For example, at the time of this writing
471  // the most common (only?) source of refresh requests is when a user opens
472  // the new tab page on a platform that does not support sessions
473  // invalidations.
474  // Introduced in M29.
475  optional int64 datatype_refresh_nudges = 5;
476
477  // This flag is set if the invalidation server reports that it may have
478  // dropped some invalidations at some point.  Introduced in M33.
479  optional bool server_dropped_hints = 6;
480}
481
482message GarbageCollectionDirective {
483  enum Type {
484    UNKNOWN = 0;
485    VERSION_WATERMARK = 1;
486    AGE_WATERMARK = 2;
487    MAX_ITEM_COUNT = 3;
488  }
489
490  optional Type type = 1 [default = UNKNOWN];
491
492  // This field specifies the watermark for the versions which should get
493  // garbage collected.  The client should purge all sync entities with a
494  // version smaller than version_watermark locally.
495  optional int64 version_watermark = 2;
496
497  // This field specifies the watermark in terms of age in days.  The client
498  // should purge all sync entities which are older than this specific value
499  // based on last modified time.
500  optional int32 age_watermark_in_days = 3;
501
502  // This field specifies the max number of items that the client should keep
503  // for a specific datatype.  If the number of items exceeds this limit, the
504  // client should purge the extra sync entities based on the LRU rule.
505  optional int32 max_number_of_items = 4;
506}
507
508message DataTypeProgressMarker {
509  // An integer identifying the data type whose progress is tracked by this
510  // marker.  The legitimate values of this field correspond to the protobuf
511  // field numbers of all EntitySpecifics fields supported by the server.
512  // These values are externally declared in per-datatype .proto files.
513  optional int32 data_type_id = 1;
514
515  // An opaque-to-the-client sequence of bytes that the server may interpret
516  // as an indicator of the client's knowledge state.  If this is empty or
517  // omitted by the client, it indicates that the client is initiating a
518  // a first-time sync of this datatype.  Otherwise, clients must supply a
519  // value previously returned by the server in an earlier GetUpdatesResponse.
520  // These values are not comparable or generable on the client.
521  //
522  // The opaque semantics of this field are to afford server implementations
523  // some flexibility in implementing progress tracking.  For instance,
524  // a server implementation built on top of a distributed storage service --
525  // or multiple heterogenous such services -- might need to supply a vector
526  // of totally ordered monotonic update timestamps, rather than a single
527  // monotonically increasing value.  Other optimizations may also be
528  // possible if the server is allowed to embed arbitrary information in
529  // the progress token.
530  //
531  // Server implementations should keep the size of these tokens relatively
532  // small, on the order of tens of bytes, and they should remain small
533  // regardless of the number of items synchronized.  (A possible bad server
534  // implementation would be for progress_token to contain a list of all the
535  // items ever sent to the client.  Servers shouldn't do this.)
536  optional bytes token = 2;
537
538  // Clients that previously downloaded updates synced using the timestamp based
539  // progress tracking mechanism, but which wish to switch over to the opaque
540  // token mechanism can set this field in a GetUpdatesMessage.  The server
541  // will perform a get updates operation as normal from the indicated
542  // timestamp, and return only an opaque progress token.
543  optional int64 timestamp_token_for_migration = 3;
544
545  // An opaque-to-the-client string of bytes, received through a notification,
546  // that the server may interpret as a hint about the location of the latest
547  // version of the data for this type.
548  //
549  // Deprecated in M29.  We should use the repeated field version in the
550  // PerClientTypeState instead.
551  optional string notification_hint = 4;
552
553  // This field will be included only in GetUpdates with origin GU_TRIGGER.
554  optional GetUpdateTriggers get_update_triggers = 5;
555
556  // The garbage collection directive for this data type.  The client should
557  // purge items locally based on this directive.  Since this directive is
558  // designed to be sent from server only, the client should persist it locally
559  // as needed and avoid sending it to the server.
560  optional GarbageCollectionDirective gc_directive = 6;
561}
562
563message GetUpdatesMessage {
564  // Indicates the client's current progress in downloading updates.  A
565  // from_timestamp value of zero means that the client is requesting a first-
566  // time sync.  After that point, clients should fill in this value with the
567  // value returned in the last-seen GetUpdatesResponse.new_timestamp.
568  //
569  // from_timestamp has been deprecated; clients should use
570  // |from_progress_marker| instead, which allows more flexibility.
571  optional int64 from_timestamp = 1;
572
573  // Indicates the reason for the GetUpdatesMessage.
574  // Deprecated in M29.  We should eventually rely on GetUpdatesOrigin instead.
575  // Newer clients will support both systems during the transition period.
576  optional GetUpdatesCallerInfo caller_info = 2;
577
578  // Indicates whether related folders should be fetched.
579  optional bool fetch_folders = 3 [default = true];
580
581  // The presence of an individual EntitySpecifics field indicates that the
582  // client requests sync object types associated with that field.  This
583  // determination depends only on the presence of the field, not its
584  // contents -- thus clients should send empty messages as the field value.
585  // For backwards compatibility only bookmark objects will be sent to the
586  // client should requested_types not be present.
587  //
588  // requested_types may contain multiple EntitySpecifics fields -- in this
589  // event, the server will return items of all the indicated types.
590  //
591  // requested_types has been deprecated; clients should use
592  // |from_progress_marker| instead, which allows more flexibility.
593  optional EntitySpecifics requested_types = 4;
594
595  // Client-requested limit on the maximum number of updates to return at once.
596  // The server may opt to return fewer updates than this amount, but it should
597  // not return more.
598  optional int32 batch_size = 5;
599
600  // Per-datatype progress marker.  If present, the server will ignore
601  // the values of requested_types and from_timestamp, using this instead.
602  //
603  // With the exception of certain configuration or initial sync requests, the
604  // client should include one instance of this field for each enabled data
605  // type.
606  repeated DataTypeProgressMarker from_progress_marker = 6;
607
608  // Indicates whether the response should be sent in chunks.  This may be
609  // needed for devices with limited memory resources.  If true, the response
610  // will include one or more ClientToServerResponses, with the frist one
611  // containing GetUpdatesMetadataResponse, and the remaining ones, if any,
612  // containing GetUpdatesStreamingResponse.  These ClientToServerResponses are
613  // delimited by a length prefix, which is encoded as a varint.
614  optional bool streaming = 7 [default = false];
615
616  // Whether the client needs the server to provide an encryption key for this
617  // account.
618  // Note: this should typically only be set on the first GetUpdates a client
619  // requests. Clients are expected to persist the encryption key from then on.
620  // The allowed frequency for requesting encryption keys is much lower than
621  // other datatypes, so repeated usage will likely result in throttling.
622  optional bool need_encryption_key = 8 [default = false];
623
624  // Whether to create the mobile bookmarks folder if it's not
625  // already created.  Should be set to true only by mobile clients.
626  optional bool create_mobile_bookmarks_folder = 1000 [default = false];
627
628  // This value is an updated version of the GetUpdatesCallerInfo's
629  // GetUpdatesSource.  It describes the reason for the GetUpdate request.
630  // Introduced in M29.
631  optional SyncEnums.GetUpdatesOrigin get_updates_origin = 9;
632
633  // Whether this GU also serves as a retry GU. Any GU that happens after
634  // retry timer timeout is a retry GU effectively.
635  optional bool is_retry = 10 [default = false];
636
637  // Set of optional per-client datatype contexts.
638  repeated DataTypeContext client_contexts = 11;
639};
640
641message AuthenticateMessage {
642  required string auth_token = 1;
643};
644
645message ClearUserDataMessage {
646};
647
648message ClearUserDataResponse {
649};
650
651// The client must preserve, store, and resend the chip bag with
652// every request.  The server depends on the chip bag in order
653// to precisely choreograph a client-server state machines.
654//
655// Because the client stores and sends this data on every request,
656// the contents of the chip bag should be kept relatively small.
657//
658// If the server does not return a chip bag, the client must assume
659// that there has been no change to the chip bag.  The client must
660// resend the bag of chips it had prior on the next request.
661//
662// The client must make the chip bag durable if and only if it
663// processes the response from the server.
664message ChipBag {
665  // Server chips are deliberately oqaque, allowing the server
666  // to encapsulate its state machine logic.
667  optional bytes server_chips = 1;
668}
669
670// Information about the syncer's state.
671message ClientStatus {
672  // Flag to indicate if the client has detected hierarchy conflcits.  The flag
673  // is left unset if update application has not been attempted yet.
674  //
675  // The server should attempt to resolve any hierarchy conflicts when this flag
676  // is set.  The client may not assume that any particular action will be
677  // taken.  There is no guarantee the problem will be addressed in a reasonable
678  // amount of time.
679  optional bool hierarchy_conflict_detected = 1;
680}
681
682// A single datatype's sync context. Allows the datatype to pass along
683// datatype specific information with its own server backend.
684message DataTypeContext {
685  // The type this context is associated with.
686  optional int32 data_type_id = 1;
687  // The context for the datatype.
688  optional bytes context = 2;
689  // The version of the context.
690  optional int64 version = 3;
691}
692
693message ClientToServerMessage {
694  required string share = 1;
695  optional int32 protocol_version = 2 [default = 33];
696  enum Contents {
697    COMMIT = 1;
698    GET_UPDATES = 2;
699    AUTHENTICATE = 3;
700    CLEAR_DATA = 4;
701  }
702
703  required Contents message_contents = 3;
704  optional CommitMessage commit = 4;
705  optional GetUpdatesMessage get_updates = 5;
706  optional AuthenticateMessage authenticate = 6;
707
708  // Request to clear all Chromium data from the server.
709  optional ClearUserDataMessage clear_user_data = 9;
710
711  optional string store_birthday = 7; // Opaque store ID; if it changes, duck!
712  // The client sets this if it detects a sync issue. The server will tell it
713  // if it should perform a refresh.
714  optional bool sync_problem_detected = 8 [default = false];
715
716  // Client side state information for debugging purpose.
717  // This is only sent on the first getupdates of every sync cycle,
718  // as an optimization to save bandwidth.
719  optional DebugInfo debug_info = 10;
720
721  // Per-client state for use by the server. Sent with every message sent to the
722  // server.
723  optional ChipBag bag_of_chips = 11;
724
725  // Google API key.
726  optional string api_key = 12;
727
728  // Client's self-reported state.
729  // The client should set this on every message sent to the server, though its
730  // member fields may often be unset.
731  optional ClientStatus client_status = 13;
732
733  // The ID that our invalidation client used to identify itself to the server.
734  // Sending the ID here allows the server to not send notifications of our own
735  // changes to our invalidator.
736  optional string invalidator_client_id = 14;
737};
738
739// This request allows the client to convert a specific crash identifier
740// into more general information (e.g. hash of the crashing call stack)
741// suitable for upload in an (authenticated) DebugInfo event.
742message GetCrashInfoRequest {
743  // Id of the uploaded crash.
744  optional string crash_id = 1;
745
746  // Time that the crash occurred.
747  optional int64 crash_time_millis = 2;
748}
749
750// Proto to be written in its entirety to the debug info log.
751message GetCrashInfoResponse {
752  // Hash of the crashing call stack.
753  optional string stack_id = 1;
754
755  // Time of the crash, potentially rounded to remove
756  // significant bits.
757  optional int64 crash_time_millis = 2;
758}
759
760message CommitResponse {
761  enum ResponseType {
762    SUCCESS = 1;
763    CONFLICT = 2; // You're out of date; update and check your data
764    // TODO(ncarter): What's the difference between RETRY and TRANSIENT_ERROR?
765    RETRY = 3; // Someone has a conflicting, non-expired session open
766    INVALID_MESSAGE = 4; // What the client sent was invalid, and trying again
767                         // won't help.
768    OVER_QUOTA = 5; // This operation would put you, or you are, over quota
769    TRANSIENT_ERROR = 6; // Something went wrong; try again in a bit
770  }
771  repeated group EntryResponse = 1 {
772    required ResponseType response_type = 2;
773
774    // Sync servers may also return a new ID for an existing item, indicating
775    // a new entry's been created to hold the data the client's sending up.
776    optional string id_string = 3;
777
778    // should be filled if our parent was assigned a new ID.
779    optional string parent_id_string = 4;
780
781    // This value is the same as the position_in_parent value returned within
782    // the SyncEntity message in GetUpdatesResponse.  There was a time when the
783    // client would attempt to honor this position, but nowadays the server
784    // should ensure it is no different from the position_in_parent sent up in
785    // the commit request and the client should not read it.
786    optional int64 position_in_parent = 5;
787
788    // The item's current version.
789    optional int64 version = 6;
790
791    // Allows the server to move-aside an entry as it's being committed.
792    // This name is the same as the name field returned within the SyncEntity
793    // message in GetUpdatesResponse.
794    optional string name = 7;
795
796    // This name is the same as the non_unique_name field returned within the
797    // SyncEntity message in GetUpdatesResponse.
798    optional string non_unique_name = 8;
799
800    optional string error_message = 9;
801
802    // Last modification time (in java time milliseconds).  Allows the server
803    // to override the client-supplied mtime during a commit operation.
804    optional int64 mtime = 10;
805  }
806};
807
808message GetUpdatesResponse {
809  // New sync entries that the client should apply.
810  repeated SyncEntity entries = 1;
811
812  // If there are more changes on the server that weren't processed during this
813  // GetUpdates request, the client should send another GetUpdates request and
814  // use new_timestamp as the from_timestamp value within GetUpdatesMessage.
815  //
816  // This field has been deprecated and will be returned only to clients
817  // that set the also-deprecated |from_timestamp| field in the update request.
818  // Clients should use |from_progress_marker| and |new_progress_marker|
819  // instead.
820  optional int64 new_timestamp = 2;
821
822  // DEPRECATED FIELD - server does not set this anymore.
823  optional int64 deprecated_newest_timestamp = 3;
824
825  // Approximate count of changes remaining - use this for UI feedback.
826  // If present and zero, this estimate is firm: the server has no changes
827  // after the current batch.
828  optional int64 changes_remaining = 4;
829
830  // Opaque, per-datatype timestamp-like tokens.  A client should use this
831  // field in lieu of new_timestamp, which is deprecated in newer versions
832  // of the protocol.  Clients should retain and persist the values returned
833  // in this field, and present them back to the server to indicate the
834  // starting point for future update requests.
835  //
836  // This will be sent only if the client provided |from_progress_marker|
837  // in the update request.
838  //
839  // The server may provide a new progress marker even if this is the end of
840  // the batch, or if there were no new updates on the server; and the client
841  // must save these.  If the server does not provide a |new_progress_marker|
842  // value for a particular datatype, when the request provided a
843  // |from_progress_marker| value for that datatype, the client should
844  // interpret this to mean "no change from the previous state" and retain its
845  // previous progress-marker value for that datatype.
846  //
847  // Progress markers in the context of a response will never have the
848  // |timestamp_token_for_migration| field set.
849  repeated DataTypeProgressMarker new_progress_marker = 5;
850
851  // The current encryption keys associated with this account. Will be set if
852  // the GetUpdatesMessage in the request had need_encryption_key == true or
853  // the server has updated the set of encryption keys (e.g. due to a key
854  // rotation).
855  repeated bytes encryption_keys = 6;
856
857  // Set of optional datatype contexts server mutations.
858  repeated DataTypeContext context_mutations = 7;
859};
860
861// The metadata response for GetUpdatesMessage.  This response is sent when
862// streaming is set to true in the request.  It is prefixed with a length
863// delimiter, which is encoded in varint.
864message GetUpdatesMetadataResponse {
865  // Approximate count of changes remaining.  Detailed comment is available in
866  // GetUpdatesResponse.
867  optional int64 changes_remaining = 1;
868
869  // Opaque, per-datatype timestamp-like tokens.  Detailed comment is available
870  // in GetUpdatesResponse.
871  repeated DataTypeProgressMarker new_progress_marker = 2;
872};
873
874// The streaming response message for GetUpdatesMessage.  This message is sent
875// when streaming is set to true in the request.  There may be multiple
876// GetUpdatesStreamingResponse messages in a response.  This type of messages
877// is preceded by GetUpdatesMetadataResponse.  It is prefixed with a length
878// delimiter, which is encoded in varint.
879message GetUpdatesStreamingResponse {
880  // New sync entries that the client should apply.
881  repeated SyncEntity entries = 1;
882};
883
884// A user-identifying struct.  For a given Google account the email and display
885// name can change, but obfuscated_id should be constant.
886// The obfuscated id is optional because at least one planned use of the proto
887// (sharing) does not require it.
888message UserIdentification {
889  required string email = 1;  // the user's full primary email address.
890  optional string display_name = 2;  // the user's display name.
891  optional string obfuscated_id = 3;  // an obfuscated, opaque user id.
892};
893
894message AuthenticateResponse {
895  // Optional only for backward compatibility.
896  optional UserIdentification user = 1;
897};
898
899message ThrottleParameters {
900  // Deprecated. Remove this from the server side.
901  required int32 min_measure_payload_size = 1;
902  required double target_utilization = 2;
903  required double measure_interval_max = 3;
904  required double measure_interval_min = 4;
905  required double observation_window = 5;
906};
907
908message ClientToServerResponse {
909  optional CommitResponse commit = 1;
910  optional GetUpdatesResponse get_updates = 2;
911  optional AuthenticateResponse authenticate = 3;
912
913  // Up until protocol_version 24, the default was SUCCESS which made it
914  // impossible to add new enum values since older clients would parse any
915  // out-of-range value as SUCCESS. Starting with 25, unless explicitly set,
916  // the error_code will be UNKNOWN so that clients know when they're
917  // out-of-date. Note also that when using protocol_version < 25,
918  // TRANSIENT_ERROR is not supported. Instead, the server sends back a HTTP
919  // 400 error code. This is deprecated now.
920  optional SyncEnums.ErrorType error_code = 4 [default = UNKNOWN];
921  optional string error_message = 5;
922
923  // Opaque store ID; if it changes, the contents of the client's cache
924  // is meaningless to this server.  This happens most typically when
925  // you switch from one storage backend instance (say, a test instance)
926  // to another (say, the official instance).
927  optional string store_birthday = 6;
928
929  optional ClientCommand client_command = 7;
930  optional ProfilingData profiling_data = 8;
931  optional ClearUserDataResponse clear_user_data = 9;
932  optional GetUpdatesMetadataResponse stream_metadata = 10;
933  // If GetUpdatesStreamingResponse is contained in the ClientToServerResponse,
934  // none of the other fields (error_code and etc) will be set.
935  optional GetUpdatesStreamingResponse stream_data = 11;
936
937  // The data types whose storage has been migrated.  Present when the value of
938  // error_code is MIGRATION_DONE.
939  repeated int32 migrated_data_type_id = 12;
940
941  message Error {
942    optional SyncEnums.ErrorType error_type = 1 [default = UNKNOWN];
943    optional string error_description       = 2;
944    optional string url                     = 3;
945    optional SyncEnums.Action action        = 4 [default = UNKNOWN_ACTION];
946
947    // Currently only meaningful if |error_type| is throttled. If this field
948    // is absent then the whole client (all datatypes) is throttled.
949    repeated int32 error_data_type_ids = 5;
950  }
951  optional Error error = 13;
952
953  // The new per-client state for this client. If set, should be persisted and
954  // sent with any subsequent ClientToServerMessages.
955  optional ChipBag new_bag_of_chips = 14;
956};
957