+
+
+gboolean modest_platform_set_update_interval (guint minutes)
+{
+ /* Delete any existing alarm,
+ * because we will replace it: */
+ if (alarm_cookie) {
+ /* TODO: What does the alarm_event_del() return value mean? */
+ alarm_event_del(alarm_cookie);
+ alarm_cookie = 0;
+ }
+
+ /* 0 means no updates: */
+ if (minutes == 0)
+ return TRUE;
+
+
+ /* Register alarm: */
+
+ /* Get current time: */
+ time_t time_now;
+ time (&time_now);
+ struct tm *st_time = localtime (&time_now);
+
+ /* Add minutes to tm_min field: */
+ st_time->tm_min += minutes;
+
+ /* Set the time in alarm_event_t structure: */
+ alarm_event_t event;
+ memset (&event, 0, sizeof (alarm_event_t));
+ event.alarm_time = mktime (st_time);
+
+ /* Specify what should happen when the alarm happens:
+ * It should call this D-Bus method: */
+
+ /* Note: I am surpised that alarmd can't just use the modest.service file
+ * for this. murrayc. */
+ event.dbus_path = g_strdup(PREFIX "/bin/modest");
+
+ event.dbus_interface = g_strdup (MODEST_DBUS_IFACE);
+ event.dbus_service = g_strdup (MODEST_DBUS_SERVICE);
+ event.dbus_name = g_strdup (MODEST_DBUS_METHOD_SEND_RECEIVE);
+
+ alarm_cookie = alarm_event_add (&event);
+
+ if (!alarm_cookie) {
+ /* Error */
+ printf ("Error setting alarm event. Error code: '%d'\n", alarmd_get_error ());
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ return TRUE;
+}
+