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Google Contextual Gadget with delegation


I'm willing to developp a contextual gadget inside a Google Apps GMail. I have made somes tests on the gadget but I have still some questions about the identities involved.

I need some informations about the current email (done with the extractors) and some informations regarding the current user logged BUT I also need informations about the user reading the email and the current mailbox accessed.

ie. If UserB has a delegation on UserA, when UserB opens a mail in UserA mailbox I need to know both identities (UserA and UserB).

How could I get that informations ?

Thanks.


Solution

  • That sounds like it can't be done with a contextual gadget as this information is not provided with the standard extractors available to you.

    I would guess the best way to approach this would be to use a Chrome Extension. With a Chrome extension you can access the Gmail DOM and perform some fairly complex actions. You might be able to determine from the Gmail DOM that a user is viewing a delegated mailbox... But then again it might not be possible.