Desktop Application to Extract iPhone Backup Files from iTunes

Product Description The application will read iPhone backup files from the iTunes application folder on a computer's file system.? The application will extract phone call and SMS text message logs, and securely upload them to a server for use with a separate web service.? ? ## Deliverables Qualifications * Minimum 3+ years experience developing [Mac and/or Windows] desktop applications * Experience with client-server communications using http and https * Experience with iTunes plug-ins and or iPhone backup file system is a plus Product Description The application will read iPhone backup files from the iTunes application folder on a computer's file system. The application will extract phone call and SMS text message logs, and securely upload them to a server for use with a separate web service. * Platform support * Windows, XP and higher * Mac, OSX * Installer * Windows - Use industry standard installation package (Install Shield?) * Mac - recommend industry standard installer * Background Process * The client will register itself as a service * The service will launch automatically at startup * If no user is logged in, the app will prompt for login * The service will run in the background and detect when files of interest change (see below) * In Windows, the client should have a tray icon with options to logout and quit * Login * User will sign in with an email address and password * The client will authenticate via https: * The client will save the credentials for future automatic login * A separate signup link will be available on the login page * The signup link will launch a browser to a separate web signup form * iTunes File Extraction * The client will identify the iTunes folder where iPhone backups are stored * The client will identify the files containing backups of calls and text messages * The client will parse the files using SQLite * The client will retrieve from the server the specific query to execute * The client will upload either the entire file or some subset of the file to a web server * If the query fails, the client will upload the entire file * If the file exceeds some maximum size, the client will report an error to the server * The client will continue to monitor for changes to these files * Any time the files change, the files will be uploaded to the server * Upgrade * The client will have check at each login to see if there is a later version * If a later version is available, the client will prompt the user to download and install an upgrade