MerginMaps / MerginMaps/mobile

Allow file browser on binary field

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enhancement forms idea
Dominant language
C++
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Description

I use in databse photos stored in bytea field. QGIS uses the BLOB widget which allow users to upload af file from disk and store in the database. In Input app the file browser is not present.

BLOB feature announced:
https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/visualchangelog36/index.html#feature-new-form-widget-for-binary-blob-fields

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Research direction

Start by locating the Input app's form handling for binary or bytea fields and compare its behavior with the QGIS BLOB widget described in the issue. Done means users can browse for a file from disk and store it in a binary field on the supported mobile app; run any relevant tests identified in the repository.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, cpp, ios
Domain
databases, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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