RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
There is no visual representation of the audio/video file in the chat (snap)
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 46.1k
- Forks
- 13.9k
- Avg merge
- 3d 3h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 130
Description
Description:
A audio/video player like information is not being shown when the file is uploaded.
Steps to reproduce:
- Open any Channel
- Record the audio or sent a file audio
Expected behavior:
At least 'an audio was recorded by this person' message must be given with a link to the audio file section. It is helpful in understanding that a file has been uploaded or recorded. This will be:
- Helpful for new users
- Can recap(history) info from the chat itself
- No message goes unseen
Actual behavior:
No info is shown.
Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server: 4.5.5
- Operating System: Fedora Gnome 35
- Deployment Method: snap
- NodeJS Version: 14.18.3
- MongoDB Version: 4.2.17 / wiredTiger
Client Setup Information
- Desktop App or Browser Version: Firefox 98.0.2
- Operating System: Linux
Additional context
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by tracing how uploaded or recorded audio files are rendered in a channel message, then verify that the chat shows an audio/video representation or explanatory message with a link to the file.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- audio-video-rtc
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100