[FEATURE] Local username aliases
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Description
In order to more easily identify users who don't publish their real name on Keybase, the ability to assign local username aliases would be helpful.
Say, the user gargamel doesn't publish his real name, he currently appears in chats as:
gargamel 9:22AM - 11 Mar
Hi there
After setting a local username alias gargamel -> John Doe, this could be changed to:
John Doe (@gargamel) 9:22AM - 11 Mar
Hi there
The tricky part might be syncing this alias map between the clients of a user. If automatic syncs are impossible or too complicated, the ability to export the map to something like aliases.json and the ability to import it on another client would be quite sufficient – and could be shared via the private (or even team) KBFS.
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Research direction
No files, tests, or code entry points are named. Start by clarifying whether aliases should sync between clients or use aliases.json import/export, then trace how chat usernames are displayed and how client data can be shared through private or team KBFS. Done means a defined alias workflow and consistent displayed names across the supported clients.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- distributed-systems, full-stack
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100