mattermost / mattermost/mattermost-plugin-gitlab
Implement browser based login flow from desktop app
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 152
- Forks
- 97
- Avg merge
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Description
Desktop app now pops out to browser for OAuth for main Mattermost login. Any chance the same could be done with the GitLab integration login?
cc @devinbinnie
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing browser-based OAuth flow used for the main Mattermost login, then compare it with the GitLab integration login entry point. Done means the GitLab login also opens in the browser and completes the OAuth flow through the desktop app.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- gitlab, javascript
- Domain
- authentication, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100