nextcloud / nextcloud/activity

Show the email address of the recipient on all activities on folders shared via mail (rather than `remote user`)

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bug feature: implementations
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. Share a File via email
  2. Open the activity log for the shared file / folder
  3. Watch the activities that are not consistent in their message.
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Expected behaviour

The activity app shows the mail address of the recipient on all activities and not only on downloads.

Actual behaviour
  • The activity app shows "was created in a public folder" when a file / folder is created in the shared directory
  • The activity app shows "remote user" when a file is renamed or deleted
  • The activity app shows the actual email address when a file is downloaded.
Server configuration

Operating system: Kubernetes

Web server: Nginx and PHP Fpm

Database: MYSQL

PHP version: PHP 8.1.19

Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page) 25.0.2, 25.0.7 and 26.0.2

Where did you install Nextcloud from: Official helm chart and official docker images

Are you using an external user-backend, if yes which one: LDAP/ActiveDirectory/Webdav/...

Client configuration

Browser: Brave / Chrome / Edge

Operating system: Linux / Windows

Logs

Nothing relevant in logs

Nextcloud log (data/nextcloud.log)
Nothing relevant in here
Browser log
Nothing relevant in here

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue from the activity log for a file or folder shared by email, comparing creation, rename, deletion, and download activities. Trace the activity handling for email-shared folders; done means every listed activity displays the recipient's email address instead of “remote user” or “public folder,” without changing the existing download behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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