nextcloud / nextcloud/activity

Confusing registering event of moving file or folder to another place

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enhancement feature: implementations
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Description

Hi! I have found that the way how the event of moving file or folder is registered in the events is confusing.

Just have a look at this operation, which occasionally moved subfolder "Reports/04 квітень" to the subfolder "Reports/05 квітень/04 квітень" (a user moved his/her mouse and placed a subfolder in another subfolder :)))

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So, it is completely not clear what happened. I suggest to provide a relative path where the subfolder has been moved to, eg:

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The same about moving files to another folder. I suggest to add the name of a folder, where it has been moved.
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PS plus, I suggest to differentiate moving file or folder, so to add the proper string.

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No files or tests are named. Start by tracing how file and folder move events are registered and rendered, then identify the event strings for moves; done means the destination path or folder name is shown clearly and file and folder moves use distinct wording.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
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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