Add New User Activity Option To Email When File Changed in Starred Directory

Desired Feature

1. Go to the Activity tab under Personal Settings
2. Select option to email if "A new file or folder has been created in a starred directory"
3. Whenever a file or directory withing a starred directory is created, email the user at the specified time interval.

Server configuration

Operating system: Linux

Web server: Apache

Database: Postgresql

PHP version: 7.0.8-1

Nextcloud version: Nextcloud 9.0.52 (stable)

Updated from an older Nextcloud/ownCloud or fresh install: Updated

Where did you install Nextcloud from: source

I have a specific directory I like to be emailed about after changes occur within. Currently, the only choice I have is to email when A new file or folder has been created. But this applies to all of my files and diretories and quickly obfuscates the changes I wish to see.

I would like to be able to star a directory/directories and be emailed when changes happen only within these starred directories. This would require adding an additional option under Activity in Personal settings. I belive this could benefit many users with broad use cases.

Thanks for any consideration!

This has been opened as at the request of @MorrisJobke. It is the same as issue #353 from server.

Start with the Activity tab under Personal settings and the existing “A new file or folder has been created” email option. Trace how that option schedules notifications, then add the starred-directory condition and verify that changes inside starred directories are emailed at the selected interval.