nextcloud / nextcloud/activity
Relative time in email is UTC and does not display time zone
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bug
feature: email
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 145
- Forks
- 72
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Set activity notifications for events such as uploads, downloads, etc.
- Do one of the activities with notifications set.
- Receive a notification email.
Expected behaviour
Email should indicate the time of the event in a time format that is clear to the user.
Actual behaviour
Email time event shows with an unqualified timestamp such as "Yesterday at 11:26 PM," which is not the time zone local to the user but apparently UTC. If the user is in a time zone other than GMT/UTC then the user may be confused or alarmed, depending on the practical or security implications of the unexpected time of action.
Server configuration
Operating system:
Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Web server:
Apache/2.4.51 (Debian)
Database:
mariadb 10.5
PHP version:
PHP 8.0.14 (cli)
Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page)
Nextcloud 23.0.0
Where did you install Nextcloud from:
Ubuntu standard repositories, on a Docker instance.
Signing status:
No errors have been found.
List of activated apps:
Enabled:
- accessibility: 1.9.0
- activity: 2.15.0
- admin_audit: 1.13.0
- announcementcenter: 6.1.1
- bruteforcesettings: 2.3.0
- cloud_federation_api: 1.6.0
- comments: 1.13.0
- contactsinteraction: 1.4.0
- dav: 1.21.0
- federatedfilesharing: 1.13.0
- federation: 1.13.0
- files: 1.18.0
- files_accesscontrol: 1.13.0
- files_automatedtagging: 1.13.0
- files_pdfviewer: 2.4.0
- files_retention: 1.12.0
- files_rightclick: 1.2.0
- files_sharing: 1.15.0
- files_trashbin: 1.13.0
- files_versions: 1.16.0
- files_videoplayer: 1.12.0
- firstrunwizard: 2.12.0
- groupfolders: 11.1.2
- logreader: 2.8.0
- lookup_server_connector: 1.11.0
- nextcloud_announcements: 1.12.0
- notifications: 2.11.1
- oauth2: 1.11.0
- password_policy: 1.13.0
- photos: 1.5.0
- privacy: 1.7.0
- provisioning_api: 1.13.0
- quota_warning: 1.13.0
- recommendations: 1.2.0
- serverinfo: 1.13.0
- settings: 1.5.0
- sharebymail: 1.13.0
- support: 1.6.0
- survey_client: 1.11.0
- systemtags: 1.13.0
- text: 3.4.0
- theming: 1.14.0
- twofactor_backupcodes: 1.12.0
- updatenotification: 1.13.0
- user_oidc: 1.1.0
- user_status: 1.3.1
- viewer: 1.7.0
- workflowengine: 2.5.0
Disabled:
- circles
- dashboard
- encryption
- files_external
- user_ldap
- weather_status
Nextcloud configuration:
{
"system": {
"htaccess.RewriteBase": "\/",
"memcache.local": "\\OC\\Memcache\\APCu",
"apps_paths": [
{
"path": "\/var\/www\/html\/apps",
"url": "\/apps",
"writable": false
},
{
"path": "\/var\/www\/html\/custom_apps",
"url": "\/custom_apps",
"writable": true
}
],
"memcache.distributed": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
"memcache.locking": "\\OC\\Memcache\\Redis",
"redis": {
"host": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"password": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"port": 6379
},
"passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"trusted_domains": [
"localhost",
"[redacted]",
"[redacted].[redacted].com",
"[redacted].[redacted].com"
],
"trusted_proxies": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"overwritehost": "[redacted].[redacted].com",
"overwriteprotocol": "https",
"datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbtype": "mysql",
"version": "23.0.0.10",
"overwrite.cli.url": "https:\/\/[redacted].[redacted].com",
"dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbport": "",
"dbtableprefix": "oc_",
"mysql.utf8mb4": true,
"dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"installed": true,
"instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"app_install_overwrite": [
"oidc_login"
],
"mail_smtpmode": "smtp",
"mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"mail_sendmailmode": "smtp",
"mail_smtpport": "25",
"twofactor_enforced": "false",
"twofactor_enforced_groups": [],
"twofactor_enforced_excluded_groups": [],
"mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***"
},
"apps": {
"accessibility": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.9.0",
"types": ""
},
"activity": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.15.0",
"notify_email_calendar": "1",
"notify_email_calendar_event": "0",
"notify_email_calendar_todo": "0",
"notify_email_comments": "1",
"notify_email_contacts": "0",
"notify_email_favorite": "0",
"notify_email_file_changed": "0",
"notify_email_group_settings": "1",
"notify_email_public_links": "1",
"notify_email_remote_share": "1",
"notify_email_shared": "1",
"notify_email_systemtags": "0",
"notify_notification_calendar": "0",
"notify_notification_calendar_event": "0",
"notify_notification_calendar_todo": "0",
"notify_notification_comments": "0",
"notify_notification_contacts": "0",
"notify_notification_favorite": "0",
"notify_notification_file_changed": "0",
"notify_notification_file_favorite_changed": "0",
"notify_notification_group_settings": "1",
"notify_notification_personal_settings": "0",
"notify_notification_public_links": "1",
"notify_notification_remote_share": "0",
"notify_notification_security": "1",
"notify_notification_shared": "0",
"notify_notification_systemtags": "0",
"notify_setting_batchtime": "3600",
"notify_setting_self": "0",
"notify_setting_selfemail": "0",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"admin_audit": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "logging"
},
"announcementcenter": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "6.1.1",
"types": "logging"
},
"backgroundjob": {
"lastjob": "15100"
},
"bruteforcesettings": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.3.0",
"types": ""
},
"circles": {
"enabled": "no",
"installed_version": "23.0.0",
"loopback_tmp_scheme": "http",
"maintenance_run": "0",
"maintenance_update": "{\"maximum\":3,\"3\":1641570600,\"2\":1641570300,\"1\":1641570600,\"4\":1641520800,\"5\":1641006001}",
"types": "filesystem,dav"
},
"cloud_federation_api": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.6.0",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"comments": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "logging"
},
"contactsinteraction": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.4.0",
"types": "dav"
},
"core": {
"backgroundjobs_mode": "cron",
"installedat": "1640028539.1888",
"lastcron": "1644612601",
"lastupdateResult": "[]",
"lastupdatedat": "1644534433",
"public_files": "files_sharing\/public.php",
"public_webdav": "dav\/appinfo\/v1\/publicwebdav.php",
"shareapi_allow_resharing": "no",
"shareapi_default_expire_date": "yes",
"shareapi_default_internal_expire_date": "yes",
"shareapi_default_permission_canshare": "no",
"shareapi_default_permissions": "15",
"shareapi_default_remote_expire_date": "yes",
"shareapi_enable_link_password_by_default": "yes",
"shareapi_enforce_expire_date": "yes",
"shareapi_enforce_links_password": "yes",
"shareapi_restrict_user_enumeration_to_group": "yes",
"theming.variables": "6047fc529cefe8fcd5ba2fafe616ce37",
"vendor": "nextcloud"
},
"dashboard": {
"enabled": "no",
"installed_version": "7.3.0",
"types": ""
},
"dav": {
"enabled": "yes",
"generateBirthdayCalendar": "no",
"installed_version": "1.21.0",
"sendEventReminders": "no",
"sendInvitations": "no",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"federatedfilesharing": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": ""
},
"federation": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "authentication"
},
"files": {
"default_quota": "1 GB",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.18.0",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"files_accesscontrol": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"files_automatedtagging": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"files_pdfviewer": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.4.0",
"types": ""
},
"files_retention": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.12.0",
"notify_before": "yes",
"types": ""
},
"files_rightclick": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.2.0",
"types": ""
},
"files_sharing": {
"enabled": "yes",
"incoming_server2server_share_enabled": "no",
"installed_version": "1.15.0",
"lookupServerEnabled": "no",
"lookupServerUploadEnabled": "no",
"outgoing_server2server_share_enabled": "no",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"files_trashbin": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "filesystem,dav"
},
"files_versions": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.16.0",
"types": "filesystem,dav"
},
"files_videoplayer": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.12.0",
"types": ""
},
"firstrunwizard": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.12.0",
"types": "logging"
},
"groupfolders": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "11.1.2",
"types": "filesystem,dav"
},
"logreader": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.8.0",
"levels": "01111",
"types": ""
},
"lookup_server_connector": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.11.0",
"types": "authentication"
},
"nextcloud_announcements": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.12.0",
"pub_date": "Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0200",
"types": "logging"
},
"notifications": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "2.11.1",
"types": "logging"
},
"oauth2": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.11.0",
"types": "authentication"
},
"password_policy": {
"enabled": "yes",
"expiration": "0",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"maximumLoginAttempts": "10",
"minLength": "12",
"types": "authentication"
},
"photos": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.5.0",
"types": ""
},
"privacy": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.7.0",
"types": ""
},
"provisioning_api": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "prevent_group_restriction"
},
"quota_warning": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"recommendations": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.2.0",
"types": ""
},
"serverinfo": {
"cached_count_filecache": "44946",
"cached_count_storages": "148",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": ""
},
"settings": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.5.0",
"types": ""
},
"sharebymail": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"sendpasswordmail": "no",
"types": "filesystem"
},
"support": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.6.0",
"types": "session"
},
"survey_client": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.11.0",
"types": ""
},
"systemtags": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "logging"
},
"text": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "3.4.0",
"types": "dav"
},
"theming": {
"backgroundMime": "image\/jpeg",
"cachebuster": "13",
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.14.0",
"name": "[redacted] Nextcloud",
"slogan": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"types": "logging",
"url": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***"
},
"twofactor_backupcodes": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.12.0",
"types": ""
},
"updatenotification": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.13.0",
"types": "",
"update_check_errors": "0"
},
"user_oidc": {
"enabled": "yes",
"id4me_enabled": "0",
"installed_version": "1.1.0",
"provider-1-checkBearer": "0",
"provider-1-mappingDisplayName": "",
"provider-1-mappingEmail": "",
"provider-1-mappingQuota": "",
"provider-1-mappingUid": "",
"provider-1-uniqueUid": "1",
"types": "authentication"
},
"user_status": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.3.1",
"types": ""
},
"viewer": {
"enabled": "yes",
"installed_version": "1.7.0",
"types": ""
},
"weather_status": {
"enabled": "no",
"installed_version": "1.3.0",
"types": ""
},
"workflowengine": {
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"installed_version": "2.5.0",
"types": "filesystem"
}
}
}
Using Azure AD through oauth2
Client configuration
Version 98.0.4758.102 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 (build 19042.1526)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the activity app's email-notification entry point and tracing how event timestamps are formatted for recipients. Reproduce an activity email in a non-UTC time zone, then verify that the displayed event time uses the user's time zone and clearly indicates the zone; add or update the relevant tests if the notification path exposes them.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100