nextcloud / nextcloud/app_api

Allow l10n on ExApp-Server for manual installation

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enhancement priority: normal
Dominant language
PHP
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Description

Describe why it is important and where it will be useful

I think it would be wonderful if there'd be an easier way to install l10n with manual-installation mode than to copy the files directly to the server. Otherwise installing an ExApp manually does not only need admin rights on your NC but also root/www-data access rights on the machine running NC.

Describe your proposed solution

Couldn't the plugin - during init/installation, alongside registering FileActionMenues etc. - copy the l10n files from a fixed or even specifiable location on the ExApp Server into a temporary location on the server?

Describe alternatives you've considered, if relevant

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Research direction

Start by tracing the ExApp manual-installation initialization flow, including where FileActionMenus are registered and how l10n files are currently handled. Define the supported fixed or configurable ExApp Server location, the temporary server location, and the installation behavior that would demonstrate completion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend, localization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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