nextcloud / nextcloud/contacts
Add Signal to the list of instant messaging providers
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
By now it is not possible to indicate Signal profile which a contact uses.
Describe the solution you'd like
Please, extend the list of instant messaging providers by adding a new field to indicate Signal profile, and the handler which may process calls. Therefore a user may click over the number of his/her contact it and the signal app to be launched to make a call if installed.
Describe alternatives you've considered
The main big alternative is to let a user to add own instant messaging providers in the config.php file.
Additional context
Please, consider the possibility to let a user to modify, enable/disable instant messaging providers.
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Locate the existing instant-messaging provider list and its call handlers, then determine how Signal profile data and launching the Signal app fit the current contact flow. Done means Signal can be selected for a contact and its number can invoke Signal when installed, with provider configuration behavior clarified.
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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
- 30/100