[Wish] Request access to shares - Sign-up as guests
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 61
- Forks
- 34
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
It would be great if instead of a push, there could also be a pull mechanic for guests.
The idea:
When someone without a user or guest account attempts to access a share, they are greeted with the ability to either login, or request a guest account. A request requires choosing a username and setting email and password.
The request is then received and reviewed by the user creating the share, or the admin, granting access. The following logic is is that of a normal guest account, with only initial access to the share behind the initial link.
If an existing guest user tries to follow a link to another share, the person sharing that folder receives a request for review. Thus, a guest user could access different shares.
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 reviewing the existing guest-user creation and share-access flows in the Nextcloud guests app. Trace how unauthenticated visitors and existing guest users are handled, then determine where access requests, review by the share owner or admin, and initial share restrictions would fit. Done should include a defined request, approval, and multi-share guest flow.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- authorization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100