IPv6 Address as Server URL
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- Swift
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- Start process to add a new account
- Enter IPv6 as the server URL(i.e. https://[2001:db8:3333:4444:5555:6666:7777:8888])
Expected behaviour
Establish a connection to the server running at the specified IPv6 Address.
Actual behaviour
An error message is shown stating that the URL is invalid.
Screenshots
Reasoning or why should it be changed/implemented?
There are a two main reasons why it would be nice to be able to enter an IPv6 address. First of all, not everyone has a public IPv4 address. Also IPv6 addresses are not scanned for open ports as regular as IPv4 addresses are. Registering the IP at a DNS provider would also make the IPv6 more exposed.
Environment data
iOS version: 17.1.1
Nextcloud iOS app version: 4.9.2.20
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 reproducing account setup with the bracketed IPv6 server URL shown in the issue, then trace where the app validates or parses the server URL. Done means an IPv6 address in the specified form is accepted and the app establishes a connection instead of showing an invalid-URL error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100