nextcloud / nextcloud/ios

Proper offline support (file picker)

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Description

Expected behaviour

If I have files (currently about 10gigs of “favourite” scientific article and book PDFs) stored offline, I should be able to access them from the iOS file chooser when offline. This is especially important when proper iOS11 Files support is implemented (#268) so that the file picker actually becomes useful and usable. (See e.g. the “PDF Viewer” app that already uses iOS11 files support to not require internal storage—unfortunate works offline only with iCloud, but not with Dropbox or nextCloud that demand internet access to even open the file picker.)

Actual behaviour

Cannot even view directory structure when offline, let alone open stores files.

Steps to reproduce
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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing issue #268 and reproducing the iOS file-picker behavior while offline. Done means the directory structure and locally stored PDFs can be accessed through the iOS file chooser without network access.

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Assessment

Tech stack
swift
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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