No indication of attachment upload failures
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- JavaScript
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Description
Expected behaviour
If an attachment from local disk fails to upload (network problem, file too large, etc), an indication that a problem has occurred and what the cause of the problem is displayed.
Actual behaviour
If an attachment fails to upload, nothing happens.
I just got off the phone supporting someone using Mail for the first time, they were trying to upload a 42M file but it wasn't working and didn't know what was happening. Turns out the file was too large for the servers limit, but they had no idea what was going on because there was no feedback, the upload UI just vanished.
Mail app
Mail app version: 1.4.0
Mailserver or service: Dovecot
Server configuration
Operating system: Debian 10
Web server: Apache
Database: MariaDB
PHP version: Whatever comes with Debian 10
Nextcloud Version: 19.0.0
Client configuration
Browser: GNOME Web 3.36.2
Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04
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 the Mail app's attachment upload with an oversized local file or a failed network request, then trace the upload UI responsible for disappearing without feedback. Done means upload failures remain visible and explain the cause, such as a server size limit or network problem.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100