nextcloud / nextcloud/officeonline

Update a opened document if a version is restored in the back

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Describe the solution you'd like
If you restore an older version from the versions that nextcloud holds about a document, update all running office editors.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Reopen the effected documents, but how do they know that this is necessary?

Additional context
https://support.nextcloud.com/#ticket/zoom/51449

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the version-restore flow and the code responsible for open office editors; done means restoring an older document version updates every currently open editor without requiring users to reopen the document.

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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

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