nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Proper timeout detections of large app install

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Description

Now that we have some large apps not all connections are fast enough to install them with the web timeout.

Hence I would propose:

  • When an app is installing and we get back a server error after more than 10 seconds (or something like that) we assume it times out. And we tell the user to try to manually do this and link to the docs.

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Research direction

The issue concerns app installation through the web timeout path, but names no files or tests. Start by locating the server-side app installation handling and its response to server errors after slow installs. Done means slow large-app installs are identified as timeouts, the user is directed to manual installation, and the relevant documentation is linked.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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