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Create an OCP API for Circles

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0. Needs triage enhancement feature: teams technical debt
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I want users of my nextcloud app to be able to use Circles to share stuff with each other.

Describe the solution you'd like
A documented OCP API that I can rely on to interact with circles.

Describe alternatives you've considered

  • An undocumented OCP API
  • A documented OCA API
  • An undocumented OCA API (currently the case, I believe)
  • No API :(

Additional context
https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/13478

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Research direction

Review the linked issue #13478 and the currently undocumented OCA API mentioned in the alternatives. Done means agreeing on and documenting an OCP API that lets apps interact with Circles; the issue does not identify files, tests, or a narrower API surface.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
api, backend, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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