Save compressed version deltas instead of saving the whole file every version
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enhancement
feature: versions
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- PHP
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Description
It takes too much space. You could use git or svn for that. There's Apache + svn to emulate something similar do delta-v (which has no native implementations as far as I know). Thanks for Nextcloud.
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
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating Nextcloud's versioned file storage implementation and comparing the proposed Git, SVN, or Apache approach; done would require an agreed design and a working way to store and reconstruct compressed version deltas instead of whole files.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- apache, git
- Domain
- backend, cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100