nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Automatically suggest to share with someone if you @mentioned them

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Description

Currently if you @mention someone in a comment on a file which is not shared by them, they will not be able to read the comment and you won’t know about that either.

If you @mention someone in a comment on a file/folder, there should be a suggestion to share with them.

Ideally this should already be while you type the comment, for example as a tooltip:

This file isn’t shared with @schiessle yet. [ Share now ]

And a click on »Share now« should automatically trigger a share with that person in a seamless flow. Ideally not even go to the Share tab for that but just do it in the background.

cc @blizzz @schiessle

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Research direction

Start by locating the file or folder comment composer and the existing sharing flow. Trace how @mentions are detected and how permissions are checked, then verify that an unshared mentioned person receives a share suggestion and that “Share now” completes sharing without requiring a separate Share-tab visit.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
backend, frontend
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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