nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Move interfaces of files_* apps to OCP

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Many files related apps also rely on functionality of apps like files_versions, files_sharing, files_trashbin and so on.
They use an interface that is only in OCA which does not give any stability guarantees and also makes it a lot harder to use as one has to manually create stubs for those classes to achieve type safety.

Describe the solution you'd like
The interfaces of those apps should be moved to OCP and any private methods that apps rely on should be added to the interfaces.

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Research direction

Start by locating the interfaces used by files_versions, files_sharing, files_trashbin, and related files_* apps, then compare them with the corresponding OCA interfaces. Identify which private methods consuming apps depend on and determine the OCP API boundaries. Done means the required interfaces are provided by OCP with the necessary methods and consuming apps no longer need manually created stubs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend-api-design
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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