Declarative UI brainstorming for Files Actions
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Description
Summary of the discussion we had in Brussels on June 2026.
Participants: @provokateurin @pringelmann @susnux @tobiasKaminsky @camilasan @sorbaugh @mpivchev @artonge.
Please feel free to amend that first comment to extend any points.
What we have
- Declarative settings: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/digging_deeper/declarative_settings.html
- Declarative dashboard widget: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/digging_deeper/declarative_settings.html
- Files actions: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/digging_deeper/declarative_settings.html
- (Future) Unify sharing UI options
What we could have
- Select of options for flows
- Attach a file to a deck card
- New files templates list
- Support JSON forms (probably overkill)
- Introduce an icon name mapping to native icons
Consensual prioritisation
- Support declarative files actions in web UI
- Advertise more for declarative files actions
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
No implementation files or tests are named. Start by reading the linked declarative settings and Files actions documentation, then review the discussion to determine the intended web UI scope. The issue needs concrete acceptance criteria before a newcomer can know what done looks like.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- design, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100