nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Offer to open a link via client

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Description

Currently if an user on a Mobile client clicks on a link, e.g. in Mail, then it opens the website.
There is no easy way to open the link within installed mobile apps (Files, Talk).

So my idea is

  • user clicks on server.com/f/123 or server.com/s/123
  • Cloud site opens and offers on top "open in client (if installed)"
  • this is then a nc-open://account=$account&file=123&app=talk/files (tbd)
  • click on it open the file in corresponding app

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how server.com/f/123 and server.com/s/123 are handled in the Cloud site and how installed Files or Talk clients could receive an nc-open link; done means a link offers the appropriate installed client and opens the file there.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
cloud, mobile-dev, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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