nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-desktop

Load additional installed apps from server

Open
#323 1 comment 6 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
525
Forks
85
Avg merge
8h 5m
Merged PRs (30d)
35

Description

How to use GitHub
  • Please use the 👍 reaction to show that you are interested into the same feature.
  • Please don't comment if you have no relevant information to add. It's just extra noise for everyone subscribed to this issue.
  • Subscribe to receive notifications on status change and new comments.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Many important parts of an application are server apps:

  • Viewer and viewer extensions - #1899
  • Smart picker integrations
  • GitHub integrations
  • User status modal
  • Etc.

Describe the solution you'd like

Current idea is to add special build for apps to make them installable as a library and then download them from the server after login on demand.

Describe alternatives you've considered

?

Additional context

While it is fine to add spreed as a linked repo, we don't want to link every app. For optional apps like smart picker integrations it is not possible in general and should depend on server's installed apps.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by mapping how the desktop client discovers and loads apps after login, then determine how server-installed optional apps should be identified and downloaded. Done means apps such as smart picker integrations can be installed on demand without linking every app as a separate repository.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
electron, javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.