nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-desktop
Application protocol for "Open in Talk Desktop" links
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Register application protocol to allow:
- Open the app
- Open a specific chat
- Join a call
- Decline a call
Describe the solution you'd like
Register an app protocol like nextcloudtalk://chat/:id.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Additional context
It would allow:
- Have a button "Open in Nextcloud Talk Desktop" on the Web UI
- Open Nextcloud Talk Desktop from the Nextcloud Client, for example, by the Icon, of from the call notification:
Originally mentioned in: https://github.com/nextcloud/talk-desktop/issues/386
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Research direction
No source files or tests are named; start by locating the Electron desktop app startup and link-handling entry points, then review how links from the Web UI, Nextcloud Client, and call notifications would reach it. Done means a registered nextcloudtalk:// protocol can open the app, target a chat, join a call, and decline a call.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100