nextcloud / nextcloud/user_migration
Allow user to choose whether data is overwritten when importing over an existing user
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 30
- Forks
- 10
- Avg merge
- 6h 5m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 12
Description
Currently all data is overwritten, a user should be able to choose per data interactively whether to overwrite and also be given a flag for non-interactive mode e.g. --overwrite=true
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
Start by tracing the import flow and locating where existing user data is currently overwritten. Review how interactive choices and non-interactive flags are handled, then verify that each data category can prompt independently and that the requested overwrite option controls non-interactive imports.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- full-stack
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100