owncloud / owncloud/android

Document Provider improvements

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Document Provider Epic
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Kotlin
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Description

Stuff to improve in document provider:

issues @2658 and #2659 represent the main problems faced against copy/move operations. When big amount of files moved (mainly) between oC accounts or in the same account (account in SAF is the same as a provider), behaviour is not deterministic. After checking if there is some kind of memory restriction or a swap memory that prevents higher amount of data to be transferred, i found nothing.

(updated 20/02/2024)

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked issues #2658, #2659, and #4322, then inspect the Android document provider implementation. The issue covers several separate improvements, including cross-account copy and move operations, OCIS shares, and nondeterministic behavior with large transfers. Done is not defined as a single verifiable outcome.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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