owncloud / owncloud/android

[FEATURE REQUEST] allow targeting directories in SAF

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Feature request
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It would be a useful enhancement if other apps could push files to the ownCloud app without the user having to actively intervene. This could be an app that uses ownCloud as a storage backend for backing up user settings, or an app that uses ownCloud as a work directory.

Additional context
In this screencast you can see that I am capable of accessing onwCloud normally when using the Android files app. However when I want to set a target directory for OandBackupX you can see it is not visible as possible provider.

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1891273/128353437-6e456b8f-5a16-49b8-80d7-b1b386729822.mp4

TASKS
  • Research (if needed)
  • Create branch feature/feature_name
  • Development tasks
    • Implement whatever
    • ...
  • Code review and apply changes requested
  • Design test plan
  • QA
  • Merge branch feature/feature_name into master
PR
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First steps

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  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

Start by reproducing the Android SAF directory-targeting behavior described in the issue and reviewing the linked screencast. No files, tests, or entry points are named; done means external apps can select an ownCloud directory as a target without requiring manual intervention.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
cloud, mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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