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Refactoring Auto-Upload logic to support generic folders and file types #124
Description
While working on #56, I observed significant logic duplication between the photo and video upload modules. Currently, SettingsPictureUploadFragment and SettingsVideoUploadFragment (and their respective ViewModels) are nearly identical. This hardcoded approach makes maintenance difficult and prevents us from supporting multiple media folders or custom file syncs.
Proposed Solution
I propose refactoring the auto-upload architecture from "Type-Based" (Photo vs. Video) to "Configuration-Based" (Folder A, Folder B, Folder C).
Generic Logic: Create a unified AutoUploadViewModel and background worker that accepts parameters (folder path, MIME type filters, destination rules).
Unified UI: Consolidate the fragments into a single AutoUploadFragment.
Nextcloud-style UX: Use a list view that automatically detects standard media folders (DCIM, WhatsApp, etc.) and allows users to toggle them or add custom folders via a file picker.
There are multiple issues open that would benefit from that refactor like:
#59 #47 #25
I'm interested in working on this and would love to hear your thoughts on the proposed architecture before I start.
What do you think?
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PhilippThaler commentedon Apr 12, 2026
And also, I think it makes sense to treat the refactor itself as its own seperate issue first without touching the UI. That creates a clean foundation for future tasks. What do you think?
eduardohki commentedon Jun 8, 2026
Thanks for the work on this! This is my last blocker preventing me from finally migrating off that mess that Nextcloud is 🥲
bilogic commentedon Aug 14, 2026
Yes, thanks for the work, it's flabbergasting how nextcloud is rated so highly by so many
@PhilippThaler can I ask, how many folders does this unified auto upload support? Still 2? Or "unlimited"? I have screenshots that needs to be moved off my device too thanks!
And for a moment, I got confused between own/opencloud, see owncloud/android#3867 (comment)
bilogic commentedon Aug 14, 2026
@PhilippThaler
for discussion's sake, how should auto upload treat files that already exists on the device when auto upload is setup, because 3 of my files in the camera folder are not move to the server