📣 Set reminder: file/folder

[AndyScherzinger]

Tasks

• feat: File reminders backend #39651
• feat: Set file reminders #39685
• enh(files_reminders): Adjust reminder options #39798

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Add ability to set reminders for a file/folder resulting in a notification pointing to the item at the chosen time, see example GMail:

#39181 (comment)

For a first iteration of the feature we only implement the fixed options, no option to pick an individual time.

For scheduling a notification please check Deck / @juliushaertl since Deck can already send notification for Deck cards when you hit their due date.

The notification should simply be "Reminder for {file-name or folder-name}" with the placeholder being bold + a action button "View file" or "View folder" that brings you directly to the file/folder in the files view (like the "View chat" does for notifications when being mentioned in a Talk room giving you an easy way to navigate there.

[AndyScherzinger]

@jancborchardt can you or one of the designers specific how this should be implemented? Like where would the reminder option be located, which options would be offer?

[jancborchardt]

@nimishavijay this is very related to "snooze mails", do you want to specify both together? :)
nextcloud/mail#2048

[jancborchardt]

Like where would the reminder option be located

We should simply put it in the 3-dot menu in files. Between "Move or copy" and "Edit locally" would be a good position. The label is "Set a reminder" and it would open a submenu like we do for "More actions" in Mail.
Ideally (if possible) it would have the set reminder time in the subline of that entry, or if set the text could change to say "Reminder tomorrow" or "Reminder in 5 hours" (could be dynamic).

which options would be offer?

We could do it like Gmail which is sort of a standard:

Then at the specified time you would get a Nextcloud notification. If it is a shared file, still only the person who set a reminder should get a notification.

Things out of scope for now:

• Pick a date & time / Custom time can be left out for now, too advanced as this should be a simple and quick click & forget
• @nimishavijay also mentioned a possible "Reminder note" feature, but here too let’s keep it simple first only with the reminder time.

cc @nimishavijay to coordinate for the options we would have in Mail and other apps for this.