Allow arbitrary folders to be synchronized

[ThomasSteinbach]

Currently the nextCloud app will create a one to one folder representation of the remote server when synchronizing a directory. However it would be really helpful on a mobile device to map a device directory to a remote server directory.

A use case would be syncronizing a workspace directory of an app on the mobile device with a dedicated directory path on the remote server. For instance a directory with pictures often edited by a mobile app synchronized with a subpath of 'Photos' on the remote server. Or you want to synchronize a shared folder with music into your music library directory on your mobile device...

This would assume issue #19 to be working, such that changes on the mobile device are propagated to the remote server.

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[AndyScherzinger]

Afaik also a work in progress, by @tobiasKaminsky
Branch can be found here: https://github.com/nextcloud/android/tree/extendInstantUpload

It probably isn't a 100% fit to your description but this is what we try to achieve on the branch:

This allows to choose any folder on the phone to sync in one direction to owncloud, just like the instant upload does this for images.
This can fix the problem of not using the correct NEW_PHOTO Action and it can also help to "backup" important folders (like WhatsApp Images).

So this issue is probably an extension to the branch as to do the same thing but in a 2-way-sync manor.

[ThomasSteinbach]

Would there be a persistent relationship between the 'instantly uploaded folder' on the mobile device and the target directory on the nextCloud server? Meaning that if I instatly upload the folder again, the app just consider the files that have changed since the last upload.

[tobiasKaminsky]

I am not sure if the android permission system allows this.
Imagine we take whatsapp folder to synchronise 2-way to server/whatsapp. If we delete files on the server this means that the files are also deleted in whatsapp folder by our app.

That is why I first wanted to extend instant upload as it is read only...

[mHahnle]

It should be work. Currently I'm using the Andoird app "FolderSync" to 2-way-sync multiple directories between Android and Nextcloud. Would be awesome if this functionality would be provided by the Nextcloud app itself.

[codethief]

I second @ThomasSteinbach's request. Along with proper 2-way sync, this is the number one feature I am waiting for.

[spacemanspiff2007]

+1

[Micha-Btz]

@tobiasKaminsky
is it included in the nextcloud beta app in f-droid store or must i compile this branch by myself?

[AndyScherzinger]

@Micha-Btz This is not implemented yet and the started implementation has to be changed too due to the Android N changes, so the mentioned implementations isn't available yet. So Yes you would have to compile the branch yourself at this moment. Sorry :(

[tobiasKaminsky]

Although we made great progress with the latest beta, as I understand we still need a custom folder for auto upload. @AndyScherzinger this is something you have on your roadmap, right?

[AndyScherzinger]

Exactly,yes :)

[spacemanspiff2007]

This would be a huge step foreward since I keep my notes already in a custom folder.
In which version is the available (I still got 1.4.1 from the playstore.

[mario]

This will hopefully be in 1.5.0.

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[tobiasKaminsky]

@mario be careful with ETAs, we do not want to disappoint people and I do not know how much time @AndyScherzinger has is the upcoming weeks ;-)

[mario]

@tobiasKaminsky I hope he'll have the time, but if not, I'm also not completely useless :P

p.s. I'm not sure I understand this issue completely though - is it just to allow "custom" folders as part of Auto Upload @tobiasKaminsky?