Make the need for jsonrpc.php in endpoint form field less confusing

[murchu27]

When I first downloaded the app I had a little bit of trouble getting it to work, as I hadn't realised that I needed to set the "khanos Endpoint" form field on the "Setup" page to https://myserver.me/jsonrpc.php, rather than just https://myserver.me, which is how I would normally reach Kanboard.

The only reason I realised that jsonrpc.php was needed was because I happened to turn my phone to landscape, and see that the placeholder endpoint also ended in jsonrpc.php. Before that, all I could see in portrait was jsonrpc..., and thought that this was just an imaginary directory on the example server.

It might be worth having a dialog/floating message that tells the user explicitly to specify their endpoint as https://myserver.me/jsonrpc.php.

Or better yet, if it's possible, let the user leave this part off - just specifying https://myserver.me as a "base" API URL, and adding jsonrpc.php in the background. I don't know the ins and outs of the API though, so maybe this wouldn't work for everyone's setup.

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[Jeoxs]

Hello! This is understandable. Usually the jsonrpc.php is located on the root, so it's very unlikely that there would be a kanboard instance with the jsonrpc.php located on a different directory.

I'll update the login form and add the jsonrpc.php in the background for the next release

[murchu27]

Nice one. If there's a chance that the jsonrpc.php isn't at the root, maybe the form could be made to still handle a custom location.

e.g., if the submitted string ends in jsonrpc.php, then use that exact URL.

Otherwise, add on jsonrpc.php in the background, making the assumption that it is at the root.

Maybe there's no need for this though?

[Jeoxs]

Login URL doesn't need the 'jsonrpc.php' anymore. Users can specify it if needed.

[murchu27]

Awesome, will test it when this hits pre-release, thanks for the quick turnaround!

[Jeoxs]

Awesome, will test it when this hits pre-release, thanks for the quick turnaround!

You're Welcome! It's on the latest release section of the project. You can download it there. The Playstore Update will come in the following days

[murchu27]

Ah yes, just tested it, works perfectly! Cheers!