[META] Desktop

[glouvigny]

This is a meta issue that regroups all issues & ideas regarding the following topics :

• Desktop app
• Slack deprecation

Following subjects can be linked to issues that are closed but not implemented yet, you can re-open those issues when starting to work on one of them

App package:

• [p1] [2d] Initial desktop client #1098 Bridge core with Electron front using https://github.com/asticode/go-astilectron
• [p1] [2d] Initial desktop client #1098 Makefile rules to build app
• [p1] [½d] App Icon (windows, macos, linux)
• [p2] Resolve linked lib issues (eg. libcrypto) to have a fully standalone app
• [p2] fix(desktop): app won't start from finder on first launch #1143 App won't start from finder (on first launch)
• [p3] Tests desktop builds in CI
• [p4] Distribute builds via YOLO
• [p4] App updates via YOLO [DESKTOP] Desktop app auto update #1177
• [p4] Signed app (win32, win64, macos feat(desktop): sign macOS dmg/app with developer ID certificate #1159, linux64)
• [p9] berty:// links support (windows, macos, linux)

Core improvements:

• [p1] [2d] Conversation add/remove members (see Implement group conversations #43)
• [p1] [2d] Conversation ensure events are received by all members (see Implement multi-destination envelopes (conversation) #178)
• [p2] [2d] Conversation topics/titles ([Conversation] feat set conversation title/topics #1127)
• [p2] [1d] Specific network configuration
• [p2] [1d] Implement wizz/yo like feature #794 Wizz
• [p3] [1+w] Support multi-devices #14 Multi device
  • [p3] [1d] Request link from new device (eg. scan QR code with PeerID on existing)
  • [p3] [1d] Accept/refuse link from existing device (eg. check fingerprint on existing)
  • [p3] [1w] Sync database
  • [p4] Unlink device
• [p3] [2d] Store database secret (encryption key) in keychain (mobile, tablet, desktop)
• [p4] Search messages
• [p4] @mentions
• [p9] Links previews
• [p9] /giphy
• [p9] Share files
• [p9] Share images
• [p9] Pin/star messages

UI/UX fixes:

• [p1] [3d] UI: Sidebar on large screens (desktop, tablet) #1110 Sidebar (tablet, desktop)
• [p1] [2d] Keyboard shortcuts (mobile, tablet, desktop)
  • [p1] [1d] [Desktop] Keyboard shortcuts submit #1102 Send message (Enter)
  • [p3] [1d] [Desktop] Keyboard shortcuts submit #1102 On boarding display name (Enter)
  • [p2] [1d] Desktop - Switch conversation (eg. Slack's ⌘+K/⌘+T) #1116 Switch conversation (eg. Slack's ⌘+K/⌘+T)
  • [p2] [1d] Desktop - Dismiss modals (eg. Escape) #1117 Dismiss modals (eg. Escape)
  • [p4] Go to previous/next conversation (⌥+↑, ⌥+↓)
• [p1] [3d] feat(desktop): display core notifications in desktop client #1109 Display notifications (windows, macos, linux)
• [p2] Handle scroll properly (up/down are inverted when natural scrolling is used on mac) see ScrollView: scrolling direction when using inverted prop necolas/react-native-web#995
• [p2] [1d] Make URLs clickable #1126 Make URLs clickable (mobile, tablet, desktop) (consider https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-markdown-renderer)
• [p2] [1d] On boarding tweaks on desktop build
• [p2] [1d] UI: Sidebar on large screens (desktop, tablet) #1110 Handle window resize properly (might be fixed via UI: Sidebar on large screens (desktop, tablet) #1110)
• [p9] Hide back button if topmost screen on split view (see https://github.com/react-navigation/react-navigation-stack/blob/master/src/views/Header/Header.js#L372)
• [p9] feat: top back & responsive desktop #1144 Handle resize of window to have a responsive view

Bot:

• [p3] [1w] Webhooks support (eg. Github repo updates)
• [p9] [1w] Slack bridge

p{1,9} indicates a priority, 1 is the most important, 9 the least important
{½,1,9}{d,w} indicates a rough time estimate

[alexsland]

Wireframes (a little bit old), you can put the tab menu at the bottom of the sidebar if it's quicker/easier (even if in the end I want it to be at the top)

[glouvigny]

Regarding the libcrypto dependency on missing on macOS, it can be solved using dylibbundler available on brew

dylibbundler -od -b -x ./Berty.app/Contents/MacOS/berty -d ./Berty.app/Contents/libs/