Activity. "was downloaded via public link" activity looks as spam

[ScharfViktor]

ocis 6.5.0
web. 10.3.0

related: #10295

Steps:

• admin creates space (or folder) and uploads inside 10 .png and .txt files
• admin creates public link to space/folder
• public opens link -> makes refresh page twice or more
• admin opens activity

Actual: hundreds of activities that public downloads file

[dragotin]

If we could destinguish a notification type and the affected resource, the clients could "condens" the view, ie by displaying "file foobar.png was downloaded 15 times".

According to @kulmann the activity identifier is missing in the activity data. Please add that @micbar. After that, @kulmann please build a more condensed view.

[ScharfViktor]

the problem here is that activity generates for GET preview and HEAD preview request

• admin adds 5 .png files to folder and creates public link to folder
• public opens link (admin gets 5 activity for HEAD preview request, and 5 activities for GET preview request)
• public opens file detail (+1 activity again)
• public opens one .png file in the image preview (+5 activity again)
• public refresh page (+10 activities again)

Total: 26 activities that file.png was downloaded via public link WylawZkpQWBVlpe.
Public hasn't downloaded the file once.

[kobergj]

Public hasn't downloaded the file once.

This isn't correct. When you open a public link (or refresh it) the file WILL be downloaded from the webclient. You don't have the effect when opening a folder.

"file foobar.png was downloaded 15 times".

This is probably the best option. Not sure if aggregating frontend or backend side is better. Probably both has its (dis-) advantages.

[ScharfViktor]

This isn't correct. When you open a public link (or refresh it) the file WILL be downloaded from the webclient. You don't have the effect when opening a folder.

that is not obvious to the user.
IMHO was downloaded in user context that is pressing the download button for the resource and getting file in file system?

[kobergj]

IMHO was downloaded in user context that is pressing the download button for the resource and getting file in file system?

I agree. But the server only sees the request to download the file, not the user pressing the download button. This is only happening on the client side.

[butonic]

Hm when I share an image with a public link and then open the link in a private window I can see an actual GET request to the full image, but I had to search the UI for the actual download action. So in theory we can differentiate thumbnail and actual download requests.

[micbar]

Decision

• Disable it if the fix exceeds the time slot

[saw-jan]

Public hasn't downloaded the file once.

This isn't correct. When you open a public link (or refresh it) the file WILL be downloaded from the webclient. You don't have the effect when opening a folder.

We have an open issue for this behavior: #10231