Dropbox API v1 will be shutdown: June 28th 2017 #991

LukasReschke · 2016-08-20T07:03:23Z

We use that in the external storage app, if we want to keep the Dropbox provider (I honestly wouldn't mind removing it) then we need to update.

https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2016/06/api-v1-deprecated/

MariusBluem · 2016-08-20T09:45:25Z

We should consider about that in the forums (where our users are).
...or we wait for what upstream does 😈

rullzer · 2016-08-21T18:32:10Z

Does the 'survey' app provide this info? @nickvergessen @schiessle ?
Because that could give us an indication how often this is actually used.

nickvergessen · 2016-08-22T07:35:35Z

I dont think we get the type of mounts, just the numbers.
But anyway I'd say update

LukasReschke · 2016-08-22T08:07:56Z

I dont think we get the type of mounts, just the numbers.

Add it? :P

rullzer · 2016-08-24T06:24:05Z

As far as I can see we can't move while we support 5.4

nickvergessen · 2016-08-24T06:26:29Z

So 11 sounds like a good point in time to do that ;)

MariusBluem · 2016-08-29T13:01:27Z

Ref: owncloud/core#25969

nickvergessen · 2016-08-29T13:43:12Z

Related IRC:

<PVince81> need to port the dropbox ext storage to the new API before June 2017: https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/25969
<PVince81> any volunteers?
<DeepDiver> kill it

MariusBluem · 2016-08-29T13:56:12Z

Muhaha 😈

rullzer · 2016-11-24T21:26:00Z

So kill in 12?

powerpaul17 · 2017-01-17T18:59:23Z

Please don't let it die. For me it is a very useful feature because I can avoid having to install the Dropbox client and still satisfy the need of using it because of my friends. Personally if it was just for me, Dropbox could go to hell.. ;)

MariusBluem · 2017-01-17T20:32:35Z

I also see the use-case of @powerpaul17 ... Would cause many problems killing Dropbox API, because we have releases out there (9, 10, 11) which have a Dropbox Integration. Killing a feature which is already shipped seems to be problematic ... - So Dropbox API v2 would also be something we would need to backport to our stable-branches (or we use sell it as reason for upgrading 😈)

is a seamless upgrade possible from user-perspective? (without re-adding the storage)

But ... Let me ask - how much time would it cost now and in the future to support this? 🤔 @nickvergessen

Nextcloud as a save and all-in-one home for your data - even if your friends are using the cloud service starting with D - this should be our goal (Of course only if it is worth) 😉

rullzer · 2017-01-18T06:45:56Z

No!!!! If we upgrade to v2 no way we will backport this. Changing libs is always risky but backporting is asking for troubles.

nickvergessen · 2017-01-18T07:59:44Z

Date of death is June 28th 2017. We just need to make sure to have 12 out before that. Otherwise I don't see a way not to backport this.

MorrisJobke · 2017-04-30T22:40:14Z

@nickvergessen @LukasReschke @icewind1991 I guess we are late on this item here. I would vote to make this an app to get this nasty dependency out of the server part.

MorrisJobke · 2017-05-04T14:04:29Z

@nickvergessen @LukasReschke @icewind1991 I guess we are late on this item here. I would vote to make this an app to get this nasty dependency out of the server part.

Volunteers?

LukasReschke · 2017-05-04T16:37:41Z

I'd say let's wait for https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#6749747938328576?

rullzer · 2017-05-08T14:27:41Z

It would be nice to rip it out for 12. Just so that somebody that cares can fix it once v1 is EOL etc.

I took a quick look and basically

Allow app to specify dependency on other app #4531 : else you need to make sure the app is after files_external (we load alphabetically)
You also need to rip out the oauth1 thingy
Probabaly a migration from current dropbox stuff to the new app

All in all more than I can do with my very limted files_external knowledge. And since I also don't use dropbox I might not be the best test person.

e-alfred · 2017-07-02T09:11:53Z

Final deprecation (i. e. turning off endpoints) seems to be postponed until end of September, so removal in 12.0.1 is not necessary:

https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2016/06/api-v1-deprecated/
https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers/2017/06/updated-api-v1-deprecation-timeline/

Well, maybe the GSOC results can be applied then to make it work with the new API. This could make for a smooth transition without killing access prematurely.

sunjam · 2017-07-13T02:25:06Z

afaik Dropbox is no longer allowing users to create Oauth 1 end points as the current Dropbox API v2 only allows creation of Oauth v2. So anyone just starting out (like me) is totally unable to connect their Dropbox account to Nextcloud by following the Nextcloud 12 Adminstrative Documentation.

go2sh · 2017-10-03T16:10:30Z

The restriction to AGPL seams odd to me. Its allowed to mix GPL and AGPL code and the GPL is compatible with the AGPL.

Teyro · 2017-10-05T04:55:19Z

Will Pay 25€ for adding Support

icewind1991 · 2017-10-06T16:01:50Z

I've done a quick port of the app: https://github.com/icewind1991/files_external_dropbox

Since I don't use dropbox myself I would appreciate some testing before I push it to the appstore.
(I don't expect major issues, but as always when using unreleased software, make sure you have backups)

Teyro · 2017-10-06T17:42:28Z

Cant find the app at the app store :(

sunjam · 2017-10-06T17:46:25Z

Dude, it isn't in the app store yet. As the author just said, please test it to make sure if works properly before it is added to the app store officially. Manual installation instructions are in Nextcloud's documentation, which you can search for.

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notjoe · 2017-10-06T19:53:01Z

I'd be happy to if I could figure our how. I'm not seeing any documentation and it doesn't seem to be a drop-in replacement for what I see inside of apps/files_external

ConorIA · 2017-10-06T19:55:17Z

@icewind1991, getting "Error: This app can not be enabled because it makes the server unstable"

Edit: Sorry my fault. Need to build, not just clone.

MariusBluem · 2017-10-06T19:58:51Z

If you are experiencing issues with the files_external_dropbox app, please open them in the related repo ;) THX!

nickvergessen · 2017-10-09T08:55:59Z

Closing this, because it has been "resolved" with a new app:
https://github.com/icewind1991/files_external_dropbox

e-alfred · 2017-10-09T09:12:24Z

@nickvergessen Well, not completely:

The now obsolete code for v1 would have to be removed.
The new app would have to be put into the App Store (which is difficult because it would need an exception because of the GPLv2 license).

nickvergessen · 2017-10-09T09:22:15Z

The dropbox code seem to be already removed from our code base (didn't find it in php files anymore)
Uploading it to the appstore is up to the owner of the app. So not sure why there should be an issue open in the server repo. Also when there is a license issue, the thing to do is: resolve the license issue or deal with it in a okay-way and not to add an exception to the appstore. Licenses and their incompatibilities have their reasons.

jgoerzen · 2017-10-09T13:36:33Z

I'm puzzled that you say it's not in the code base. It's still documented: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/12/user_manual/external_storage/external_storage.html

My 12.0.3 system still shows files all over. And I don't see any new app in the app store. So the feature is still listed on the web site, is broken, and the replacement doesn't work...

On my system, I still see:

find . | grep -i dropbox
./apps/files_external/js/dropbox.js
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/Exception.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/Exception
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/Exception/Forbidden.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/Exception/RequestToken.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/Exception/NotFound.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/Exception/OverQuota.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/API.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/Zend.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/Consumer
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/Consumer/Dropbox.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/Wordpress.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/Curl.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/ca-bundle.pem
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/PHP.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/OAuth/PEAR.php
./apps/files_external/3rdparty/Dropbox/autoload.php
./apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/Dropbox.php
./apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Storage/Dropbox.php
./core/doc/admin/_sources/configuration_files/external_storage/dropbox.txt
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox-2.png
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox-oc.png
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox.png
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox-6.png
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox-1.png
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox-5.png
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox-4.png
./core/doc/admin/_images/dropbox-3.png
./core/doc/admin/configuration_files/external_storage/dropbox.html

nickvergessen · 2017-10-09T13:57:00Z

Yeah but it does not exist in master (going to be nextcloud 13), so it's already fixed for the next bigger release...

sunjam · 2017-10-09T17:57:42Z

Honest Question: Could we politely ask they change the license. If so, what to?

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ConorIA · 2017-10-09T18:16:59Z

@sunjam, the license issue has been resolved. @icewind1991 forked the owncloud app at a commit where that code was AGPL licensed.

tedd77 · 2017-10-15T20:39:55Z

any progress on this? could someone share info on this app? is it final and working ? thank you

ConorIA · 2017-10-15T20:42:10Z

@tedd77, follow along here: https://github.com/icewind1991/files_external_dropbox
I haven't had any luck so far, as I keep getting redirected to a Google Oauth page, instead of Dropbox.

tedd77 · 2017-10-15T21:04:08Z

@ConorIA thank you. So if I understand well no luck so far to solve this !! although I consider important and high priority.

nickvergessen · 2017-10-16T10:17:29Z

Please report any further bugs and problems in https://github.com/icewind1991/files_external_dropbox

petercdee · 2017-10-17T22:11:20Z

Guys this really sucks. It was a great feature of Owncloud and then of course Nextcloud. Any chance we can get this released back into the core functionality of Nextcloud in a future release.

jgoerzen · 2017-10-20T12:49:20Z

The files_external_dropbox that you are linking to is un-installable. README.md says to install it from the Nextcloud app store, but it doesn't exist there and there is no response to questions about it. Does anybody know what the migration path from Nextcloud to Owncloud looks like? I switched to Nextcloud early on, but I rely on this feature and it's time to get it working.

e-alfred · 2017-10-20T18:41:05Z

@jgoerzen The readme was updated. The described method (building it on your own) works for now. You have to enable the files_external app as well which isn't mentioned at the moment.

sunjam · 2017-10-20T19:11:31Z

How do we enable the files_external app?

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LukasReschke added the bug label Aug 20, 2016

LukasReschke added this to the Nextcloud 11.0 milestone Aug 20, 2016

LukasReschke added the feature: external storage label Aug 20, 2016

rullzer modified the milestones: Nextcloud 12.0, Nextcloud 11.0 Nov 24, 2016

nickvergessen changed the title ~~Dropbox API v1 will be shutdown next year~~ Dropbox API v1 will be shutdown this year Jan 17, 2017

nickvergessen changed the title ~~Dropbox API v1 will be shutdown this year~~ Dropbox API v1 will be shutdown: **June 28th 2017** Jan 18, 2017

nickvergessen added the high label Jan 18, 2017

MorrisJobke modified the milestones: Nextcloud 12.0.1, Nextcloud 12.0 May 22, 2017

umgfoin mentioned this issue Oct 4, 2017

Remove references to Dropbox-support as external storage or add info about current situation nextcloud/documentation#569

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WarpinWolf mentioned this issue Oct 17, 2017

Not in Apps?!?! (nextcloud - install) icewind1991/files_external_dropbox#6

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kosli mentioned this issue Oct 22, 2017

Enable Dropbox V2 in admin icewind1991/files_external_dropbox#10

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mathiasconradt mentioned this issue Dec 18, 2017

Remove Dropbox from supported storage nextcloud/nextcloud.com#706

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Feature request: self hosted release as Nextcloud / Owncloud App mmozeiko/RcloneBrowser#95

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Dropbox API v1 will be shutdown: **June 28th 2017** #991

Dropbox API v1 will be shutdown: **June 28th 2017** #991

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