Feature request: Default Matrix device name to mentioned matrix-commander-rs

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Description

cargo run -- --login password --credentials . --store .

   Compiling matrix-commander v0.11.0 (/home/ubuntu/matrix-commander-rs)
    Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 18.36s
     Running `target/debug/matrix-commander-rs --login password --credentials . --store .`
Enter your Matrix homeserver (e.g. https://some.homeserver.org): https://matrix.org
Enter your full Matrix username (e.g. @john:some.homeserver.org): @overclock3000:matrix.org
Enter Matrix password for this user: 
Enter your desired name for the Matrix device that is going to be created for you (e.g. matrix-commander-rs): 
2026-07-04T15:38:46.015059Z ERROR matrix_commander_rs: Error: Empty device name is not allowed!
Enter your desired name for the Matrix device that is going to be created for you (e.g. matrix-commander-rs): 

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Research direction

Locate the device name prompt in the login flow and implement a default value (e.g., 'matrix commander rs') when the user provides an empty input.

Tech stack

rust

Domain

cli

Issue type

Feature

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2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

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Active

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Mostly clear

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RustGit

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70