files-community/Files

Feature: Use username and password from the FTP address instead of showing dialog

Open

#14,953 opened on Mar 13, 2024

View on GitHub
 (14 comments) (0 reactions) (0 assignees)C# (2,719 forks)batch import
area - network drivesgood first issue

Repository metrics

Stars
 (43,502 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (Avg merge 11d 15h) (61 merged PRs in 30d)

Description

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

When opening an FTP address, it is unable to automatically utilize the username and password provided within the address as credentials.

Requirements

  1. Add a ftp url to as a Network Drive
  2. Url is 'ftp://root:pwd123@11.10.119.33/'
  3. Automatically utilizing the username and password

Files Version

3.2.2.0

Windows Version

22631.3296

Comments

No response

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how FTP URLs are currently handled in the codebase, specifically the parsing of connection strings, and implement the extraction of username and password from the FTP URL (e.g., ftp://user:pass@host/) to pass credentials directly to the FTP connection instead of showing a dialog.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktopnetworking
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C#Git
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75