Inconsistency of the Initial State and Capabilities

[ShGKme]

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Currently on the Talk frontend there is two sources of configs and features.

• Initial State - Server-rendered to <input type="hidden" /> values, used by Talk Web only
• Capabilities API - used by all clients (frontend, mobile clients, 3rd part clients) for features (depends on the version) and configs

While features are mostly relevant for clients only, config is widely used by Talk Web as well as other clients.

Some configs are available only from one source and not from another one.	Initial State (Server Render)	Capabilities API (config)	Useful for	Notes
call_enabled	call['enabled']	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config
❌	call['breakout-rooms']	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config 🚧
❌	call['recording']	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config 🚧
signaling_mode	❓Not sure if it is required	⚙️ Admin Settings	🗃️ Server config
sip_dialin_info	❗Required for Desktop	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config
grid_videos_limit	❗Required for Desktop	💻 Web / Desktop	🗃️ Server config
grid_videos_limit_enforced	❗Required for Desktop	💻 Web / Desktop	🗃️ Server config
federation_enabled	❗Useful for any clients	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config 🚧
default_permissions	❗Useful for any clients	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config
start_conversations	conversations['can-create']	📱 Any client	👤 User permissions
circles_enabled	❓Not sure if it is useful	🌐 Web only	👤 User permissions
guests_accounts_enabled	❗Required for Desktop	💻 Web / Desktop	🗃️ Server config
❌	chat['max-length']	❌	Constant
read_status_privacy	chat['read-privacy']	📱 Any client	👤 User permissions
play_sounds	❌ Not needed	🌐 Web only	👤 User settings
❌	attachments['allowed']	📱 Any client	👤 True if not a guest
attachment_folder	attachment['folder']	📱 Any client	👤 User settings
attachment_folder_free_space	❗Useful for any clients	📱 Any client	👤 user.quota > 0
❌	previews['max-gif-size']	📱 Any client
enable_matterbridge	❓Not sure if it is useful	⚙️ Admin Settings	🗃️ Server config
❌	signaling['hello-v2-token-key']	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config
❌	signaling['session-ping-limit']	📱 Any client	🗃️ Server config

Also, all the Capabilities are available from the Initial State initial-state-core-capabilities.

Proposals:

1. Add all missing in Capabilities API configs from the Initial State
   • What about Web Only settings? Should they be a part of Capabilities?
2. Use only one source of config in Talk Web frontend, do not mix.
   • As Capabilities are used in all clients and also available in Talk Web, it seems to be a better choice.

Notes:

• attachment_folder_free_space could be replaced with User Metadata quota.free > 0

See also:

• https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/blob/master/lib/Capabilities.php
• https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/blob/master/lib/TInitialState.php

[ShGKme]

I updated the table, and added more info about what capabilities are required for the desktop and other clients and what are not. I'm not sure about some of them, feel free to edit.