App Registry

The app-registry service is the single point where all apps register themselves and their respective supported mime types.

Administrators can set default applications on a per MIME type basis and also allow the creation of new files for certain MIME types. This per MIME type configuration also features a description, file extension option and an icon.

• MIME Type Configuration / Creation Allow List
  • MIME Type Configuration
• App Drivers
  • CS3org WOPI Server App Driver
  • App Provider Configuration
• Endpoint Access
  • Listing available apps and mime types
  • Open a File With ownCloud Web
  • Open a File With the App Provider
  • Creating a File With the App Provider
• Example Yaml Config

The apps will register their supported MIME types automatically, so that users can open supported files with them.

Administrators can set default applications for each MIME type and also allow the creation of new files for certain mime types. This, per MIME type configuration, also features a description, file extension option and an icon.

Modifing the MIME type config can only be achieved via a yaml configuration. Using environment variables is not possible. For an example, see the ocis_wopi/config/ocis/app-registry.yaml at docker-compose example. The following is a brief structure and a field description:

Structure

app_registry:
  mimetypes:
  - mime_type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
    extension: ods
    name: OpenSpreadsheet
    description: OpenDocument spreadsheet document
    icon: https://some-website.test/opendocument-spreadsheet-icon.png
    default_app: Collabora
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: ...

Fields

• mime_type
  The MIME type you want to configure.
• extension
  The file extension to be used for new files.
• name
  The name of the file / MIME type.
• description
  The human-readable description of the file / MIME type.
• icon
  The URL to an icon which should be used for that MIME type.
• default_app
  The name of the default app which opens this MIME type if the user doesn’t specify one.
• allow_creation
  Whether a user should be able to create new files of that MIME type (true or false).

App drivers represent apps if the app is not able to register itself. Currently there is only the CS3org WOPI server app driver.

The CS3org WOPI server app driver is included in Infinite Scale by default. It needs at least one WOPI-compliant app like Collabora, OnlyOffice or the Microsoft Online Server or a CS3org WOPI bridge supported app like CodiMD or Etherpad and the CS3org WOPI server.

The configuration of the actual app provider in a docker-compose example can be found in the full ocis-wopi example directory especially in the config sections ocis-appprovider-collabora and ocis-appprovider-onlyoffice.

Clients, for example ownCloud Web, need to offer users the available apps to open files and mime types for new file creation. This information can be obtained from this endpoint.

Endpoint: specified in the capabilities in apps_url, currently /app/list

Method: HTTP GET

Authentication: None

Request example:

curl 'https://ocis.test/app/list'

Response example:

HTTP status code: 200

{
  "mime-types": [
    {
      "mime_type": "application/pdf",
      "ext": "pdf",
      "app_providers": [
        {
          "name": "OnlyOffice",
          "icon": "https://some-website.test/onlyoffice-pdf-icon.png"
        }
      ],
      "name": "PDF",
      "description": "PDF document"
    },
    {
      "mime_type": "application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text",
      "ext": "odt",
      "app_providers": [
        {
          "name": "Collabora",
          "icon": "https://some-website.test/collabora-odt-icon.png"
        },
        {
          "name": "OnlyOffice",
          "icon": "https://some-website.test/onlyoffice-odt-icon.png"
        }
      ],
      "name": "OpenDocument",
      "icon": "https://some-website.test/opendocument-text-icon.png",
      "description": "OpenDocument text document",
      "allow_creation": true,
      "default_application": "Collabora"
    },
    {
      "mime_type": "text/markdown",
      "ext": "md",
      "app_providers": [
        {
          "name": "CodiMD",
          "icon": "https://some-website.test/codimd-md-icon.png"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Markdown file",
      "description": "Markdown file",
      "allow_creation": true,
      "default_application": "CodiMD"
    },
    {
      "mime_type": "application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroenabled.12",
      "app_providers": [
        {
          "name": "Collabora",
          "icon": "https://some-website.test/collabora-word-icon.png"
        },
        {
          "name": "OnlyOffice",
          "icon": "https://some-website.test/onlyoffice-word-icon.png"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "mime_type": "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroenabled.12",
      "app_providers": [
        {
          "name": "Collabora",
          "icon": "https://some-website.test/collabora-powerpoint-icon.png"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Endpoint: specified in the capabilities in open_web_url, currently /app/open-with-web

Method: HTTP POST

Authentication (one of them):

• Authorization header with OIDC Bearer token for authenticated users or basic auth credentials (if enabled in oCIS)
• X-Access-Token header with a REVA token for authenticated users

Query parameters:

• file_id (mandatory): id of the file to be opened
• app_name (optional)
  • default (not given): default app for mime type
  • possible values depend on the app providers for a mimetype from the /app/open endpoint

Request examples:

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/open-with-web?file_id=ZmlsZTppZAo='

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/open-with-web?file_id=ZmlsZTppZAo=&app_name=Collabora'

Response examples:

The URI from the response JSON is intended to be opened with a GET request in a browser. If the user has not yet a session in the browser, a login flow is handled by ownCloud Web.

HTTP status code: 200

{
  "uri": "https://....."
}

Example responses (error case):

See error cases for Open a file with the app provider

Endpoint: specified in the capabilities in open_url, currently /app/open

Method: HTTP POST

Authentication (one of them):

• Authorization header with OIDC Bearer token for authenticated users or basic auth credentials (if enabled in oCIS)
• Public-Token header with public link token for public links
• X-Access-Token header with a REVA token for authenticated users

Query parameters:

• file_id (mandatory): id of the file to be opened
• app_name (optional)
  • default (not given): default app for mime type
  • possible values depend on the app providers for a mimetype from the /app/open endpoint
• view_mode (optional)
  • default (not given): highest possible view mode, depending on the file permissions
  • possible values:
    • write: user can edit and download in the opening app
    • read: user can view and download from the opening app
    • view: user can view in the opening app (download is not possible)
• lang (optional)
  • default (not given): default language of the application (which might maybe use the browser language)
  • possible value is any ISO 639-1 language code. Examples:
    • de
    • en
    • es
    • …

Request examples:

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/open?file_id=ZmlsZTppZAo='

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/open?file_id=ZmlsZTppZAo=&lang=de'

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/open?file_id=ZmlsZTppZAo=&app_name=Collabora'

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/open?file_id=ZmlsZTppZAo=&view_mode=read'

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/open?file_id=ZmlsZTppZAo=&app_name=Collabora&view_mode=write'

Response examples:

All apps are expected to be opened in an iframe and the response will give some parameters for that action.

There are apps, which need to be opened in the iframe with a form post. The form post must include all form parameters included in the response. For these apps the response will look like this:

HTTP status code: 200

{
  "app_url": "https://.....",
  "method": "POST",
  "form_parameters": {
    "access_token": "eyJ0...",
    "access_token_ttl": "1634300912000",
    "arbitrary_param": "lorem-ipsum"
  }
}

There are apps, which need to be opened in the iframe with a GET request. The GET request must have set all headers included in the response. For these apps the response will look like this:

HTTP status code: 200

{
  "app_url": "https://...",
  "method": "GET",
  "headers": {
    "access_token": "eyJ0e...",
    "access_token_ttl": "1634300912000",
    "arbitrary_header": "lorem-ipsum"
  }
}

Example responses (error case):

• missing file_id

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "missing file ID"
  }
  

• wrong view_mode

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "invalid view mode"
  }
  

• unknown app_name

  HTTP status code: 404

  {
    "code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "error: not found: app 'Collabora' not found"
  }
  

• wrong / invalid file id

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "invalid file ID"
  }
  

• file id does not point to a file

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "the given file id does not point to a file"
  }
  

• file does not exist / unauthorized to open the file

  HTTP status code: 404

  {
    "code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "file does not exist"
  }
  

• invalid language code

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "lang parameter does not contain a valid ISO 639-1 language code"
  }
  

Endpoint: specified in the capabilities in new_file_url, currently /app/new

Method: HTTP POST

Authentication (one of them):

• Authorization header with OIDC Bearer token for authenticated users or basic auth credentials (if enabled in oCIS)
• Public-Token header with public link token for public links
• X-Access-Token header with a REVA token for authenticated users

Query parameters:

• parent_container_id (mandatory): ID of the folder in which the file will be created
• filename (mandatory): name of the new file
• template (optional): not yet implemented

Request examples:

curl -X POST 'https://ocis.test/app/new?parent_container_id=c2lkOmNpZAo=&filename=test.odt'

Response example:

You will receive a file id of the freshly created file, which you can use to open the file in an editor.

{
  "file_id": "ZmlsZTppZAo="
}

Example responses (error case):

• missing parent_container_id

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "missing parent container ID"
  }
  

• missing filename

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "missing filename"
  }
  

• parent container not found

  HTTP status code: 404

  {
    "code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "the parent container is not accessible or does not exist"
  }
  

• parent_container_id does not point to a container

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "the parent container id does not point to a container"
  }
  

• filename is invalid (e.g. includes a path segment)

  HTTP status code: 400

  {
    "code": "INVALID_PARAMETER",
    "message": "the filename must not contain a path segment"
  }
  

• file already exists

  HTTP status code: 403

  {
    "code": "RESOURCE_ALREADY_EXISTS",
    "message": "the file already exists"
  }
  

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# Autogenerated
# Filename: app-registry-config-example.yaml

tracing:
  enabled: false
  type: ""
  endpoint: ""
  collector: ""
log:
  level: ""
  pretty: false
  color: false
  file: ""
debug:
  addr: 127.0.0.1:9243
  token: ""
  pprof: false
  zpages: false
grpc:
  addr: 127.0.0.1:9242
  tls: null
  protocol: tcp
token_manager:
  jwt_secret: ""
reva:
  address: com.owncloud.api.gateway
  tls:
    mode: ""
    cacert: ""
app_registry:
  mimetypes:
  - mime_type: application/pdf
    extension: pdf
    name: PDF
    description: PDF document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: false
  - mime_type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text
    extension: odt
    name: OpenDocument
    description: OpenDocument text document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet
    extension: ods
    name: OpenSpreadsheet
    description: OpenDocument spreadsheet document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation
    extension: odp
    name: OpenPresentation
    description: OpenDocument presentation document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
    extension: docx
    name: Microsoft Word
    description: Microsoft Word document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.form
    extension: docxf
    name: Form Document
    description: Form Document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
    extension: xlsx
    name: Microsoft Excel
    description: Microsoft Excel document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation
    extension: pptx
    name: Microsoft PowerPoint
    description: Microsoft PowerPoint document
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/vnd.jupyter
    extension: ipynb
    name: Jupyter Notebook
    description: Jupyter Notebook
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: false
  - mime_type: text/markdown
    extension: md
    name: Markdown file
    description: Markdown file
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: true
  - mime_type: application/compressed-markdown
    extension: zmd
    name: Compressed markdown file
    description: Compressed markdown file
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: false
  - mime_type: application/vnd.geogebra.slides
    extension: ggs
    name: GeoGebra Slides
    description: GeoGebra Slides
    icon: ""
    default_app: ""
    allow_creation: false