Upload invitations

[filez]

Upload invitations

[ArnaudD]

Delayed for FileZ 2.2, this feature depends on the user refactoring

[steamraven]

This is definitely a hot issue for us and would love to see it.

[steamraven]

I am trying to implement this in 2.1. This is the major behavior I am looking at implementing:

Note: User is the person creating the invitation. Guest is the recipient of the invitation or invitee.

1. After user logs in, user can initiate an invitation through a link on the main page
2. User is presented with dialog box with:
   • Email of invitee (guest) (only 1)
   • Custom message for email
   • Lifetime and start date of invitation
3. Based on above information, invitation is created and stored in database
4. Invitation is emailed to guest (from user) with unique link
5. When guest navigates to link, guest is "authenticated" by checking if invitation is still valid.

• Exists
• User is valid
• Not Completed Already
• Within the valid time frame

6. invitation id and guest status are stored in session
7. Guest is presented an upload form (same as regular upload form)
   • File
   • Comments
   • Lifetime and start date
   • Notification check-box (means something different than regular upload)
   • Password set
8. Upload is "authenticated" by checking for guest status and correct invitation ID
9. File is created for User. File will show up in the User's file list. (Created by set to User)
10. If upload successful, notification sent to User of upload complete (always)
    Otherwise, upload form and error displayed
11. If notification check-box, guest is sent an email of upload complete. Should NOT include new file link
12. Invitation is completed so no more upload is allowed
13. Guest is redirected to completed status page
14. When User navigates to file link (through email or file list), User is authenticated through standard mechanism
15. If password set, User is prompted for password. (owner check is skipped)

I would appreciate feedback from the community on this. I have a prototype up and will be giving details as soon as possible.

[C-Duv]

I think it's a must-have.
It might be useful for theses guest-uploads to be listed as such (in a separate table/list) for better clarity and allowing user (the invitation sender) to keep track of it's invitation: the one that are sent, the one that are responded (a file had been uploaded) and the one that had timed-out (not responded within given time frame).

[bartounet16]

Hello
I am very interesting about this issue.
I don't find any project that permit this issue...
Have you an idea ?