Server: Public API to file versions

[caco3]

I would like to write a KDE 5 Dolphin integration to list and revert to previous versions of a file.
Is there an REST API available to access the version information like the sidebar does in the files app?

The documentation at https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/11/user_manual/files/version_control.html doesnt give any information on that.

[MorrisJobke]

cc @schiessle @rullzer Is this exposed via DAV or OCS?

[rullzer]

This is currently not exposed. However it would probabaly be good to do so. I guess webdav makes the most sense since serving binary data over OCS is terrible.

So to sum up

1. it is not there
2. it probably should be there
3. We should do this over DAV

[MorrisJobke]

@rullzer This is also wanted for Android (see #5761)

[caco3]

Great work!
Looking forward to implement a KDE dolphin client for this.
Is there already an API documentation available?

[rullzer]

Not yet writing docs is on my todo

[jospoortvliet]

Great work!
Looking forward to implement a KDE dolphin client for this.
Is there already an API documentation available?
Any chance to integrate this in the desktop client and its dolphin integration?!?? There is a bunch of changes for the upcoming release introducing a sub menu... A 'versions' window might fit there.

[jospoortvliet]

@caco3 the android app implemented this feature already, perhaps you can peak there :smile:

https://github.com/nextcloud/android/pull/2685