Indicate file access to the File Provider

[j-lakeman]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
If storing the database in a cloud especially a self-hosted one it can take quite some time for it to be obtained.

Describe the solution you'd like
Upon opening KeePassDX it could already start downloading the most recent file in the background.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Waiting around

Additional context

[J-Jamet]

KeePassDX does not download any files, and can only open the data stream sent to it by the file provider.
For more information on how KeePassDX works, read https://github.com/Kunzisoft/KeePassDX/wiki/File-Manager-and-Sync
The functionality you require depends on the synchronization application you use.

[j-lakeman]

I know, thanks for the clarification though. I should've communicated clearer.
Could KeePassDX try to access the file before the user entered the credentials? This way when pointed to WebDAV or Nextcloud or sth else, the file should already start downloading in the background by the respective service provider. Meanwhile the credentials could be entered by the user and then applied to the now possibly updated file.

[J-Jamet]

Ha I understand the request better. What you want is rather a URI “touch” to tell the file provider that we want to access it before it's actually available.

I'll have to see if there are special methods for this, but KeePassDX already check the file metadata in the database list.
One solution would be to do a sort of blind pull that would check the metadata status of the file periodically, but I don't like this method because we don't know how long it will take and it's not up to the client to do a permanent check.

If the download only starts when you request access to the file, it's normal not to be able to access it until the full download. There should only be a download indication or a link to the previous cached file. This is the kind of workflow I need to resolve in the design of the FileSync application.

[j-lakeman]

Ha I understand the request better. What you want is rather a URI “touch” to tell the file provider that we want to access it before it's actually available.

Exactly this. Like a short attempt to read the file.