Tab Synchronization overwriting changes

[sascha-wi]

Which version of floccus are you using?

5.3.4

How many bookmarks do you have, roughly?

20-30

Are you using other means to sync bookmarks in parallel to floccus?

No

Sync method

WebDAV

Which browser are you using? In case you are using the phone App, specify the Android or iOS version and device please.

Firefox

Which version of Nextcloud Bookmarks are you using? (if relevant)

No response

Which version of Nextcloud? (if relevant)

28.0.7

What kind of WebDAV server are you using? (if relevant)

Nextcloud

Describe the Bug

I set up a sync profile on two devices to only sync all my tabs.

Expected Behavior

That changes to my tabs are replicated on any device by modification date.

To Reproduce

Not sure, I guess if I'd open my home device and press sync, some weird sychronization would happen, not taking into account changes I made on my current device.

I would add the log, but for gods sake why are the bookmarks in cleartext?

Debug log provided

• I have provided a debug log file

[github-actions]

Hello 👋

Thank you for taking the time to open this issue with floccus. I know it's frustrating when software
causes problems. You have made the right choice to come here and open an issue to make sure your problem gets looked at
and if possible solved.
I'm Marcel and I created floccus a few years ago, maintaining it ever since. I currently work for Nextcloud
which leaves me with less time for side projects like this one than I used to have.
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Until then, please be patient.
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I look forward to working with you on this issue
Cheers 💙

[marcelklehr]

for gods sake why are the bookmarks in cleartext?

You can choose the redacted logs, where bookmarks are not in cleartext.

[marcelklehr]

Describe the Bug
I set up a sync profile on two devices to only sync all my tabs.

This doesn't sound like a bug?

[marcelklehr]

The merge strategy is known to cause issues for tab sync, due to technical limitations of the webextension tab API. The only recommendation to sync tabs well right now that I have is to use the push and pull strategies, e.g. manual push and pull buttons in floccus, to sync tabs, instead of using the merge strategy.

[marcelklehr]

Maybe there's away to have a sane merge sync with tabs after all. I'm looking into this again. I'll keep you posted.