Join a conversation from the same server by entering a direct link

[Cris70]

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I am using Nextcloud Talk on linux, through the official flatpak package.
When a colleague sends me a Talk link, I cannot open it in the Nextcloud Talk desktop application, because it opens in the default browser.
If I put the link in the search bar of the desktop application, it tries to create a new conversation with that link as name.
If I click on "Join open conversations", the conversation does not appear, even when it is already started (probably because I was not explicitly added as a participant).
I tried to create a custom link handler, but there are no documented command-line options. Trying to run the application from the CLI with the URL as parameter does not open the conversation.

Describe the solution you'd like
In order of preference, starting from the most preferred:

• A way to open a conversation directly in-app through the shared link (as Google Meet)
• A way to make the desktop app open when the URL is opened in a browser
• A way to pass the URL as parameter to the command line, so that I can create a custom handler

Describe alternatives you've considered
Alternatives (or, rather, work-arounds) I considered are already described above.

Additional context
Nextcloud Talk v2.0.2 on linux openSUSE Tumbleweed. I know v2.0.3 is available, but when I tried it it couldn't connect to the server (which is v31.0.10).

[ShGKme]

• A way to open a conversation directly in-app through the shared link (as Google Meet)

If you mean having a link/button that directly opens Talk Desktop, it is covered by:

• Application protocol for "Open in Talk Desktop" links #387

• A way to make the desktop app open when the URL is opened in a browser

It will be done as a part of the issue above

• A way to pass the URL as parameter to the command line, so that I can create a custom handler

It might be a nice optional addition to the feature above, but quite niche IMO.

If I put the link in the search bar of the desktop application, it tries to create a new conversation with that link as name.

Adding a way to enter a link to join a conversation might be useful. But we'd need to think about a good place on the UI for it.

A related problem is opening a conversation as a guest:

• Connect to a public chat as a guest #814

[ShGKme]

Adding a way to enter a link to join a conversation might be useful. But we'd need to think about a good place on the UI for it

I'll rename the issue to only keep this part.

Other parts are coverred by different features.

[ShGKme]

Feature proposal

Add an action to the main menu

Action opens a dialog to enter the conversation link

@nimishavijay @nickvergessen Any objections?

[Cris70]

• A way to open a conversation directly in-app through the shared link (as Google Meet)

If you mean having a link/button that directly opens Talk Desktop, it is covered by:

* [Application protocol for "Open in Talk Desktop" links #387](https://github.com/nextcloud/talk-desktop/issues/387)

No, what I mean is what you're proposing in your next message.

Regarding the implementation of the application protocol, that would be awesome, but I see the issue is stalled since 2023...

[ShGKme]

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