crowd-funder-for-time-pwa/docs/contact-sharing-url-solution.md

Contact Sharing - URL Solution

Overview

Simple implementation to switch ContactQRScanShowView from copying QR value (CSV) to copying a URL for better user experience.

Problem

The ContactQRScanShowView was copying QR value (CSV content) to clipboard instead of a URL, making contact sharing less user-friendly.

Solution

Updated the onCopyUrlToClipboard() method in ContactQRScanShowView.vue to generate and copy a URL instead of the QR value.

Changes Made

ContactQRScanShowView.vue

Added Imports:

import { generateEndorserJwtUrlForAccount } from "../libs/endorserServer";
import { Account } from "@/db/tables/accounts";

Updated Method:

async onCopyUrlToClipboard() {
  try {
    // Generate URL for sharing
    const account = (await libsUtil.retrieveFullyDecryptedAccount(
      this.activeDid,
    )) as Account;
    const jwtUrl = await generateEndorserJwtUrlForAccount(
      account,
      this.isRegistered,
      this.givenName,
      this.profileImageUrl,
      true,
    );
    
    // Copy the URL to clipboard
    useClipboard()
      .copy(jwtUrl)
      .then(() => {
        this.notify.toast(
          "Copied",
          NOTIFY_QR_URL_COPIED.message,
          QR_TIMEOUT_MEDIUM,
        );
      });
  } catch (error) {
    logger.error("Failed to generate contact URL:", error);
    this.notify.error("Failed to generate contact URL. Please try again.");
  }
}

Benefits

1. Better UX: Recipients can click the URL to add contact directly
2. Consistency: Both ContactQRScanShowView and ContactQRScanFullView now use URL format
3. Error Handling: Graceful fallback if URL generation fails
4. Simple: Minimal changes, no new components needed

User Experience

Before:

• Click QR code → Copy CSV data to clipboard
• Recipient must paste CSV into input field

After:

• Click QR code → Copy URL to clipboard
• Recipient clicks URL → Contact added automatically

Testing

• ✅ Linting passes
• ✅ Error handling implemented
• ✅ Consistent with ContactQRScanFullView behavior
• ✅ Maintains existing notification system

Deployment

Ready for deployment. No breaking changes, maintains backward compatibility.