Feature request: ability to add multiple magnet URLs

[roperzh]

Currently, you can only add one magnet link at a time. It would be awesome to have a bulk import functionality where you can paste a list of magnet links and they're parsed as multiple torrents.

If you're interested in this feature, I'd be happy to give it a go.

One idea could be to make the input in the current UI a text area that allows multiple links.

Another idea is to listen to a global "paste" shortcut and process the clipboard for magnet links

[qu1ck]

Another idea is to listen to a global "paste" shortcut and process the clipboard for magnet links

The app does not have clipboard read permission and I intend to keep it that way because reading clipboard is a high risk security hole. You can only paste into writable text fields with focus, that is handled on OS/browser level.

One idea could be to make the input in the current UI a text area that allows multiple links.

This is viable but here are some gotchas.

1. What if some/all links are duplicates or existing torrents, how to indicate that?
2. Transmission does not support batch add torrents, you will have to issue a separate rpc call for each link. What should happen when some/all fail? How to indicate progress?

Suggest reasonable UI for these and if you are up to it PRs are always welcome.

My preference would be

1. Ideally show which specific ones are duplicates, this would need a custom text input with formatting support. But at a minimum you need an indicator "some torrents already exist" as an error under the field like I have now for existing torrent.
2. Have a persistent notification pop up which is tracking the progress of add operations. Mantine lib supports that. At the end show a pop up with a tally of all operations (green if all succeeded, red otherwise).

[roperzh]

@qu1ck thanks for taking a look!

• What if some/all links are duplicates or existing torrents, how to indicate that?
• Transmission does not support batch add torrents, you will have to issue a separate rpc call for each link. What should happen when some/all fail? How to indicate progress?

the UI already supports batch adding torrent files, you can select multiple torrents from the file explorer. I was imagining that both the UX and the rpc handling will be the same, if anything just for consistency.

[qu1ck]

Oh, yeah, apparently it does :) Can't remember all the things I did over the years.

Currently there is a separate pop up for each result. I wouldn't mind that being reworked with single process tracking pop up (wink wink) but you can do same UI.