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Summary

Add file upload sample to Interactive Dialog demos

Demonstrates the file dialog element type, including single and multiple file uploads.

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  • /dialog file-upload — opens a dialog with a single-file field, a multi-file field (AllowMultiple), and an optional description textarea
  • /dialog file-upload-clear — clears the persisted upload state

Handler (server/http_hooks.go) — POST /dialog/file-upload posts a bot message summarizing the submission with the uploaded files attached via FileIds. Reads file IDs from request.FileIds, falling back to parsing comma-separated IDs out of the submission values. Handles the cancel case with its own message.

Persistence — submitted file IDs are stored in the KV store per user (file_upload_) and pre-populated as element Default values when the dialog is reopened, so previously uploaded files carry over.

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Fixes https://mattermost.atlassian.net/browse/MM-69122

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The plugin adds a file-upload dialog with optional file fields and a description. Commands open or clear persisted values. A new endpoint creates posts with attached files and stores per-user file IDs. Go and dependency versions are updated.

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File upload dialog workflow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Dialog definition and commands
server/dialog_samples.go, server/command_hooks.go
Adds optional single-file, multi-file, and 500-character description fields. Adds commands to open the dialog, restore valid stored values, or clear stored upload data.
Dialog submission endpoint
server/http_hooks.go
Registers /dialog/file-upload. The handler processes cancellation, descriptions, file IDs, user lookup, post creation, persistence, and HTTP responses.

Dependency and toolchain updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Go toolchain and dependencies
go.mod
Updates the required Go version and direct and indirect dependency versions.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

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The PR adds a file-upload dialog sample and related commands without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining; it is merge-ready after normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant CommandHooks
  participant FileUploadDialog
  participant DialogEndpoint
  participant MattermostAPI
  participant KVStorage
  User->>CommandHooks: Run file-upload command
  CommandHooks->>KVStorage: Load stored file IDs
  CommandHooks->>FileUploadDialog: Open dialog with defaults
  User->>DialogEndpoint: Submit dialog
  DialogEndpoint->>MattermostAPI: Create post with attached files
  DialogEndpoint->>KVStorage: Save file IDs by element
  DialogEndpoint-->>User: Return submission status
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Inline comments:
In `@server/command_hooks.go`:
- Around line 567-573: Update the file-upload-clear case to capture the
*model.AppError returned by p.API.KVDelete and return an appropriate error
response when it is non-nil; only return the existing ephemeral success response
after deletion succeeds.

In `@server/http_hooks.go`:
- Around line 1090-1101: Update the file-ID persistence block to normalize IDs
from both request.Submission and request.FileIds into stored, then always
replace the user’s KV entry with the current state or delete it when no files
are submitted. Ensure the flow preserves accepted single_file and multi_file
formats so command_hooks restoration cannot reuse stale IDs.
- Around line 1030-1034: Update the dialog error handling around GetUser and
CreatePost so processing failures write HTTP 200 with a JSON error response
rather than an empty or unwritten response. Preserve the existing logging and
early returns, and use the established dialog error-response format or helper if
available.
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@sbishel sbishel changed the title File upload sample Implement Interactive Dialog - File upload sample Aug 13, 2026
@sbishel sbishel added the 2: Dev Review Requires review by a core committer label Aug 14, 2026
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sbishel requested a review from hanzei August 17, 2026 19:33

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I'm exited to see file uploads in dialogs now!

Modal state doesn't clear after upload

I'm surprised to see that the modal keeps it's state after it has been uploaded. Is that the default pattern we want to suggest other to adopt? It seems contrary to how handle the dialog state today.

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Dropzone

Not a blocker: I would love to see dropzone upload similar to what I'm doing in mattermost/mattermost#37569
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Modal state doesn't clear after upload

How that is handled is up to the plugin. I wrote it this way intentionally to demo the ability of a plugin to keep the existing state or be able to clear it via /dialog file-upload-clear. If the plugin was written to clear state every time it would only demonstrate one side of that equation.

Dropzone

That's awesome. That wouldn't be handled in the plugin though. That needs to be added to the mattermost core functionality. I have created a Jira Ticket to implement this. See https://mattermost.atlassian.net/browse/MM-70302

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sbishel requested a review from hanzei August 18, 2026 14:52
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