Feature Request: Displaying @fp.o email address in noggin instead of account email.

[markrosenbaum]

Hi All,
I was thinking it might be nice for contributors to be able to check a box in Noggin settings that would allow them to display their @fedoraproject.org email alias instead of their account email. It wouldn't hide their usual email from an IPA/LDAP standpoint but would just be a cosmetic change in Noggin.
Tell me what you guys think,
Mark

[abompard]

That's entirely possible, what do you think @ryanlerch ?

[github-actions]

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[sgollor]

Greetings, Sam here. I am interested in helping with this issue. Let's go!

[sgollor]

The noggin application is now up and running on the virtual machine. Among a few issues, the "noggin" VM needed a specific software library (krb5‑config) for its security features, but it wasn't installed. I installed the krb5‑devel package on the "noggin" VM to provide this. Moving forward.

[sgollor]

I’ve successfully added the mailalternateaddress attribute in the FreeIPA server, under the CLI name --altemail, which will carry the Fedora Project email alias. Though it will be renamed to fasEmail or any other acceptable attribute name as we advance.

Before proceeding further, I want to confirm the right field to use in Noggin:

• fasrhbzemail is clearly intended for Red Hat Bugzilla addresses.

• Should we treat --altemail (backed by mailalternateaddress) as the canonical Fedora Project email field?

Clarifying which attribute is preferred will help ensure we implement this consistently. Thank you.

[sgollor]

I am changing the implementation approach. Creating a new attribute "mailAlternateAddress" to handle the Fedora Project email comes with complications. I think the display @f.p.o email feature can be implemented using the existing mail attribute, which is already multi-valued.

[abompard]

Actually, the Fedora email alias can easily be computed by Noggin. What Noggin lacks is whether the user wants to display their actual email or the alias. This means some boolean must be added to IPA, somewhat similar to the fasIsPrivate attribute.

[sgollor]

I am using a Checkbox (Boolean field) to add a tag in the user description attribute in IPA. When the box is checked, a tag is added to the description attribute (display_fedoraproject_email=true) and the fedoraproject.org email is displayed. On the other hand, if the box is unchecked, the tag is removed, and Noggin displays the primary email. I will do a pull request for review.

[sgollor]

I have created the pull request. @abompard @markrosenbaum

[sgollor]

From the feedback so far, below is the proposed course of action to solve this issue:

1. Get Fedora Project Email from users who are part of the fedora-contributor group
   • Compute in Noggin (e.g. <username>@fedoraproject.org)
2. Add a new Boolean attribute to IPA – e.g. fpIsPublic
   • If true and the user has a Fedora Project (FP) email, then display FP email
   • Else, display the Primary email
3. Warning Message: Show the “you don’t have a Fedora alias” note when the user is not in the fedora-contributor group.
4. Don't use the "description" attribute, and don't allow users to add additional email addresses.