Collaboration

Enables real-time team collaboration through comments, mentions, and activity tracking

Overview

The Collaboration subdomain provides real-time communication and activity tracking capabilities within TaskFlow, enabling teams to discuss work, mention colleagues, and track all changes.

Key Capabilities

  • Comments & Discussions: Rich-text comments on tasks with @mentions
  • Activity Feed: Chronological log of all actions and changes
  • Mentions: Notify team members using @username
  • Reactions: Emoji reactions to comments
  • Attachments: File uploads in comments
  • Real-time Updates: Live collaboration with presence indicators

Comment Features

  • Rich text formatting (Markdown support)
  • @mentions to notify specific users
  • File and image attachments
  • Edit and delete capabilities
  • Threading for organized discussions
  • Emoji reactions

Activity Tracking

All actions are logged:

  • Task creation and updates
  • Status changes
  • Assignments
  • Comments
  • Attachments added/removed
  • Field changes with before/after values

Real-time Architecture

  • WebSocket connections for instant updates
  • Presence detection (who’s viewing/typing)
  • Optimistic UI updates
  • Conflict resolution for simultaneous edits