Copy/paste a DNS server configuration from one device to another

[GabrielBoehme13]

Since iCloud sync is apparently not planned (#22), and the ability to import/export servers is held up by implementation questions (#91), what if we could just copy/paste server configurations between devices?

I regularly use the built-in ability to copy/paste data from one device to another in other apps, so this would be an intuitive way to copy a server configuration from one device and paste it on another (or even the same device), without needing a complex import/export process.

Here's how I was thinking it could work, after you've determined the data format you want to use for DNSecure server configurations in the pasteboard:

1. On one device, select a server configuration to view it. Scroll down to the bottom and click its "Copy Server" button to copy. (Optionally also implement long-tap/right-click on a server configuration in the list view to bring up a "Copy Server" option.)
2. On another device, in the DNSecure app, click the "+" button to add a new server configuration, and select the "Paste Server" option. This would create a new entry from the copied server configuration data, or report an error if the pasteboard doesn't contain data in the expected server configuration copy format. (Optionally also allow the creation of a server configuration when the pasteboard contains just an https: or tls: link.)

While this would be limited to copying only one server configuration at a time, I think it's an intuitive path forward that would work very well for the majority of your users.

[kkebo]

@GabrielBoehme13, thank you for your suggestion. I think it's a good idea as one option. Unfortunately, however, adopting that idea won't make the implementation happen any sooner.

the ability to import/export servers is held up by implementation questions (#91)

There are no questions. There are simply things that must be decided. The delay in implementing #91 is simply because I haven't had time to work on DNSecure.

In my estimation, implementing copy/paste and implementing export/import will take roughly the same amount of time.

So please stay tuned. Thanks.