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mmctl: Add the ability to auto-add users to a team when moving a channel

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#30,332 opened on Feb 25, 2025

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Description

When running mmctl teams channel move if there are users not in the destination team, that are in the channel, the command fails with a simple error message. The server logs do contain warning logs about which users need to be added but the command output does not.

It would be a much better experience if:

  1. The command output listed the users that needed to be added, and
  2. There was a flag that auto added missing users to the team

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JIRA: https://mattermost.atlassian.net/browse/MM-62918

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Research direction
Explore the mmctl codebase to understand the current implementation of the 'teams channel move' command. Identify where the error occurs and how to list users not in the destination team. Implement a flag to auto add those users to the team.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backendcli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GoCLI development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75