"Send to Connector" functionality from Catalog page to directly open a negotiation dialog in Connector

[richardtreier]

Feature Request

Description

With our open source connector UI in sovity/edc-ui it would be possible to support a better flow for consuming data offers.

Optional flow

• The Connector UI would have an optional configuration parameter "Broker".
• Then the Catalog Page in MDS Connectors could contain a link "Visit Broker", something similar or something more prominent.
• Upon clicking on that "Visit Broker" link, the link will contain additional information such as ?myConnector=https://my-connector/catalog.

Main flow

• Data offers in Catalog will show an additional action "Consume in your Connector" with an optional dropdown list of one owns connectors.
• Upon clicking "Consume in your Connector", you will be redirected back to your catalog with ?otherConnectorEndpoint=https://other-connector&contract_offer_id=....
• The Connector UI now instantly opens said contract offer and is ready for negotiation.

Thus allowing a user to seamlessly use the broker. The above mentioned changes would only affect the UIs and would not interfere with broker compatibility regarding other EDC Frontends or Backends.

Which Areas Would Be Affected?

UI

Why Is the Feature Desired?

This would not require any backend changes. The Broker itself will always have full up-to-date functionality compared to individual connectors.

[SebastianOpriel]

The authority portal knows about all Connectors registered by the organization of a user. We could implement a bridge like Android Store does, where we have some kind of deep link to directly open the negotiate view for an asset from the AP's catalog page.