Added the file/newFile menu including menu entries

examples/playwright/src/tests/theia-main-menu.test.ts

@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ test.describe('Theia Main Menu', () => {
         expect(await mainMenu.isOpen()).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    test("should show the menu items 'New File' and 'New Folder'", async () => {
+    test("should show the menu items 'New Text File' and 'New Folder'", async () => {
         const mainMenu = await menuBar.openMenu('File');
         const menuItems = await mainMenu.visibleMenuItems();
-        expect(menuItems).toContain('New File...');
+        expect(menuItems).toContain('New Text File');
         expect(menuItems).toContain('New Folder...');
     });
 
-    test("should return menu item by name 'New File'", async () => {
+    test("should return menu item by name 'New Text File'", async () => {
         const mainMenu = await menuBar.openMenu('File');
-        const menuItem = await mainMenu.menuItemByName('New File...');
+        const menuItem = await mainMenu.menuItemByName('New Text File');
         expect(menuItem).toBeDefined();
 
         const label = await menuItem?.label();
-        expect(label).toBe('New File...');
+        expect(label).toBe('New Text File');
 
         const shortCut = await menuItem?.shortCut();
         expect(shortCut).toBe(OSUtil.isMacOS ? '⌥ N' : 'Alt+N');
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test.describe('Theia Main Menu', () => {
 
     test('should detect whether menu item has submenu', async () => {
         const mainMenu = await menuBar.openMenu('File');
-        const newFileItem = await mainMenu.menuItemByName('New File...');
+        const newFileItem = await mainMenu.menuItemByName('New Text File');
         const settingsItem = await mainMenu.menuItemByName('Preferences');
 
         expect(await newFileItem?.hasSubmenu()).toBe(false);

packages/core/src/browser/common-frontend-contribution.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import { UTF8 } from '../common/encodings';
 import { EnvVariablesServer } from '../common/env-variables';
 import { AuthenticationService } from './authentication-service';
 import { FormatType, Saveable, SaveOptions } from './saveable';
-import { QuickInputService, QuickPickItem, QuickPickItemOrSeparator } from './quick-input';
+import { QuickInputService, QuickPickItem, QuickPickItemOrSeparator, QuickPickSeparator } from './quick-input';
 import { AsyncLocalizationProvider } from '../common/i18n/localization';
 import { nls } from '../common/nls';
 import { CurrentWidgetCommandAdapter } from './shell/current-widget-command-adapter';
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import { LanguageQuickPickService } from './i18n/language-quick-pick-service';
 export namespace CommonMenus {
 
     export const FILE = [...MAIN_MENU_BAR, '1_file'];
+    export const FILE_NEW_TEXT = [...FILE, '1_new_text'];
     export const FILE_NEW = [...FILE, '1_new'];
     export const FILE_OPEN = [...FILE, '2_open'];
     export const FILE_SAVE = [...FILE, '3_save'];
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ export namespace CommonMenus {
     export const FILE_SETTINGS_SUBMENU_THEME = [...FILE_SETTINGS_SUBMENU, '2_settings_submenu_theme'];
     export const FILE_CLOSE = [...FILE, '6_close'];
 
+    export const FILE_NEW_CONTRIBUTIONS = 'file/newFile';
+
     export const EDIT = [...MAIN_MENU_BAR, '2_edit'];
     export const EDIT_UNDO = [...EDIT, '1_undo'];
     export const EDIT_CLIPBOARD = [...EDIT, '2_clipboard'];
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ export namespace CommonCommands {
 
     export const FILE_CATEGORY = 'File';
     export const VIEW_CATEGORY = 'View';
+    export const CREATE_CATEGORY = 'Create';
     export const PREFERENCES_CATEGORY = 'Preferences';
     export const FILE_CATEGORY_KEY = nls.getDefaultKey(FILE_CATEGORY);
     export const VIEW_CATEGORY_KEY = nls.getDefaultKey(VIEW_CATEGORY);
@@ -272,11 +276,16 @@ export namespace CommonCommands {
         category: VIEW_CATEGORY,
         label: 'Toggle Menu Bar'
     });
-    export const NEW_UNTITLED_FILE = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
-        id: 'workbench.action.files.newUntitledFile',
+    export const NEW_UNTITLED_TEXT_FILE = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
+        id: 'workbench.action.files.newUntitledTextFile',
         category: FILE_CATEGORY,
         label: 'New Untitled Text File'
     });
+    export const NEW_UNTITLED_FILE = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
+        id: 'workbench.action.files.newUntitledFile',
+        category: CREATE_CATEGORY,
+        label: 'New File...'
+    });
     export const SAVE = Command.toDefaultLocalizedCommand({
         id: 'core.save',
         category: FILE_CATEGORY,
@@ -371,6 +380,9 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributi
     @inject(CommandRegistry)
     protected readonly commandRegistry: CommandRegistry;
 
+    @inject(MenuModelRegistry)
+    protected readonly menuRegistry: MenuModelRegistry;
+
     @inject(StorageService)
     protected readonly storageService: StorageService;
 
@@ -545,6 +557,9 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributi
         registry.registerSubmenu(CommonMenus.VIEW, nls.localizeByDefault('View'));
         registry.registerSubmenu(CommonMenus.HELP, nls.localizeByDefault('Help'));
 
+        // For plugins contributing create new file commands/menu-actions
+        registry.registerIndependentSubmenu(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW_CONTRIBUTIONS, nls.localizeByDefault('New File...'));
+
         registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_SAVE, {
             commandId: CommonCommands.SAVE.id
         });
@@ -693,10 +708,16 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributi
 
         registry.registerSubmenu(CommonMenus.VIEW_APPEARANCE_SUBMENU, nls.localizeByDefault('Appearance'));
 
-        registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW, {
+        registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW_TEXT, {
+            commandId: CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_TEXT_FILE.id,
+            label: nls.localizeByDefault('New Text File'),
+            order: 'a'
+        });
+
+        registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW_TEXT, {
             commandId: CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_FILE.id,
             label: nls.localizeByDefault('New File...'),
-            order: 'a'
+            order: 'a1'
         });
     }
 
@@ -941,13 +962,17 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributi
             execute: () => this.toggleBreadcrumbs(),
             isToggled: () => this.isBreadcrumbsEnabled(),
         });
-        commandRegistry.registerCommand(CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_FILE, {
+        commandRegistry.registerCommand(CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_TEXT_FILE, {
             execute: async () => {
                 const untitledUri = this.untitledResourceResolver.createUntitledURI('', await this.workingDirProvider.getUserWorkingDir());
                 this.untitledResourceResolver.resolve(untitledUri);
                 return open(this.openerService, untitledUri);
             }
         });
+        commandRegistry.registerCommand(CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_FILE, {
+            execute: async () => this.showNewFilePicker()
+        });
+
         for (const [index, ordinal] of this.getOrdinalNumbers().entries()) {
             commandRegistry.registerCommand({ id: `workbench.action.focus${ordinal}EditorGroup`, label: index === 0 ? nls.localizeByDefault('Focus First Editor Group') : '', category: nls.localize(CommonCommands.VIEW_CATEGORY_KEY, CommonCommands.VIEW_CATEGORY) }, {
                 isEnabled: () => this.shell.mainAreaTabBars.length > index,
@@ -1097,8 +1122,12 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributi
                 when: 'activeEditorIsPinned'
             },
             {
-                command: CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_FILE.id,
+                command: CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_TEXT_FILE.id,
                 keybinding: this.isElectron() ? 'ctrlcmd+n' : 'alt+n',
+            },
+            {
+                command: CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_FILE.id,
+                keybinding: 'ctrlcmd+alt+n'
             }
         );
         for (const [index, ordinal] of this.getOrdinalNumbers().entries()) {
@@ -1294,6 +1323,43 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributi
             });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @todo https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/12824
+     */
+    protected async showNewFilePicker(): Promise<void> {
+        const newFileContributions = this.menuRegistry.getMenuNode(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW_CONTRIBUTIONS); // Add menus
+        const items: QuickPickItemOrSeparator[] = [
+            {
+                label: nls.localizeByDefault('New Text File'),
+                execute: async () => this.commandRegistry.executeCommand(CommonCommands.NEW_UNTITLED_TEXT_FILE.id)
+            },
+            ...newFileContributions.children
+                .flatMap(node => {
+                    if (node.children && node.children.length > 0) {
+                        return node.children;
+                    }
+                    return node;
+                })
+                .filter(node => node.role || node.command)
+                .map(node => {
+                    if (node.role) {
+                        return { type: 'separator' } as QuickPickSeparator;
+                    }
+                    const command = this.commandRegistry.getCommand(node.command!);
+                    return {
+                        label: command!.label!,
+                        execute: async () => this.commandRegistry.executeCommand(command!.id!)
+                    };
+
+                })
+        ];
+        this.quickInputService.showQuickPick(items, {
+            title: nls.localizeByDefault('New File...'),
+            placeholder: nls.localizeByDefault('Select File Type or Enter File Name...'),
+            canSelectMany: false
+        });
+    }
+
     registerColors(colors: ColorRegistry): void {
         colors.register(
             // Base Colors should be aligned with https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/theme-color#base-colors

packages/core/src/browser/window-contribution.ts

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class WindowContribution implements CommandContribution, KeybindingContri
     }
 
     registerMenus(registry: MenuModelRegistry): void {
-        registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW, {
+        registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW_TEXT, {
             commandId: WindowCommands.NEW_WINDOW.id,
             order: 'c'
         });

packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-commands.ts

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export namespace WorkspaceCommands {
 export class FileMenuContribution implements MenuContribution {
 
     registerMenus(registry: MenuModelRegistry): void {
-        registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW, {
+        registry.registerMenuAction(CommonMenus.FILE_NEW_TEXT, {
             commandId: WorkspaceCommands.NEW_FOLDER.id,
             order: 'b'
         });