Storage:update newView for views editor

--trying to support newView that works in all the
cases between inactive/active layouts

app/lattecorona.cpp

@@ -1164,8 +1164,8 @@ QStringList Corona::viewTemplatesData()
 void Corona::addView(const uint &containmentId, const QString &templateId)
 {
     auto view = m_layoutsManager->synchronizer()->viewForContainment((int)containmentId);
-    if (view && view->layout() && !templateId.isEmpty()) {
+    if (view) {
-        view->layout()->newView(templateId);
+        view->newView(templateId);
     }
 }
 

app/layout/genericlayout.cpp

@@ -1550,21 +1550,14 @@ void GenericLayout::duplicateView(Plasma::Containment *containment)
     emit viewEdgeChanged();
 }
 
-void GenericLayout::newView(const QString &templateFile)
+void GenericLayout::newView(const QString &templateFile, const Latte::Data::View &nextViewData)
 {
-    //! Don't create LatteView when the containment is created because we must update its screen settings first
+    if (nextViewData.state() == Data::View::IsInvalid) {
-    setBlockAutomaticLatteViewCreation(true);
+        return;
-
-    Layouts::ViewDelayedCreationData result = Layouts::Storage::self()->newView(this, templateFile);
-    if (result.containment) {
-        addView(result.containment, result.forceOnPrimary, result.explicitScreen);
-
-        if (result.reactToScreenChange) {
-            result.containment->reactToScreenChange();
-        }
     }
 
-    setBlockAutomaticLatteViewCreation(false);
+    Data::View result = Layouts::Storage::self()->newView(this, templateFile, nextViewData);
+
     emit viewEdgeChanged();
 }
 

app/layout/genericlayout.h

@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ public:
     void recreateView(Plasma::Containment *containment, bool delayed = true);
     bool latteViewExists(Plasma::Containment *containment);
 
-    void updateView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData);
+    void newView(const QString &templateFile, const Latte::Data::View &nextViewData);
     void removeView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData);
+    void updateView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData);    
 
     //! Available edges for specific view in that screen
     virtual QList<Plasma::Types::Location> availableEdgesForView(QScreen *scr, Latte::View *forView) const;
@@ -147,7 +148,6 @@ public:
     Latte::Data::ViewsTable viewsTable() const;
 
 public slots:
-    Q_INVOKABLE void newView(const QString &templateFile);
     Q_INVOKABLE int viewsWithTasks() const;
     virtual Q_INVOKABLE QList<int> qmlFreeEdges(int screen) const;  //change <Plasma::Types::Location> to <int> types
 

app/layouts/storage.cpp

@@ -573,27 +573,50 @@ QList<Plasma::Containment *> Storage::importLayoutFile(const Layout::GenericLayo
 
     qDebug() << " imported containments ::: " << newContainments.length();
 
-    QList<Plasma::Containment *> importedDocks;
+    QList<Plasma::Containment *> importedViews;
 
     for (const auto containment : newContainments) {
         if (isLatteContainment(containment)) {
             qDebug() << "new latte containment id: " << containment->id();
-            importedDocks << containment;
+            importedViews << containment;
         }
     }
 
-    return importedDocks;
+    return importedViews;
 }
 
-ViewDelayedCreationData Storage::newView(const Layout::GenericLayout *destination, const QString &templateFile)
+void Storage::importContainments(const QString &originFile, const QString &destinationFile)
 {
-    if (!destination || !destination->corona()) {
+    if (originFile.isEmpty() || destinationFile.isEmpty()) {
-        return ViewDelayedCreationData();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    KSharedConfigPtr originPtr = KSharedConfig::openConfig(originFile);
+    KSharedConfigPtr destinationPtr = KSharedConfig::openConfig(destinationFile);
+
+    KConfigGroup originContainments = KConfigGroup(originPtr, "Containments");
+    KConfigGroup destinationContainments = KConfigGroup(destinationPtr, "Containments");
+
+    for (const auto originContId : originContainments.groupList()) {
+        KConfigGroup destinationContainment(&destinationContainments, originContId);
+        originContainments.group(originContId).copyTo(&destinationContainment);
+    }
+
+    destinationContainments.sync();
+}
+
+Data::View Storage::newView(const Layout::GenericLayout *destinationLayout, const QString &templateFile, const Data::View &nextViewData)
+{
+    if (!destinationLayout) {
+        return Data::View();
     }
 
     qDebug() << "new view for layout";
-    //! Setting mutable for create a containment
+
-    destination->corona()->setImmutability(Plasma::Types::Mutable);
+    if (destinationLayout->isActive()) {
+        //! Setting mutable for create a containment
+        destinationLayout->corona()->setImmutability(Plasma::Types::Mutable);
+    }
 
     //! copy view template path in temp file
     QString templateTmpAbsolutePath = m_storageTmpDir.path() + "/" + QFileInfo(templateFile).fileName() + ".newids";
@@ -605,18 +628,46 @@ ViewDelayedCreationData Storage::newView(const Layout::GenericLayout *destinatio
     QFile(templateFile).copy(templateTmpAbsolutePath);
 
     //! update ids to unique ones
-    QString temp2File = newUniqueIdsFile(templateTmpAbsolutePath, destination);
+    QString temp2File = newUniqueIdsFile(templateTmpAbsolutePath, destinationLayout);
 
-    //! Finally import the configuration
+    //! update view containment data in case next data are provided
-    QList<Plasma::Containment *> importedViews = importLayoutFile(destination, temp2File);
+    if (nextViewData.state() != Data::View::IsInvalid) {
 
-    Plasma::Containment *newContainment = (importedViews.size() == 1 ? importedViews[0] : nullptr);
+        KSharedConfigPtr lFile = KSharedConfig::openConfig(temp2File);
+        KConfigGroup containments = KConfigGroup(lFile, "Containments");
 
-    if (!newContainment || !newContainment->kPackage().isValid()) {
+        for (const auto cId : containments.groupList()) {
-        qWarning() << "the requested containment plugin can not be located or loaded from:" << templateFile;
+            if (Layouts::Storage::self()->isLatteContainment(containments.group(cId))) {
-        return ViewDelayedCreationData();
+                //! first view we will find, we update its value
+                updateView(containments.group(cId), nextViewData);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+    Data::ViewsTable updatedNextViews = views(temp2File);
+
+    if (updatedNextViews.rowCount() <= 0) {
+        return Data::View();
+    }
+
+    if (destinationLayout->isActive()) {
+        //! import views for active layout
+        QList<Plasma::Containment *> importedViews = importLayoutFile(destinationLayout, temp2File);
+
+        Plasma::Containment *newContainment = (importedViews.size() == 1 ? importedViews[0] : nullptr);
+
+        if (!newContainment || !newContainment->kPackage().isValid()) {
+            qWarning() << "the requested containment plugin can not be located or loaded from:" << templateFile;
+            return Data::View();
+        }
+    } else {
+        //! import views for inactive layout
+        importContainments(temp2File, destinationLayout->file());
+    }
+
+    return updatedNextViews[0];
+    /*
     auto config = newContainment->config();
     int primaryScrId = destination->corona()->screenPool()->primaryScreenId();
 
@@ -644,7 +695,7 @@ ViewDelayedCreationData Storage::newView(const Layout::GenericLayout *destinatio
     result.explicitScreen = primaryScrId;
     result.reactToScreenChange = false;
 
-    return result;
+    return result;*/
 }
 
 void Storage::clearExportedLayoutSettings(KConfigGroup &layoutSettingsGroup)

app/layouts/storage.h

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
     void importToCorona(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout);
     void syncToLayoutFile(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, bool removeLayoutId);
     ViewDelayedCreationData copyView(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, Plasma::Containment *containment);
-    ViewDelayedCreationData newView(const Layout::GenericLayout *destination, const QString &templateFile);
+    Data::View newView(const Layout::GenericLayout *destination, const QString &templateFile, const Data::View &nextViewData);
 
     void updateView(const Layout::GenericLayout *layout, const Data::View &viewData);
     void updateView(KConfigGroup viewGroup, const Data::View &viewData);
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ private:
     Storage();
 
     void clearExportedLayoutSettings(KConfigGroup &layoutSettingsGroup);
+    void importContainments(const QString &originFile, const QString &destinationFile);
 
     bool isSubContainment(const KConfigGroup &appletGroup) const;
     int subIdentityIndex(const KConfigGroup &appletGroup) const;

app/view/view.cpp

@@ -32,10 +32,12 @@
 #include "../apptypes.h"
 #include "../lattecorona.h"
 #include "../data/layoutdata.h"
+#include "../data/viewstable.h"
 #include "../declarativeimports/interfaces.h"
 #include "../indicator/factory.h"
 #include "../layout/genericlayout.h"
 #include "../layouts/manager.h"
+#include "../layouts/storage.h"
 #include "../plasma/extended/theme.h"
 #include "../screenpool.h"
 #include "../settings/universalsettings.h"
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ void View::init(Plasma::Containment *plasma_containment)
 
     connect(m_effects, &ViewPart::Effects::innerShadowChanged, this, [&]() {
         emit availableScreenRectChangedFrom(this);
-    });        
+    });
     connect(m_positioner, &ViewPart::Positioner::onHideWindowsForSlidingOut, this, &View::hideWindowsForSlidingOut);
     connect(m_positioner, &ViewPart::Positioner::screenGeometryChanged, this, &View::screenGeometryChanged);
     connect(m_positioner, &ViewPart::Positioner::windowSizeChanged, this, [&]() {
@@ -472,6 +474,32 @@ void View::exportTemplate()
     exportDlg->show();
 }
 
+void View::newView(const QString &templateFile)
+{
+    if (templateFile.isEmpty() || !m_layout) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Data::ViewsTable templateviews = Layouts::Storage::self()->views(templateFile);
+
+    if (templateviews.rowCount() <= 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Data::View nextdata = templateviews[0];
+    int scrId = onPrimary() ? m_corona->screenPool()->primaryScreenId() : m_positioner->currentScreenId();
+
+    QList<Plasma::Types::Location> freeedges = m_layout->freeEdges(scrId);
+
+    if (!freeedges.contains(nextdata.edge)) {
+        nextdata.edge = (freeedges.count() > 0 ? freeedges[0] : Plasma::Types::BottomEdge);
+    }
+
+    nextdata.setState(Data::View::OriginFromViewTemplate, templateFile);
+
+    m_layout->newView(templateFile, nextdata);
+}
+
 void View::removeView()
 {
     if (m_layout) {

app/view/view.h

@@ -276,9 +276,11 @@ public:
     void releaseConfigView();
 
 public slots:
+    Q_INVOKABLE void newView(const QString &templateFile);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void removeView();
     Q_INVOKABLE void duplicateView();
     Q_INVOKABLE void exportTemplate();
-    Q_INVOKABLE void removeView();
+
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void moveToLayout(QString layoutName);
 

shell/package/contents/configuration/LatteDockConfiguration.qml

@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ Loader {
                             var item = actionsModel.get(index);
 
                             if (item && item.actionId === "add:") {
-                                latteView.layout.newView(item.templateId);
+                                latteView.newView(item.templateId);
                             } else if (item && item.actionId === "duplicate:") {
                                 latteView.duplicateView();
                             }