cmdline:add dock/panel through --add-dock

app/lattecorona.cpp

@@ -1161,9 +1161,16 @@ QStringList Corona::viewTemplatesData()
 
 void Corona::addView(const uint &containmentId, const QString &templateId)
 {
-    auto view = m_layoutsManager->synchronizer()->viewForContainment((int)containmentId);
-    if (view) {
-        view->newView(templateId);
+    if (containmentId <= 0) {
+        auto currentlayouts = m_layoutsManager->currentLayouts();
+        if (currentlayouts.count() > 0) {
+            currentlayouts[0]->newView(templateId);
+        }
+    } else {
+        auto view = m_layoutsManager->synchronizer()->viewForContainment((int)containmentId);
+        if (view) {
+            view->newView(templateId);
+        }
     }
 }
 

app/layout/genericlayout.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "../layouts/storage.h"
 #include "../layouts/synchronizer.h"
 #include "../shortcuts/shortcutstracker.h"
+#include "../templates/templatesmanager.h"
 #include "../view/view.h"
 #include "../view/positioner.h"
 
@@ -1538,6 +1539,35 @@ void GenericLayout::syncToLayoutFile(bool removeLayoutId)
     Layouts::Storage::self()->syncToLayoutFile(this, removeLayoutId);
 }
 
+bool GenericLayout::newView(const QString &templateName)
+{
+    if (!isActive() || !m_corona->templatesManager()->hasViewTemplate(templateName)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QString templatefilepath = m_corona->templatesManager()->viewTemplateFilePath(templateName);
+    Data::ViewsTable templateviews = Layouts::Storage::self()->views(templatefilepath);
+
+    if (templateviews.rowCount() <= 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    Data::View nextdata = templateviews[0];
+    int scrId = m_corona->screenPool()->primaryScreenId();
+
+    QList<Plasma::Types::Location> freeedges = freeEdges(scrId);
+
+    if (!freeedges.contains(nextdata.edge)) {
+        nextdata.edge = (freeedges.count() > 0 ? freeedges[0] : Plasma::Types::BottomEdge);
+    }
+
+    nextdata.setState(Data::View::OriginFromViewTemplate, templatefilepath);
+
+    newView(nextdata);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 Data::View GenericLayout::newView(const Latte::Data::View &nextViewData)
 {
     if (nextViewData.state() == Data::View::IsInvalid) {

app/layout/genericlayout.h

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
     void recreateView(Plasma::Containment *containment, bool delayed = true);
     bool latteViewExists(Plasma::Containment *containment);
 
+    bool newView(const QString &templateName);
     Data::View newView(const Latte::Data::View &nextViewData);
     void removeView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData);
     void updateView(const Latte::Data::View &viewData);    

app/main.cpp

@@ -228,8 +228,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         if (iface.isValid()) {
             if (addview) {
-                //iface.call("addView", 0, parser.value(QStringLiteral("add-dock")));
-                //! Enable code above when the code path is ready and works correctly
+                iface.call("addView", (uint)0, parser.value(QStringLiteral("add-dock")));
                 qGuiApp->exit();
                 return 0;
             } else {

app/templates/templatesmanager.cpp

@@ -236,6 +236,15 @@ bool Manager::hasViewTemplate(const QString &templateName) const
     return m_viewTemplates.containsName(templateName);
 }
 
+QString Manager::viewTemplateFilePath(const QString templateName) const
+{
+    if (m_viewTemplates.containsName(templateName)) {
+        return m_viewTemplates.idForName(templateName);
+    }
+
+    return QString();
+}
+
 void Manager::installCustomLayoutTemplate(const QString &templateFilePath)
 {
     if (!templateFilePath.endsWith(".layout.latte")) {

app/templates/templatesmanager.h

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public:
 
     QString proposedTemplateAbsolutePath(QString templateFilename);
 
+    QString viewTemplateFilePath(const QString templateName) const;
+
     void importSystemLayouts();
     void installCustomLayoutTemplate(const QString &templateFilePath);