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App navigation: file creation actions in waffle menu

Source: nextcloud/server#59951 · opened by @pringelmann
Sub-issue of #59888 Add a sticky bottom row to the waffle popover with file creation shortcuts (Document, Spreadsheet, Presentation) plus an "All types" entry that opens Files' "Create new" section in-place. The architecture is the open question. The first instinct was to redirect into Files for the actual creation, but Files' new-file menu actions need a folder context to evaluate enablement, and reusing them from outside Files would Frankenstein the API and likely break app developers we promised not to break. So the right answer is a new core API for header-mounted actions: • Apps register an action declaring what context it needs (e.g. a folder) • The API guides the user through obtaining that context • The action only runs once the context resolves This is a sizable new API, not a small wrapper. Probably 2+ weeks once it's properly specced. Worth scoping the design with broader team before starting implementation. Not in s…

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