From 6ab8db2d2472abd545cb4873ae21ed11adc8d817 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sowgro <tpoke.ferrari@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 02:22:52 -0400
Subject: Initial commit

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 README.md           | 10 ++++++++
 nautilus-newfile.py | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 new-file-dialog.ui  | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 116 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 README.md
 create mode 100644 nautilus-newfile.py
 create mode 100644 new-file-dialog.ui

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# nautilus-newfile
+Adds a "New File..." option to the context menu of nautilus
+
+### Installation
+Copy both `nautilus-newfile.py` and `new-file-dialog.ui` to `~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions`
+
+### Limitations
+- No filename validation is run (needs implementation)
+- Modal is not attached to the nautilus window (limitation of the nautilus extensions api)
+- The newly created file is not automatically selected (limitation of the nautilus extensions api)
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diff --git a/nautilus-newfile.py b/nautilus-newfile.py
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+import os, gi
+gi.require_version('Adw', '1')
+gi.require_version("Gtk", "4.0")
+from gi.repository import Nautilus, GObject, Adw, Gtk, Gio
+from typing import List
+
+@Gtk.Template(filename=os.path.join(__file__, "../new-file-dialog.ui"))
+class NewFileDialog(Adw.Dialog):
+    fileinfo:Gio.FileInfo = None
+    __gtype_name__ = "NewFileDialog"
+    name_entry: Adw.EntryRow = Gtk.Template.Child()
+
+    def __init__(self, fileinfo):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.fileinfo = fileinfo
+
+    @Gtk.Template.Callback()
+    def on_create_clicked(self, _):
+        f: Gio.File = (self.fileinfo.get_location())
+        f.get_child(self.name_entry.get_text()).create(Gio.FileCreateFlags(0), None)
+        self.close()
+
+class NautilusNewfile(GObject.GObject, Nautilus.MenuProvider):
+    def show_dialog(self, _, fileinfo):
+
+        dialog = NewFileDialog(fileinfo)
+        dialog.present()
+
+    def get_background_items(self, fileinfo: Gio.FileInfo) -> List[Nautilus.MenuItem]:
+
+        menuitem = Nautilus.MenuItem(
+            name="ExampleMenuProvider::Foo2",
+            label="New File...",
+        )
+        menuitem.connect('activate', self.show_dialog, fileinfo)
+
+        return [menuitem,]
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diff --git a/new-file-dialog.ui b/new-file-dialog.ui
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- from: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/blob/main/src/resources/ui/nautilus-new-folder-dialog.ui -->
+<interface>
+  <requires lib="gtk" version="4.0"/>
+  <template class="NewFileDialog" parent="AdwDialog">
+    <property name="title" translatable="yes">New File</property>
+    <property name="content-width">450</property>
+    <property name="child">
+      <object class="AdwToolbarView">
+        <child type="top">
+          <object class="AdwHeaderBar"/>
+        </child>
+        <property name="content">
+          <object class="AdwPreferencesPage">
+            <child>
+              <object class="AdwPreferencesGroup">
+                <child>
+                  <object class="AdwEntryRow" id="name_entry">
+                    <property name="title" translatable="yes">File Name</property>
+                    <property name="use-underline">True</property>
+<!--                    <signal name="changed" handler="sg_filename_validator_validate" swapped="no"/>-->
+                    <signal name="entry-activated" handler="on_create_clicked" swapped="no"/>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkRevealer">
+<!--                    <property name="reveal-child" bind-source="validator" bind-property="has-feedback"/>-->
+                    <property name="transition-type">crossfade</property>
+                    <property name="child">
+                      <object class="GtkLabel">
+<!--                        <property name="label" bind-source="validator" bind-property="feedback-text"/>-->
+                        <property name="margin-top">6</property>
+                        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+                        <style>
+                          <class name="warning"/>
+                          <class name="caption"/>
+                        </style>
+                      </object>
+                    </property>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
+                <child>
+                  <object class="GtkButton">
+                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Create</property>
+                    <property name="use-underline">True</property>
+                    <property name="margin-top">6</property>
+                    <property name="halign">center</property>
+<!--                    <property name="sensitive" bind-source="validator" bind-property="passed" bind-flags="sync-create"/>-->
+                    <signal name="clicked" handler="on_create_clicked" swapped="no"/>
+                    <style>
+                      <class name="pill"/>
+                      <class name="suggested-action"/>
+                    </style>
+                  </object>
+                </child>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+        </property>
+      </object>
+    </property>
+  </template>
+<!--  <object class="NautilusFilenameValidator" id="validator">-->
+<!--    <property name="new-name" bind-source="name_entry" bind-property="text"/>-->
+<!--    <property name="target-is-folder">true</property>-->
+<!--    <signal name="name-accepted" handler="on_name_accepted" swapped="yes"/>-->
+<!--    <signal name="notify::has-feedback" handler="on_feedback_changed" swapped="yes" object="NewFileDialog"/>-->
+<!--  </object>-->
+</interface>
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