feat(files): allow to configure default view

apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php

@@ -20,47 +20,53 @@ class UserConfig {
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
 		[
-			// Whether to show the "confirm file extension change" warning
-			'key' => 'show_dialog_file_extension',
+			// The view to start the files app in
+			'key' => 'default_view',
+			'default' => 'files',
+			'allowed' => ['files', 'personal'],
+		],
+		[
+			// Whether to show the folder tree
+			'key' => 'folder_tree',
 			'default' => true,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
 		[
-			// Whether to show the hidden files or not in the files list
-			'key' => 'show_hidden',
+			// Whether to show the files list in grid view or not
+			'key' => 'grid_view',
 			'default' => false,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
 		[
-			// Whether to sort favorites first in the list or not
-			'key' => 'sort_favorites_first',
+			// Whether to show the "confirm file extension change" warning
+			'key' => 'show_dialog_file_extension',
 			'default' => true,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
 		[
-			// Whether to sort folders before files in the list or not
-			'key' => 'sort_folders_first',
-			'default' => true,
+			// Whether to show the hidden files or not in the files list
+			'key' => 'show_hidden',
+			'default' => false,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
 		[
-			// Whether to show the files list in grid view or not
-			'key' => 'grid_view',
+			// Whether to show the mime column or not
+			'key' => 'show_mime_column',
 			'default' => false,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
 		[
-			// Whether to show the folder tree
-			'key' => 'folder_tree',
+			// Whether to sort favorites first in the list or not
+			'key' => 'sort_favorites_first',
 			'default' => true,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
 		[
-			// Whether to show the mime column or not
-			'key' => 'show_mime_column',
-			'default' => false,
+			// Whether to sort folders before files in the list or not
+			'key' => 'sort_folders_first',
+			'default' => true,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
-		]
+		],
 	];
 	protected ?IUser $user = null;
 

apps/files/src/init.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { registerTemplateEntries } from './newMenu/newFromTemplate.ts'
 
 import { registerFavoritesView } from './views/favorites.ts'
 import registerRecentView from './views/recent'
-import registerPersonalFilesView from './views/personal-files'
+import { registerPersonalFilesView } from './views/personal-files'
 import { registerFilesView } from './views/files'
 import { registerFolderTreeView } from './views/folderTree.ts'
 import { registerSearchView } from './views/search.ts'

apps/files/src/router/router.ts

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import queryString from 'query-string'
 import Router, { isNavigationFailure, NavigationFailureType } from 'vue-router'
 import Vue from 'vue'
 
-import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files'
-import { usePathsStore } from '../store/paths'
-import logger from '../logger'
+import { useFilesStore } from '../store/files.ts'
+import { usePathsStore } from '../store/paths.ts'
+import { defaultView } from '../utils/filesViews.ts'
+import logger from '../logger.ts'
 
 Vue.use(Router)
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ const router = new Router({
 		{
 			path: '/',
 			// Pretending we're using the default view
-			redirect: { name: 'filelist', params: { view: 'files' } },
+			redirect: { name: 'filelist', params: { view: defaultView() } },
 		},
 		{
 			path: '/:view/:fileid(\\d+)?',

apps/files/src/store/userconfig.ts

@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import { ref, set } from 'vue'
 import axios from '@nextcloud/axios'
 
 const initialUserConfig = loadState<UserConfig>('files', 'config', {
-	show_hidden: false,
 	crop_image_previews: true,
-	sort_favorites_first: true,
-	sort_folders_first: true,
+	default_view: 'files',
 	grid_view: false,
+	show_hidden: false,
 	show_mime_column: true,
+	sort_favorites_first: true,
+	sort_folders_first: true,
 
 	show_dialog_file_extension: true,
 })

apps/files/src/types.ts

@@ -50,16 +50,18 @@ export interface PathOptions {
 
 // User config store
 export interface UserConfig {
-	[key: string]: boolean|undefined
+	[key: string]: boolean | string | undefined
 
+	crop_image_previews: boolean
+	default_view: 'files' | 'personal'
+	grid_view: boolean
 	show_dialog_file_extension: boolean,
 	show_hidden: boolean
-	crop_image_previews: boolean
+	show_mime_column: boolean
 	sort_favorites_first: boolean
 	sort_folders_first: boolean
-	grid_view: boolean
-	show_mime_column: boolean
 }
+
 export interface UserConfigStore {
 	userConfig: UserConfig
 }

apps/files/src/utils/filesViews.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { defaultView, hasPersonalFilesView } from './filesViews.ts'
+
+describe('hasPersonalFilesView', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => removeInitialState())
+
+	test('enabled if user has unlimited quota', () => {
+		mockInitialState('files', 'storageStats', { quota: -1 })
+		expect(hasPersonalFilesView()).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	test('enabled if user has limited quota', () => {
+		mockInitialState('files', 'storageStats', { quota: 1234 })
+		expect(hasPersonalFilesView()).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	test('disabled if user has no quota', () => {
+		mockInitialState('files', 'storageStats', { quota: 0 })
+		expect(hasPersonalFilesView()).toBe(false)
+	})
+})
+
+describe('defaultView', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		document.querySelectorAll('input[type="hidden"]').forEach((el) => {
+			el.remove()
+		})
+	})
+
+	test('Returns files view if set', () => {
+		mockInitialState('files', 'config', { default_view: 'files' })
+		expect(defaultView()).toBe('files')
+	})
+
+	test('Returns personal view if set and enabled', () => {
+		mockInitialState('files', 'config', { default_view: 'personal' })
+		mockInitialState('files', 'storageStats', { quota: -1 })
+		expect(defaultView()).toBe('personal')
+	})
+
+	test('Falls back to files if personal view is disabled', () => {
+		mockInitialState('files', 'config', { default_view: 'personal' })
+		mockInitialState('files', 'storageStats', { quota: 0 })
+		expect(defaultView()).toBe('files')
+	})
+})
+
+/**
+ * Remove the mocked initial state
+ */
+function removeInitialState(): void {
+	document.querySelectorAll('input[type="hidden"]').forEach((el) => {
+		el.remove()
+	})
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper to mock an initial state value
+ * @param app - The app
+ * @param key - The key
+ * @param value - The value
+ */
+function mockInitialState(app: string, key: string, value: unknown): void {
+	const el = document.createElement('input')
+	el.value = btoa(JSON.stringify(value))
+	el.id = `initial-state-${app}-${key}`
+	el.type = 'hidden'
+
+	document.head.appendChild(el)
+}

apps/files/src/utils/filesViews.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import type { UserConfig } from '../types.ts'
+
+import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
+
+/**
+ * Check whether the personal files view can be shown
+ */
+export function hasPersonalFilesView(): boolean {
+	const storageStats = loadState('files', 'storageStats', { quota: -1 })
+	// Don't show this view if the user has no storage quota
+	return storageStats.quota !== 0
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the default files view
+ */
+export function defaultView() {
+	const { default_view: defaultView } = loadState<Partial<UserConfig>>('files', 'config', { default_view: 'files' })
+
+	// the default view - only use the personal one if it is enabled
+	if (defaultView !== 'personal' || hasPersonalFilesView()) {
+		return defaultView
+	}
+	return 'files'
+}

apps/files/src/views/Settings.vue

@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@
 		@update:open="onClose">
 		<!-- Settings API-->
 		<NcAppSettingsSection id="settings" :name="t('files', 'Files settings')">
+			<fieldset class="files-settings__default-view"
+				data-cy-files-settings-setting="default_view">
+				<legend>
+					{{ t('files', 'Default view') }}
+				</legend>
+				<NcCheckboxRadioSwitch :model-value="userConfig.default_view"
+					name="default_view"
+					type="radio"
+					value="files"
+					@update:model-value="setConfig('default_view', $event)">
+					{{ t('files', 'All files') }}
+				</NcCheckboxRadioSwitch>
+				<NcCheckboxRadioSwitch :model-value="userConfig.default_view"
+					name="default_view"
+					type="radio"
+					value="personal"
+					@update:model-value="setConfig('default_view', $event)">
+					{{ t('files', 'Personal files') }}
+				</NcCheckboxRadioSwitch>
+			</fieldset>
+
 			<NcCheckboxRadioSwitch data-cy-files-settings-setting="sort_favorites_first"
 				:checked="userConfig.sort_favorites_first"
 				@update:checked="setConfig('sort_favorites_first', $event)">
@@ -380,6 +401,12 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
+.files-settings {
+	&__default-view {
+		margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+	}
+}
+
 .setting-link:hover {
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }

apps/files/src/views/files.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
-import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
-import FolderSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/folder.svg?raw'
 
-import { getContents } from '../services/Files'
 import { View, getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { getContents } from '../services/Files.ts'
+import { defaultView } from '../utils/filesViews.ts'
+
+import FolderSvg from '@mdi/svg/svg/folder.svg?raw'
 
 export const VIEW_ID = 'files'
 
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@ export function registerFilesView() {
 		caption: t('files', 'List of your files and folders.'),
 
 		icon: FolderSvg,
-		order: 0,
+		// if this is the default view we set it at the top of the list - otherwise below it
+		order: defaultView() === VIEW_ID ? 0 : 5,
 
 		getContents,
 	}))

apps/files/src/views/personal-files.ts

@@ -2,31 +2,36 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
-import { translate as t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+
+import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 import { View, getNavigation } from '@nextcloud/files'
+import { getContents } from '../services/PersonalFiles.ts'
+import { defaultView, hasPersonalFilesView } from '../utils/filesViews.ts'
 
-import { getContents } from '../services/PersonalFiles'
 import AccountIcon from '@mdi/svg/svg/account.svg?raw'
-import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 
-export default () => {
-	// Don't show this view if the user has no storage quota
-	const storageStats = loadState('files', 'storageStats', { quota: -1 })
-	if (storageStats.quota === 0) {
+export const VIEW_ID = 'personal'
+
+/**
+ * Register the personal files view if allowed
+ */
+export function registerPersonalFilesView(): void {
+	if (!hasPersonalFilesView()) {
 		return
 	}
 
 	const Navigation = getNavigation()
 	Navigation.register(new View({
-		id: 'personal',
+		id: VIEW_ID,
 		name: t('files', 'Personal files'),
 		caption: t('files', 'List of your files and folders that are not shared.'),
 
 		emptyTitle: t('files', 'No personal files found'),
 		emptyCaption: t('files', 'Files that are not shared will show up here.'),
 
 		icon: AccountIcon,
-		order: 5,
+		// if this is the default view we set it at the top of the list - otherwise default position of fifth
+		order: defaultView() === VIEW_ID ? 0 : 5,
 
 		getContents,
 	}))