Add default properties to electron OpenDialog

Signed-off-by: Rob Moran <[email protected]>
eclipse-theia · Feb 25, 2020 · 68e8e24 · 68e8e24
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diff --git a/packages/filesystem/src/electron-browser/file-dialog/electron-file-dialog-service.ts b/packages/filesystem/src/electron-browser/file-dialog/electron-file-dialog-service.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ import { FileStat } from '../../common';
 import { FileAccess } from '../../common/filesystem';
 import { DefaultFileDialogService, OpenFileDialogProps, SaveFileDialogProps } from '../../browser/file-dialog';
 
+// See https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v4.2.12/docs/api/dialog.md
+// These properties get extended with newer versions of Electron
+type DialogProperties = 'openFile' | 'openDirectory' | 'multiSelections' | 'showHiddenFiles' |
+    'createDirectory' | 'promptToCreate' | 'noResolveAliases' | 'treatPackageAsDirectory';
+
 //
 // We are OK to use this here because the electron backend and frontend are on the same host.
 // If required, we can move this single service (and its module) to a dedicated Theia extension,
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ export class ElectronFileDialogService extends DefaultFileDialogService {
     }
 
     protected toOpenDialogOptions(uri: URI, props: OpenFileDialogProps): OpenDialogOptions {
-        const properties: Array<'openFile' | 'openDirectory' | 'multiSelections'> = electron.dialog.toDialogProperties(props);
+        const properties = electron.dialog.toDialogProperties(props);
         const buttonLabel = props.openLabel;
         return { ...this.toDialogOptions(uri, props, 'Open'), properties, buttonLabel };
     }
@@ -149,11 +154,11 @@ export namespace electron {
          *
          * See: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/10252#issuecomment-322012159
          */
-        export function toDialogProperties(props: OpenFileDialogProps): Array<'openFile' | 'openDirectory' | 'multiSelections'> {
+        export function toDialogProperties(props: OpenFileDialogProps): Array<DialogProperties> {
             if (!isOSX && props.canSelectFiles !== false && props.canSelectFolders === true) {
                 throw new Error(`Illegal props. Cannot have 'canSelectFiles' and 'canSelectFolders' at the same times. Props was: ${JSON.stringify(props)}.`);
             }
-            const properties: Array<'openFile' | 'openDirectory' | 'multiSelections'> = [];
+            const properties: Array<DialogProperties> = [];
             if (!isOSX) {
                 if (props.canSelectFiles !== false && props.canSelectFolders !== true) {
                     properties.push('openFile');
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ export namespace electron {
                 }
                 if (props.canSelectFolders === true) {
                     properties.push('openDirectory');
+                    properties.push('createDirectory');
                 }
             }
             if (props.canSelectMany === true) {