Show recently used "File > New" wizards

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/extensions/org/eclipse/ui/actions/NewWizardMenu.java

@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 package org.eclipse.ui.actions;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.activities.WorkbenchActivityHelper;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.actions.NewWizardShortcutAction;
+import org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.RecentNewWizardSelection;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.WorkbenchWizardElement;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.registry.WizardsRegistryReader;
 import org.eclipse.ui.wizards.IWizardCategory;
@@ -186,9 +191,28 @@ protected void addItems(List<IContributionItem> list) {
 			list.add(new ActionContributionItem(newExampleAction));
 			list.add(new Separator());
 		}
+		// To add shortcuts from OTHER... wizard regardless of perspective
+		Collection<IContributionItem> actions = new LinkedList<>();
+		if (!RecentNewWizardSelection.getInstance().getMenuIds().isEmpty()) {
+			for (String selectedItem : RecentNewWizardSelection.getInstance()
+					.getMenuIds()) {
+				IAction action = getAction(selectedItem);
+				actions.add(new ActionContributionItem(action));
+			}
+			subMenuShortcutCheck(list, actions);
+		}
 		list.add(new ActionContributionItem(getShowDialogAction()));
 	}
 
+	private void subMenuShortcutCheck(List<IContributionItem> list, Collection<IContributionItem> otherItems) {
+		Set<IContributionItem> existingShortcutsInPerspective = new HashSet<>(list);
+		for (IContributionItem item : otherItems) {
+			if (!existingShortcutsInPerspective.contains(item)) {
+				list.add(item);
+				existingShortcutsInPerspective.add(item);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	private boolean isNewProjectWizardAction(IAction action) {
 		if (action instanceof NewWizardShortcutAction) {
 			IWizardDescriptor wizardDescriptor= ((NewWizardShortcutAction) action).getWizardDescriptor();

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/actions/BaseNewWizardMenu.java

@@ -163,10 +163,12 @@ public void dispose() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
+	/**
 	 * Returns the action for the given wizard id, or null if not found.
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.134
 	 */
-	private IAction getAction(String id) {
+	public IAction getAction(String id) {
 		// Keep a cache, rather than creating a new action each time,
 		// so that image caching in ActionContributionItem works.
 		IAction action = actions.get(id);

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPlugin.java

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkingSetManager;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.decorators.DecoratorManager;
+import org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.NewWizard;
+import org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.NewWizard.RecentNewWizardsPreferenceManager;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs.WorkbenchPreferenceManager;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.help.CommandHelpServiceImpl;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.help.HelpServiceImpl;
@@ -202,6 +204,8 @@ public class WorkbenchPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin {
 
 	private ICommandHelpService commandHelpService;
 
+	private NewWizard.RecentNewWizardsPreferenceManager recentNewWizardsPreferenceManager;
+
 	/**
 	 * Create an instance of the WorkbenchPlugin. The workbench plugin is
 	 * effectively the "application" for the workbench UI. The entire UI operates as
@@ -766,6 +770,10 @@ public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
 			// to be loaded.s
 			if (uiBundle != null)
 				uiBundle.start(Bundle.START_TRANSIENT);
+
+			recentNewWizardsPreferenceManager = new RecentNewWizardsPreferenceManager();
+			recentNewWizardsPreferenceManager.populate();
+
 		} catch (BundleException e) {
 			WorkbenchPlugin.log("Unable to load UI activator", e); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
@@ -1048,6 +1056,8 @@ public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
 			testableTracker.close();
 			testableTracker = null;
 		}
+		// Store recently used new page shortcuts to preferences
+		recentNewWizardsPreferenceManager.shutdown();
 		super.stop(context);
 	}
 

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/dialogs/NewWizard.java

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.InstanceScope;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
 import org.eclipse.jface.wizard.IWizard;
 import org.eclipse.jface.wizard.Wizard;
@@ -169,4 +173,52 @@ public boolean canFinish() {
 		return super.canFinish();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * A <code>RecentNewWizardsPreferenceManager</code> is used to store and fetch
+	 * the most recent new wizards used or created from the "Other" shortcut, which
+	 * is part of the menu manager with New Wizard actions, from preferences.
+	 */
+	public static class RecentNewWizardsPreferenceManager {
+
+		private static final String PLUGIN_ID = "org.eclipse.ui.workbench"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+		private static final String RECENT_NEW_MENU_ITEMS = "recentNewMenuItems"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+		private static final String SEPARATOR = ","; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+		public List<String> getMenuShortcutsFromPreferences() {
+			IEclipsePreferences pref = InstanceScope.INSTANCE.getNode(PLUGIN_ID);
+			String preferences = pref.get(RECENT_NEW_MENU_ITEMS, null);
+			if (preferences != null && !preferences.trim().isEmpty()) {
+				return List.of(preferences.split(SEPARATOR));
+			}
+			return List.of();
+		}
+
+		public void setMenuShortcutsToPreferences(Set<String> items) {
+			IEclipsePreferences pref = InstanceScope.INSTANCE.getNode(PLUGIN_ID);
+			pref.put(RECENT_NEW_MENU_ITEMS, String.join(SEPARATOR, items));
+			try {
+				pref.flush();
+			} catch (org.osgi.service.prefs.BackingStoreException e) {
+				WorkbenchPlugin.log(e);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * populates recently used new wizards into
+		 * <code>RecentNewWizardSelection</code> from preferences.
+		 */
+		public void populate() {
+			getMenuShortcutsFromPreferences().stream()
+					.forEach(newPage -> RecentNewWizardSelection.getInstance().addItem(newPage));
+
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * stores recently used new wizards to preferences.
+		 */
+		public void shutdown() {
+			Set<String> menuIds = RecentNewWizardSelection.getInstance().getMenuIds();
+			setMenuShortcutsToPreferences(menuIds);
+		}
+	}
 }

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/dialogs/NewWizardNewPage.java

@@ -689,4 +689,11 @@ public IWorkbenchWizard createWizard() throws CoreException {
 
 		updateDescription(selectedObject);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return selected element or {@code null}
+	 */
+	public IWizardDescriptor getSelectedElement() {
+		return selectedElement;
+	}
 }

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/dialogs/NewWizardSelectionPage.java

@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public void createControl(Composite parent) {
 	 * they will persist into the next invocation of this wizard page
 	 */
 	protected void saveWidgetValues() {
+		if (newResourcePage.getSelectedElement() != null) {
+			RecentNewWizardSelection.getInstance().addItem(newResourcePage.getSelectedElement().getId());
+		}
 		newResourcePage.saveWidgetValues();
 	}
 

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/dialogs/RecentNewWizardSelection.java

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 ETAS GmbH and others, all rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     ETAS GmbH - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.ui.internal.dialogs;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * A <code>RecentNewWizardSelection</code> is used to manage the five most
+ * recent new wizards used or created from the "Other" shortcut, which is part
+ * of the menu manager with New Wizard actions. The recently used new wizards
+ * will appear before the "Other" shortcut.
+ */
+public class RecentNewWizardSelection {
+	private Set<String> menuIds = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+	private static RecentNewWizardSelection instance;
+	private static final int MAX_MENU_SIZE = 5;
+
+	public static RecentNewWizardSelection getInstance() {
+		synchronized (RecentNewWizardSelection.class) {
+			if (instance == null) {
+				instance = new RecentNewWizardSelection();
+			}
+			return instance;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds the new wizard menu shortcut ID to the set and removes the oldest one if
+	 * the number of recently used new wizard menu shortcuts exceeds MAX_MENU_SIZE.
+	 *
+	 * @param shortcut the new wizard menu shortcut ID
+	 */
+	public void addItem(String shortcut) {
+		menuIds.add(shortcut);
+		if (menuIds.size() > MAX_MENU_SIZE) {
+			Iterator<String> iterator = menuIds.iterator();
+			iterator.next();
+			iterator.remove();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the set of recently used new wizard menu shortcut IDs.
+	 *
+	 * @return the set of recently used new wizard menu shortcut IDs
+	 */
+
+	public Set<String> getMenuIds() {
+		return Collections.unmodifiableSet(menuIds);
+	}
+
+}

bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.ui.workbench; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.133.100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.134.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPlugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName