From 18fd27b5789758a7cbf97c8ab59b57d890923779 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: utkarshvg2401 <utkarshvg2401@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 10:48:08 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] files-view: Add menu item to copy current path

Currently, there is no option to directly copy the path of the current open directory.

This can be useful when users want to use the path of the directory in the terminal or some code.

Close https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/1966
---
 src/nautilus-files-view.c                     | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../ui/nautilus-files-view-context-menus.ui   |  6 ++++
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/nautilus-files-view.c b/src/nautilus-files-view.c
index 378e6bdba..1e1025eed 100644
--- a/src/nautilus-files-view.c
+++ b/src/nautilus-files-view.c
@@ -6123,6 +6123,30 @@ action_cut (GSimpleAction *action,
     nautilus_file_list_free (selection);
 }
 
+static void
+action_copy_current_location (GSimpleAction *action,
+                              GVariant      *state,
+                              gpointer       user_data)
+{
+    NautilusFilesView *view;
+    GtkClipboard *clipboard;
+    GList *files;
+    NautilusFilesViewPrivate *priv;
+
+    view = NAUTILUS_FILES_VIEW (user_data);
+    priv = nautilus_files_view_get_instance_private (view);
+
+    if (priv->directory_as_file != NULL)
+    {
+        files = g_list_append (NULL, nautilus_file_ref (priv->directory_as_file));
+
+        clipboard = nautilus_clipboard_get (GTK_WIDGET (view));
+        nautilus_clipboard_prepare_for_files (clipboard, files, FALSE);
+
+        nautilus_file_list_free (files);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 action_create_links_in_place (GSimpleAction *action,
                               GVariant      *state,
@@ -7154,6 +7178,7 @@ const GActionEntry view_entries[] =
     { "select-all", action_select_all },
     { "paste", action_paste_files },
     { "paste_accel", action_paste_files_accel },
+    { "copy-current-location", action_copy_current_location },
     { "create-link", action_create_links },
     { "new-document" },
     /* Selection menu */
@@ -7789,6 +7814,10 @@ real_update_actions_state (NautilusFilesView *view)
     g_simple_action_set_enabled (G_SIMPLE_ACTION (action),
                                  can_move_files && !selection_contains_recent &&
                                  !selection_contains_starred);
+    action = g_action_map_lookup_action (G_ACTION_MAP (view_action_group),
+                                         "copy-current-location");
+    g_simple_action_set_enabled (G_SIMPLE_ACTION (action),
+                                 !selection_contains_search);
 
     /* Drive menu */
     show_mount = (selection != NULL);
diff --git a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-files-view-context-menus.ui b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-files-view-context-menus.ui
index 27764c9a7..22a1cb231 100644
--- a/src/resources/ui/nautilus-files-view-context-menus.ui
+++ b/src/resources/ui/nautilus-files-view-context-menus.ui
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
       <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Add to _Bookmarks</attribute>
       <attribute name="action">win.bookmark-current-location</attribute>
     </item>
+    <section>
+      <item>
+        <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">_Copy Location</attribute>
+        <attribute name="action">view.copy-current-location</attribute>
+      </item>
+    </section>
     <section>
       <item>
         <attribute name="label" translatable="yes">Create _Link</attribute>
-- 
2.36.1