Add a method to create a new file link manually

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 - We added support for selecting and using CSL Styles in JabRef's OpenOffice/LibreOffice integration for inserting bibliographic and in-text citations into a document. [#2146](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2146), [#8893](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/8893)
 - Added minimal support for [biblatex data annotation](https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex/doc/biblatex.pdf#subsection.3.7) fields in .layout files. [#11505](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11505)
 - Added saving of selected options in the [Lookup -> Search for unlinked local files dialog](https://docs.jabref.org/collect/findunlinkedfiles#link-the-pdfs-to-your-bib-library). [#11439](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/11439)
+- Added a method to create a new link manually. [#11017](...)
 
 ### Changed
 

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditor.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.fieldeditors;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 import javax.swing.undo.UndoManager;
@@ -9,8 +11,10 @@
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.css.PseudoClass;
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
 import javafx.scene.Node;
 import javafx.scene.Parent;
+import javafx.scene.Scene;
 import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@
 import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
 import javafx.scene.text.Text;
+import javafx.stage.Modality;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.gui.DragAndDropDataFormats;
@@ -44,6 +50,8 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.importer.GrobidOptInDialogHelper;
 import org.jabref.gui.keyboard.KeyBinding;
 import org.jabref.gui.linkedfile.DeleteFileAction;
+
+import org.jabref.gui.linkedfile.LinkedFileAddDialogController;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.BindingsHelper;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.TaskExecutor;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.ViewModelListCellFactory;
@@ -285,7 +293,11 @@ public Parent getNode() {
 
     @FXML
     private void addNewFile() {
-        viewModel.addNewFile();
+        LinkedFileAddDialogController dialog = new LinkedFileAddDialogController();
+        dialog.showAndWait().ifPresent(result -> {
+            // Handle adding the new file
+            viewModel.addNewManualFile(result);
+        });
     }
 
     @FXML

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFilesEditorViewModel.java

@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ public void addNewFile() {
         }
     }
 
+    public void addNewManualFile(LinkedFile linkedFile) {
+
+        files.add(new LinkedFileViewModel(
+                linkedFile,
+                entry,
+                databaseContext,
+                taskExecutor,
+                dialogService,
+                preferences));
+    }
+
     private void addNewLinkedFile(Path correctPath, List<Path> fileDirectories) {
         LinkedFile newLinkedFile = fromFile(correctPath, fileDirectories, preferences.getFilePreferences());
         files.add(new LinkedFileViewModel(

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/linkedfile/LinkedFileAddDialogController.fxml

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Button?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.DialogPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.TextField?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.ColumnConstraints?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.RowConstraints?>
+<?import org.jabref.gui.icon.JabRefIconView?>
+<DialogPane minHeight="140.0" minWidth="550.0"
+            xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.141" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1"
+            fx:controller="org.jabref.gui.linkedfile.LinkedFileAddDialogController">
+    <content>
+        <GridPane vgap="4" hgap="4">
+            <columnConstraints>
+                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="NEVER" minWidth="10.0" prefWidth="100.0"/>
+                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="ALWAYS" minWidth="10.0"/>
+                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0"/>
+            </columnConstraints>
+            <rowConstraints>
+                <RowConstraints/>
+                <RowConstraints/>
+                <RowConstraints/>
+            </rowConstraints>
+
+            <Label text="Link"/>
+            <TextField fx:id="link" prefHeight="25.0"
+                       GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS"/>
+            <Button id="browse" onAction="#openBrowseDialog"
+                    styleClass="icon-button,narrow"
+                    prefHeight="20.0" prefWidth="20.0" GridPane.columnIndex="2">
+                <graphic>
+                    <JabRefIconView glyph="OPEN"/>
+                </graphic>
+                <tooltip>
+                    <Tooltip text="Browse"/>
+                </tooltip>
+            </Button>
+
+            <Label text="Description" GridPane.rowIndex="1"/>
+            <TextField fx:id="description" prefHeight="25.0"
+                       GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.rowIndex="1"/>
+
+            <Label text="Filetype" GridPane.rowIndex="2"/>
+            <ComboBox fx:id="fileType"
+                      GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.rowIndex="2"/>
+
+            <Label text="Source URL" GridPane.rowIndex="3"/>
+            <TextField fx:id="sourceUrl" prefHeight="25.0"
+                       GridPane.columnIndex="1" GridPane.hgrow="ALWAYS" GridPane.rowIndex="3"/>
+        </GridPane>
+    </content>
+</DialogPane>
+

src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/linkedfile/LinkedFileAddDialogController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package org.jabref.gui.linkedfile;
+
+import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
+import javafx.fxml.FXML;
+import javafx.scene.control.ButtonType;
+import javafx.scene.control.ComboBox;
+import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
+
+import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
+import org.jabref.gui.StateManager;
+import org.jabref.gui.externalfiletype.ExternalFileType;
+import org.jabref.gui.util.BaseDialog;
+import org.jabref.gui.util.ViewModelListCellFactory;
+import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
+import org.jabref.model.entry.LinkedFile;
+import org.jabref.preferences.PreferencesService;
+
+import com.airhacks.afterburner.views.ViewLoader;
+import jakarta.inject.Inject;
+
+public class LinkedFileAddDialogController extends BaseDialog<LinkedFile> {
+
+    @FXML private TextField link;
+    @FXML private TextField description;
+    @FXML private ComboBox<ExternalFileType> fileType;
+    @FXML private TextField sourceUrl;
+
+    @Inject private DialogService dialogService;
+    @Inject private StateManager stateManager;
+    @Inject private PreferencesService preferences;
+
+    private LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel viewModel;
+    private final LinkedFile linkedFile;
+
+    public LinkedFileAddDialogController() {
+        this.linkedFile = new LinkedFile("", "", "");
+
+        ViewLoader.view(this)
+                  .load()
+                  .setAsContent(this.getDialogPane());
+
+        ButtonType addButtonType = new ButtonType(Localization.lang("Add"), ButtonType.OK.getButtonData());
+        this.getDialogPane().getButtonTypes().addAll(addButtonType, ButtonType.CANCEL);
+        this.setResizable(false);
+        this.setTitle(Localization.lang("Add file link"));
+
+        this.setResultConverter(button -> {
+            if (button == addButtonType) {
+                return viewModel.getNewLinkedFile();
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    private void initialize() {
+        viewModel = new LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel(linkedFile, stateManager.getActiveDatabase().get(), dialogService, preferences.getFilePreferences());
+        fileType.itemsProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.externalFileTypeProperty());
+        new ViewModelListCellFactory<ExternalFileType>()
+                .withIcon(ExternalFileType::getIcon)
+                .withText(ExternalFileType::getName)
+                .install(fileType);
+
+        description.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.descriptionProperty());
+        link.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.linkProperty());
+        fileType.valueProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.selectedExternalFileTypeProperty());
+        sourceUrl.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.sourceUrlProperty());
+    }
+
+    @FXML
+    private void openBrowseDialog(ActionEvent event) {
+        viewModel.openBrowseDialog();
+        link.requestFocus();
+    }
+}