Connect the bits for the file template feature

novelwriter/gui/projtree.py

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class GuiProjectView(QWidget):
         # Signals
         self.selectedItemChanged.connect(self.projBar.treeSelectionChanged)
         self.projTree.itemRefreshed.connect(self.projBar.treeItemRefreshed)
+        self.projBar.newDocumentFromTemplate.connect(self.createFileFromTemplate)
 
         # Function Mappings
         self.emptyTrash = self.projTree.emptyTrash
@@ -215,10 +216,17 @@ class GuiProjectView(QWidget):
 
     @pyqtSlot(str)
     def updateItemValues(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
-        """Update tree item"""
+        """Update tree item."""
         self.projTree.setTreeItemValues(tHandle)
         return
 
+    @pyqtSlot(str)
+    def createFileFromTemplate(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
+        """Create a new document from a template."""
+        logger.debug("Template selected: '%s'", tHandle)
+        self.projTree.newTreeItem(nwItemType.FILE, copyDoc=tHandle)
+        return
+
     @pyqtSlot(str, int, int, int)
     def updateCounts(self, tHandle: str, cCount: int, wCount: int, pCount: int) -> None:
         """Slot for updating the word count of a specific item."""
@@ -310,7 +318,7 @@ class GuiProjectToolBar(QWidget):
 
         self.mTemplates = _UpdatableMenu(self.mAdd)
         self.mTemplates.setActionsVisible(False)
-        self.mTemplates.menuItemTriggered.connect(self._templateSelected)
+        self.mTemplates.menuItemTriggered.connect(lambda h: self.newDocumentFromTemplate.emit(h))
         self.mAdd.addMenu(self.mTemplates)
 
         self.mAddRoot = self.mAdd.addMenu(trConst(nwLabels.ITEM_DESCRIPTION["root"]))
@@ -443,17 +451,6 @@ class GuiProjectToolBar(QWidget):
         self.aAddScene.setVisible(allowDoc)
         return
 
-    ##
-    #  Private Slots
-    ##
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def _templateSelected(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
-        """Forward the template menu signal."""
-        logger.debug("Template selected: '%s'", tHandle)
-        self.newDocumentFromTemplate.emit(tHandle)
-        return
-
     ##
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
@@ -622,7 +619,7 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
         return False
 
     def newTreeItem(self, itemType: nwItemType, itemClass: nwItemClass | None = None,
-                    hLevel: int = 1, isNote: bool = False) -> bool:
+                    hLevel: int = 1, isNote: bool = False, copyDoc: str | None = None) -> bool:
         """Add new item to the tree, with a given itemType (and
         itemClass if Root), and attach it to the selected handle. Also
         make sure the item is added in a place it can be added, and that
@@ -710,7 +707,9 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
             return True
 
         # Handle new file creation
-        if itemType == nwItemType.FILE and hLevel > 0:
+        if itemType == nwItemType.FILE and copyDoc:
+            SHARED.project.copyFileContent(tHandle, copyDoc)
+        elif itemType == nwItemType.FILE and hLevel > 0:
             SHARED.project.writeNewFile(tHandle, hLevel, not isNote)
 
         # Add the new item to the project tree

sample/content/2a60782759c6f.nwd

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 %%~name: Chapter
 %%~path: f4ed1ae756a1f/2a60782759c6f
-%%~kind: TEMPLATE/NOTE
-%%~hash: d09e26b73443ca5592973b954fb8d34b406765cc
-%%~date: 2024-02-04 12:13:08/2024-02-08 00:02:03
+%%~kind: TEMPLATE/DOCUMENT
+%%~hash: da17bc023f9fcf9d739f19ce4b49a4f95dd7acc2
+%%~date: 2024-02-04 12:13:08/2024-02-08 21:45:26
 ## Chapter
 
+@pov: Name
+
+%Synopsis: A brief note about the chapter content.
+
+Text

sample/nwProject.nwx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a4" hexVersion="0x020300a4" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-02-08 00:03:11">
-  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="1671" autoCount="262" editTime="82534">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a4" hexVersion="0x020300a4" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-02-08 21:45:35">
+  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="1680" autoCount="263" editTime="82745">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
   </project>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <entry key="i56be10" count="1" red="117" green="0" blue="175">Main</entry>
     </importance>
   </settings>
-  <content items="31" novelWords="990" notesWords="416">
+  <content items="31" novelWords="991" notesWords="416">
     <item handle="7031beac91f75" parent="None" root="7031beac91f75" order="0" type="ROOT" class="NOVEL">
       <meta expanded="yes" />
       <name status="sc24b8f" import="ia857f0">Novel</name>
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@
       <name status="sf12341" import="ia857f0">Templates</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="5aec885635c85" parent="f4ed1ae756a1f" root="f4ed1ae756a1f" order="0" type="FILE" class="TEMPLATE" layout="DOCUMENT">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H3" charCount="9" wordCount="2" paraCount="1" cursorPos="79" />
+      <meta expanded="no" heading="H3" charCount="9" wordCount="2" paraCount="1" cursorPos="78" />
       <name status="sf12341" import="ia857f0" active="yes">Scene</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="2a60782759c6f" parent="f4ed1ae756a1f" root="f4ed1ae756a1f" order="1" type="FILE" class="TEMPLATE" layout="DOCUMENT">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H2" charCount="7" wordCount="1" paraCount="0" cursorPos="3" />
+      <meta expanded="no" heading="H2" charCount="11" wordCount="2" paraCount="1" cursorPos="81" />
       <name status="sf12341" import="ia857f0" active="yes">Chapter</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="5ee8aebcdebc9" parent="f4ed1ae756a1f" root="f4ed1ae756a1f" order="2" type="FILE" class="TEMPLATE" layout="NOTE">

tests/reference/coreProject_NewFileFolder_nwProject.nwx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:50:57">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a4" hexVersion="0x020300a4" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-02-08 21:34:07">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
       <entry key="s000003" count="0" red="50" green="200" blue="0">Finished</entry>
     </status>
     <importance>
-      <entry key="i000004" count="4" red="100" green="100" blue="100">New</entry>
+      <entry key="i000004" count="5" red="100" green="100" blue="100">New</entry>
       <entry key="i000005" count="0" red="200" green="50" blue="0">Minor</entry>
       <entry key="i000006" count="0" red="200" green="150" blue="0">Major</entry>
       <entry key="i000007" count="0" red="50" green="200" blue="0">Main</entry>
     </importance>
   </settings>
-  <content items="11" novelWords="10" notesWords="3">
+  <content items="12" novelWords="10" notesWords="6">
     <item handle="0000000000008" parent="None" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="ROOT" class="NOVEL">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Novel</name>
@@ -73,5 +73,9 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="11" wordCount="3" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">Jane</name>
     </item>
+    <item handle="0000000000013" parent="000000000000a" root="000000000000a" order="0" type="FILE" class="CHARACTER" layout="NOTE">
+      <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="11" wordCount="3" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
+      <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">John</name>
+    </item>
   </content>
 </novelWriterXML>