Merge pull request #7207 from nocodb/feat/paste-option-in-table-context-menu

feat: paste option in cell right click context menu

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/details/Fields.vue

@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ const onFieldOptionUpdate = () => {
             </Draggable>
           </div>
           <Transition v-if="!changingField" name="slide-fade">
-            <div class="border-gray-200 border-l-1 nc-scrollbar-md nc-fields-height !overflow-y-auto">
+            <div v-if="!changingField" class="border-gray-200 border-l-1 nc-scrollbar-md nc-fields-height !overflow-y-auto">
               <SmartsheetColumnEditOrAddProvider
                 v-if="activeField"
                 class="p-4 w-[25rem]"

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/grid/Table.vue

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   useI18n,
   useMultiSelect,
   useNuxtApp,
+  usePaste,
   useRoles,
   useRoute,
   useSmartsheetStoreOrThrow,
@@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ const predictNextFormulas = async () => {
   await _predictNextFormulas(meta)
 }
 
+const { paste } = usePaste(true)
+
 // #Refs
 
 const rowRefs = ref<any[]>()
@@ -1694,6 +1697,20 @@ onKeyStroke('ArrowDown', onDown)
               </div>
             </NcMenuItem>
 
+            <NcMenuItem
+              v-if="contextMenuTarget"
+              class="nc-base-menu-item"
+              data-testid="context-menu-item-paste"
+              :disabled="isSystemColumn(fields[contextMenuTarget.col])"
+              @click="paste"
+            >
+              <div v-e="['a:row:paste']" class="flex gap-2 items-center">
+                <GeneralIcon icon="paste" />
+                <!-- Paste -->
+                {{ $t('general.paste') }}
+              </div>
+            </NcMenuItem>
+
             <!-- Clear cell -->
             <NcMenuItem
               v-if="

packages/nc-gui/components/tabs/Smartsheet.vue

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ watch([activeViewTitleOrId, activeTableId], () => {
         <LazySmartsheetToolbar v-if="!isForm" />
         <div class="flex flex-row w-full" style="height: calc(100% - var(--topbar-height))">
           <Transition name="layout" mode="out-in">
-            <div class="flex flex-1 min-h-0 w-3/4">
+            <div v-if="openedViewsTab === 'view'" class="flex flex-1 min-h-0 w-3/4">
               <div class="h-full flex-1 min-w-0 min-h-0 bg-white">
                 <LazySmartsheetGrid v-if="isGrid || !meta || !activeView" ref="grid" />
 

packages/nc-gui/composables/usePaste.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { useI18n, message } from '#imports'
+
+export const usePaste = (showDialogIfFailed = false) => {
+  const { t } = useI18n()
+
+  const paste = async (): Promise<boolean> => {
+    try {
+      // Check if the Clipboard API is supported
+      if (!navigator.clipboard) return false
+
+      // Read text from the clipboard
+      const clipboardText = await navigator.clipboard.readText()
+
+      // Create a new paste event
+      const pasteEvent = new Event('paste', {
+        bubbles: false,
+        cancelable: true,
+      })
+
+      // Attach clipboard data to the event
+      const clipboardData = {
+        getData: () => clipboardText || '',
+      }
+      Object.defineProperty(pasteEvent, 'clipboardData', { value: clipboardData })
+
+      // Dispatch the event on the document
+      document.dispatchEvent(pasteEvent)
+      return true
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (!showDialogIfFailed) throw new Error(t('msg.error.pasteFromClipboardError'))
+
+      message.error(t('msg.error.pasteFromClipboardError'))
+
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { paste }
+}

packages/nc-gui/lang/en.json

@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@
     "useSurveyMode": "Use Survey Mode",
     "shift": "Shift",
     "enter": "Enter",
-    "seconds": "Seconds"
+    "seconds": "Seconds",
+    "paste": "Paste"
   },
   "objects": {
     "workspace": "Workspace",
@@ -1283,7 +1284,8 @@
       "duplicateParameterKeysAreNotAllowed": "Duplicate parameter keys are not allowed",
       "fieldRequired": "{value} cannot be empty.",
       "projectNotAccessible": "Base not accessible",
-      "copyToClipboardError": "Failed to copy to clipboard"
+      "copyToClipboardError": "Failed to copy to clipboard",
+      "pasteFromClipboardError": "Failed to paste from clipboard"
     },
     "toast": {
       "exportMetadata": "Base metadata exported successfully",

packages/nc-gui/utils/iconUtils.ts

@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ export const iconMap = {
   role_no_access: NoAccess,
   commentHere: NcCommentHere,
   fileImage: FileImageIcon,
+  paste: h('span', { class: 'material-symbols' }, 'content_paste'),
 }
 
 export const getMdiIcon = (type: string): any => {

tests/playwright/pages/Dashboard/Grid/index.ts

@@ -450,4 +450,14 @@ export class GridPage extends BasePage {
     }
     return text;
   }
+
+  async pasteWithMouse({ index, columnHeader }: CellProps) {
+    await this.cell.get({ index, columnHeader }).scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+    await this.cell.get({ index, columnHeader }).click({ button: 'right' });
+
+    await this.get().page().getByTestId('context-menu-item-paste').click();
+
+    // kludge: wait for paste to complete
+    await this.rootPage.waitForTimeout(1000);
+  }
 }

tests/playwright/tests/db/general/cellSelection.spec.ts

@@ -28,16 +28,34 @@ test.describe('Verify cell selection', () => {
     expect(await grid.selectedCount()).toBe(9);
     await dashboard.closeAllTabs();
 
-    // #2 when copied with clipboard, it copies correct text
+    // #2 when copied with clipboard, it copies correct text and paste
+    const verifyPastedData = async ({ index }: { index: number }): Promise<void> => {
+      // FirstName column
+      let cellText: string[] = ['MARY', 'PATRICIA'];
+      for (let i = index; i <= index + 1; i++) {
+        await grid.cell.verify({ index: i, columnHeader: 'FirstName', value: cellText[i - index] });
+      }
+
+      // LastName column
+      cellText = ['SMITH', 'JOHNSON'];
+      for (let i = index; i <= index + 1; i++) {
+        await grid.cell.verify({ index: i, columnHeader: 'LastName', value: cellText[i - index] });
+      }
+    };
+
     await dashboard.treeView.openTable({ title: 'Customer' });
     await grid.selectRange({
       start: { index: 0, columnHeader: 'FirstName' },
       end: { index: 1, columnHeader: 'LastName' },
     });
     expect(await grid.copyWithKeyboard()).toBe('MARY\tSMITH\n' + 'PATRICIA\tJOHNSON');
+
+    await grid.pasteWithMouse({ index: 2, columnHeader: 'FirstName' });
+    await verifyPastedData({ index: 2 });
+
     await dashboard.closeAllTabs();
 
-    // #3 when copied with mouse, it copies correct text
+    // #3 when copied with mouse, it copies correct text and paste
     await dashboard.treeView.openTable({ title: 'Customer' });
     await grid.selectRange({
       start: { index: 0, columnHeader: 'FirstName' },
@@ -46,6 +64,9 @@ test.describe('Verify cell selection', () => {
     expect(await grid.copyWithMouse({ index: 0, columnHeader: 'FirstName' })).toBe(
       'MARY\tSMITH\n' + 'PATRICIA\tJOHNSON'
     );
+
+    await grid.pasteWithMouse({ index: 4, columnHeader: 'FirstName' });
+    await verifyPastedData({ index: 4 });
     await dashboard.closeAllTabs();
   });