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+/* Quint - A graphical user interface for Octave
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Jacob Dawid
+ * jacob.dawid@googlemail.com
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "FilesDockWidget.h"
+
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QCompleter>
+
+FilesDockWidget::FilesDockWidget(QWidget *parent)
+  : QDockWidget(parent) {
+    setObjectName("FilesDockWidget");
+    setWindowTitle(tr("Current Folder"));
+    setWidget(new QWidget(this));
+
+    // Create a toolbar
+    m_navigationToolBar = new QToolBar("", widget());
+    m_navigationToolBar->setAllowedAreas(Qt::TopToolBarArea);
+    m_navigationToolBar->setMovable(false);
+    m_navigationToolBar->setIconSize(QSize (20,20));
+
+    // Add a button to the toolbar with the QT standard icon for up-directory
+    // TODO: Maybe change this to be an up-directory icon that is OS specific???
+    QStyle *style = QApplication::style();
+    m_directoryIcon = style->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_FileDialogToParent);
+    m_directoryUpAction = new QAction(m_directoryIcon, "", m_navigationToolBar);
+    m_currentDirectory = new QLineEdit(m_navigationToolBar);
+
+    m_navigationToolBar->addAction(m_directoryUpAction);
+    m_navigationToolBar->addWidget(m_currentDirectory);
+    connect(m_directoryUpAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(onUpDirectory()));
+
+    // TODO: Add other buttons for creating directories
+
+    // Create the QFileSystemModel starting in the home directory
+    QString homePath = QDir::homePath();
+    // TODO: This should occur after Octave has been initialized and the startup directory of Octave is established
+
+    m_fileSystemModel = new QFileSystemModel(this);
+    m_fileSystemModel->setFilter(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::AllEntries);
+    QModelIndex rootPathIndex = m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(homePath);
+
+    // Attach the model to the QTreeView and set the root index
+    m_fileTreeView = new QTreeView(widget());
+    m_fileTreeView->setModel(m_fileSystemModel);
+    m_fileTreeView->setRootIndex(rootPathIndex);
+    m_fileTreeView->setSortingEnabled(true);
+    m_fileTreeView->setAlternatingRowColors(true);
+    m_fileTreeView->setAnimated(true);
+    setCurrentDirectory(m_fileSystemModel->fileInfo(rootPathIndex).absoluteFilePath());
+
+    connect(m_fileTreeView, SIGNAL(doubleClicked(const QModelIndex &)), this, SLOT(itemDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex &)));
+
+    // Layout the widgets vertically with the toolbar on top
+    QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout();
+    layout->setSpacing(0);
+    layout->addWidget(m_navigationToolBar);
+    layout->addWidget(m_fileTreeView);
+    widget()->setLayout(layout);
+    // TODO: Add right-click contextual menus for copying, pasting, deleting files (and others)
+
+    connect(m_currentDirectory, SIGNAL(returnPressed()), this, SLOT(currentDirectoryEntered()));
+    QCompleter *completer = new QCompleter(m_fileSystemModel, this);
+    m_currentDirectory->setCompleter(completer);
+}
+
+void FilesDockWidget::itemDoubleClicked(const QModelIndex &index)
+{
+    QFileInfo fileInfo = m_fileSystemModel->fileInfo(index);
+    if (fileInfo.isDir()) {
+        m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(fileInfo.absolutePath());
+        m_fileTreeView->setRootIndex(index);
+        setCurrentDirectory(m_fileSystemModel->fileInfo(index).absoluteFilePath());
+    } else {
+        QFileInfo fileInfo = m_fileSystemModel->fileInfo(index);
+        emit openFile(fileInfo.filePath());
+    }
+}
+
+void FilesDockWidget::setCurrentDirectory(QString currentDirectory) {
+    m_currentDirectory->setText(currentDirectory);
+}
+
+void FilesDockWidget::onUpDirectory(void) {
+    QDir dir = QDir(m_fileSystemModel->filePath(m_fileTreeView->rootIndex()));
+    dir.cdUp();
+    m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(dir.absolutePath());
+    m_fileTreeView->setRootIndex(m_fileSystemModel->index(dir.absolutePath()));
+    setCurrentDirectory(dir.absolutePath());
+}
+
+void FilesDockWidget::currentDirectoryEntered() {
+    QFileInfo fileInfo(m_currentDirectory->text());
+    if (fileInfo.isDir()) {
+        m_fileTreeView->setRootIndex(m_fileSystemModel->index(fileInfo.absolutePath()));
+        m_fileSystemModel->setRootPath(fileInfo.absolutePath());
+        setCurrentDirectory(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
+    } else {
+        if(QFile::exists(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath()))
+            emit openFile(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
+    }
+}