Feature: Added support for pasting items as shortcuts

src/Files.App/Actions/FileSystem/PasteItemAsShortcutAction.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Files Community
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.
+
+namespace Files.App.Actions
+{
+	internal sealed class PasteItemAsShortcutAction : ObservableObject, IAction
+	{
+		private readonly IContentPageContext context;
+
+		public string Label
+			=> Strings.PasteShortcut.GetLocalizedResource();
+
+		public string Description
+			=> Strings.PasteShortcutDescription.GetLocalizedResource();
+
+		public RichGlyph Glyph
+			=> new(themedIconStyle: "App.ThemedIcons.Paste");
+
+		public bool IsExecutable
+			=> GetIsExecutable();
+
+		public PasteItemAsShortcutAction()
+		{
+			context = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IContentPageContext>();
+
+			context.PropertyChanged += Context_PropertyChanged;
+			App.AppModel.PropertyChanged += AppModel_PropertyChanged;
+		}
+
+		public Task ExecuteAsync(object? parameter = null)
+		{
+			if (context.ShellPage is null)
+				return Task.CompletedTask;
+
+			string path = context.ShellPage.ShellViewModel.WorkingDirectory;
+			return UIFilesystemHelpers.PasteItemAsShortcutAsync(path, context.ShellPage);
+		}
+
+		public bool GetIsExecutable()
+		{
+			return
+				App.AppModel.IsPasteEnabled &&
+				context.PageType != ContentPageTypes.Home &&
+				context.PageType != ContentPageTypes.RecycleBin &&
+				context.PageType != ContentPageTypes.SearchResults;
+		}
+
+		private void Context_PropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (e.PropertyName is nameof(IContentPageContext.PageType))
+				OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsExecutable));
+		}
+
+		private void AppModel_PropertyChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (e.PropertyName is nameof(AppModel.IsPasteEnabled))
+				OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsExecutable));
+		}
+	}
+}

src/Files.App/Data/Commands/Manager/CommandCodes.cs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public enum CommandCodes
 		CopyPathWithQuotes,
 		CutItem,
 		PasteItem,
+		PasteItemAsShortcut,
 		PasteItemToSelection,
 		DeleteItem,
 		DeleteItemPermanently,

src/Files.App/Data/Commands/Manager/CommandManager.cs

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public IRichCommand this[HotKey hotKey]
 		public IRichCommand CopyPathWithQuotes => commands[CommandCodes.CopyPathWithQuotes];
 		public IRichCommand CutItem => commands[CommandCodes.CutItem];
 		public IRichCommand PasteItem => commands[CommandCodes.PasteItem];
+		public IRichCommand PasteItemAsShortcut => commands[CommandCodes.PasteItemAsShortcut];
 		public IRichCommand PasteItemToSelection => commands[CommandCodes.PasteItemToSelection];
 		public IRichCommand DeleteItem => commands[CommandCodes.DeleteItem];
 		public IRichCommand DeleteItemPermanently => commands[CommandCodes.DeleteItemPermanently];
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ public IEnumerator<IRichCommand> GetEnumerator() =>
 			[CommandCodes.CopyPathWithQuotes] = new CopyPathWithQuotesAction(),
 			[CommandCodes.CutItem] = new CutItemAction(),
 			[CommandCodes.PasteItem] = new PasteItemAction(),
+			[CommandCodes.PasteItemAsShortcut] = new PasteItemAsShortcutAction(),
 			[CommandCodes.PasteItemToSelection] = new PasteItemToSelectionAction(),
 			[CommandCodes.DeleteItem] = new DeleteItemAction(),
 			[CommandCodes.DeleteItemPermanently] = new DeleteItemPermanentlyAction(),

src/Files.App/Data/Commands/Manager/ICommandManager.cs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public interface ICommandManager : IEnumerable<IRichCommand>
 		IRichCommand CopyPathWithQuotes { get; }
 		IRichCommand CutItem { get; }
 		IRichCommand PasteItem { get; }
+		IRichCommand PasteItemAsShortcut { get; }
 		IRichCommand PasteItemToSelection { get; }
 		IRichCommand DeleteItem { get; }
 		IRichCommand DeleteItemPermanently { get; }

src/Files.App/Data/Factories/ContentPageContextFlyoutFactory.cs

@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ public static List<ContextMenuFlyoutItemViewModel> GetBaseItemMenuItems(
 					IsPrimary = true,
 					IsVisible = true,
 				}.Build(),
+				new ContextMenuFlyoutItemViewModelBuilder(Commands.PasteItemAsShortcut).Build(),
 				new ContextMenuFlyoutItemViewModelBuilder(Commands.CopyItemPath)
 				{
 					IsVisible = UserSettingsService.GeneralSettingsService.ShowCopyPath

src/Files.App/Helpers/UI/UIFilesystemHelpers.cs

@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@ public static async Task PasteItemAsync(string destinationPath, IShellPage assoc
 			}
 		}
 
+		public static async Task PasteItemAsShortcutAsync(string destinationPath, IShellPage associatedInstance)
+		{
+			FilesystemResult<DataPackageView> packageView = await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => Task.FromResult(Clipboard.GetContent()));
+			if (packageView.Result.Contains(StandardDataFormats.StorageItems))
+			{
+				var items = await packageView.Result.GetStorageItemsAsync();
+				foreach (IStorageItem item in items)
+				{
+					var fileName = FilesystemHelpers.GetShortcutNamingPreference(item.Name);
+					var filePath = Path.Combine(destinationPath ?? string.Empty, fileName);
+
+					if (!await FileOperationsHelpers.CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(filePath, item.Path))
+						await HandleShortcutCannotBeCreated(fileName, item.Path);
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (associatedInstance is not null)
+				await associatedInstance.RefreshIfNoWatcherExistsAsync();
+		}
+
 		public static async Task<bool> RenameFileItemAsync(ListedItem item, string newName, IShellPage associatedInstance, bool showExtensionDialog = true)
 		{
 			if (item is AlternateStreamItem ads) // For alternate streams Name is not a substring ItemNameRaw

src/Files.App/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw

@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@
   <data name="Paste" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Paste</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PasteShortcut" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Paste shortcut</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="BaseLayoutContextFlyoutNew.Label" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>New</value>
   </data>
@@ -2411,6 +2414,9 @@
   <data name="PasteItemDescription" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Paste item(s) from clipboard to current folder</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="PasteShortcutDescription" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Paste item(s) from clipboard to current folder as shortcuts</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="PasteItemToSelectionDescription" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Paste item(s) from clipboard to selected folder</value>
   </data>