[FEATURE REQUEST] Shares space in Android native file explorer

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ ownCloud admins and users.
 * Change - Replace dav4android location: [#4536](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4536)
 * Change - Modify biometrics fail source string: [#4572](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4572)
 * Enhancement - QA variant: [#3791](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/3791)
+* Enhancement - Shares space in Android native file explorer: [#4515](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4515)
 * Enhancement - Accessibility reports in 4.5.1: [#4568](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4568)
 
 ## Details
@@ -92,6 +93,14 @@ ownCloud admins and users.
    https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/3791
    https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4569
 
+* Enhancement - Shares space in Android native file explorer: [#4515](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4515)
+
+   The Shares space has been added to the spaces list shown in the Documents
+   Provider, the Android native file explorer.
+
+   https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4515
+   https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4579
+
 * Enhancement - Accessibility reports in 4.5.1: [#4568](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4568)
 
    Some content descriptions that were missing have been added to provide a better

changelog/unreleased/4579

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Enhancement: Shares space in Android native file explorer
+
+The Shares space has been added to the spaces list shown in the Documents Provider, the Android
+native file explorer.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues/4515
+https://github.com/owncloud/android/pull/4579

owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/presentation/documentsprovider/DocumentsStorageProvider.kt

@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ import com.owncloud.android.domain.files.usecases.GetFolderContentUseCase
 import com.owncloud.android.domain.files.usecases.MoveFileUseCase
 import com.owncloud.android.domain.files.usecases.RemoveFileUseCase
 import com.owncloud.android.domain.files.usecases.RenameFileUseCase
+import com.owncloud.android.domain.spaces.model.OCSpace.Companion.SPACE_ID_SHARES
 import com.owncloud.android.domain.spaces.usecases.GetPersonalAndProjectSpacesForAccountUseCase
+import com.owncloud.android.domain.spaces.usecases.GetSpaceByIdForAccountUseCase
 import com.owncloud.android.domain.spaces.usecases.RefreshSpacesFromServerAsyncUseCase
 import com.owncloud.android.presentation.authentication.AccountUtils
 import com.owncloud.android.presentation.documentsprovider.cursors.FileCursor
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ class DocumentsStorageProvider : DocumentsProvider() {
             resultCursor = SpaceCursor(projection)
 
             val getPersonalAndProjectSpacesForAccountUseCase: GetPersonalAndProjectSpacesForAccountUseCase by inject()
+            val getSpaceByIdForAccountUseCase: GetSpaceByIdForAccountUseCase by inject()
             val getFileByRemotePathUseCase: GetFileByRemotePathUseCase by inject()
 
             getPersonalAndProjectSpacesForAccountUseCase(
@@ -214,6 +217,24 @@ class DocumentsStorageProvider : DocumentsProvider() {
                 }
             }
 
+            getSpaceByIdForAccountUseCase(
+                GetSpaceByIdForAccountUseCase.Params(
+                    accountName = parentDocumentId,
+                    spaceId = SPACE_ID_SHARES,
+                )
+            )?.let { sharesSpace ->
+                getFileByRemotePathUseCase(
+                    GetFileByRemotePathUseCase.Params(
+                        owner = sharesSpace.accountName,
+                        remotePath = ROOT_PATH,
+                        spaceId = sharesSpace.id,
+                    )
+                ).getDataOrNull()?.let { rootFolder ->
+                    resultCursor.addSpace(sharesSpace, rootFolder, context)
+                }
+            }
+
+
             /**
              * This will start syncing the spaces. User will only see this after updating his view with a
              * pull down, or by accessing the spaces folder.

owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/presentation/documentsprovider/cursors/FileCursor.kt

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
  * @author Bartosz Przybylski
  * @author Abel García de Prada
  * @author Juan Carlos Garrote Gascón
+ * @author Jorge Aguado Recio
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2015  Bartosz Przybylski
- * Copyright (C) 2023 ownCloud GmbH.
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 ownCloud GmbH.
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.provider.DocumentsContract
 import android.provider.DocumentsContract.Document
 import com.owncloud.android.domain.files.model.OCFile
+import com.owncloud.android.domain.spaces.model.OCSpace.Companion.SPACE_ID_SHARES
 import com.owncloud.android.utils.MimetypeIconUtil
 
 class FileCursor(projection: Array<String>?) : MatrixCursor(projection ?: DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_PROJECTION) {
@@ -45,15 +47,17 @@ class FileCursor(projection: Array<String>?) : MatrixCursor(projection ?: DEFAUL
         val imagePath = if (file.isImage && file.isAvailableLocally) file.storagePath else null
         var flags = if (imagePath != null) Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_THUMBNAIL else 0
 
-        flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_DELETE
-        flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_RENAME
-        flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_COPY
-        flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_MOVE
+        if (file.spaceId != SPACE_ID_SHARES) {
+            flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_DELETE
+            flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_RENAME
+            flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_COPY
+            flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_MOVE
 
-        if (mimeType != Document.MIME_TYPE_DIR) { // If it is a file
-            flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_WRITE
-        } else if (file.hasAddFilePermission && file.hasAddSubdirectoriesPermission) { // If it is a folder with writing permissions
-            flags = flags or Document.FLAG_DIR_SUPPORTS_CREATE
+            if (mimeType != Document.MIME_TYPE_DIR) { // If it is a file
+                flags = flags or Document.FLAG_SUPPORTS_WRITE
+            } else if (file.hasAddFilePermission && file.hasAddSubdirectoriesPermission) { // If it is a folder with writing permissions
+                flags = flags or Document.FLAG_DIR_SUPPORTS_CREATE
+            }
         }
 
         newRow()

owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/presentation/releasenotes/ReleaseNotesViewModel.kt

@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ class ReleaseNotesViewModel(
 
     companion object {
         val releaseNotesList = listOf(
+            ReleaseNote(
+                title = R.string.release_notes_4_6_0_title_shares_space_docs_provider,
+                subtitle = R.string.release_notes_4_6_0_subtitle_shares_space_docs_provider,
+                type = ReleaseNoteType.ENHANCEMENT
+            ),
             ReleaseNote(
                 title = R.string.release_notes_bugfixes_title,
                 subtitle = R.string.release_notes_bugfixes_subtitle,

owncloudApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -731,6 +731,8 @@
     <string name="error_webfinger_username_empty">Username empty</string>
 
     <!-- Release Notes -->
+    <string name="release_notes_4_6_0_title_shares_space_docs_provider">Shares space in Android native file explorer</string>
+    <string name="release_notes_4_6_0_subtitle_shares_space_docs_provider">Shares space now appears all together with the other spaces in Documents Provider in Infinite Scale accounts</string>
     <string name="release_notes_header">New in %1$s</string>
     <string name="release_notes_footer">Thank you for using %1$s.\n&#10084;</string>
     <string name="release_notes_proceed">Proceed</string>