Single copy and paste in PageNavigationTree

By the default, when you copy and paste a page in PageNavigationTree (PNT), all its children also come along. Recently a discussion on Yammer has raised question about how to just copy and paste parent page without its children. Currently edit mode UI does not support this function, so in this post I would like to describe the way to do this.

1. Firstly, we need a new command called "Copy this page" in the tree's context menu. It works same as the default Copy command except that it sets a flag "copyMode" to "single". We also have to override the default Copy and Paste commands to set and send this flag to the server side for further processing. 

   //CopySingleContent
   define([
       "dojo/_base/declare",
       "epi-cms/command/CopyContent"
   ], function (declare, CopyContent) {
   
       return declare([CopyContent], {
           
           label: "Copy this page",        
           iconClass: "epi-iconCopy",
           _execute: function () {
               this.clipboard.set("copyMode", true);
               this.inherited(arguments);
           }
       });
   });

   // PasteContent
   define([
       "dojo/_base/declare",
       "epi-cms/command/PasteContent",
       "epi-propertydemo/service/CustomContentHierarchyService"
   ], function (declare, PasteContent, CustomContentHierarchyService) {
   
       return declare([PasteContent], {
           _execute: function () {
               // summary:
               //      Override to handle "single copy"
               // tags:
               //      protected
   
               if (this.clipboard.copyMode === "single") {
                   this.model.service = new CustomContentHierarchyService();
                   this.model.service.singleCopy = true;
               }
               this.inherited(arguments);
           }
       });
   });

   // CopyContent
   define([
       "dojo/_base/declare",
       "epi-cms/command/CopyContent"
   ], function (declare, CopyContent)
   {
   
       return declare([CopyContent], {
           _execute: function() {
               // summary:
               //      Override to set copyMode to null
               // tags:
               //      protected
   
               this.clipboard.set("copyMode", null);
               this.inherited(arguments);
           }
       });
   });

2. Now we need send the "copyMode" to the server. This is done in a custom ContentHierarchyService 

   define([
       "dojo/_base/declare",
       "dojo/_base/lang",
       "dojo/aspect",
       "epi/dependency",
       "epi-cms/contentediting/ContentHierarchyService"
   ], function (declare,lang, aspect, dependency, ContentHierarchyService) {
   
       return declare([ContentHierarchyService], {
   
           postscript: function (params) {
               this.inherited(arguments);
   
               aspect.before(this.store.xhrHandler, "xhr", lang.hitch(this, function (/*String*/method, /*dojo.__XhrArgs*/args, /*Boolean?*/hasBody) {
                   if (this.singleCopy && method == "POST") {
                       args.headers = args.headers || {};
                       args.headers = lang.mixin({}, args.headers, { "X-EpiCopyMode": "single" });
                   }
                   return [method, args];
               }));
   
               aspect.after(this.store.xhrHandler, "xhr", lang.hitch(this, function (deferred) {
                   this.singleCopy = null;
                   return deferred;
               }));
           }        
       });
   });

   We attach"X-EpiCopyMode" param to the request header, this will be consummed in the server-side to decide to perform "single copy" or "normal copy".

3. We have created custom commands but they haven't been used anywhere. We need attach them to page tree's context menu. Unfortunately, there is no an easy way to do this, but the hard way. 

   define([
     "dojo/_base/declare",
     "dojo/_base/array",
     "dojo/aspect",
   
     "epi/_Module",
     "epi/dependency",
   
     "epi-cms/plugin-area/navigation-tree",
     "epi-cms/component/MainNavigationComponent",
     "epi-cms/command/PasteContent",  
     "epi-cms/command/CopyContent",
   
     "epi-propertydemo/command/CopySingleContent",
     "epi-propertydemo/command/PasteContent",
     "epi-propertydemo/command/CopyContent"
   ], function (
     declare,
     array,
     aspect,
   
     _Module,
     dependency,
   
     navigationTreePluginArea,
     MainNavigationComponent,
     PasteContent,
     CopyContent,
   
     CopySingleContent,
     CustomPasteContent,
     CustomCopyContent
   ) {
       return declare([_Module], {
   
         initialize: function () {
   
             this.inherited(arguments);
   
             var widgetFactory = dependency.resolve("epi.shell.widget.WidgetFactory");
             aspect.after(widgetFactory, "onWidgetCreated", function (widget, componentDefinition) {
               if (widget.isInstanceOf(MainNavigationComponent)) {                
                 aspect.after(widget, "own", function () {
                   var cmd = new CopySingleContent({
                       category: "context",
                       clipboard: this.tree._clipboardManager,
                       selection: this.tree.selection,
                       model: this.tree.model
                   });
                   navigationTreePluginArea.add(cmd);
   
                   var self = this;
                   aspect.after(this.tree._contextMenuCommandProvider, "get", function (commands) {
                     
                     for (var i = 0; i < commands.length; i++) {
                       var command = commands[i];
                       if (command.isInstanceOf(PasteContent)) {
                           commands[i] = new CustomPasteContent({
                               category: "context",
                               clipboard: self.tree._clipboardManager,
                               selection: self.tree.selection,
                               model: self.tree.model
                           });
                       }
                       if (command.isInstanceOf(CopyContent) && !command.isInstanceOf(CopySingleContent)) {
                           commands[i] = new CustomCopyContent({
                               category: "context",
                               clipboard: self.tree._clipboardManager,
                               selection: self.tree.selection,
                               model: self.tree.model
                           });
                       }
                     }
                     
                     return commands;
                   });                
                 });              
               }              
             }, true);         
         }
       });
     });

4. We have completed client-side work, now is server-side. To decide to perform "single copy" or "normal copy", we need create an intercept for IContentCopyHandler. 

    public class ContentCopyHandlerIntercept : IContentCopyHandler
       {
           private readonly IContentCopyHandler _defaultHandler;
           public ContentCopyHandlerIntercept(IContentCopyHandler defaultHandler)
           {
               _defaultHandler = defaultHandler;
           }
   
           public ContentReference Copy(ContentReference contentLink, ContentReference destinationLink, AccessLevel requiredSourceAccess, bool publishOnDestination)
           {
               var singleCopy = HttpContext.Current.Request.Headers["X-EpiCopyMode"] == "single";
               if(!singleCopy)
               {
                   return _defaultHandler.Copy(contentLink, destinationLink, requiredSourceAccess, publishOnDestination);
               }
   
               var customContentCopyHandler = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<SingleContentCopyHandler>();
               return customContentCopyHandler.Copy(contentLink, destinationLink, requiredSourceAccess, publishOnDestination);
           }
       }

   We need register this intercept at initialization time

   [ModuleDependency(typeof(Cms.Shell.InitializableModule))]
       public class InitializationModule : IConfigurableModule
       {
           public void ConfigureContainer(ServiceConfigurationContext context)
           {
               context.ConfigurationComplete += (o, e) =>
               {
                   context.Services.Intercept<IContentCopyHandler>((locator, defaultImplement) =>
                   {
                       return new ContentCopyHandlerIntercept(defaultImplement);
                   });
               };            
           }
   }

5. Finally, we have to implement the SingleContentCopyHandler. 

   [ServiceConfiguration(typeof(IContentCopyHandler))]
       public class SingleContentCopyHandler : IContentCopyHandler
       {
           private class CopyContext
           {
               public CopyContext()
               {
                   ExportSources = new List<ExportSource>();
               }
   
               public IList<ExportSource> ExportSources { get; set; }
               public ContentReference DestinationRoot { get; set; }
               public ContentReference OriginalLink { get; set; }
               public ContentReference NewLink { get; set; }
               public bool PublishOnDestination { get; set; }
               public bool InBackground { get; set; }
               public int PageCount { get; set; }
               public String LanguageCode { get; set; }
               public AccessLevel RequiredSourceAccess { get; set; }
           }        
   
           public SingleContentCopyHandler(IContentRepository contentRepository,
               ServiceAccessor<IDataImporter> dataImporterAccessor, 
               ServiceAccessor<IDataExporter> dataExporterAccessor,
               ContentOptions contentOptions)
           {
               _contentRepository = contentRepository;
               _dataImporterAccessor = dataImporterAccessor;
               _dataExporterAccessor = dataExporterAccessor;
               _contentOptions = contentOptions;
           }
   
           private static readonly ILog _log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(ContentCopyHandler));
           private readonly IContentRepository _contentRepository;
           private readonly ServiceAccessor<IDataImporter> _dataImporterAccessor;
           private readonly ServiceAccessor<IDataExporter> _dataExporterAccessor;
           private readonly ContentOptions _contentOptions;
   
   
           #region IContentCopyHandler Members
   
           /// <summary>
           /// Copy pages to another container.
           /// </summary>
           /// <param name="pageLink">The link to the content data to copy.</param>
           /// <param name="destinationLink">The container where the page will be copied</param>
           /// <param name="requiredSourceAccess">The required source access to check access against</param>
           /// <param name="publishOnDestination">If the new pages should be published on the destination</param>
           /// <returns></returns>
           public virtual ContentReference Copy(ContentReference pageLink, ContentReference destinationLink, AccessLevel requiredSourceAccess, bool publishOnDestination)
           {
               CopyContext arguments = new CopyContext()
               {
                   NewLink = ContentReference.EmptyReference,
                   OriginalLink = pageLink,
                   DestinationRoot = destinationLink,
                   PublishOnDestination = publishOnDestination,
                   PageCount = 1,
                   LanguageCode = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.Name,
                   RequiredSourceAccess = requiredSourceAccess
               };
   
               arguments.ExportSources.Add(new ExportSource(arguments.OriginalLink, ExportSource.NonRecursive));
               ExecuteCopying(arguments);
   
               //Export:Review
               return arguments.NewLink;
           }
   
           #endregion
           
           private void ExecuteCopying(CopyContext context)
           {
               bool useFile = context.PageCount > _contentOptions.InMemoryCopyThreshold;
               string filePath = useFile ? Path.GetTempFileName() : null;
               try
               {
                   using (Stream stream = CreateStream(useFile, filePath))
                   {
                       using (var exporter = _dataExporterAccessor())
                       {
   
                           var options = new ExportOptions()
                           {
                               TransferType = TypeOfTransfer.Copying,
                               RequiredSourceAccess = context.RequiredSourceAccess,
                               AutoCloseStream = false,
                               ExcludeFiles = false
                           };
   
                           var exporterLog = exporter.Export(stream, context.ExportSources, options);
                           if (exporter.Status.Log.Errors.Count > 0)
                           {
                               Rollback(context, exporter.Status.Log);
                           }
                       }
   
                       stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
   
                       var importer = _dataImporterAccessor();
                       var copyOptions = new ImportOptions()
                       {
                           TransferType = TypeOfTransfer.Copying,
                           EnsureContentNameUniqueness = true,
                           SaveAction = (context.PublishOnDestination ? SaveAction.Publish : SaveAction.CheckOut) | SaveAction.SkipValidation
                       };
   
                       var log = importer.Import(stream, context.DestinationRoot, copyOptions);
                       context.NewLink = importer.Status.ImportedRoot;
                       if (importer.Status.Log.Errors.Count > 0)
                       {
                           Rollback(context, importer.Status.Log);
                       }
                   }
               }
               finally
               {
                   if (File.Exists(filePath))
                   {
                       File.Delete(filePath);
                   }
               }
           }
   
           private static Stream CreateStream(bool useFile, string filePath)
           {
               if (useFile)
               {
                   return new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
               }
               else
               {
                   return new MemoryStream();
               }
           }
   
           private void Rollback(CopyContext context, ITransferLogger transferLogger)
           {
               try
               {
                   if (!ContentReference.IsNullOrEmpty(context.NewLink))
                   {
                       _contentRepository.Delete(context.NewLink, true, EPiServer.Security.AccessLevel.NoAccess);
                   }
               }
               catch (Exception ex)
               {
                   transferLogger.Error(String.Format("Failed to rollback creation of '{0}'", context.NewLink.ToString()), ex);
               }
   
               if (_log.IsErrorEnabled)
               {
                   _log.ErrorFormat("Failed to copy pages with root '{0}' to '{1}'",
                       context.OriginalLink.ToString(), context.DestinationRoot.ToString());
               }
   
               String translatedMessage = LocalizationService.Current.GetStringByCulture("/copy/backgroundreport/failed", "Failed to copy content '{0}' to '{1}'", CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(context.LanguageCode));
               String formattedMessage = String.Format(translatedMessage, _contentRepository.Get<IContent>(context.OriginalLink)?.Name, _contentRepository.Get<IContent>(context.DestinationRoot)?.Name);
               String errorMessage = String.Format("{0}:{1}", formattedMessage, String.Join(",", transferLogger.Errors.Cast<String>().ToArray<string>()));
               throw new EPiServerException(errorMessage);
           }
       }

   The main point here is the line : arguments.ExportSources.Add(new ExportSource(arguments.OriginalLink, ExportSource.NonRecursive)); It allows to copy just content without its children.

6. And here is the result for a very long code: