feat(notes): expose file versions in the note sidebar

src/components/NoteItem.vue

@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
 				{{ t('notes', 'Share') }}
 			</NcActionButton>
 
+			<NcActionButton @click="onShowVersions">
+				<template #icon>
+					<BackupRestoreIcon :size="20" />
+				</template>
+				{{ t('notes', 'Versions') }}
+			</NcActionButton>
+
 			<NcActionButton v-if="!showCategorySelect" @click="showCategorySelect = true">
 				<template #icon>
 					<FolderOutlineIcon :size="20" />
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ import NcActionInput from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcActionInput'
 import NcActionSeparator from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcActionSeparator'
 import NcListItem from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcListItem'
 import AlertOctagonOutlineIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/AlertOctagonOutline.vue'
+import BackupRestoreIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/BackupRestore.vue'
 import FolderOutlineIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/FolderOutline.vue'
 import PencilOutlineIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/PencilOutline.vue'
 import ShareVariantOutlineIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ShareVariantOutline.vue'
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ export default {
 
 	components: {
 		AlertOctagonOutlineIcon,
+		BackupRestoreIcon,
 		FolderOutlineIcon,
 		NcActionButton,
 		NcListItem,
@@ -337,6 +346,11 @@ export default {
 			emit('notes:share:open', { noteId: this.note.id })
 		},
 
+		onShowVersions() {
+			this.actionsOpen = false
+			emit('notes:sidebar:open', { noteId: this.note.id, tab: 'files_versions' })
+		},
+
 		async onShareCreated(event) {
 			const { share } = event
 

src/components/NoteShareSidebar.vue

@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@
 		data-cy-notes-share-sidebar
 		forceMenu
 		:loading="isOpen && loading"
-		:name="note?.title || t('notes', 'Share')"
+		:name="note?.title || t('notes', 'Note')"
 		noToggle
 		:open="isOpen"
 		@closed="onClosed"
 		@update:open="onToggle"
 	>
-		<NcAppSidebarTab
-			v-if="sharingTab"
-			:id="sharingTab.id"
-			:name="sharingTab.displayName"
-			:order="sharingTab.order"
+		<NcAppSidebarTab v-for="tab in tabs"
+			:id="tab.id"
+			:key="tab.id"
+			:name="tab.displayName"
+			:order="tab.order"
 		>
 			<template #icon>
-				<NcIconSvgWrapper :svg="sharingTab.iconSvgInline" />
+				<NcIconSvgWrapper :svg="tab.iconSvgInline" />
 			</template>
 
 			<NcEmptyContent v-if="loading">
@@ -33,26 +33,26 @@
 
 			<NcEmptyContent v-else-if="!currentNode || error">
 				<template #icon>
-					<ShareVariantOutlineIcon :size="44" />
+					<FileOutlineIcon :size="44" />
 				</template>
-				{{ error || t('notes', 'Unable to load the selected note for sharing.') }}
+				{{ error || t('notes', 'Unable to load the selected note.') }}
 			</NcEmptyContent>
 
 			<component
-				:is="sharingTab.tagName"
+				:is="tab.tagName"
 				v-else
-				:active.prop="activeTab === sharingTab.id"
+				:active.prop="activeTab === tab.id"
 				:folder.prop="currentFolder"
 				:node.prop="currentNode"
 				:view.prop="currentView"
 			/>
 		</NcAppSidebarTab>
 
-		<NcEmptyContent v-else-if="isOpen">
+		<NcEmptyContent v-if="isOpen && tabs.length === 0">
 			<template #icon>
-				<ShareVariantOutlineIcon :size="44" />
+				<FileOutlineIcon :size="44" />
 			</template>
-			{{ t('notes', 'Sharing is not available right now.') }}
+			{{ t('notes', 'Sharing and versions are not available right now.') }}
 		</NcEmptyContent>
 	</NcAppSidebar>
 </template>
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ import NcAppSidebarTab from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcAppSidebarTab'
 import NcEmptyContent from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcEmptyContent'
 import NcIconSvgWrapper from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcIconSvgWrapper'
 import NcLoadingIcon from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcLoadingIcon'
-import ShareVariantOutlineIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/ShareVariantOutline.vue'
+import FileOutlineIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/FileOutline.vue'
 import logger from '../Logger.js'
+import { selectNoteSidebarTabs } from '../sidebarTabs.js'
 import store from '../store.js'
 import { fetchDavNode } from '../WebdavService.js'
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ export default {
 		NcEmptyContent,
 		NcIconSvgWrapper,
 		NcLoadingIcon,
-		ShareVariantOutlineIcon,
+		FileOutlineIcon,
 	},
 
 	data() {
@@ -115,8 +116,12 @@ export default {
 			return store.notes.getNote(this.noteId)
 		},
 
-		sharingTab() {
-			return getSidebarTabs().find((tab) => tab.id === 'sharing') || null
+		tabs() {
+			return selectNoteSidebarTabs(getSidebarTabs(), {
+				node: this.currentNode,
+				folder: this.currentFolder,
+				view: this.currentView,
+			})
 		},
 
 		currentView() {
@@ -128,57 +133,74 @@ export default {
 	},
 
 	mounted() {
+		// the share event is kept so anything already emitting it keeps working
 		subscribe('notes:share:open', this.onShareOpen)
+		subscribe('notes:sidebar:open', this.onSidebarOpen)
 	},
 
 	unmounted() {
 		unsubscribe('notes:share:open', this.onShareOpen)
+		unsubscribe('notes:sidebar:open', this.onSidebarOpen)
 	},
 
 	methods: {
-		async initializeSharingTab() {
-			const tab = this.sharingTab
-			if (!tab) {
+		async initializeTabs() {
+			const tabs = this.tabs
+			if (tabs.length === 0) {
 				this.loadingTab = false
-				this.tabError = this.t('notes', 'Sharing is not available right now.')
+				this.tabError = this.t('notes', 'Sharing and versions are not available right now.')
 				return
 			}
 
+			// One tab failing to define its element must not hide the others, so
+			// they are initialised independently and only a total failure is
+			// reported as an error.
+			const results = await Promise.all(tabs.map((tab) => this.initializeTab(tab)))
+
+			this.loadingTab = false
+			this.tabError = results.includes(true)
+				? ''
+				: this.t('notes', 'Failed to load the note sidebar.')
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * @param {object} tab a registered Files sidebar tab
+		 * @return {Promise<boolean>} whether the tab is usable
+		 */
+		async initializeTab(tab) {
 			if (window.customElements.get(tab.tagName) || this.initializedTabs.has(tab.tagName)) {
-				this.loadingTab = false
-				this.tabError = ''
-				return
+				return true
 			}
 
 			if (this.initializingTabs.has(tab.tagName)) {
+				// another open is already awaiting this one
 				this.loadingTab = true
-				return
+				return true
 			}
 
 			this.initializingTabs.add(tab.tagName)
 			this.loadingTab = true
-			this.tabError = ''
 
 			try {
 				await tab.onInit?.()
 				await window.customElements.whenDefined(tab.tagName)
 				this.initializedTabs.add(tab.tagName)
+				return true
 			} catch (error) {
-				logger.error('Failed to initialize the sharing sidebar tab in Notes', { error })
-				this.tabError = this.t('notes', 'Failed to load the sharing sidebar.')
+				logger.error('Failed to initialize a sidebar tab in Notes', { error, tab: tab.id })
+				return false
 			} finally {
 				this.initializingTabs.delete(tab.tagName)
-				this.loadingTab = false
 			}
 		},
 
-		async loadShareContext() {
+		async loadNodeContext() {
 			const internalPath = this.note?.internalPath
 			if (!internalPath) {
 				this.loadingContext = false
 				this.currentNode = null
 				this.currentFolder = null
-				this.contextError = this.t('notes', 'Unable to load the selected note for sharing.')
+				this.contextError = this.t('notes', 'Unable to load the selected note.')
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -193,7 +215,7 @@ export default {
 				try {
 					folder = await fetchDavNode(node.dirname || '/')
 				} catch (error) {
-					logger.error('Failed to load the parent folder for the Notes sharing sidebar', { error })
+					logger.error('Failed to load the parent folder for the Notes sidebar', { error })
 				}
 
 				if (requestToken !== this.contextRequestToken) {
@@ -207,21 +229,25 @@ export default {
 					return
 				}
 
-				logger.error('Failed to load the selected note for the Notes sharing sidebar', { error })
+				logger.error('Failed to load the selected note for the Notes sidebar', { error })
 				this.currentNode = null
 				this.currentFolder = null
-				this.contextError = this.t('notes', 'Unable to load the selected note for sharing.')
+				this.contextError = this.t('notes', 'Unable to load the selected note.')
 			} finally {
 				if (requestToken === this.contextRequestToken) {
 					this.loadingContext = false
 				}
 			}
 		},
 
-		async onShareOpen({ noteId }) {
+		onShareOpen({ noteId }) {
+			return this.onSidebarOpen({ noteId, tab: 'sharing' })
+		},
+
+		async onSidebarOpen({ noteId, tab = 'sharing' }) {
 			this.contextRequestToken += 1
 			this.noteId = Number(noteId)
-			this.activeTab = 'sharing'
+			this.activeTab = tab
 			this.isOpen = true
 			this.contextError = ''
 			this.tabError = ''
@@ -230,14 +256,14 @@ export default {
 			this.loadingContext = false
 			this.loadingTab = false
 
-			if (!this.sharingTab) {
-				await this.initializeSharingTab()
+			if (this.tabs.length === 0) {
+				await this.initializeTabs()
 				return
 			}
 
 			await Promise.all([
-				this.initializeSharingTab(),
-				this.loadShareContext(),
+				this.initializeTabs(),
+				this.loadNodeContext(),
 			])
 		},
 

src/sidebarTabs.js

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Files sidebar tabs the Notes sidebar hosts, and nothing else.
+ *
+ * Notes dispatches OCA\Files\Event\LoadSidebar when rendering its page, so every
+ * app that registers a sidebar tab has registered one by the time this runs —
+ * including tabs that make no sense for a note. This is an allow-list so a newly
+ * installed app cannot start appearing in the Notes sidebar unannounced.
+ *
+ * @type {string[]}
+ */
+export const NOTE_SIDEBAR_TAB_IDS = ['sharing', 'files_versions']
+
+/**
+ * The tabs to render, in the order the registering apps asked for.
+ *
+ * A tab's own `enabled()` predicate has the final say — the versions tab for
+ * instance hides itself on public shares and for anything that is not a file —
+ * but it needs a node to judge, so while the node is still loading the tabs are
+ * kept and filtered again once it arrives. A predicate that throws is treated as
+ * "not usable" rather than being allowed to take the sidebar down.
+ *
+ * @param {Array<object>} tabs all registered tabs, from getSidebarTabs()
+ * @param {object} context what the tab is being asked about
+ * @param {object|null} context.node the note's DAV node, null while loading
+ * @param {object|null} context.folder the note's parent folder
+ * @param {object|null} context.view the pseudo view Notes reports
+ * @return {Array<object>} tabs to render, sorted by their declared order
+ */
+export function selectNoteSidebarTabs(tabs, { node = null, folder = null, view = null } = {}) {
+	return (tabs ?? [])
+		.filter((tab) => NOTE_SIDEBAR_TAB_IDS.includes(tab?.id))
+		.filter((tab) => {
+			if (typeof tab.enabled !== 'function' || node === null) {
+				return true
+			}
+			try {
+				return tab.enabled({ node, folder, view })
+			} catch {
+				return false
+			}
+		})
+		.sort((a, b) => (a.order ?? 0) - (b.order ?? 0))
+}