[stable33] feat: set creation_time on file creation and render recently created icon

apps/dav/lib/Capabilities.php

@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ public function __construct(
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return array{dav: array{chunking: string, public_shares_chunking: bool, bulkupload?: string, absence-supported?: bool, absence-replacement?: bool}}
+	 * @return array{dav: array{chunking: string, public_shares_chunking: bool, search_supports_creation_time: bool, search_supports_upload_time: bool, bulkupload?: string, absence-supported?: bool, absence-replacement?: bool}}
 	 */
 	public function getCapabilities() {
 		$capabilities = [
 			'dav' => [
 				'chunking' => '1.0',
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
+				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
 			]
 		];
 		if ($this->config->getSystemValueBool('bulkupload.enabled', true)) {

apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public function getPropertyDefinitionsForScope(string $href, ?string $path): arr
 			new SearchPropertyDefinition('{DAV:}displayname', true, true, true),
 			new SearchPropertyDefinition('{DAV:}getcontenttype', true, true, true),
 			new SearchPropertyDefinition('{DAV:}getlastmodified', true, true, true, SearchPropertyDefinition::DATATYPE_DATETIME),
+			new SearchPropertyDefinition('{DAV:}creationdate', true, true, true, SearchPropertyDefinition::DATATYPE_DATETIME),
 			new SearchPropertyDefinition('{http://nextcloud.org/ns}upload_time', true, true, true, SearchPropertyDefinition::DATATYPE_DATETIME),
 			new SearchPropertyDefinition(FilesPlugin::SIZE_PROPERTYNAME, true, true, true, SearchPropertyDefinition::DATATYPE_NONNEGATIVE_INTEGER),
 			new SearchPropertyDefinition(TagsPlugin::FAVORITE_PROPERTYNAME, true, true, true, SearchPropertyDefinition::DATATYPE_BOOLEAN),
@@ -299,6 +300,8 @@ private function getSearchResultProperty(SearchResult $result, SearchPropertyDef
 				return $node->getName();
 			case '{DAV:}getlastmodified':
 				return $node->getLastModified();
+			case '{DAV:}creationdate':
+				return $node->getNode()->getCreationTime();
 			case '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}upload_time':
 				return $node->getNode()->getUploadTime();
 			case FilesPlugin::SIZE_PROPERTYNAME:
@@ -461,6 +464,8 @@ private function mapPropertyNameToColumn(SearchPropertyDefinition $property) {
 				return 'mimetype';
 			case '{DAV:}getlastmodified':
 				return 'mtime';
+			case '{DAV:}creationdate':
+				return 'creation_time';
 			case '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}upload_time':
 				return 'upload_time';
 			case FilesPlugin::SIZE_PROPERTYNAME:

apps/dav/openapi.json

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
                         "type": "object",
                         "required": [
                             "chunking",
-                            "public_shares_chunking"
+                            "public_shares_chunking",
+                            "search_supports_creation_time",
+                            "search_supports_upload_time"
                         ],
                         "properties": {
                             "chunking": {
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@
                             "public_shares_chunking": {
                                 "type": "boolean"
                             },
+                            "search_supports_creation_time": {
+                                "type": "boolean"
+                            },
+                            "search_supports_upload_time": {
+                                "type": "boolean"
+                            },
                             "bulkupload": {
                                 "type": "string"
                             },

apps/dav/tests/unit/CapabilitiesTest.php

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public function testGetCapabilities(): void {
 			'dav' => [
 				'chunking' => '1.0',
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
+				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
 			],
 		];
 		$this->assertSame($expected, $capabilities->getCapabilities());
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ public function testGetCapabilitiesWithBulkUpload(): void {
 			'dav' => [
 				'chunking' => '1.0',
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
+				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
 				'bulkupload' => '1.0',
 			],
 		];
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ public function testGetCapabilitiesWithAbsence(): void {
 			'dav' => [
 				'chunking' => '1.0',
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
+				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
 				'absence-supported' => true,
 				'absence-replacement' => true,
 			],

apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryPreview.vue

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 			<FavoriteIcon v-once />
 		</span>
 
+		<!-- Recently created icon -->
+		<span v-else-if="isRecentView && isRecentlyCreated" class="files-list__row-icon-recently-created">
+			<RecentlyCreatedIcon v-once />
+		</span>
+
 		<component
 			:is="fileOverlay"
 			v-if="fileOverlay"
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ import PlayCircleIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/PlayCircle.vue'
 import TagIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/Tag.vue'
 import CollectivesIcon from './CollectivesIcon.vue'
 import FavoriteIcon from './FavoriteIcon.vue'
+import RecentlyCreatedIcon from './RecentlyCreatedIcon.vue'
 import { usePreviewImage } from '../../composables/usePreviewImage.ts'
 import logger from '../../logger.ts'
 import { isLivePhoto } from '../../services/LivePhotos.ts'
@@ -91,6 +97,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		LinkIcon,
 		NetworkIcon,
 		TagIcon,
+		RecentlyCreatedIcon,
 	},
 
 	props: {
@@ -138,6 +145,21 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			return this.source.attributes.favorite === 1
 		},
 
+		isRecentlyCreated(): boolean {
+			if (!this.source.crtime) {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			const oneDayAgo = new Date()
+			oneDayAgo.setDate(oneDayAgo.getDate() - 1)
+
+			return this.source.crtime > oneDayAgo
+		},
+
+		isRecentView(): boolean {
+			return this.$route?.params?.view === 'recent'
+		},
+
 		userConfig(): UserConfig {
 			return this.userConfigStore.userConfig
 		},

apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/RecentlyCreatedIcon.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<!--
+  - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+  - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-->
+<template>
+	<NcIconSvgWrapper class="recently-created-marker-icon" :name="t('files', 'Recently created')" :path="mdiPlus" />
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { mdiPlus } from '@mdi/js'
+import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { defineComponent } from 'vue'
+import NcIconSvgWrapper from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcIconSvgWrapper'
+
+/**
+ * A recently created icon to be used for overlaying recently created entries like the file preview / icon
+ * It has a stroke around the icon to ensure enough contrast for accessibility.
+ *
+ * If the background has a hover state you might want to also apply it to the stroke like this:
+ * ```scss
+ * .parent:hover :deep(.recently-created-marker-icon svg path) {
+ *      stroke: var(--color-background-hover);
+ * }
+ * ```
+ */
+export default defineComponent({
+	name: 'RecentlyCreatedIcon',
+	components: {
+		NcIconSvgWrapper,
+	},
+
+	setup() {
+		return {
+			mdiPlus,
+		}
+	},
+
+	methods: {
+		t,
+	},
+})
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+.recently-created-marker-icon {
+	color: var(--color-element-success);
+	// Override NcIconSvgWrapper defaults (clickable area)
+	min-width: unset !important;
+	min-height: unset !important;
+
+	:deep() {
+		svg {
+			// We added a stroke for a11y so we must increase the size to include the stroke
+			width: 20px !important;
+			height: 20px !important;
+
+			// Override NcIconSvgWrapper defaults of 20px
+			max-width: unset !important;
+			max-height: unset !important;
+
+			// Show a border around the icon for better contrast
+			path {
+				stroke: var(--color-main-background);
+				stroke-width: 8px;
+				stroke-linejoin: round;
+				paint-order: stroke;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+</style>

apps/files/src/components/FilesListVirtual.vue

@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			& > span {
 				justify-content: flex-start;
 
-				&:not(.files-list__row-icon-favorite) svg {
+				&:not(.files-list__row-icon-favorite):not(.files-list__row-icon-recently-created) svg {
 					width: var(--icon-preview-size);
 					height: var(--icon-preview-size);
 				}
@@ -791,7 +791,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 				}
 			}
 
-			&-favorite {
+			&-favorite,
+			&-recently-created {
 				position: absolute;
 				top: 0px;
 				inset-inline-end: -10px;
@@ -993,8 +994,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Star icon in the top right
-	.files-list__row-icon-favorite {
+	// Icon in the top right
+	.files-list__row-icon-favorite,
+	.files-list__row-icon-recently-created {
 		position: absolute;
 		top: 0;
 		inset-inline-end: 0;

lib/private/Files/Cache/Cache.php

@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ public function getFolderContentsById($fileId) {
 	 * @throws \RuntimeException
 	 */
 	public function put($file, array $data) {
+		// do not carry over creation_time to file versions, as each new version would otherwise
+		// create a filecache_extended entry with the same creation_time as the original file
+		if (str_starts_with($file, 'files_versions/')) {
+			unset($data['creation_time']);
+		}
+
 		if (($id = $this->getId($file)) > -1) {
 			$this->update($id, $data);
 			return $id;

lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public function searchInCaches(ISearchQuery $searchQuery, array $caches): array
 
 		$requestedFields = $this->searchBuilder->extractRequestedFields($searchQuery->getSearchOperation());
 
-		$joinExtendedCache = in_array('upload_time', $requestedFields);
+		$joinExtendedCache = in_array('creation_time', $requestedFields) || in_array('upload_time', $requestedFields);
 
 		$query = $builder->selectFileCache('file', $joinExtendedCache);
 

lib/private/Files/Cache/SearchBuilder.php

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class SearchBuilder {
 		'share_with' => 'string',
 		'share_type' => 'integer',
 		'owner' => 'string',
+		'creation_time' => 'integer',
 		'upload_time' => 'integer',
 	];
 
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ private function validateComparison(ISearchComparison $operator) {
 			'share_with' => ['eq'],
 			'share_type' => ['eq'],
 			'owner' => ['eq'],
+			'creation_time' => ['eq', 'gt', 'lt', 'gte', 'lte'],
 			'upload_time' => ['eq', 'gt', 'lt', 'gte', 'lte'],
 		];
 

lib/private/Files/Node/Folder.php

@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ public function newFile($path, $content = null) {
 				throw new NotPermittedException('Could not create path "' . $fullPath . '"');
 			}
 			$node = new File($this->root, $this->view, $fullPath, null, $this);
+			$this->view->putFileInfo($fullPath, ['creation_time' => time()]);
 			$this->sendHooks(['postWrite', 'postCreate'], [$node]);
 			return $node;
 		}

openapi.json

@@ -1504,7 +1504,9 @@
                         "type": "object",
                         "required": [
                             "chunking",
-                            "public_shares_chunking"
+                            "public_shares_chunking",
+                            "search_supports_creation_time",
+                            "search_supports_upload_time"
                         ],
                         "properties": {
                             "chunking": {
@@ -1513,6 +1515,12 @@
                             "public_shares_chunking": {
                                 "type": "boolean"
                             },
+                            "search_supports_creation_time": {
+                                "type": "boolean"
+                            },
+                            "search_supports_upload_time": {
+                                "type": "boolean"
+                            },
                             "bulkupload": {
                                 "type": "string"
                             },