Resolved gh-321 by adding the option te set a create menu for admin edit views that are also added to the front-end.

README.md

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ TODO
 + *Version*: 2.9.15
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 - 2019 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **203724**
++ *Line count*: **203733**
 + *Field count*: **1116**
 + *File count*: **1338**
 + *Folder count*: **209**

admin/README.txt

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ TODO
 + *Version*: 2.9.15
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015 - 2019 Vast Development Method. All rights reserved.
 + *License*: GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
-+ *Line count*: **203724**
++ *Line count*: **203733**
 + *Field count*: **1116**
 + *File count*: **1338**
 + *Folder count*: **209**

admin/compiler/joomla_3/settings.json

@@ -600,6 +600,12 @@
 					"rename": false,
 					"type": "menu"
 				},
+				"default.xml": {
+					"path": "c0mp0n3nt/site/views/VIEW/tmpl",
+					"rename": "new",
+					"newName": "edit.xml",
+					"type": "admin_menu"
+				},
 				"module_forms.xml": {
 					"path": "c0mp0n3nt/site/models/forms",
 					"rename": "module_forms",

admin/helpers/compiler/a_Get.php

@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ class Get
 					return $value;
 				}, $array);
 				// check if we must add to site
-				if (isset($array['edit_create_site_view']) && $array['edit_create_site_view'])
+				if (isset($array['edit_create_site_view']) && is_numeric($array['edit_create_site_view']) && $array['edit_create_site_view'] > 0)
 				{
 					$this->siteEditView[$array['adminview']] = true;
 					$this->lang = 'both';

admin/helpers/compiler/b_Structure.php

@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ class Structure extends Get
 						$config = array($this->hhh . 'CREATIONDATE' . $this->hhh => $created, $this->hhh . 'BUILDDATE' . $this->hhh => $modified, $this->hhh . 'VERSION' . $this->hhh => $view['settings']->version);
 						$this->buildDynamique($target, 'single', false, $config);
 					}
-					if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'])
+					if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && is_numeric($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'] > 0)
 					{
 						// setup the front site edit-view files
 						$target = array('site' => $view['settings']->name_single);

admin/helpers/compiler/e_Interpretation.php

@@ -1470,6 +1470,32 @@ class Interpretation extends Fields
 		return '';
 	}
 
+	public function setAdminViewMenu(&$viewName_single, &$view)
+	{
+		$xml = '';
+		// build the file
+		$target = array('site' => $viewName_single);
+		$done = $this->buildDynamique($target, 'admin_menu');
+		if ($done)
+		{
+			// set the lang
+			$lang = ComponentbuilderHelper::safeString('com_' . $this->fileContentStatic[$this->hhh . 'component' . $this->hhh] . '_menu_' . $viewName_single, 'U');
+			$this->langContent['adminsys'][$lang . '_TITLE'] = 'Create ' . $view['settings']->name_single;
+			$this->langContent['adminsys'][$lang . '_OPTION'] = 'Create ' . $view['settings']->name_single;
+			$this->langContent['adminsys'][$lang . '_DESC'] = $view['settings']->short_description;
+			//start loading xml
+			$xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>';
+			$xml .= PHP_EOL . '<metadata>';
+			$xml .= PHP_EOL . $this->_t(1) . '<layout title="' . $lang . '_TITLE" option="' . $lang . '_OPTION">';
+			$xml .= PHP_EOL . $this->_t(2) . '<message>';
+			$xml .= PHP_EOL . $this->_t(3) . '<![CDATA[' . $lang . '_DESC]]>';
+			$xml .= PHP_EOL . $this->_t(2) . '</message>';
+			$xml .= PHP_EOL . $this->_t(1) . '</layout>';
+			$xml .= PHP_EOL . '</metadata>';
+		}
+		return $xml;
+	}
+
 	public function setCustomViewMenu(&$view)
 	{
 		$xml = '';

admin/helpers/compiler/f_Infusion.php

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 				$this->setViewPlaceholders($view['settings']);
 
 				// set site edit view array
-				if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'])
+				if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && is_numeric($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'] > 0)
 				{
 					$site_edit_view_array[] = $this->_t(4) . "'" . $viewName_single . "'";
 					$this->lang = 'both';
@@ -357,9 +357,15 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 					$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single][$this->hhh . 'VIEWCSS' . $this->hhh] = $this->getCustomScriptBuilder('css_view', $viewName_single, '', null, true);
 
 					// add css to front end
-					if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'])
+					if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && is_numeric($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'] > 0)
 					{
 						$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single][$this->hhh . 'SITE_VIEWCSS' . $this->hhh] = $this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single][$this->hhh . 'VIEWCSS' . $this->hhh];
+						// check if we should add a create menu
+						if ($view['edit_create_site_view'] == 2)
+						{
+							// SITE_MENU_XML <<<DYNAMIC>>>
+							$this->fileContentDynamic[$viewName_single][$this->hhh . 'SITE_MENU_XML' . $this->hhh] = $this->setAdminViewMenu($viewName_single, $view);
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				// set the views names
@@ -552,7 +558,7 @@ class Infusion extends Interpretation
 				}
 				$this->fileContentStatic[$this->hhh . 'ROUTEHELPER' . $this->hhh] .= $this->setRouterHelp($viewName_single, $viewName_list);
 
-				if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'])
+				if (isset($view['edit_create_site_view']) && is_numeric($view['edit_create_site_view']) && $view['edit_create_site_view'] > 0)
 				{
 					// add needed router stuff for front edit views
 					$this->fileContentStatic[$this->hhh . 'ROUTER_PARSE_SWITCH' . $this->hhh] .= $this->routerParseSwitch($viewName_single, null, false);

admin/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_componentbuilder.ini

@@ -1846,9 +1846,11 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENTS_UPDATES_N_ITEMS_UNPUBLISHED_1="%s Component Upda
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS="Component Admin Views"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ACCESS_DESCRIPTION="Select if this view<br />should use access."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ACCESS_LABEL="Add Access"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADD="Add"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADDADMIN_VIEWS="Addadmin Views"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADDADMIN_VIEWS_DESCRIPTION="Setup the admin views for this component."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADDADMIN_VIEWS_LABEL="Admin Views"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADDMENU="Add+Menu"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADDRESS="Address"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADMINVIEW="Adminview"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADMINVIEW_DESCRIPTION="Select an admin view"
@@ -2012,6 +2014,7 @@ COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NEW="A New Component Admin Views"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NEW_TAB="New Tab"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NEW_TAB_TWO="New Tab 2"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NEXT="Next"
+COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NONE="None"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NOTE_ON_ADMIN_VIEWS_DESCRIPTION="Do not add the same view twice it will not work. Please <a href='https://youtu.be/39vY66X7GGU?list=PLQRGFI8XZ_wtGvPQZWBfDzzlERLQgpMRE' target='_blank'>watch this tutorial for more help</a>."
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NOTE_ON_ADMIN_VIEWS_LABEL="Setting Admin Views"
 COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NOTIFICATION="Notification"

admin/models/forms/component_admin_views.xml

@@ -664,17 +664,23 @@
 					description="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_PORT_DESCRIPTION"
 					class="inputbox"
 				/>
-				<!-- Edit_create_site_view Field. Type: Checkbox. (joomla) -->
+				<!-- Edit_create_site_view Field. Type: List. (joomla) -->
 				<field
-					type="checkbox"
+					type="list"
 					name="edit_create_site_view"
 					label="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_EDIT_CREATE_SITE_VIEW_LABEL"
-					value="1"
-					default=""
-					required="false"
 					description="COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_EDIT_CREATE_SITE_VIEW_DESCRIPTION"
-					class="inputbox"
+					class="list_class fieldMedium"
-				/>
+					multiple="false"
+					required="false">
+					<!-- Option Set. -->
+					<option value="">
+						COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_NONE</option>
+					<option value="1">
+						COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADD</option>
+					<option value="2">
+						COM_COMPONENTBUILDER_COMPONENT_ADMIN_VIEWS_ADDMENU</option>
+				</field>
 				<!-- Order Field. Type: Integer. (joomla) -->
 				<field
 					type="integer"