[needs-docs] Add a "save selected features as" layer item shortcut

Author: nirvn

src/app/qgisapp.cpp

@@ -6959,7 +6959,7 @@ void QgisApp::saveAsRasterFile( QgsRasterLayer *rasterLayer )
 }
 
 
-void QgisApp::saveAsFile( QgsMapLayer *layer )
+void QgisApp::saveAsFile( QgsMapLayer *layer, bool onlySelected )
 {
   if ( !layer )
     layer = activeLayer();
@@ -6974,7 +6974,7 @@ void QgisApp::saveAsFile( QgsMapLayer *layer )
   }
   else if ( layerType == QgsMapLayer::VectorLayer )
   {
-    saveAsVectorFileGeneral( qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( layer ) );
+    saveAsVectorFileGeneral( qobject_cast<QgsVectorLayer *>( layer ), true, onlySelected );
   }
 }
 
@@ -7074,7 +7074,7 @@ QgisAppFieldValueConverter *QgisAppFieldValueConverter::clone() const
 
 ///@endcond
 
-void QgisApp::saveAsVectorFileGeneral( QgsVectorLayer *vlayer, bool symbologyOption )
+void QgisApp::saveAsVectorFileGeneral( QgsVectorLayer *vlayer, bool symbologyOption, bool onlySelected )
 {
   if ( !vlayer )
   {
@@ -7096,6 +7096,7 @@ void QgisApp::saveAsVectorFileGeneral( QgsVectorLayer *vlayer, bool symbologyOpt
 
   dialog->setMapCanvas( mMapCanvas );
   dialog->setIncludeZ( QgsWkbTypes::hasZ( vlayer->wkbType() ) );
+  dialog->setOnlySelected( onlySelected );
 
   if ( dialog->exec() == QDialog::Accepted )
   {

src/app/qgisapp.h

@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
 
   public slots:
     //! save current vector layer
-    void saveAsFile( QgsMapLayer *layer = nullptr );
+    void saveAsFile( QgsMapLayer *layer = nullptr, bool onlySelected = false );
     //! save qml style for the current layer
     void saveStyleFile( QgsMapLayer *layer = nullptr );
     //! save qrl definition for the current layer
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgisApp : public QMainWindow, private Ui::MainWindow
 
     void setLayoutAtlasFeature( QgsPrintLayout *layout, QgsMapLayer *layer, const QgsFeature &feat );
 
-    void saveAsVectorFileGeneral( QgsVectorLayer *vlayer = nullptr, bool symbologyOption = true );
+    void saveAsVectorFileGeneral( QgsVectorLayer *vlayer = nullptr, bool symbologyOption = true, bool onlySelected = false );
 
     /**
      * Paste features from clipboard into a new memory layer.

src/app/qgsapplayertreeviewmenuprovider.cpp

@@ -244,10 +244,14 @@ QMenu *QgsAppLayerTreeViewMenuProvider::createContextMenu()
       {
         // save as vector file
         QMenu *menuExportVector = new QMenu( tr( "Export" ), menu );
-        QAction *actionSaveAs = new QAction( tr( "Save as…" ), menuExportVector );
-        QAction *actionSaveAsDefinitionLayer = new QAction( tr( "Save as Layer Definition File…" ), menuExportVector );
+        QAction *actionSaveAs = new QAction( tr( "Save Features as…" ), menuExportVector );
         connect( actionSaveAs, &QAction::triggered, QgisApp::instance(), [ = ] { QgisApp::instance()->saveAsFile(); } );
         menuExportVector->addAction( actionSaveAs );
+        QAction *actionSaveSelectedFeaturesAs = new QAction( tr( "Save Selected Features as…" ), menuExportVector );
+        connect( actionSaveSelectedFeaturesAs, &QAction::triggered, QgisApp::instance(), [ = ] { QgisApp::instance()->saveAsFile( nullptr, true ); } );
+        actionSaveSelectedFeaturesAs->setEnabled( vlayer->selectedFeatureCount() > 0 );
+        menuExportVector->addAction( actionSaveSelectedFeaturesAs );
+        QAction *actionSaveAsDefinitionLayer = new QAction( tr( "Save as Layer Definition File…" ), menuExportVector );
         connect( actionSaveAsDefinitionLayer, &QAction::triggered, QgisApp::instance(), &QgisApp::saveAsLayerDefinition );
         menuExportVector->addAction( actionSaveAsDefinitionLayer );
         if ( vlayer->isSpatial() )

src/gui/ogr/qgsvectorlayersaveasdialog.cpp

@@ -863,6 +863,11 @@ QgsRectangle QgsVectorLayerSaveAsDialog::filterExtent() const
   return mExtentGroupBox->outputExtent();
 }
 
+void QgsVectorLayerSaveAsDialog::setOnlySelected( bool onlySelected )
+{
+  mSelectedOnly->setChecked( onlySelected );
+}
+
 bool QgsVectorLayerSaveAsDialog::onlySelected() const
 {
   return mSelectedOnly->isChecked();

src/gui/ogr/qgsvectorlayersaveasdialog.h

@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsVectorLayerSaveAsDialog : public QDialog, private Ui::QgsVec
     bool hasFilterExtent() const;
     QgsRectangle filterExtent() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets whether only selected features will be saved.
+     */
+    void setOnlySelected( bool onlySelected );
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether only selected features will be saved.
+     */
     bool onlySelected() const;
 
     /**