Add "New ESRI File Geodatabase" action to browser right click menu on directories, rework new gpkg creation UX #49362
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This allows the item gui providers to access the view associated with an action, e.g. to automatically select something in that view
on directories Allows for direct creation of new empty ESRI File geodatabases, ready for population...
initial creation of a layer in order to make an empty database This was annoying -- if you wanted to make a new empty gpkg just to say drag and drop some existing data into, you were FORCED to create a dummy temporary layer.
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There's already the generic Delete action in the Manage submenu which has all the same logic intact
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This PR adds a new action for creating an empty ESRI file geodatabase in the browser context menu (requires GDAL 3.6+).
I've also reworked the UX when selecting New Geopackage from the same menu to immediately create an empty GPKG. Previously you were shown a dialog forcing you to also create an empty layer in that geopackage, which was annoying if you just wanted a empty database ready for importing existing data into. (You were forced to create a dummy layer and delete it immediately after).
I've also fixed a few related issues with handling empty GPKG files.
Also exposes the "vacuum" action for GDB files, and cleans up a few related things