feat(recent-files): add recent_files_limit config on files settings

apps/dav/lib/Capabilities.php

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function __construct(
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @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}}
+	 * @return array{dav: array{chunking: string, public_shares_chunking: bool, search_supports_creation_time: bool, search_supports_upload_time: bool, search_supports_last_activity: bool, bulkupload?: string, absence-supported?: bool, absence-replacement?: bool}}
 	 */
 	public function getCapabilities() {
 		$capabilities = [
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public function getCapabilities() {
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
 				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
 				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_last_activity' => true,
 			]
 		];
 		if ($this->config->getSystemValueBool('bulkupload.enabled', true)) {

apps/dav/lib/Connector/Sabre/FilesPlugin.php

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class FilesPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
 	public const METADATA_ETAG_PROPERTYNAME = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}metadata_etag';
 	public const UPLOAD_TIME_PROPERTYNAME = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}upload_time';
 	public const CREATION_TIME_PROPERTYNAME = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}creation_time';
+	public const LAST_ACTIVITY_PROPERTYNAME = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}last_activity';
 	public const SHARE_NOTE = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}note';
 	public const SHARE_HIDE_DOWNLOAD_PROPERTYNAME = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}hide-download';
 	public const SUBFOLDER_COUNT_PROPERTYNAME = '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}contained-folder-count';
@@ -441,6 +442,11 @@ public function handleGetProperties(PropFind $propFind, \Sabre\DAV\INode $node)
 				return $node->getFileInfo()->getCreationTime();
 			});
 
+			$propFind->handle(self::LAST_ACTIVITY_PROPERTYNAME, function () use ($node) {
+				$fileInfo = $node->getFileInfo();
+				return max($fileInfo->getUploadTime(), $fileInfo->getMTime());
+			});
+
 			foreach ($node->getFileInfo()->getMetadata() as $metadataKey => $metadataValue) {
 				$propFind->handle(self::FILE_METADATA_PREFIX . $metadataKey, $metadataValue);
 			}

apps/dav/lib/Files/FileSearchBackend.php

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public function getPropertyDefinitionsForScope(string $href, ?string $path): arr
 			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('{http://nextcloud.org/ns}last_activity', true, false, 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),
 			new SearchPropertyDefinition(FilesPlugin::INTERNAL_FILEID_PROPERTYNAME, true, true, false, SearchPropertyDefinition::DATATYPE_NONNEGATIVE_INTEGER),
@@ -304,6 +305,8 @@ private function getSearchResultProperty(SearchResult $result, SearchPropertyDef
 				return $node->getNode()->getCreationTime();
 			case '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}upload_time':
 				return $node->getNode()->getUploadTime();
+			case '{http://nextcloud.org/ns}last_activity':
+				return max($node->getNode()->getUploadTime(), $node->getNode()->getMTime());
 			case FilesPlugin::SIZE_PROPERTYNAME:
 				return $node->getSize();
 			case FilesPlugin::INTERNAL_FILEID_PROPERTYNAME:
@@ -332,6 +335,8 @@ private function transformQuery(Query $query, ?SearchBinaryOperator $scopeOperat
 			$direction = $order->order === Order::ASC ? ISearchOrder::DIRECTION_ASCENDING : ISearchOrder::DIRECTION_DESCENDING;
 			if (str_starts_with($order->property->name, FilesPlugin::FILE_METADATA_PREFIX)) {
 				return new SearchOrder($direction, substr($order->property->name, strlen(FilesPlugin::FILE_METADATA_PREFIX)), IMetadataQuery::EXTRA);
+			} elseif ($order->property->name === FilesPlugin::LAST_ACTIVITY_PROPERTYNAME) {
+				return new SearchOrder($direction, 'last_activity');
 			} else {
 				return new SearchOrder($direction, $this->mapPropertyNameToColumn($order->property));
 			}

apps/dav/openapi.json

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
                             "chunking",
                             "public_shares_chunking",
                             "search_supports_creation_time",
-                            "search_supports_upload_time"
+                            "search_supports_upload_time",
+                            "search_supports_last_activity"
                         ],
                         "properties": {
                             "chunking": {
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@
                             "search_supports_upload_time": {
                                 "type": "boolean"
                             },
+                            "search_supports_last_activity": {
+                                "type": "boolean"
+                            },
                             "bulkupload": {
                                 "type": "string"
                             },

apps/dav/tests/unit/CapabilitiesTest.php

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public function testGetCapabilities(): void {
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
 				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
 				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_last_activity' => true,
 			],
 		];
 		$this->assertSame($expected, $capabilities->getCapabilities());
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public function testGetCapabilitiesWithBulkUpload(): void {
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
 				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
 				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_last_activity' => true,
 				'bulkupload' => '1.0',
 			],
 		];
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ public function testGetCapabilitiesWithAbsence(): void {
 				'public_shares_chunking' => true,
 				'search_supports_creation_time' => true,
 				'search_supports_upload_time' => true,
+				'search_supports_last_activity' => true,
 				'absence-supported' => true,
 				'absence-replacement' => true,
 			],

apps/files/lib/Service/UserConfig.php

@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ class UserConfig {
 			'default' => true,
 			'allowed' => [true, false],
 		],
+		[
+			// Maximum number of files to display in the recent section
+			'key' => 'recent_files_limit',
+			'default' => 100,
+			'min' => 1,
+			'max' => 100,
+		],
 	];
 	protected ?IUser $user = null;
 
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ private function getAllowedConfigValues(string $key): array {
 	 * Get the default config value for a given key
 	 *
 	 * @param string $key a valid config key
-	 * @return string|bool
+	 * @return string|bool|int
 	 */
 	private function getDefaultConfigValue(string $key) {
 		foreach (self::ALLOWED_CONFIGS as $config) {
@@ -146,7 +153,13 @@ public function setConfig(string $key, $value): void {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Unknown config key');
 		}
 
-		if (!in_array($value, $this->getAllowedConfigValues($key))) {
+		$config = $this->getConfigDefinition($key);
+
+		if (isset($config['min'], $config['max'])) {
+			if ((int)$value < $config['min'] || (int)$value > $config['max']) {
+				throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid config value');
+			}
+		} elseif (!in_array($value, $this->getAllowedConfigValues($key))) {
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Invalid config value');
 		}
 
@@ -179,4 +192,19 @@ public function getConfigs(): array {
 
 		return array_combine($this->getAllowedConfigKeys(), $userConfigs);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the config definition for a given key
+	 *
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	private function getConfigDefinition(string $key): array {
+		foreach (self::ALLOWED_CONFIGS as $config) {
+			if ($config['key'] === $key) {
+				return $config;
+			}
+		}
+		return [];
+	}
 }

apps/files/src/components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsRecent.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!--
+  - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+  - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-->
+
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
+import { NcInputField } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import debounce from 'debounce'
+import NcAppSettingsSection from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcAppSettingsSection'
+import NcFormBox from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcFormBox'
+import { useUserConfigStore } from '../../store/userconfig.ts'
+
+const store = useUserConfigStore()
+const debouncedUpdate = debounce((value: number) => {
+	store.update('recent_files_limit', value)
+}, 500)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<NcAppSettingsSection id="recent" :name="t('files', 'Recent view')">
+		<NcFormBox>
+			<NcInputField
+				v-model="store.userConfig.recent_files_limit"
+				type="number"
+				:min="1"
+				:max="100"
+				:label="t('files', 'Maximum number of files shown in the Recent view')"
+				@update:model-value="debouncedUpdate(Number($event))" />
+		</NcFormBox>
+	</NcAppSettingsSection>
+</template>

apps/files/src/services/Recent.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function getContents(path = '/', options: { signal: AbortSignal }):
 		const contentsResponse = await client.search('/', {
 			signal: options.signal,
 			details: true,
-			data: getRecentSearch(lastTwoWeeksTimestamp),
+			data: getRecentSearch(lastTwoWeeksTimestamp, store.userConfig.recent_files_limit + 1),
 		}) as ResponseDataDetailed<SearchResult>
 
 		const contents = contentsResponse.data.results

apps/files/src/store/userconfig.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const initialUserConfig = loadState<UserConfig>('files', 'config', {
 	show_mime_column: true,
 	sort_favorites_first: true,
 	sort_folders_first: true,
+	recent_files_limit: 100,
 
 	show_dialog_deletion: false,
 	show_dialog_file_extension: true,

apps/files/src/types.ts

@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@ export interface PathOptions {
 
 // User config store
 export interface UserConfig {
-	[key: string]: boolean | string | undefined
+	[key: string]: boolean | string | number | undefined
 
 	crop_image_previews: boolean
 	default_view: 'files' | 'personal'
 	folder_tree: boolean
 	grid_view: boolean
 	sort_favorites_first: boolean
 	sort_folders_first: boolean
+	recent_files_limit: number
 
 	show_files_extensions: boolean
 	show_hidden: boolean

apps/files/src/views/FilesAppSettings.vue

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import NcAppSettingsDialog from '@nextcloud/vue/components/NcAppSettingsDialog'
 import FilesAppSettingsAppearance from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsAppearance.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsGeneral from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsGeneral.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsLegacyApi from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsLegacyApi.vue'
+import FilesAppSettingsRecent from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsRecent.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsShortcuts from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsShortcuts.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsWarnings from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsWarnings.vue'
 import FilesAppSettingsWebDav from '../components/FilesAppSettings/FilesAppSettingsWebDav.vue'
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ async function showKeyboardShortcuts() {
 		<FilesAppSettingsLegacyApi />
 		<FilesAppSettingsWarnings />
 		<FilesAppSettingsWebDav />
+		<FilesAppSettingsRecent />
 		<FilesAppSettingsShortcuts />
 	</NcAppSettingsDialog>
 </template>

dist/theming-settings-personal.css

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* extracted by css-entry-points-plugin */
-@import './theming-theming-settings-personal-BGvZ2soH.chunk.css';
+@import './theming-theming-settings-personal-Tw2nBJ_u.chunk.css';
 @import './createElementId-DhjFt1I9-C_oBIsvc.chunk.css';
 @import './autolink-U5pBzLgI-R3us1MM8.chunk.css';
 @import './NcModal-DHryP_87-CU2wYsLf.chunk.css';

lib/private/Files/Cache/QuerySearchHelper.php

@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ public function searchInCaches(ISearchQuery $searchQuery, array $caches): array
 
 		$requestedFields = $this->searchBuilder->extractRequestedFields($searchQuery->getSearchOperation());
 
-		$joinExtendedCache = in_array('creation_time', $requestedFields) || in_array('upload_time', $requestedFields);
-
-		$query = $builder->selectFileCache('file', $joinExtendedCache);
+		$query = $builder->selectFileCache('file', true);
 
 		if (in_array('systemtag', $requestedFields)) {
 			$this->equipQueryForSystemTags($query, $this->requireUser($searchQuery));