From 7f9e85c821966eb8b391caf18b3b3750d177a110 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: steven-mpawulo <stevenmpawulo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:02:52 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat: allow uploading a new file when sharing as a link

Signed-off-by: steven-mpawulo <stevenmpawulo@gmail.com>
---
 src/components/ComposerAttachments.vue | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/components/ComposerAttachments.vue b/src/components/ComposerAttachments.vue
index 38c65846b5..2a67b11995 100644
--- a/src/components/ComposerAttachments.vue
+++ b/src/components/ComposerAttachments.vue
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 			:buttons="attachementPickerButtons"
 			:filter-fn="filterAttachements"
 			@close="() => isAttachementPickerOpen = false" />
+		<input
+			ref="cloudUpload"
+			type="file"
+			style="display: none;"
+			@change="onCloudUploadSelected">
 		<FilePicker
 			v-if="isLinkPickerOpen"
 			:name="t('mail', 'Choose a file to share as a link')"
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 import ChevronDown from 'vue-material-design-icons/ChevronDown.vue'
 import ChevronUp from 'vue-material-design-icons/ChevronUp.vue'
 import ComposerAttachment from './ComposerAttachment.vue'
+import { getClient } from '../dav/client'
 import logger from '../logger.js'
 import { uploadLocalAttachment } from '../service/AttachmentService.js'
 import { getFileData } from '../service/FileService.js'
@@ -130,6 +136,12 @@ export default {
 					callback: this.onAddCloudAttachmentLink,
 					type: 'primary',
 				},
+
+				{
+					label: t('mail', 'Upload'),
+					callback: this.onUploadCloudAttachment,
+					type: 'primary',
+				},
 			],
 
 		}
@@ -224,6 +236,10 @@ export default {
 			this.$refs.localAttachments.click()
 		},
 
+		onUploadCloudAttachment() {
+			this.$refs.cloudUpload.click()
+		},
+
 		emitNewAttachments(attachments) {
 			this.$emit('input', this.value.concat(attachments))
 		},
@@ -387,6 +403,36 @@ export default {
 			}
 		},
 
+		async onCloudUploadSelected(e) {
+			const file = e.target.files[0]
+			if (!file) {
+				return
+			}
+
+			const client = getClient('files')
+			const folder = '/Email Attachments'
+			const path = `${folder}/${file.name}`
+
+			try {
+				await client.createDirectory(folder)
+			} catch (error) {
+				if (error?.status !== 405) {
+					logger.error('could not create Email Attachments folder', { error })
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			try {
+				const buffer = await file.arrayBuffer()
+				await client.putFileContents(path, buffer, { contentLength: file.size })
+				const url = await shareFile(path, getRequestToken())
+				this.appendToBodyAtCursor(`<a href="${url}">${url}</a>`)
+			} catch (error) {
+				logger.error('could not upload and share file', { error, file })
+			}
+			e.target.value = ''
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Add a forwarded message as an attachment
 		 *