[Android] add TV setting to toggle hidden files in file browser

[Andres Bott]

vlc-android | branch: master | Andres Bott <contact at andresbott.com> | Mon May  1 15:53:14 2023 +0200| [ba51e4ef71219aa34fcdc0dde898a12bf345fbce] | committer: Duncan McNamara

add TV setting to toggle hidden files in file browser

> https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc-android/commit/ba51e4ef71219aa34fcdc0dde898a12bf345fbce
---

 application/resources/src/main/res/values/strings.xml             | 2 ++
 .../java/org/videolan/television/ui/preferences/PreferencesUi.kt  | 2 ++
 application/vlc-android/res/xml/preferences_ui.xml                | 8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/application/resources/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/application/resources/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9bf5416e2c..ab12f1c303 100644
--- a/application/resources/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/application/resources/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@
     <string name="show_headers_summary">Split lists by headers depending on the sort type</string>
     <string name="tv_folders_first">Show folders first</string>
     <string name="tv_folders_first_summary">Show folders and then files in the file browser</string>
+    <string name="tv_show_hidden_files">Show hidden files</string>
+    <string name="tv_show_hidden_files_summary">Show hidden files in the file browser</string>
 
     <string name="extensions_prefs_category">Extensions</string>
     <string name="extensions_empty">No extension detected</string>
diff --git a/application/television/src/main/java/org/videolan/television/ui/preferences/PreferencesUi.kt b/application/television/src/main/java/org/videolan/television/ui/preferences/PreferencesUi.kt
index 2d4509aef1..6ecef98fdc 100644
--- a/application/television/src/main/java/org/videolan/television/ui/preferences/PreferencesUi.kt
+++ b/application/television/src/main/java/org/videolan/television/ui/preferences/PreferencesUi.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class PreferencesUi : BasePreferenceFragment(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPrefer
         findPreference<Preference>(KEY_APP_THEME)?.isVisible = false
         findPreference<Preference>(LIST_TITLE_ELLIPSIZE)?.isVisible = false
         findPreference<Preference>(TV_FOLDERS_FIRST)?.isVisible = true
+        findPreference<Preference>(BROWSER_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES)?.isVisible = true
         prepareLocaleList()
         currentLocale = AppContextProvider.locale
     }
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ class PreferencesUi : BasePreferenceFragment(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPrefer
             }
             "browser_show_all_files" -> (activity as PreferencesActivity).setRestart()
             TV_FOLDERS_FIRST -> Settings.tvFoldersFirst = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(TV_FOLDERS_FIRST, true)
+            BROWSER_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES-> Settings.showHiddenFiles = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(BROWSER_SHOW_HIDDEN_FILES, false)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/application/vlc-android/res/xml/preferences_ui.xml b/application/vlc-android/res/xml/preferences_ui.xml
index f5e3eb5405..611abbd8c2 100644
--- a/application/vlc-android/res/xml/preferences_ui.xml
+++ b/application/vlc-android/res/xml/preferences_ui.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@
             android:summary="@string/tv_folders_first_summary"
             android:title="@string/tv_folders_first"/>
 
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        app:singleLineTitle="false"
+        android:key="browser_show_hidden_files"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        app:isPreferenceVisible="false"
+        android:summary="@string/tv_show_hidden_files_summary"
+        android:title="@string/tv_show_hidden_files"/>
+
     <CheckBoxPreference
             app:singleLineTitle="false"
             android:key="include_missing"