[pve-devel] [PATCH pve-manager 2/2] ui: fix #6209: create snapshots and backups from context menu

[Nicolas Frey]

On 10/2/25 10:35 AM, Fiona Ebner wrote:
> Looks quite good already! And I like the addition of the entry for
> backup too.
> 
> Am 30.09.25 um 3:01 PM schrieb Nicolas Frey:
>> Adds snapshot and manual backup shortcut to VM/CT right-click context
>> menu.
>>
>> Fixes: https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6209
>>
> 
> Nit: please drop the blank line between the trailers
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Frey <n.frey at proxmox.com>
>> ---
>>  www/manager6/lxc/CmdMenu.js  | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  www/manager6/qemu/CmdMenu.js | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 90 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/www/manager6/lxc/CmdMenu.js b/www/manager6/lxc/CmdMenu.js
>> index cd60c967..6ab8b366 100644
>> --- a/www/manager6/lxc/CmdMenu.js
>> +++ b/www/manager6/lxc/CmdMenu.js
>> @@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ Ext.define('PVE.lxc.CmdMenu', {
>>              });
>>          };
>>  
>> +        let snapshotFeature;
>> +
>> +        Proxmox.Utils.API2Request({
>> +            url: `/nodes/${info.node}/${info.type}/${info.vmid}/feature`,
>> +            params: { feature: 'snapshot' },
>> +            method: 'GET',
>> +            success: function (response, _) {
>> +                snapshotFeature = !!response.result.data.hasFeature;
> 
> Since the API request is async, the success handler will only be called
> after the snapshotFeature variable has already been read from in the
> code below.
> 
>> +            },
>> +        });
>> +
>>          let caps = Ext.state.Manager.get('GuiCap');
>>          let standalone = PVE.Utils.isStandaloneNode();
>>  
>> @@ -134,6 +145,40 @@ Ext.define('PVE.lxc.CmdMenu', {
>>                  },
>>              },
>>              { xtype: 'menuseparator' },
>> +            {
>> +                text: gettext('Take Snapshot'),
>> +                iconCls: 'fa fa-fw fa-history',
>> +                disabled: !!caps.vms['VM.Snapshot'] && snapshotFeature,
> 
> The condition should be negated
> 
>> +                handler: function () {
>> +
> 
> Style nit: blank line here should be removed
> 
>> +                    let win = Ext.create('PVE.window.Snapshot', {
>> +                        nodename: info.node,
>> +                        vmid: info.vmid,
>> +                        vmname: info.name,
>> +                        viewonly: !caps.vms['VM.Snapshot'],
> 
> Nit: could also just be 'false' for easier readability (it's always an
> isCreate, so it should never have viewonly)
> 

Good point, will change in a v2.

>> +                        type: info.type,
>> +                        isCreate: true,
>> +                        submitText: gettext('Take Snapshot'),
>> +                        running: running,
>> +                    });
>> +                    win.show();
>> +                },
>> +            },
>> +            {
>> +                text: gettext('Backup now'),
>> +                iconCls: 'fa fa-fw fa-floppy-o',
>> +                disabled: !!caps.vms['VM.Snapshot'] && snapshotFeature,
> 
> This should rather check only for the backup capability
> 

Ah thank you, I forgot to change this when reusing the code from snapshot

>> +                handler: function () {
>> +                    var win = Ext.create('PVE.window.Backup', {
>> +                        nodename: info.node,
>> +                        vmid: info.vmid,
>> +                        vmtype: info.type,
>> +                        vmname: info.name,
>> +                    });
>> +                    win.show();
>> +                },
>> +            },
>> +            { xtype: 'menuseparator' },
>>              {
>>                  text: gettext('Console'),
>>                  iconCls: 'fa fa-fw fa-terminal',
>> diff --git a/www/manager6/qemu/CmdMenu.js b/www/manager6/qemu/CmdMenu.js
>> index 5fa9407d..5f9ba740 100644
>> --- a/www/manager6/qemu/CmdMenu.js
>> +++ b/www/manager6/qemu/CmdMenu.js
>> @@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ Ext.define('PVE.qemu.CmdMenu', {
> 
> Same comments as for the lxc context menu apply for the VM context menu
Will send a v2 soon, thanks for the review!