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+/*!
+ * @license
+ * Alfresco Example Content Application
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019 Alfresco Software Limited
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco Example Content Application.
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * The Alfresco Example Content Application is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { MatDialog, MatDialogConfig } from '@angular/material';
+import {
+  ContentNodeSelectorComponentData,
+  ContentNodeSelectorComponent
+} from '@alfresco/adf-content-services';
+import { Subject, from, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { Node } from '@alfresco/js-api';
+import { AlfrescoApiService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
+import { switchMap, catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { AppStore, SnackbarErrorAction } from '@alfresco/aca-shared/store';
+
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root'
+})
+export class CreateFileFromTemplateService {
+  constructor(
+    private store: Store<AppStore>,
+    private alfrescoApiService: AlfrescoApiService,
+    public dialog: MatDialog
+  ) {}
+
+  openTemplatesDialog(): Subject<Node[]> {
+    const select = new Subject<Node[]>();
+    select.subscribe({
+      complete: this.close.bind(this)
+    });
+
+    const data: ContentNodeSelectorComponentData = {
+      title: null,
+      dropdownHideMyFiles: true,
+      currentFolderId: null,
+      dropdownSiteList: null,
+      breadcrumbTransform: this.transformNode.bind(this),
+      select,
+      isSelectionValid: this.isSelectionValid.bind(this)
+    };
+
+    data.select.subscribe({
+      complete: this.close.bind(this)
+    });
+
+    from(
+      this.alfrescoApiService.getInstance().nodes.getNodeInfo('-root-', {
+        relativePath: 'Data Dictionary/Node Templates'
+      })
+    )
+      .pipe(
+        switchMap(node => {
+          data.currentFolderId = node.id;
+          return this.dialog
+            .open(ContentNodeSelectorComponent, <MatDialogConfig>{
+              data,
+              panelClass: [
+                'adf-content-node-selector-dialog',
+                'aca-template-node-selector-dialog'
+              ],
+              width: '630px'
+            })
+            .afterClosed();
+        }),
+        catchError(error => {
+          this.store.dispatch(
+            new SnackbarErrorAction('APP.MESSAGES.ERRORS.GENERIC')
+          );
+          return of(error);
+        })
+      )
+      .subscribe({ next: () => select.complete() });
+
+    return select;
+  }
+
+  private transformNode(node: Node): Node {
+    if (node && node.path && node.path && node.path.elements instanceof Array) {
+      let {
+        path: { elements: elementsPath = [] }
+      } = node;
+      elementsPath = elementsPath.filter(
+        path => path.name !== 'Company Home' && path.name !== 'Data Dictionary'
+      );
+      node.path.elements = elementsPath;
+    }
+
+    return node;
+  }
+
+  private isSelectionValid(node: Node): boolean {
+    return node.isFile;
+  }
+
+  private close() {
+    this.dialog.closeAll();
+  }
+}