Add way to create new chat or chat with existing settings

Author: MikeAlhayek

src/Modules/CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Chat.Interactions/Controllers/AdminController.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Chat.Interactions.ViewModels;
 using CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Core;
 using CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Models;
@@ -244,6 +245,63 @@ public async Task<ActionResult> Chat(string source, string itemId)
         return View(model);
     }
 
+    [Admin("ai/chat/interaction/new-chat/{source}", "NewInteractionsChat")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult> New(string source)
+        => RedirectToAction(nameof(Chat), new { source });
+
+    [Admin("ai/chat/interaction/clone-chat/{itemId}", "CloneInteractionsChat")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult> Clone(string itemId)
+    {
+        var interaction = await _interactionManager.FindByIdAsync(itemId);
+
+        if (interaction is null)
+        {
+            return NotFound();
+        }
+
+        if (!await _authorizationService.AuthorizeAsync(User, AIPermissions.EditChatInteractions, interaction))
+        {
+            return Forbid();
+        }
+
+        var clonedInteraction = await _interactionManager.NewAsync(interaction.Source, interaction.Properties);
+        clonedInteraction.Title = GetNextTitle(interaction.Title);
+        clonedInteraction.DeploymentId = interaction.DeploymentId;
+        clonedInteraction.ConnectionName = interaction.ConnectionName;
+        clonedInteraction.SystemMessage = interaction.SystemMessage;
+        clonedInteraction.Temperature = interaction.Temperature;
+        clonedInteraction.TopP = interaction.TopP;
+        clonedInteraction.FrequencyPenalty = interaction.FrequencyPenalty;
+        clonedInteraction.PresencePenalty = interaction.PresencePenalty;
+        clonedInteraction.MaxTokens = interaction.MaxTokens;
+        clonedInteraction.PastMessagesCount = interaction.PastMessagesCount;
+        clonedInteraction.DocumentTopN = interaction.DocumentTopN;
+        clonedInteraction.ToolNames = interaction.ToolNames.ToList();
+        clonedInteraction.ToolInstanceIds = interaction.ToolInstanceIds.ToList();
+        clonedInteraction.McpConnectionIds = interaction.McpConnectionIds.ToList();
+        clonedInteraction.Documents = interaction.Documents.ToList();
+        clonedInteraction.Prompts = []; // Start with no prompts in the cloned interaction.
+        clonedInteraction.DocumentIndex = interaction.Documents.Count; // Set the document index based on the cloned documents.
+
+        if (!await _authorizationService.AuthorizeAsync(User, AIPermissions.EditChatInteractions, clonedInteraction))
+        {
+            return Forbid();
+        }
+
+        // Save the interaction immediately so it can be used by the SignalR hub.
+        await _interactionManager.CreateAsync(clonedInteraction);
+
+        var model = new EditChatInteractionEntryViewModel
+        {
+            ItemId = clonedInteraction.ItemId,
+            Source = clonedInteraction.Source,
+            DisplayName = clonedInteraction.Title,
+            Editor = await _interactionDisplayManager.BuildEditorAsync(clonedInteraction, _updateModelAccessor.ModelUpdater, isNew: true),
+        };
+
+        return View(nameof(Chat), model);
+    }
+
     [HttpPost]
     public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(string itemId)
     {
@@ -270,4 +328,28 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> Delete(string itemId)
 
         return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
     }
+
+    private static readonly Regex PostfixRegex = new Regex(@"\s*\((\d+)\)$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+    private static string GetNextTitle(string title)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(title))
+        {
+            return "Untitled (1)";
+        }
+
+        var match = PostfixRegex.Match(title);
+
+        if (match.Success)
+        {
+            // Extract number and increment
+            var number = int.Parse(match.Groups[1].Value);
+            var baseTitle = title.Substring(0, match.Index).TrimEnd();
+
+            return $"{baseTitle} ({number + 1})";
+        }
+
+        // No postfix found → start at (1)
+        return $"{title} (1)";
+    }
 }

src/Modules/CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Chat.Interactions/Views/ChatInteractionHeader.cshtml

@@ -23,9 +23,27 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-            <a class="btn btn-secondary" asp-action="Edit" asp-controller="Admin" asp-route-source="@Model.Interaction.Source" asp-area="@AIConstants.Feature.ChatInteractions">
-                <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> @T["New Chat: '{0}'", source.DisplayName]
-            </a>
+
+            <div class="btn-group" title="Actions">
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary dropdown-toggle actions" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
+                    <span>@T["New Chat"]</span>
+                </button>
+                <ul class="actions-menu dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end">
+
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="dropdown-item" asp-action="New" asp-controller="Admin" asp-route-source="@Model.Interaction.Source" asp-area="@AIConstants.Feature.ChatInteractions">
+                            <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> @T["Empty Chat"]
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+
+                    <li>
+                        <a class="dropdown-item" asp-action="Clone" asp-controller="Admin" asp-route-itemId="@Model.Interaction.ItemId" asp-area="@AIConstants.Feature.ChatInteractions">
+                            <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> @T["Chat with Preset Settings"]
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+
+                </ul>
+            </div>
 
             <a class="btn btn-primary" asp-action="Index" asp-controller="Admin" asp-area="@AIConstants.Feature.ChatInteractions">
                 <i class="fa-solid fa-list"></i> @T["Chat Interactions"]

src/Modules/CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Chat.Interactions/Views/Items/ChatInteraction.ActionsMenu.SummaryAdmin.cshtml

@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
+@using CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Core
 @using CrestApps.OrchardCore.AI.Models
 @using OrchardCore.DisplayManagement.Views
 
 @model ShapeViewModel<ChatInteraction>
 
+<li>
+    <a class="dropdown-item" asp-action="New" asp-controller="Admin" asp-route-source="@Model.Value.Source" asp-area="@AIConstants.Feature.ChatInteractions">
+        <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> @T["Empty Chat"]
+    </a>
+</li>
+
+<li>
+    <a class="dropdown-item" asp-action="Clone" asp-controller="Admin" asp-route-itemId="@Model.Value.ItemId" asp-area="@AIConstants.Feature.ChatInteractions">
+        <i class="fa-solid fa-plus"></i> @T["Chat with Preset Settings"]
+    </a>
+</li>
+
 <li>
     <a asp-action="Delete"
        asp-route-itemId="@Model.Value.ItemId"