[IMP] project_ux: improve project creation and keep task name on quick create

project_ux/models/project_task.py

@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ def _compute_display_name(self):
             if task.project_id.show_task_id and task.id and task.display_name:
                 task.display_name = f"{task.display_name} (#{task.id})"
 
+    def onchange(self, values, field_names, fields_spec):
+        result = super().onchange(values, field_names, fields_spec)
+        # In the quick-create (My Tasks, project kanban) the "Task Title" input
+        # is bound to display_name and is only inversed into `name` on save.
+        # Because this module makes display_name depend on project_id (to append
+        # the task id), changing the project recomputes display_name from the
+        # still-empty `name`, blanking the title the user just typed. Restore the
+        # typed value in the onchange result so it survives the project change.
+        typed_title = values.get("display_name")
+        if (
+            "project_id" in (field_names or [])
+            and typed_title
+            and not values.get("name")
+            and not result.get("value", {}).get("display_name")
+        ):
+            result.setdefault("value", {})["display_name"] = typed_title
+        return result
+
     @api.model
     def _search_display_name(self, operator, value):
         domain = super()._search_display_name(operator, value)

project_ux/tests/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from . import test_project_task
 from . import test_project_task_type
+from . import test_project_project

project_ux/tests/test_project_project.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from odoo.tests.common import TransactionCase
+
+
+class TestProjectProject(TransactionCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.Project = self.env["project.project"]
+
+    def test_create_project_modal_button_opens_form(self):
+        """The "Create project" button of the New modal must open the project
+        form (via the standard get_formview_action), not the task pipeline
+        (action_view_tasks).
+        """
+        view = self.env.ref("project.project_project_view_form_simplified_footer")
+        combined_arch = view.get_combined_arch()
+        self.assertIn('name="get_formview_action"', combined_arch)
+        self.assertNotIn('name="action_view_tasks"', combined_arch)
+
+    def test_get_formview_action_lands_on_project_form(self):
+        """get_formview_action opens the created project's own form."""
+        project = self.Project.create({"name": "New Project"})
+
+        action = project.get_formview_action()
+
+        self.assertEqual(action["res_model"], "project.project")
+        self.assertEqual(action["res_id"], project.id)
+        self.assertEqual(action["target"], "current")
+        self.assertTrue(any(view_type == "form" for __, view_type in action["views"]))

project_ux/tests/test_project_task.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from odoo.tests import Form
 from odoo.tests.common import TransactionCase
 
 
@@ -94,3 +95,24 @@ def test_name_search_does_not_find_task_by_id_when_disabled_on_project(self):
         result_ids = [task_id for task_id, __ in self.Task.name_search(str(self.test_task.id), limit=20)]
 
         self.assertNotIn(self.test_task.id, result_ids)
+
+    def _check_quick_create_keeps_title(self, title):
+        """Quick-create binds the "Task Title" to display_name (not name).
+        Selecting/changing the project must not wipe a title already typed.
+        """
+        with Form(self.Task, view="project.quick_create_task_form") as task_form:
+            task_form.display_name = title
+            task_form.project_id = self.test_project
+            self.assertEqual(task_form.display_name, title)
+        task = task_form.record
+        self.assertEqual(task.name, title)
+        self.assertEqual(task.project_id, self.test_project)
+
+    def test_quick_create_keeps_title_when_selecting_project(self):
+        self._check_quick_create_keeps_title("My Title")
+
+    def test_quick_create_keeps_title_when_project_shows_task_id(self):
+        # The title must survive the project onchange even though display_name
+        # depends on project_id.show_task_id.
+        self.test_project.show_task_id = True
+        self._check_quick_create_keeps_title("Another Title")

project_ux/views/project_project_views.xml

@@ -60,4 +60,19 @@
         </field>
     </record>
 
+    <!-- After creating a project from the "New" modal, open the project form
+         (so the user can finish configuring it) instead of redirecting to the
+         task pipeline / Kanban stages configuration. get_formview_action is the
+         standard base method that opens a record's own form view. -->
+    <record id="project_project_view_form_simplified_footer" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">project.project.view.form.simplified.open.form</field>
+        <field name="model">project.project</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="project.project_project_view_form_simplified_footer"/>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <xpath expr="//footer/button[@name='action_view_tasks']" position="attributes">
+                <attribute name="name">get_formview_action</attribute>
+            </xpath>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
 </odoo>