Refactored changes to ContextMenuGesture.js

platform/commonUI/general/res/templates/tree-node.html

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
                 class="mobile-hide"
                 key="'label'"
                 mct-object="domainObject"
+                parameters="{suppressMenuOnEdit: true}"
                 ng-click="treeNode.select()"
                 >
             </mct-representation>

platform/representation/bundle.json

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
             {
                 "key": "menu",
                 "implementation": "gestures/ContextMenuGesture.js",
-                "depends": ["$timeout", "agentService"]
+                "depends": ["$timeout", "$parse", "agentService",
+                    "navigationService"]
             }
         ],
         "components": [

platform/representation/src/actions/ContextMenuAction.js

@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ define(
                 initiatingEvent = this.agentService.isMobile() ?
                         'touchstart' : 'mousedown',
                 menu,
-                popup;
+                popup
-
-            if (this.navigationService.getNavigation() && this.navigationService.getNavigation().hasCapability('editor')){
-                return;
-            }
 
             // Remove the context menu
             function dismiss() {

platform/representation/src/gestures/ContextMenuGesture.js

@@ -41,16 +41,33 @@ define(
          *                       in the context menu will be performed
          * @implements {Gesture}
          */
-        function ContextMenuGesture($timeout, agentService, element, domainObject) {
+        function ContextMenuGesture($timeout, $parse, agentService, navigationService, element, domainObject) {
             var isPressing,
-                longTouchTime = 500;
+                longTouchTime = 500,
+                parameters = element && element.attr('parameters') && $parse(element.attr('parameters'))()
+
+            function suppressMenu(){
+                return parameters
+                && parameters.suppressMenuOnEdit
+                && navigationService.getNavigation()
+                && navigationService.getNavigation().hasCapability('editor');
+            }
 
             function showMenu(event) {
-                domainObject.getCapability('action').perform({
+                /**
-                    key: 'menu',
+                 * Some menu items should have the context menu action
-                    domainObject: domainObject,
+                 * suppressed (eg. the navigation menu on the left)
-                    event: event
+                 */
-                });
+                if (suppressMenu()){
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    domainObject.getCapability('action').perform({
+                        key: 'menu',
+                        domainObject: domainObject,
+                        event: event,
+                        element: element
+                    });
+                }
             }
 
             // When context menu event occurs, show object actions instead