Add some basic underpinning

src-ui/src/app/data/ui-settings.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ export enum CollapsibleSection {
   ATTRIBUTES = 'attributes',
 }
 
+export enum HideableSidebarItemID {
+  Dashboard = 'dashboard',
+  SavedViews = 'saved_views',
+  Workflows = 'workflows',
+  Mail = 'mail',
+  Documentation = 'documentation',
+}
+
+export const HIDEABLE_SIDEBAR_ITEM_IDS = Object.values(HideableSidebarItemID)
+
 export const PAPERLESS_GREEN_HEX = '#17541f'
 
 export const SETTINGS_KEYS = {
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_KEYS = {
   NOTES_ENABLED: 'general-settings:notes-enabled',
   AUDITLOG_ENABLED: 'general-settings:auditlog-enabled',
   SLIM_SIDEBAR: 'general-settings:slim-sidebar',
+  SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS: 'general-settings:sidebar:hidden-items',
   ATTRIBUTES_SECTIONS_COLLAPSED:
     'general-settings:attributes-sections-collapsed',
   UPDATE_CHECKING_ENABLED: 'general-settings:update-checking:enabled',
@@ -127,6 +138,11 @@ export const SETTINGS: UiSetting[] = [
     type: 'boolean',
     default: false,
   },
+  {
+    key: SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS,
+    type: 'array',
+    default: [],
+  },
   {
     key: SETTINGS_KEYS.ATTRIBUTES_SECTIONS_COLLAPSED,
     type: 'array',

src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.spec.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import { CustomFieldDataType } from '../data/custom-field'
 import { DEFAULT_DISPLAY_FIELDS, DisplayField } from '../data/document'
 import { SavedView } from '../data/saved-view'
 import { RemoteOCRModeConfig } from '../data/paperless-config'
-import { SETTINGS_KEYS, UiSettings } from '../data/ui-settings'
+import {
+  HideableSidebarItemID,
+  SETTINGS_KEYS,
+  UiSettings,
+} from '../data/ui-settings'
 import { PermissionsService } from './permissions.service'
 import { CustomFieldsService } from './rest/custom-fields.service'
 import { SettingsService } from './settings.service'
@@ -230,6 +234,34 @@ describe('SettingsService', () => {
     expect(notesEnabled()).toBeFalsy()
   })
 
+  it('updates sidebar item visibility', () => {
+    httpTestingController
+      .expectOne(`${environment.apiBaseUrl}ui_settings/`)
+      .flush(ui_settings)
+
+    expect(
+      settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)
+    ).toBe(false)
+
+    settingsService.updateSidebarItemVisibility(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows,
+      false
+    )
+
+    expect(
+      settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)
+    ).toBe(true)
+
+    settingsService.updateSidebarItemVisibility(
+      HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows,
+      true
+    )
+
+    expect(
+      settingsService.sidebarItemIsHidden(HideableSidebarItemID.Workflows)
+    ).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   it('updates setting signals when settings are reinitialized', () => {
     let req = httpTestingController.expectOne(
       `${environment.apiBaseUrl}ui_settings/`

src-ui/src/app/services/settings.service.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_DISPLAY_FIELDS, DisplayField } from '../data/document'
 import { RemoteOCRModeConfig } from '../data/paperless-config'
 import { SavedView } from '../data/saved-view'
 import {
+  HideableSidebarItemID,
   PAPERLESS_GREEN_HEX,
   SETTINGS,
   SETTINGS_KEYS,
@@ -313,6 +314,10 @@ export class SettingsService {
   readonly globalDropzoneEnabled = signal(true)
   readonly globalDropzoneActive = signal(false)
   readonly organizingSidebarSavedViews = signal(false)
+  readonly organizingSidebarItems = signal(false)
+  readonly hiddenSidebarItems = this.getSignal<HideableSidebarItemID[]>(
+    SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS
+  )
 
   readonly allDisplayFields = signal<Array<{ id: DisplayField; name: string }>>(
     DEFAULT_DISPLAY_FIELDS
@@ -749,6 +754,24 @@ export class SettingsService {
     return this.storeSettings()
   }
 
+  sidebarItemIsHidden(item: HideableSidebarItemID): boolean {
+    return this.hiddenSidebarItems().includes(item)
+  }
+
+  updateSidebarItemVisibility(
+    item: HideableSidebarItemID,
+    visible: boolean
+  ): Observable<any> {
+    const hiddenItems = new Set(this.hiddenSidebarItems())
+    if (visible) {
+      hiddenItems.delete(item)
+    } else {
+      hiddenItems.add(item)
+    }
+    this.set(SETTINGS_KEYS.SIDEBAR_HIDDEN_ITEMS, [...hiddenItems])
+    return this.storeSettings()
+  }
+
   updateSavedViewsVisibility(
     dashboardVisibleViewIds: number[],
     sidebarVisibleViewIds: number[]