fix(patch): create a user specific sidebar for showing private workspaces

frappe/boot.py

@@ -527,7 +527,10 @@ def get_sentry_dsn():
 
 
 def get_sidebar_items():
-	sidebars = frappe.get_all("Workspace Sidebar", fields=["name", "header_icon"])
+	sidebars = frappe.get_all(
+		"Workspace Sidebar", fields=["name", "header_icon"], filters={"name": ["not like", "%My Workspaces%"]}
+	)
+	add_user_specific_sidebar(sidebars)
 	sidebar_items = {}
 
 	for s in sidebars:
@@ -558,7 +561,26 @@ def get_sidebar_items():
 					"report_type": report_type,
 					"ref_doctype": ref_doctype,
 				}
-			if si.type == "Section Break" or w.is_item_allowed(si.link_to, si.link_type):
+
+			if (
+				"My Workspaces" in s["name"]
+				or si.type == "Section Break"
+				or w.is_item_allowed(si.link_to, si.link_type)
+			):
 				sidebar_items[s["name"].lower()]["items"].append(workspace_sidebar)
 
+	old_name = f"my workspaces-{frappe.session.user}"
+	if old_name in sidebar_items:
+		sidebar_items["my workspaces"] = sidebar_items.pop(old_name)
 	return sidebar_items
+
+
+def add_user_specific_sidebar(sidebars):
+	try:
+		my_workspace_for_user = frappe.get_doc("Workspace Sidebar", f"My Workspaces-{frappe.session.user}")
+		sidebars.append(
+			{"name": my_workspace_for_user.name, "header_icon": my_workspace_for_user.header_icon}
+		)
+	except frappe.DoesNotExistError:
+		my_workspace = frappe.get_doc("Workspace Sidebar", "My Workspaces")
+		sidebars.append({"name": my_workspace.name, "header_icon": my_workspace.header_icon})

frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_sidebar/workspace_sidebar.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "title",
   "header_icon",
   "app",
+  "for_user",
   "items"
  ],
  "fields": [
@@ -34,12 +35,18 @@
    "fieldtype": "Autocomplete",
    "label": "App",
    "options": "Installed Applications"
+  },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "for_user",
+   "fieldtype": "Link",
+   "label": "For User",
+   "options": "User"
   }
  ],
  "grid_page_length": 50,
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2025-10-26 23:21:30.166695",
+ "modified": "2025-11-16 10:54:04.080590",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Desk",
  "name": "Workspace Sidebar",

frappe/desk/doctype/workspace_sidebar/workspace_sidebar.py

@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ class WorkspaceSidebar(Document):
 		from frappe.types import DF
 
 		app: DF.Autocomplete | None
+		for_user: DF.Link | None
 		items: DF.Table[WorkspaceSidebarItem]
 		title: DF.Data | None
-
 	# end: auto-generated types
+
 	def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 		super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 		if not frappe.flags.in_migrate:
@@ -181,16 +182,38 @@ def add_sidebar_items(sidebar_title, sidebar_items):
 
 
 def add_to_my_workspace(workspace):
-	private_sidebar = frappe.get_doc("Workspace Sidebar", "My Workspaces")
+	try:
+		if not workspace.for_user:
+			return
 
-	workspace_sidebar = {
-		"label": workspace.title,
-		"type": "Link",
-		"link_to": f"{workspace.title}-{workspace.for_user}",
-		"link_type": "Workspace",
-		"icon": workspace.icon,
-	}
+		sidebar_name = f"My Workspaces-{workspace.for_user}"
+		existing_sidebar = frappe.db.exists("Workspace Sidebar", sidebar_name)
 
-	private_sidebar.append("items", workspace_sidebar)
+		if existing_sidebar:
+			private_sidebar = frappe.get_doc("Workspace Sidebar", existing_sidebar)
+		else:
+			# clone sidebar
+			base_sidebar = frappe.get_doc("Workspace Sidebar", "My Workspaces")
+			private_sidebar = frappe.copy_doc(base_sidebar)
+			private_sidebar.title = sidebar_name
+			private_sidebar.for_user = workspace.for_user
+			private_sidebar.owner = workspace.for_user
+			private_sidebar.items = []
 
-	private_sidebar.save()
+		sidebar_item = {
+			"label": workspace.title,
+			"type": "Link",
+			"link_to": f"{workspace.title}-{workspace.for_user}",
+			"link_type": "Workspace",
+			"icon": workspace.icon,
+		}
+
+		private_sidebar.append("items", sidebar_item)
+
+		if existing_sidebar:
+			private_sidebar.save()
+		else:
+			private_sidebar.insert()
+
+	except Exception as e:
+		frappe.log_error(title="Error in Adding Private Workspaces", message=e)

frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sidebar/sidebar.js

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ frappe.ui.Sidebar = class Sidebar {
 
 		for (const app of frappe.boot.app_data) {
 			if (app.workspaces.includes(this.workspace_title)) {
-				this.app_name = app.app_title;
+				this.header_subtitle = app.app_title;
 				this.app_logo_url = app.app_logo_url;
 				return;
 			}
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ frappe.ui.Sidebar = class Sidebar {
 
 		const icon = frappe.boot.desktop_icons.find((i) => i.label === this.workspace_title);
 		if (icon) {
-			this.app_name = icon.parent_icon;
+			this.header_subtitle = icon.parent_icon;
+		}
+
+		if (this.workspace_title == "My Workspaces") {
+			this.header_subtitle = frappe.session.user;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ frappe.ui.Sidebar = class Sidebar {
 		this.setup_complete = true;
 	}
 	check_for_private_workspace(workspace_title) {
-		if (workspace_title == "private") {
+		if (workspace_title == "private" || workspace_title == "Personal") {
 			this.workspace_title = "My Workspaces";
 		}
 	}

frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sidebar/sidebar_header.html

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         {% }  %}
     </div>
     <div class="sidebar-item-label header-subtitle">
-        {%= frappe.app.sidebar.app_name %}
+        {%= frappe.app.sidebar.header_subtitle %}
     </div>
 </div>
 <button class="btn-reset drop-icon show-in-edit-mode">

frappe/public/js/frappe/ui/sidebar/sidebar_item.js

@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ frappe.ui.sidebar_item.TypeLink = class SidebarItem {
 
 				path = frappe.utils.generate_route(args);
 			} else if (this.item.link_type == "Workspace") {
-				path = "/desk/" + frappe.router.slug(this.item.link_to);
+				let workspaces = frappe.workspaces[this.item.link_to.toLowerCase()];
+				if (workspaces.public) {
+					path = "/desk/" + frappe.router.slug(this.item.link_to);
+				} else {
+					path = "/desk/private/" + frappe.router.slug(workspaces.title);
+				}
+
 				if (this.item.route) {
 					path = this.item.route;
 				}

frappe/workspace_sidebar/my_workspaces.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  "creation": "2025-11-03 03:11:08.482620",
  "docstatus": 0,
  "doctype": "Workspace Sidebar",
- "header_icon": "user",
+ "header_icon": "user-round",
  "idx": 0,
  "items": [],
  "modified": "2025-11-13 16:03:59.720330",