From b7371660ebc21b627ae2b4f60ef2a5d0148822f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vincent Schippefilt <vsc@odoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2022 15:50:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [IMP] base: add a many2one from ir.ui.view to model

When using the view "edit view" on the interface as administrator,
the user can see and modify the model of the view as a string, but
cannot navigate to the model easily or edit the model field
by selecting the model in a list.

This pull request adds the possibility to view and edit the model field
as a many2one.

closes odoo/odoo#105356

Task-id: 3007619
Signed-off-by: Raphael Collet <rco@odoo.com>
---
 odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py       | 10 ++++++++++
 odoo/addons/base/views/ir_ui_view_views.xml |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
index ec77d7227b9..ebb925501da 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ actual arch.
 * if True, the view always extends its parent
 * if False, the view currently does not extend its parent but can be enabled
          """)
+    model_id = fields.Many2one("ir.model", string="Model of the view", compute='_compute_model_id', inverse='_inverse_compute_model_id')
 
     @api.depends('arch_db', 'arch_fs', 'arch_updated')
     @api.depends_context('read_arch_from_file', 'lang')
@@ -370,6 +371,15 @@ actual arch.
         data = self.env['ir.model.data'].sudo().search(domain)
         return [('id', 'in', data.mapped('res_id'))]
 
+    @api.depends('model')
+    def _compute_model_id(self):
+        for record in self:
+            record.model_id = self.env['ir.model']._get(record.model)
+
+    def _inverse_compute_model_id(self):
+        for record in self:
+            record.model = record.model_id.model
+
     def _compute_xml_id(self):
         xml_ids = collections.defaultdict(list)
         domain = [('model', '=', 'ir.ui.view'), ('res_id', 'in', self.ids)]
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_ui_view_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_ui_view_views.xml
index c989e819c07..544344025b1 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_ui_view_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/ir_ui_view_views.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
                         <group>
                             <field name="name"/>
                             <field name="type"/>
-                            <field name="model"/>
+                            <field name="model" invisible="True"/>
+                            <field name="model_id"/>
                             <field name="priority"/>
                             <field name="active" widget="boolean_toggle"/>
                         </group>