quick-symlink

TODO

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• Develop the Finder extension which allows to create a symlinks for selected folders and files via contextual menu.
• Add the new menu item for replacing selected folders and files with symlinks.
• Add the new menu item for creating symlink in a parent directory (parent for target objects).
• Use relative path instead absolute path in symlink target URL.
• Add setting - select the default path for links: relative or absolute
• Develop additional Finder extension which allows to create a hard links for selected folders and files via contextual menu.
• Add icons for context menu items
• Add icons for Finder Toolbar items
• Make a new application icon
• Make icons (Finder Toolbar) more suitable for Big Sur and above
• Implement the ability to disable only the context menu extension (may need to be implemented as a separate extension)
• Implement the ability to disable only Finder Toolbar extension (may need to be implemented as a separate extension)
• Combine context menu for links (symlinks and hard links)
• Add the ability to customize the display of menu items
• Add the Quick Symlink implementation as an application that will complement the existing extensions (Finder Toolbar and Contextual menu). That should allows:
  • a1) create new symlink for selected folders and files
  • a2) create new hard link for selected folders and files
  • a3) create new hard link alias for selected folders and files
  • b1) Move selected folders and files and replace them with symlinks
  • b2) Move selected folders and files and replace them with hard links
  • b3) Move selected folders and files and replace them with aliases
  • c1) Replace selected symlinks with a copy of the same content, hard links or aliases
  • c2) Replace selected hard links with a copy of the same content, symlinks or aliases
  • c3) Replace selected aliases with a copy of the same content, hard links or symlinks
  • d1) Сheck the symlink for the existence of the source and fix the source path
  • d2) Сheck the hard link for the existence of the source and fix the source path
  • d3) Сheck the aliasfor the existence of the source and fix the source path
• Add the ability to perform actions with administrator privileges
• Add localization for other languages
• Refactor app

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