Make left menu more hierarchical and less contextual by adding back item at top

CHANGELOG

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ v 7.13.0 (unreleased)
   - Allow users to be blocked and unblocked via the API
   - Use native Postgres database cleaning during backup restore
   - Redesign project page. Show README as default instead of activity. Move project activity to separate page
+  - Make left menu more hierarchical and less contextual by adding back item at top
 
 v 7.12.2
   - Correctly show anonymous authorized applications under Profile > Applications.

app/views/layouts/nav/_group.html.haml

 %ul.nav.nav-sidebar
+  = nav_link do
+    = link_to root_path, title: 'Back to dashboard', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+      = icon('caret-square-o-left fw')
+      %span
+        Back to Dashboard
+
+  %li.separate-item
+
   = nav_link(path: 'groups#show', html_options: {class: 'home'}) do
     = link_to group_path(@group), title: 'Home', data: {placement: 'right'} do
       = icon('dashboard fw')

app/views/layouts/nav/_profile.html.haml

 %ul.nav.nav-sidebar
+  = nav_link do
+    = link_to root_path, title: 'Back to dashboard', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+      = icon('caret-square-o-left fw')
+      %span
+        Back to Dashboard
+
+  %li.separate-item
+
   = nav_link(path: 'profiles#show', html_options: {class: 'home'}) do
     = link_to profile_path, title: 'Profile', data: {placement: 'right'} do
       = icon('user fw')

app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml

 %ul.nav.nav-sidebar
+  - if @project.group
+    = nav_link do
+      = link_to group_path(@project.group), title: 'Back to group', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+        = icon('caret-square-o-left fw')
+        %span
+          Back to Group
+  - else
+    = nav_link do
+      = link_to root_path, title: 'Back to dashboard', data: {placement: 'right'} do
+        = icon('caret-square-o-left fw')
+        %span
+          Back to Dashboard
+
+  %li.separate-item
+
   = nav_link(path: 'projects#show', html_options: {class: 'home'}) do
     = link_to project_path(@project), title: 'Project', class: 'shortcuts-project', data: {placement: 'right'} do
       = icon('home fw')

features/groups.feature

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Feature: Groups
     And "John Doe" is owner of group "Owned"
     And "John Doe" is guest of group "Guest"
 
+  Scenario: I should have back to group button
+    When I visit group "Owned" page
+    Then I should see back to dashboard button
+
   @javascript
   Scenario: I should see group "Owned" dashboard list
     When I visit group "Owned" page

features/project/project.feature

@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ Feature: Project
     Then I should see the default project avatar
     And I should not see the "Remove avatar" button
 
+  Scenario: I should have back to group button
+    And project "Shop" belongs to group
+    And I visit project "Shop" page
+    Then I should see back to group button
+
+  Scenario: I should have back to group button
+    And I visit project "Shop" page
+    Then I should see back to dashboard button
+
   Scenario: I should have readme on page
     And I visit project "Shop" page
     Then I should see project "Shop" README

features/steps/groups.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ class Spinach::Features::Groups < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   include SharedUser
   include Select2Helper
 
+  step 'I should see back to dashboard button' do
+    expect(page).to have_content 'Back to Dashboard'
+  end
+
   step 'gitlab user "Mike"' do
     create(:user, name: "Mike")
   end

features/steps/project/project.rb

@@ -116,4 +116,18 @@ class Spinach::Features::Project < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   step 'I should not see "Snippets" button' do
     expect(page).not_to have_link 'Snippets'
   end
+
+  step 'project "Shop" belongs to group' do
+    group = create(:group)
+    @project.namespace = group
+    @project.save!
+  end
+
+  step 'I should see back to dashboard button' do
+    expect(page).to have_content 'Back to Dashboard'
+  end
+
+  step 'I should see back to group button' do
+    expect(page).to have_content 'Back to Group'
+  end
 end