GH-2592 Autoselect newly created instances

api/logic/InstanceList.cpp

@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ bool InstanceList::commitStagedInstance(const QString& path, const QString& inst
         instanceSet.insert(instID);
         m_groups.insert(groupName);
         emit instancesChanged();
+        emit instanceAdded(instID);
     }
     saveGroupList();
     return true;

api/logic/InstanceList.h

@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ public:
 signals:
     void dataIsInvalid();
     void instancesChanged();
+    void instanceAdded(QString instanceId);
     void groupsChanged(QSet<QString> groups);
 
 public slots:

application/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -702,6 +702,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new MainWindow
     // model reset -> selection is invalid. All the instance pointers are wrong.
     connect(MMC->instances().get(), &InstanceList::dataIsInvalid, this, &MainWindow::selectionBad);
 
+    // handle newly added instances
+    connect(MMC->instances().get(), &InstanceList::instanceAdded, this, &MainWindow::instanceAdded);
+
     // When the global settings page closes, we want to know about it and update our state
     connect(MMC, &MultiMC::globalSettingsClosed, this, &MainWindow::globalSettingsClosed);
 
@@ -1836,6 +1839,11 @@ void MainWindow::instanceChanged(const QModelIndex &current, const QModelIndex &
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::instanceAdded(QString id)
+{
+    setSelectedInstanceById(id);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::instanceDataChanged(const QModelIndex &topLeft, const QModelIndex &bottomRight)
 {
     auto current = view->selectionModel()->currentIndex();

application/MainWindow.h

@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ private slots:
 
     void instanceChanged(const QModelIndex &current, const QModelIndex &previous);
 
+    void instanceAdded(QString id);
+
     void instanceDataChanged(const QModelIndex &topLeft, const QModelIndex &bottomRight);
 
     void selectionBad();