GP-5327 - Create Structure Dialog - New text category box & existing

categories chooser

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/analysis/DefaultDataTypeManagerService.java

@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ public class DefaultDataTypeManagerService extends DefaultDataTypeArchiveService
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public CategoryPath getCategoryPath(TreePath selectedPath) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public List<DataType> getFavorites() {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
@@ -111,6 +116,11 @@ public class DefaultDataTypeManagerService extends DefaultDataTypeArchiveService
 		return dataTypes;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public List<CategoryPath> getSortedCategoryPathList() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void removeDataTypeManagerChangeListener(DataTypeManagerChangeListener listener) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/data/CreateStructureAction.java

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class CreateStructureAction extends ListingContextAction {
 		new String[] { "Data", "Create Structure..." };
 
 	private DataPlugin plugin;
-	private CreateStructureDialog createStructureDialog;
 
 	public CreateStructureAction(DataPlugin plugin) {
 		super("Create Structure", plugin.getName());
@@ -49,25 +48,12 @@ class CreateStructureAction extends ListingContextAction {
 		setKeyBindingData(new KeyBindingData(KeyEvent.VK_OPEN_BRACKET, InputEvent.SHIFT_DOWN_MASK));
 
 		this.plugin = plugin;
-		setEnabled(true);
-		createStructureDialog = new CreateStructureDialog(plugin.getTool());
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void dispose() {
-		super.dispose();
-
-		createStructureDialog.dispose();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Method called when the action is invoked.
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void actionPerformed(ListingActionContext programActionContext) {
 		Program program = programActionContext.getProgram();
 		ProgramSelection sel = programActionContext.getSelection();
-
 		if (sel != null && !sel.isEmpty()) {
 			InteriorSelection interiorSel = sel.getInteriorSelection();
 			if (interiorSel != null) {
@@ -113,8 +99,8 @@ class CreateStructureAction extends ListingContextAction {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Structure userChoice =
-			createStructureDialog.showCreateStructureDialog(program, tempStructure);
+		CreateStructureDialog dialog = new CreateStructureDialog(plugin.getTool());
+		Structure userChoice = dialog.showCreateStructureDialog(program, tempStructure);
 
 		if (userChoice != null) {
 			CreateStructureInStructureCmd cmd = new CreateStructureInStructureCmd(userChoice,
@@ -162,8 +148,9 @@ class CreateStructureAction extends ListingContextAction {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		CreateStructureDialog dialog = new CreateStructureDialog(plugin.getTool());
 		Structure userChoice =
-			createStructureDialog.showCreateStructureDialog(program, tempStructure);
+			dialog.showCreateStructureDialog(program, tempStructure);
 
 		// exit if the user cancels the operation
 		if (userChoice != null) {

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/DataTypeManagerPlugin.java

@@ -594,6 +594,18 @@ public class DataTypeManagerPlugin extends ProgramPlugin
 		return dialog.getSelectedDataType();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public CategoryPath getCategoryPath(TreePath selectedPath) {
+		DataTypeChooserDialog dialog = new DataTypeChooserDialog(this);
+		dialog.setCategorySelectionMode(true);
+
+		if (selectedPath != null) {
+			dialog.setSelectedPath(selectedPath);
+		}
+		tool.showDialog(dialog);
+		return dialog.getSelectedCategoryPath();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public DataTypeManager[] getDataTypeManagers() {
 		return dataTypeManagerHandler.getDataTypeManagers();
@@ -664,6 +676,11 @@ public class DataTypeManagerPlugin extends ProgramPlugin
 		return dataTypeManagerHandler.getDataTypeIndexer().getSortedDataTypeList();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public List<CategoryPath> getSortedCategoryPathList() {
+		return dataTypeManagerHandler.getDataTypeIndexer().getSortedCategoryPathList();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void setDataTypeSelected(DataType dataType) {
 		if (provider.isVisible()) {

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/archive/DataTypeIndexer.java

@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ import ghidra.program.model.data.*;
 import ghidra.util.task.*;
 
 /**
- * A class that stores a sorted list of all the {@link DataType} objects in the current data type
- * manager plugin.  This class does its work lazily such that no work is done until
- * {@link #getSortedDataTypeList()} is called.  Even when that method is called no work will be
- * done if the state of the data types in the system hasn't changed.
+ * A class that stores a sorted list of all the {@link DataType} and a list of all the 
+ * {@link CategoryPath} objects in the current data type manager plugin.  This class does its work 
+ * lazily such that no work is done until {@link #getSortedDataTypeList()} is called. Even when that
+ * method is called no work will be done if the state of the data types in the system hasn't 
+ * changed.
  */
 public class DataTypeIndexer {
 	private List<DataTypeManager> dataTypeManagers = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class DataTypeIndexer {
 	private DataTypeIndexUpdateListener listener = new DataTypeIndexUpdateListener();
 
 	private volatile boolean isStale = true;
+	private List<CategoryPath> categoryPathList = Collections.emptyList();
 
 	// Note: synchronizing here prevents concurrent mod issues with the managers list
 	public synchronized void addDataTypeManager(DataTypeManager dataTypeManager) {
@@ -79,6 +81,18 @@ public class DataTypeIndexer {
 		return Collections.unmodifiableList(newList);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list of the unique Category Paths ({@link CategoryPath}) as utilized by the 
+	 * data types open in the current tool.  
+	 * 
+	 * @return a list of the {@link CategoryPath} associated with the data types open in the 
+	 * current tool.
+	 */
+	public List<CategoryPath> getSortedCategoryPathList() {
+		updateDataTypeList(); // the category list is quietly updated in the background 
+		return categoryPathList;
+	}
+
 	private List<DataType> updateDataTypeList() {
 		if (!isStale) {
 			return dataTypeList;
@@ -95,8 +109,9 @@ public class DataTypeIndexer {
 			task.run(TaskMonitor.DUMMY);
 		}
 
-		List<DataType> newList = task.getList();
-		return newList;
+		List<DataType> newDataTypeList = task.getList();
+		categoryPathList = task.getCategoryPathList();
+		return newDataTypeList;
 	}
 
 	// Note: purposefully not synchronized for speed
@@ -107,6 +122,7 @@ public class DataTypeIndexer {
 		// is possible that once marked stale, we may never have another request for this data
 		// again.
 		dataTypeList = Collections.emptyList();
+		categoryPathList = Collections.emptyList();
 	}
 
 //==================================================================================================
@@ -155,7 +171,8 @@ public class DataTypeIndexer {
 
 	private class IndexerTask extends Task {
 
-		private List<DataType> list = new ArrayList<>();
+		private List<DataType> dataTypes = new ArrayList<>();
+		private List<CategoryPath> categories;
 
 		IndexerTask() {
 			super("Data Type Indexer Task", false, true, true);
@@ -169,15 +186,32 @@ public class DataTypeIndexer {
 
 			for (DataTypeManager dataTypeManager : dataTypeManagers) {
 				monitor.setMessage("Searching " + dataTypeManager.getName());
-				dataTypeManager.getAllDataTypes(list);
+				dataTypeManager.getAllDataTypes(dataTypes);
 				monitor.incrementProgress(1);
 			}
 
-			Collections.sort(list, new CaseInsensitiveDataTypeComparator());
+			Collections.sort(dataTypes, new CaseInsensitiveDataTypeComparator());
+			populateCategoryList(dataTypes);
+		}
+
+		private void populateCategoryList(List<DataType> dataTypes) {
+
+			Set<CategoryPath> set = new HashSet<>();
+			for (DataType dt : dataTypes) {
+				CategoryPath path = dt.getCategoryPath();
+				set.add(path);
+			}
+
+			categories = new ArrayList<>(set);
+			Collections.sort(categories);
 		}
 
 		List<DataType> getList() {
-			return list;
+			return dataTypes;
+		}
+
+		List<CategoryPath> getCategoryPathList() {
+			return categories;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -266,4 +300,5 @@ public class DataTypeIndexer {
 			markStale();
 		}
 	}
+
 }

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/plugin/core/datamgr/util/DataTypeChooserDialog.java

@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ import docking.widgets.filter.TextFilterStrategy;
 import docking.widgets.label.GLabel;
 import docking.widgets.tree.*;
 import ghidra.app.plugin.core.datamgr.DataTypeManagerPlugin;
-import ghidra.app.plugin.core.datamgr.tree.DataTypeArchiveGTree;
-import ghidra.app.plugin.core.datamgr.tree.DataTypeNode;
+import ghidra.app.plugin.core.datamgr.tree.*;
 import ghidra.app.util.datatype.DataTypeSelectionDialog;
-import ghidra.program.model.data.DataType;
+import ghidra.program.model.data.*;
 import ghidra.util.exception.CancelledException;
 import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 
@@ -49,8 +48,12 @@ import ghidra.util.task.TaskMonitor;
 public class DataTypeChooserDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 	private DataTypeArchiveGTree tree;
 	private DataType selectedDataType;
+	private CategoryPath selectedCategoryPath;
+
 	private GLabel messageLabel;
-	boolean isFilterEditable;
+	private boolean isFilterEditable;
+
+	private boolean categorySelectionMode;
 
 	public DataTypeChooserDialog(DataTypeManagerPlugin plugin) {
 		super("Data Type Chooser", true, true, true, false);
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ public class DataTypeChooserDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 		tree.setEditable(false);
 		tree.updateFilterForChoosingDataType();
 
-		tree.addGTreeSelectionListener(e -> setOkEnabled(getSelectedNode() != null));
+		tree.addGTreeSelectionListener(e -> setOkEnabled(isValidNodeSelected()));
 
 		tree.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
 			@Override
@@ -69,7 +72,18 @@ public class DataTypeChooserDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 					return;
 				}
 
-				DataTypeNode selectedNode = getSelectedNode();
+				if (categorySelectionMode) {
+					CategoryPath path = getCurrentCategoryPath();
+					if (path == null) {
+						return;
+					}
+
+					selectedCategoryPath = path;
+					close();
+					return;
+				}
+
+				DataTypeNode selectedNode = getSelectedDtNode();
 				if (selectedNode == null) {
 					return;
 				}
@@ -86,18 +100,48 @@ public class DataTypeChooserDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 		setOkEnabled(false);
 	}
 
-	private DataTypeNode getSelectedNode() {
+	/**
+	 * Signals that this chooser is intended to pick {@link CategoryPath}s instead of data types.
+	 * @param categorySelectionMode true to pick category paths
+	 */
+	public void setCategorySelectionMode(boolean categorySelectionMode) {
+		this.categorySelectionMode = categorySelectionMode;
+	}
+
+	private boolean isValidNodeSelected() {
+		TreePath[] selectionPath = tree.getSelectionPaths();
+		if (selectionPath.length != 1) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		GTreeNode node = (GTreeNode) selectionPath[0].getLastPathComponent();
+		return node instanceof DataTypeTreeNode;
+	}
+
+	private DataTypeNode getSelectedDtNode() {
 		TreePath[] selectionPath = tree.getSelectionPaths();
 		if (selectionPath.length != 1) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
 		GTreeNode node = (GTreeNode) selectionPath[0].getLastPathComponent();
-		if (!(node instanceof DataTypeNode)) {
+		if (node instanceof DataTypeNode dtNode) {
+			return dtNode;
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	private CategoryNode getSelectedCategoryNode() {
+		TreePath[] selectionPath = tree.getSelectionPaths();
+		if (selectionPath.length != 1) {
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		return (DataTypeNode) node;
+		GTreeNode node = (GTreeNode) selectionPath[0].getLastPathComponent();
+		if (node instanceof CategoryNode catNode) {
+			return catNode;
+		}
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -119,12 +163,36 @@ public class DataTypeChooserDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void okCallback() {
-		// can't be null since we control button enablement
-		DataTypeNode dataTypeNode = getSelectedNode();
-		selectedDataType = dataTypeNode.getDataType();
+
+		if (categorySelectionMode) {
+			selectedCategoryPath = getCurrentCategoryPath();
+		}
+		else {
+			DataTypeNode dtNode = getSelectedDtNode();
+			selectedDataType = dtNode.getDataType();
+		}
+
 		close();
 	}
 
+	private CategoryPath getCurrentCategoryPath() {
+
+		DataTypeNode dtNode = getSelectedDtNode();
+
+		// the user may have picked a data type node or a category node
+		if (dtNode != null) {
+			return dtNode.getDataType().getCategoryPath();
+		}
+
+		CategoryNode categoryNode = getSelectedCategoryNode();
+		if (categoryNode != null) {
+			Category category = categoryNode.getCategory();
+			return category.getCategoryPath();
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * A convenience method to show this dialog with the following configuration:
 	 * <ul>
@@ -207,6 +275,10 @@ public class DataTypeChooserDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 		tree.setFilterProvider(provider);
 	}
 
+	public CategoryPath getSelectedCategoryPath() {
+		return selectedCategoryPath;
+	}
+
 	public DataType getSelectedDataType() {
 		return selectedDataType;
 	}

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/services/DataTypeManagerService.java

@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ public interface DataTypeManagerService extends DataTypeQueryService, DataTypeAr
 	 */
 	public DataType getDataType(TreePath selectedPath);
 
+	/**
+	 * Shows the user a dialog that allows them to choose a category path from a tree of all 
+	 * available categories.
+	 * 
+	 * @param selectedPath An optional tree path to select in the tree
+	 * @return A category path chosen by the user
+	 */
+	public CategoryPath getCategoryPath(TreePath selectedPath);
+
 	/**
 	 * Examines all enum dataTypes for items that match the given value. Returns a list of Strings
 	 * that might make sense for the given value.

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/services/DataTypeQueryService.java

@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ public interface DataTypeQueryService {
 	 */
 	public List<DataType> getSortedDataTypeList();
 
+	/**
+	 * Prompts the user for a data type.  The optional filter text will be used to filter the tree
+	 * of available types.
+	 * Gets the sorted list of all category paths known by this service via its owned 
+	 * DataTypeManagers.  This method can be called frequently, as the underlying data is indexed 
+	 * and only updated as changes are made.  The sorting of the list is done using the 
+	 * natural sort of the {@link CategoryPath} objects.
+	 * 
+	 * @return the sorted list of known category paths.
+	 */
+	public List<CategoryPath> getSortedCategoryPathList();
+
 	/**
 	 * This method simply calls {@link #promptForDataType(String)}
 	 * @deprecated use {@link #promptForDataType(String)}
@@ -49,8 +61,10 @@ public interface DataTypeQueryService {
 	public DataType getDataType(String filterText);
 
 	/**
-	 * Prompts the user for a data type.  The optional filter text will be used to filter the tree
-	 * of available types.
+	 * Obtain the preferred datatype which corresponds to the specified 
+	 * datatype specified by filterText.  A tool-based service provider
+	 * may prompt the user to select a datatype if more than one possibility
+	 * exists.
 	 * 
 	 * @param filterText If not null, this text filters the visible data types to only show those
 	 *                   that start with the given text

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/datatype/CategoryPathSelectionEditor.java

@@ -0,0 +1,466 @@
+/* ###
+ * IP: GHIDRA
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ghidra.app.util.datatype;
+
+import java.awt.Component;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.event.*;
+import javax.swing.tree.TreePath;
+
+import docking.widgets.DropDownSelectionTextField;
+import docking.widgets.DropDownTextFieldDataModel;
+import docking.widgets.button.BrowseButton;
+import docking.widgets.list.GListCellRenderer;
+import ghidra.app.services.DataTypeManagerService;
+import ghidra.framework.plugintool.ServiceProvider;
+import ghidra.program.model.data.CategoryPath;
+import ghidra.util.exception.AssertException;
+
+/**
+ * An editor that is used to show the {@link DropDownSelectionTextField} for the entering of
+ * category paths by name and offers the user of a completion window.  This editor also provides a
+ * browse button that when pressed will show a data type tree so that the user may browse a tree
+ * of known category paths.
+ * <p>
+ * <u>Stand Alone Usage</u><br>
+ * In order to use this component directly you need to call {@link #getEditorComponent()}.  This
+ * will give you a Component for editing.
+ * <p>
+ * In order to know when changes are made to the component you need to add a DocumentListener
+ * via the {@link #addDocumentListener(DocumentListener)} method.  The added listener will be
+ * notified as the user enters text into the editor's text field.
+ */
+public class CategoryPathSelectionEditor extends AbstractCellEditor {
+
+	private JPanel editorPanel;
+	private DropDownSelectionTextField<CategoryPath> selectionField;
+	private JButton browseButton;
+	private DataTypeManagerService dataTypeManagerService;
+
+	private KeyAdapter keyListener;
+	private NavigationDirection navigationDirection;
+
+	// optional path to initially select in the data type chooser tree
+	private TreePath initiallySelectedTreePath;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new instance.
+	 * 
+	 * @param serviceProvider {@link ServiceProvider} 
+	 */
+	public CategoryPathSelectionEditor(ServiceProvider serviceProvider) {
+
+		this.dataTypeManagerService = serviceProvider.getService(DataTypeManagerService.class);
+
+		if (this.dataTypeManagerService == null) {
+			throw new NullPointerException("DataTypeManagerService cannot be null");
+		}
+		init();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets whether this editor should consumer Enter key presses
+	 * @see DropDownSelectionTextField#setConsumeEnterKeyPress(boolean)
+	 *
+	 * @param consume true to consume
+	 */
+	public void setConsumeEnterKeyPress(boolean consume) {
+		selectionField.setConsumeEnterKeyPress(consume);
+	}
+
+	protected DropDownSelectionTextField<CategoryPath> createDropDownSelectionTextField(
+			CategoryPathDropDownSelectionDataModel model) {
+		return new DropDownSelectionTextField<>(model);
+	}
+
+	private void init() {
+		selectionField = createDropDownSelectionTextField(
+			new CategoryPathDropDownSelectionDataModel(dataTypeManagerService));
+		selectionField.addCellEditorListener(new CellEditorListener() {
+			@Override
+			public void editingCanceled(ChangeEvent e) {
+				fireEditingCanceled();
+				navigationDirection = null;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void editingStopped(ChangeEvent e) {
+				fireEditingStopped();
+				navigationDirection = null;
+			}
+		});
+
+		selectionField.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
+			@Override
+			public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event) {
+				selectionField.setEnabled(true);
+				selectionField.requestFocus();
+			}
+		});
+		selectionField.setBorder(UIManager.getBorder("Table.focusCellHighlightBorder"));
+		browseButton = new BrowseButton();
+		browseButton.setToolTipText("Browse Existing Category Paths");
+		browseButton.addActionListener(e -> showBrowser());
+
+		editorPanel = new JPanel();
+		editorPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(editorPanel, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
+		editorPanel.add(selectionField);
+		editorPanel.add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(5));
+		editorPanel.add(browseButton);
+
+		keyListener = new KeyAdapter() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
+				int keyCode = e.getKeyCode();
+				if (keyCode == KeyEvent.VK_TAB) {
+					if (e.isShiftDown()) {
+						navigationDirection = NavigationDirection.BACKWARD;
+					}
+					else {
+						navigationDirection = NavigationDirection.FORWARD;
+					}
+
+					fireEditingStopped();
+					e.consume();
+				}
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the value in the cell.
+	 * @return categoryPath of the selected value from the drop-down
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public CategoryPath getCellEditorValue() {
+		return selectionField.getSelectedValue();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * If a path was selected from the drop-down list, it is already 
+	 * well-formed and cannot be null. 
+	 * @return the selected category path as CategoryPath
+	 */
+	public CategoryPath getCellEditorValueAsCategoryPath() {
+		return selectionField.getSelectedValue();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the text value of the editor's text field.
+	 * @return the text value of the editor's text field.
+	 */
+	public String getCellEditorValueAsText() {
+		return selectionField.getText();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the component that allows the user to edit.
+	 * @return the component that allows the user to edit.
+	 */
+	public JComponent getEditorComponent() {
+		return editorPanel;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Retrieve the dropdown text field that holds the category path collection.
+	 * @return CategoryPath dropdown selection text field object
+	 */
+	public DropDownSelectionTextField<CategoryPath> getDropDownTextField() {
+		return selectionField;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The browse button which opens a menu with the Category Path collection from the data manager.
+	 * @return browseButton
+	 */
+	public JButton getBrowseButton() {
+		return browseButton;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the initially selected node in the data type tree that the user can choose to
+	 * show.
+	 *
+	 * @param path The path to set
+	 */
+	public void setDefaultSelectedTreePath(TreePath path) {
+		this.initiallySelectedTreePath = path;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Place focus on the selectionField.
+	 */
+	public void requestFocus() {
+		selectionField.requestFocus();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Highlights the text of the cell editor.
+	 */
+	void selectCellEditorValue() {
+		selectionField.selectAll();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the cell editor value as the entered String text.
+	 * @param text String input
+	 */
+	public void setCellEditorValueAsText(String text) {
+		selectionField.setText(text);
+		navigationDirection = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the value to be edited on this cell editor.
+	 *
+	 * @param path The data type which is to be edited.
+	 */
+	public void setCellEditorValue(CategoryPath path) {
+		selectionField.setSelectedValue(path);
+		navigationDirection = null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds a document listener to the text field editing component of this editor so that users
+	 * can be notified when the text contents of the editor change.
+	 * @param listener the listener to add.
+	 */
+	public void addDocumentListener(DocumentListener listener) {
+		selectionField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(listener);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes a previously added document listener.
+	 * @param listener the listener to remove.
+	 */
+	public void removeDocumentListener(DocumentListener listener) {
+		selectionField.getDocument().removeDocumentListener(listener);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add the provided FocusListener to the selectionField.
+	 * @param listener FocusListener
+	 */
+	public void addFocusListener(FocusListener listener) {
+		selectionField.addFocusListener(listener);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove the provided FocusListener from the selectionField.
+	 * @param listener FocusListener
+	 */
+	public void removeFocusListener(FocusListener listener) {
+		selectionField.removeFocusListener(listener);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Toggle Tab key commits an edit. Sets the traversal key enabled field of the selectionField.
+	 * @param doesCommit Boolean
+	 */
+	public void setTabCommitsEdit(boolean doesCommit) {
+		selectionField.setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(!doesCommit);
+
+		removeKeyListener(keyListener); // always remove to prevent multiple additions
+		if (doesCommit) {
+			addKeyListener(keyListener);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the direction of the user triggered navigation; null if the user did not trigger
+	 * navigation out of this component.
+	 * @return the direction
+	 */
+	public NavigationDirection getNavigationDirection() {
+		return navigationDirection;
+	}
+
+	private void addKeyListener(KeyListener listener) {
+		selectionField.addKeyListener(listener);
+	}
+
+	private void removeKeyListener(KeyListener listener) {
+		selectionField.removeKeyListener(listener);
+	}
+
+	private void showBrowser() {
+		CategoryPath path = dataTypeManagerService.getCategoryPath(initiallySelectedTreePath);
+		if (path != null) {
+			setCellEditorValue(path);
+			selectionField.requestFocus();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Enable or disable the Category Path Text Field. 
+	 * @param createStructureByName Boolean 
+	 */
+	public void setEnabled(boolean createStructureByName) {
+		selectionField.setEnabled(createStructureByName);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine whether the Category Path Text Field is enabled. 
+	 * @return isEnabled boolean 
+	 */
+	public boolean isEnabled() {
+		return selectionField.isEnabled();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * CategoryPathDropDownSelectionDataModel class handles the display and selection of a 
+	 * Category Path.
+	 */
+	private class CategoryPathDropDownSelectionDataModel
+			implements DropDownTextFieldDataModel<CategoryPath> {
+
+		private List<CategoryPath> data;
+
+		private Comparator<Object> searchComparator = new CategoryPathComparator();
+
+		/**
+		 * Creates a new instance.
+		 * 
+		 * @param dataTypeService {@link DataTypeManagerService}
+		 */
+		public CategoryPathDropDownSelectionDataModel(DataTypeManagerService dataTypeService) {
+			data = dataTypeService.getSortedCategoryPathList();
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public ListCellRenderer<CategoryPath> getListRenderer() {
+			return new CategoryPathDropDownRenderer();
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Description of the CategoryPath is the display text of the path as a string.
+		
+		 * @param categoryPath CategoryPath 
+		 * @return String representation of the Category Path
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public String getDescription(CategoryPath categoryPath) {
+			return getDisplayText(categoryPath);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Retrieve the CategoryPath string representation.
+		 * 
+		 * @param categoryPath CategoryPath 
+		 * @return String representation of the Category Path
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public String getDisplayText(CategoryPath categoryPath) {
+			return categoryPath.getPath();
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Support for the filtering mechanism on the collection of Category Paths in the Data Manager.
+		 * 
+		 * @param searchText String entered text
+		 * @return filtered list of Category Paths 
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public List<CategoryPath> getMatchingData(String searchText) {
+			if (searchText == null || searchText.length() == 0) {
+				return Collections.emptyList();
+			}
+
+			char END_CHAR = '\uffff';
+			String searchTextStart = searchText;
+			String searchTextEnd = searchText + END_CHAR;
+
+			int startIndex = Collections.binarySearch(data, searchTextStart, searchComparator);
+			int endIndex = Collections.binarySearch(data, searchTextEnd, searchComparator);
+
+			// the binary search returns a negative, incremented position if there is no match in the
+			// list for the given search
+			if (startIndex < 0) {
+				startIndex = -startIndex - 1;
+			}
+
+			if (endIndex < 0) {
+				endIndex = -endIndex - 1;
+			}
+
+			return data.subList(startIndex, endIndex);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Identify index of first matching CategoryPath from entered text string.
+		 * @param dataCollection list of Category Paths
+		 * @param text search string
+		 * @return int index of first match
+		 */
+		@Override
+		public int getIndexOfFirstMatchingEntry(List<CategoryPath> dataCollection, String text) {
+			int lastPreferredMatchIndex = -1;
+			for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); i++) {
+				CategoryPath dataType = data.get(i);
+				String dataTypeName = dataType.getName();
+				dataTypeName = dataTypeName.replaceAll(" ", "");
+				if (dataTypeName.equals(text)) {
+					// an exact match is the best possible match!
+					return i;
+				}
+
+				if (dataTypeName.equalsIgnoreCase(text)) {
+					// keep going, but remember this location, in case we don't find any more matches
+					lastPreferredMatchIndex = i;
+				}
+				else {
+					// we've encountered a non-matching entry--nothing left to search
+					return lastPreferredMatchIndex;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return -1; // we only get here when the list is empty
+		}
+
+		private class CategoryPathComparator implements Comparator<Object> {
+			@Override
+			public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
+				if (o1 instanceof CategoryPath && o2 instanceof String) {
+					CategoryPath path = (CategoryPath) o1;
+					return path.getName().compareToIgnoreCase(((String) o2));
+				}
+				throw new AssertException(
+					"CategoryPathCompartor used to compare files against a String key!");
+			}
+		}
+
+		private class CategoryPathDropDownRenderer extends GListCellRenderer<CategoryPath> {
+
+			@Override
+			protected String getItemText(CategoryPath path) {
+				return path.getPath();
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<? extends CategoryPath> list,
+					CategoryPath value, int index, boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
+
+				super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
+				return this;
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+}

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/datatype/DataTypeSelectionDialog.java

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import javax.swing.JPanel;
 import javax.swing.event.*;
 
 import docking.DialogComponentProvider;
-import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
+import ghidra.framework.plugintool.ServiceProvider;
 import ghidra.program.model.data.DataType;
 import ghidra.program.model.data.DataTypeManager;
 import ghidra.util.HelpLocation;
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ import ghidra.util.data.DataTypeParser.AllowedDataTypes;
 public class DataTypeSelectionDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 
 	private DataTypeSelectionEditor editor;
-	private PluginTool pluginTool;
+	private ServiceProvider serviceProvider;
 	private DataType userChoice;
 	private int maxSize = -1;
 	private DataTypeManager dtm;
 	private final AllowedDataTypes allowedTypes;
 
-	public DataTypeSelectionDialog(PluginTool pluginTool, DataTypeManager dtm, int maxSize,
-			DataTypeParser.AllowedDataTypes allowedTypes) {
+	public DataTypeSelectionDialog(ServiceProvider serviceProvider, DataTypeManager dtm,
+			int maxSize, DataTypeParser.AllowedDataTypes allowedTypes) {
 		super("Data Type Chooser Dialog", true, true, true, false);
 
-		this.pluginTool = pluginTool;
+		this.serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
 		this.dtm = dtm;
 		this.maxSize = maxSize;
 		this.allowedTypes = allowedTypes;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class DataTypeSelectionDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 	private void buildEditor() {
 		removeWorkPanel();
 
-		editor = createEditor(pluginTool, allowedTypes);
+		editor = createEditor(serviceProvider, allowedTypes);
 		editor.setConsumeEnterKeyPress(false); // we want to handle Enter key presses
 		editor.addCellEditorListener(new CellEditorListener() {
 			@Override
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ public class DataTypeSelectionDialog extends DialogComponentProvider {
 		rootPanel.validate();
 	}
 
-	protected DataTypeSelectionEditor createEditor(PluginTool tool,
+	protected DataTypeSelectionEditor createEditor(ServiceProvider sp,
 			AllowedDataTypes allowedDataTypes) {
-		return new DataTypeSelectionEditor(dtm, tool, allowedDataTypes);
+		return new DataTypeSelectionEditor(dtm, sp, allowedDataTypes);
 	}
 
 	protected JComponent createEditorPanel(DataTypeSelectionEditor dtEditor) {

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/parser/FunctionSignatureParser.java

@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ public class FunctionSignatureParser {
 			return service.getSortedDataTypeList();
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public List<CategoryPath> getSortedCategoryPathList() {
+			return service.getSortedCategoryPathList();
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public DataType getDataType(String filterText) {
 			return promptForDataType(filterText);

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test.slow/java/ghidra/app/util/datatype/DataTypeSelectionDialogTest.java

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import ghidra.app.services.DataTypeManagerService;
 import ghidra.app.services.ProgramManager;
 import ghidra.framework.Application;
 import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
+import ghidra.framework.plugintool.ServiceProvider;
 import ghidra.program.database.ProgramBuilder;
 import ghidra.program.database.data.ProgramDataTypeManager;
 import ghidra.program.model.data.*;
@@ -123,9 +124,9 @@ public class DataTypeSelectionDialogTest extends AbstractGhidraHeadedIntegration
 			dialog = new DataTypeSelectionDialog(tool, program.getDataTypeManager(), -1,
 				AllowedDataTypes.ALL) {
 				@Override
-				protected DataTypeSelectionEditor createEditor(PluginTool pluginTool,
+				protected DataTypeSelectionEditor createEditor(ServiceProvider sp,
 						AllowedDataTypes allowedDataTypes) {
-					return new DataTypeSelectionEditor(null, pluginTool, allowedDataTypes) {
+					return new DataTypeSelectionEditor(null, sp, allowedDataTypes) {
 
 						@Override
 						protected DropDownSelectionTextField<DataType> createDropDownSelectionTextField(

Ghidra/Features/Base/src/test/java/ghidra/app/services/TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService.java

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService implements DataTypeManagerService
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public DataType getDataType(String filterText) {
+	public List<CategoryPath> getSortedCategoryPathList() {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
@@ -161,11 +161,21 @@ public class TestDoubleDataTypeManagerService implements DataTypeManagerService
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public DataType getDataType(String filterText) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public DataType getDataType(TreePath selectedPath) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public CategoryPath getCategoryPath(TreePath selectedPath) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Set<String> getPossibleEquateNames(long value) {
 		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();