allow to override initial selection in open file action

platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenFileAction.java

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class OpenFileAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
     final FileChooserDescriptor descriptor = showFiles ? new ProjectOrFileChooserDescriptor() : new ProjectOnlyFileChooserDescriptor();
     descriptor.putUserData(PathChooserDialog.PREFER_LAST_OVER_EXPLICIT, showFiles);
 
-    FileChooser.chooseFiles(descriptor, project, VfsUtil.getUserHomeDir(), files -> {
+    FileChooser.chooseFiles(descriptor, project, getPathToSelect(), files -> {
       for (VirtualFile file : files) {
         if (!descriptor.isFileSelectable(file)) {
           String message = IdeBundle.message("error.dir.contains.no.project", file.getPresentableUrl());
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ public class OpenFileAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
     });
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  protected VirtualFile getPathToSelect() {
+    return VfsUtil.getUserHomeDir();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void update(@NotNull AnActionEvent e) {
     if (NewWelcomeScreen.isNewWelcomeScreen(e)) {