nextcloud/apps/files/ajax/list.php

<?php

OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
\OC::$session->close();

// Load the files
$dir = isset( $_GET['dir'] ) ? $_GET['dir'] : '';
$dir = \OC\Files\Filesystem::normalizePath($dir);
$dirInfo = \OC\Files\Filesystem::getFileInfo($dir);
if (!$dirInfo || !$dirInfo->getType() === 'dir') {
	header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");
	exit();
}

$data = array();
$baseUrl = OCP\Util::linkTo('files', 'index.php') . '?dir=';

$permissions = $dirInfo->getPermissions();

$sortAttribute = isset( $_GET['sort'] ) ? $_GET['sort'] : 'name';
$sortDirection = isset( $_GET['sortdirection'] ) ? ($_GET['sortdirection'] === 'desc') : false;

// make filelist
$files = \OCA\Files\Helper::getFiles($dir, $sortAttribute, $sortDirection);

$data['directory'] = $dir;
$data['files'] = \OCA\Files\Helper::formatFileInfos($files);
$data['permissions'] = $permissions;

OCP\JSON::success(array('data' => $data));