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Description

Fixes the initial collection scan so configured ignore paths are honored when File cache is disabled.

Problem

Closes #9130. addWatcher received the parsed Bruno config, but its chokidar ignored predicate read a separate dynamic store that was empty during the first scan. Ignored folders could therefore appear in the sidebar and nested YAML files could be misclassified as requests.

Fix

Seed the dynamic Bruno-config store before creating the chokidar watcher. Added a regression test that evaluates the initial-scan ignore predicate for an ignored folder and a visible sibling.

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Not applicable; this is a backend watcher and regression-test change.

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Validation: focused Jest test passed; Electron source suite passed (25 suites, 323 tests, 4 skipped); ESLint reported 0 errors and one pre-existing warning; git diff --check passed.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Collection monitoring now applies the current Bruno configuration when determining which paths to ignore during startup.
    • Configured folders are excluded during the initial scan, preventing unwanted files from being monitored.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage to verify configured ignore folders are excluded while other paths remain monitored.
    • Added checks for ignore behavior across configured folders, visible paths, and common excluded directories during watcher startup.

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addWatcher now stores brunoConfig before Chokidar creates the watcher. Tests verify that configured folders, .git, and node_modules are ignored during the initial scan while visible paths remain included.

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Collection watcher initialization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Seed configuration before watcher creation
packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collection-watcher.js, packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collection-watcher.spec.js
addWatcher registers the Bruno configuration before Chokidar evaluates its ignore predicate. The spec directly checks configured, visible, and default ignored paths.

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The initial collection scan now honors configured and default ignored folders, with regression coverage and no remaining merge-blocking risk.

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In `@packages/bruno-electron/src/app/collection-watcher.spec.js`:
- Around line 12-14: Update the mocked chokidar watch function to invoke the
supplied options.ignored callback during watch creation and capture its result;
assert that captured result in the test so it verifies the initial scan uses the
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The requested initial-scan assertion is already in b66e4a2: the mocked chokidar.watch invokes options.ignored during watcher creation and the test asserts the captured result. Focused validation passes:
pm run test:ci --workspace=packages/bruno-electron -- --runInBand src/app/collection-watcher.spec.js (1 suite, 1 test).

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Hey @dajiaohuang, thanks for the contribution!

I had a question about the use of mockInitialIgnoreResults. Could you clarify why we need it here?

If the intention is to verify the initial ignore behavior, I think we can assert the expected cases directly instead of maintaining a separate array. The test could cover these three scenarios:

  • Directories explicitly listed in brunoConfig should be ignored.
  • Directories not listed in brunoConfig should not be ignored.
  • .git and node_modules should be ignored by default.

I think covering these cases directly would make the intent of the test clearer while also ensuring that both the default ignored directories and the brunoConfig-specific behavior remain covered.

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const path = require('path');
const chokidar = require('chokidar');
const watcherHandlers = {};
const mockWatcher = {
  on: jest.fn((event, handler) => {
    watcherHandlers[event] = handler;
    return mockWatcher;
  }),
  close: jest.fn()
};

jest.mock('chokidar', () => ({
  watch: jest.fn((watchPath, options) => {
    return mockWatcher;
  })
}));

jest.mock('../utils/filesystem', () => ({
  hasRequestExtension: jest.fn(),
  isWSLPath: jest.fn(() => false),
  normalizeAndResolvePath: jest.fn((pathname) => pathname),
  sizeInMB: jest.fn(),
  getCollectionFormat: jest.fn(() => 'bru')
}));

jest.mock('@usebruno/filestore', () => ({
  parseEnvironment: jest.fn(),
  parseRequest: jest.fn(),
  parseRequestViaWorker: jest.fn(),
  parseCollection: jest.fn(),
  parseFolder: jest.fn()
}), { virtual: true });

jest.mock('@usebruno/common/utils', () => ({
  parseValueByDataType: jest.fn()
}), { virtual: true });

jest.mock('../utils/common', () => ({
  uuid: jest.fn(() => 'uuid')
}));

jest.mock('../cache/requestUids', () => ({
  getRequestUid: jest.fn()
}));

jest.mock('../utils/encryption', () => ({
  decryptStringSafe: jest.fn()
}));

jest.mock('../store/env-secrets', () => jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({})));

jest.mock('../services/snapshot', () => ({
  getCollection: jest.fn()
}));

jest.mock('../utils/collection', () => ({
  parseFileMeta: jest.fn(),
  hydrateRequestWithUuid: jest.fn()
}));

jest.mock('../utils/parse', () => ({
  parseLargeRequestWithRedaction: jest.fn()
}));

jest.mock('../utils/transformBrunoConfig', () => ({
  transformBrunoConfigAfterRead: jest.fn()
}));

jest.mock('./dotenv-watcher', () => ({
  addCollectionWatcher: jest.fn(),
  removeCollectionWatcher: jest.fn()
}));

const { getBrunoConfig } = require('../store/bruno-config');
const collectionWatcher = require('./collection-watcher');

describe('CollectionWatcher', () => {
  afterEach(() => {
    collectionWatcher.closeAllWatchers();
    Object.keys(watcherHandlers).forEach((event) => delete watcherHandlers[event]);
    jest.clearAllMocks();
  });

  it('honors configured ignore paths during the initial scan', () => {
    const watchPath = path.join('tmp', 'collection');
    const collectionUid = 'collection-uid';
    const brunoConfig = { ignore: ['ignored'] };
    const win = { webContents: { send: jest.fn() } };

    collectionWatcher.addWatcher(win, watchPath, collectionUid, brunoConfig);

    expect(getBrunoConfig(collectionUid)).toEqual(brunoConfig);

    const ignoredPath = path.join(watchPath, 'ignored', 'get_users.yml')
    const keptPath = path.join(watchPath, 'kept', 'post_users.yml')
    const ignoredFn = chokidar.watch.mock.calls[0][1].ignored;

    expect(ignoredFn(ignoredPath)).toBe(true)
    expect(ignoredFn(keptPath)).toBe(false)
  });
});

I have altered the test code a little. Maybe this could help.

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Thanks — updated in 827ceca. The test now asserts the configured ignore path, a visible sibling, and the default .git/node_modules ignores directly, while the chokidar mock evaluates the configured path during watcher creation. node --check and git diff --check pass; the focused Jest command could not run in this checkout because node_modules/jest is absent. The current Snyk failure reports the private-test quota limit.

jest.mock('chokidar', () => ({
watch: jest.fn((watchPath, options) => {
// Chokidar evaluates the predicate during its initial scan, before watch returns.
expect(options.ignored(require('path').join(watchPath, 'myfolder', 'somefile.yml'))).toBe(true);

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Do not include any asserts here. The flow becomes a little confusing to read.

Comment on lines +97 to +100
expect(ignored(path.join(watchPath, 'myfolder', 'somefile.yml'))).toBe(true);
expect(ignored(path.join(watchPath, 'visible', 'somefile.yml'))).toBe(false);
expect(ignored(path.join(watchPath, '.git', 'config'))).toBe(true);
expect(ignored(path.join(watchPath, 'node_modules', 'package', 'index.js'))).toBe(true);

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nit: assign the paths to a const variable. Makes it a little more readable

it('honors configured ignore paths during the initial scan', () => {
const watchPath = path.join('tmp', 'collection');
const collectionUid = 'collection-uid';
const brunoConfig = { ignore: ['myfolder'] };

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Change the name of the ignored directory into something like ignored_dir. This makes the code a little self explainatory, than having myfolder.

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Just some nitpick comments. Nothing major.

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ignore (opencollection.yml/bruno.json) not applied to initial sidebar scan when File cache is disabled

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