refactor: inherit properties when saving

packages/hoppscotch-common/src/newstore/collections.ts

@@ -62,6 +62,63 @@ export function navigateToFolderWithIndexPath(
   return target !== undefined ? target : null
 }
 
+export function cascaseParentCollectionForHeaderAuth(
+  folderPath: string | undefined
+) {
+  let auth: HoppRESTRequest["auth"] = {
+    authType: "none",
+    authActive: false,
+  }
+  const headers: HoppRESTRequest["headers"] = []
+  let name = ""
+  if (!folderPath) return { auth, headers, name: "" }
+  const path = folderPath.split("/").map((i) => parseInt(i))
+
+  // Check if the path is empty or invalid
+  if (!path || path.length === 0) {
+    console.error("Invalid path:", folderPath)
+    return { auth, headers, name: "" }
+  }
+
+  // Loop through the path and get the last parent folder with authType other than 'inherit'
+  for (let i = 0; i < path.length; i++) {
+    const parentFolder = navigateToFolderWithIndexPath(
+      restCollectionStore.value.state,
+      [...path.slice(0, i + 1)] // Create a copy of the path array
+    )
+
+    // Check if parentFolder is undefined or null
+    if (!parentFolder) {
+      console.error("Parent folder not found for path:", path)
+      return { auth, headers, name: "" }
+    }
+
+    const parentFolderAuth = parentFolder.auth
+    const parentFolderHeaders = parentFolder.headers
+
+    // Check if authType is not 'inherit'
+    if (parentFolderAuth?.authType !== "inherit") {
+      auth = parentFolderAuth || auth
+      name = parentFolder.name
+    }
+    // Update headers, overwriting duplicates by key
+    if (parentFolderHeaders) {
+      const activeHeaders = parentFolderHeaders.filter((h) => h.active)
+      activeHeaders.forEach((header) => {
+        const index = headers.findIndex((h) => h.key === header.key)
+        if (index !== -1) {
+          // Replace the existing header with the same key
+          headers[index] = header
+        } else {
+          headers.push(header)
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { auth, headers, name }
+}
+
 function reorderItems(array: unknown[], from: number, to: number) {
   const item = array.splice(from, 1)[0]
   if (from < to) {