From 69475782eba1832f5a124e1261a002ccec3e6f94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: abhishekbhakat <abhishek.bhakat@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:12:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Enhance file selection by loading ignore patterns from
 .gitignore in parent directories

---
 src/providers/fileSelectionManager.ts | 64 ++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/providers/fileSelectionManager.ts b/src/providers/fileSelectionManager.ts
index 3fc0e92..bad80bd 100644
--- a/src/providers/fileSelectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/providers/fileSelectionManager.ts
@@ -70,22 +70,52 @@ export class FileSelectionManager {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Load ignore patterns from .gitignore files in the given directory and its parent directories
+     * @param directoryPath The directory path to start searching from
+     * @param workspaceRoot The workspace root path
+     * @returns An ignore instance with loaded patterns
+     */
+    private loadIgnorePatternsFromDirectory(directoryPath: string, workspaceRoot: string): any {
+        const ig = ignoreFunc();
+        let currentDir = directoryPath;
+        
+        // Check for .gitignore in the current directory and all parent directories up to workspace root
+        while (currentDir.startsWith(workspaceRoot)) {
+            try {
+                const gitignorePath = path.join(currentDir, '.gitignore');
+                if (fs.existsSync(gitignorePath)) {
+                    const gitignoreContent = fs.readFileSync(gitignorePath, 'utf8');
+                    ig.add(gitignoreContent);
+                    console.log(`Loaded .gitignore patterns from ${gitignorePath}`);
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error(`Error loading .gitignore from ${currentDir}:`, error);
+            }
+            
+            // Stop if we've reached the workspace root
+            if (currentDir === workspaceRoot) {
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            // Move up to parent directory
+            const parentDir = path.dirname(currentDir);
+            if (parentDir === currentDir) { // Avoid infinite loop if we've reached the root
+                break;
+            }
+            currentDir = parentDir;
+        }
+        
+        return ig;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a file to the selection if it's not ignored
      */
     addFile(filePath: string): void {
         const workspaceRoot = vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0]?.uri?.fsPath || '';
-        const ig = ignoreFunc();
-        try {
-            const gitignorePath = path.join(workspaceRoot, '.gitignore');
-            if (fs.existsSync(gitignorePath)) {
-                const gitignoreContent = fs.readFileSync(gitignorePath, 'utf8');
-                ig.add(gitignoreContent);
-                console.log('Loaded .gitignore patterns for file selection');
-            }
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Error loading .gitignore for file selection:', error);
-        }
+        const dirPath = path.dirname(filePath);
+        const ig = this.loadIgnorePatternsFromDirectory(dirPath, workspaceRoot);
 
         if (this.isPathIgnored(filePath, ig, workspaceRoot)) {
             console.log(`Ignoring file ${filePath} because it or a parent directory is ignored`);
@@ -100,17 +130,7 @@ export class FileSelectionManager {
      */
     async addDirectory(dirPath: string): Promise<void> {
         const workspaceRoot = vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0]?.uri?.fsPath || '';
-        const ig = ignoreFunc();
-        try {
-            const gitignorePath = path.join(workspaceRoot, '.gitignore');
-            if (fs.existsSync(gitignorePath)) {
-                const gitignoreContent = fs.readFileSync(gitignorePath, 'utf8');
-                ig.add(gitignoreContent);
-                console.log('Loaded .gitignore patterns:', gitignoreContent.split('\n').filter(Boolean));
-            }
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Error loading .gitignore:', error);
-        }
+        const ig = this.loadIgnorePatternsFromDirectory(dirPath, workspaceRoot);
     
         const relativeDirPath = this.getRelativePath(dirPath, workspaceRoot);
         const normalizedDirPath = relativeDirPath.split(path.sep).join('/');