Implement pass_tags_to_children for folder tag inheritance #127

Copilot · 2025-11-15T22:25:44Z

Implementation Plan

This PR implements tag inheritance propagation for folder tag updates.

Changes

Implemented pass_tags_to_children function in the tags module that:

Retrieves all descendant folders recursively using existing folder_repository::get_all_child_folder_ids
Retrieves all descendant files using existing folder_repository::get_child_files
For each descendant (folder or file):
- Removes inherited tags NOT on the parent folder
- Adds inherited tags for tags on parent folder that descendant doesn't have

Integration

update_folder_tags calls pass_tags_to_children after updating folder tags
Tag inheritance is automatically propagated to all descendants when folder tags change via update_folder in folder_service

SQL Queries

All SQL queries moved to separate files in src/assets/queries/tags/:

get_direct_tags_on_folder.sql - Get direct tag IDs on a folder
remove_inherited_tags_not_on_folder.sql - Remove obsolete inherited tags from folders
remove_inherited_tags_not_on_folder_from_file.sql - Remove obsolete inherited tags from files
add_inherited_tag_to_folder.sql - Add inherited tag to folder
add_inherited_tag_to_file.sql - Add inherited tag to file

All database interactions go through repository layer functions, with no direct SQL in service layer.

Testing

Added comprehensive tests in both folder_service and tags/service:

folder_service tests (test update_folder integration):

update_folder_propagates_tags_to_descendant_folders - Verifies tag propagation and inheritance
update_folder_propagates_tags_to_descendant_files - Verifies file tag propagation and inheritance
update_folder_removes_tags_not_on_parent - Verifies tag cleanup
update_folder_preserves_direct_tags_on_descendant_folders - Verifies direct tags are preserved
update_folder_preserves_direct_tags_on_descendant_files - Verifies direct file tags are preserved

tags/service tests (test pass_tags_to_children directly):

pass_tags_to_children_adds_tags_to_descendant_folders
pass_tags_to_children_adds_tags_to_descendant_files
pass_tags_to_children_removes_tags_not_on_parent

All 8 tests passing. Tests verify that:

Tags are properly inherited (using inheritedFromId IS NOT NULL checks)
Direct tags on descendants are preserved when ancestors change
Connections are reused throughout tests
Fixes add / remove direct tag for folder #114

Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>add / remove direct tag for folder</issue_title>
<issue_description>given a folder is being updated
when direct tags are being changed
then all descendant files / folders shall update their inherit tags

Scenario 1: a new direct tag is added to a folder

update the folder normally

skip adding any tags the folder already has in TaggedItems

find all descendant files / folders without that tag (match on tagId in TaggedItems). This is important because while a tag cannot be directly added if the folder / file inherits, a direct tag can be added to a parent, even if the folder already has that tag directly.

add a record to inherit the new tag

Scenario 2: a direct tag is removed from a folder

update the folder normally

find all descendant files / folders inheriting the tag from the folder being updated

remove all records from TaggedItems returned from step 2.

for all files / folders returned from step 2:
i. check if the removed tag needs to be inherited from a folder higher up

do as much of this in sql as possible. the hardware is limited by the number of IO exchanges being done. </issue_description>

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Fixes add / remove direct tag for folder #114

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@copilot

In the tags module, there should be a function called pass_tags_to_children that takes a folder and

retrieves all descendant folders
retrieves all descendant files
do these for both retrieved groups
- don't inherit anything not on the passed folder
- inherit everything on the passed older

The pass_tags_to_children function should be called when a folder changes its tags directly.

1-liner sql statements are fine in rust code, but beyond that the query needs to be pulled out into its own sql file.

Basically, start from scratch, look at the original reqs, look at this comment, and implement the change. Be sure to add tests in folder_service and file_service to ensure tags are properly inherited. Don't worry about the 3 currently broken tests

ploiu · 2025-11-15T23:02:10Z

.gitignore

 /files
 *.iml
 *.sqlite*
+*.db


Why did you add this?

I added *.db to ignore test database files that were created during debugging. I've removed this change in commit bb48c10.

- Created pass_tags_to_children in tags/service.rs - Added SQL queries for getting descendant folder/file IDs - Added repository functions for descendant retrieval - Called pass_tags_to_children from update_folder_tags - Added comprehensive tests in folder_service - Used 1-liner SQL in Rust, longer queries in separate files Co-authored-by: ploiu <43047560+ploiu@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2025-11-15T23:22:47Z

@copilot

In the tags module, there should be a function called pass_tags_to_children that takes a folder and...

I've implemented the pass_tags_to_children function as requested in commit bb48c10. The function:

Retrieves all descendant folders and files
Removes inherited tags not on the parent folder
Adds inherited tags for all tags on the parent folder
Is called automatically when update_folder_tags is invoked

1-liner SQL statements are inline in Rust code, while recursive queries are in separate SQL files (get_descendant_folder_ids.sql and get_descendant_file_ids.sql).

Added 3 comprehensive tests in folder_service to verify tag inheritance works correctly for folders and files.

ploiu

@copilot getting closer, but look at feedback

src/service/folder_service.rs

ploiu · 2025-11-15T23:33:58Z

src/assets/queries/tags/get_descendant_folder_ids.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-- Get all descendant folder IDs recursively
+with recursive descendants as (
+    select id from Folders where parentId = ?1


This already exists (same for rust code equivalent) as get_child_folder_ids_recursive.sql

Removed in commit 18340e3. Now using the existing get_child_folder_ids_recursive.sql via folder_repository::get_all_child_folder_ids.

src/tags/repository.rs

- Removed duplicate SQL files (get_descendant_folder_ids.sql, get_descendant_file_ids.sql) - Removed duplicate repository functions from tags/repository.rs - Updated pass_tags_to_children to use existing folder_repository::get_all_child_folder_ids and folder_repository::get_child_files - Rewrote tests in folder_service to test update_folder instead of manually calling tag_service - Added tests in tags module for pass_tags_to_children function directly - All 6 new tests passing (3 in folder_service, 3 in tags/service) Co-authored-by: ploiu <43047560+ploiu@users.noreply.github.com>

ploiu

@copilot absolutely 0 direct database interactions should happen in the service layer. Move sql to specific files

src/service/folder_service.rs

ploiu · 2025-11-15T23:51:57Z

src/service/folder_service.rs

+        assert_eq!(1, file1_tags.len());
+        assert_eq!("tag1", file1_tags[0].title);
+        assert_eq!(1, file2_tags.len());
+        assert_eq!("tag1", file2_tags[0].title);


Assert that these tags are inherited

Fixed in commit 6d20b3e. Added assertions to verify tags are inherited using inheritedFromId IS NOT NULL checks.

src/service/folder_service.rs

src/tags/service.rs

- Created SQL files for all tag operations (get_direct_tags_on_folder, remove/add inherited tags) - Added get_direct_tags_on_folder and other helper functions to tags/repository - Updated pass_tags_to_children to use repository functions instead of inline SQL - Enhanced tests to verify tags are inherited (not direct) using inheritedFromId checks - Fixed tests to reuse connections throughout test execution - Added tests for preserving direct tags on descendants when ancestor changes tags - All 8 tests passing (5 in folder_service, 3 in tags/service) Co-authored-by: ploiu <43047560+ploiu@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2025-11-16T00:16:42Z

@copilot absolutely 0 direct database interactions should happen in the service layer. Move sql to specific files

Fixed in commit 6d20b3e. All SQL queries moved to separate files in src/assets/queries/tags/ and accessed through repository layer functions. No direct database interactions remain in the service layer.

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Add *.db to .gitignore and remove test database files

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Scenario 1: a new direct tag is added to a folder

Scenario 2: a direct tag is removed from a folder

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