From 9aa84a259c2ff6f57d5704cceaeb711d9be6aac4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sai K K <saikksub@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: can't create collection on empty directory (#3256)

---
 packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
index 0421060dd..30a891015 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/collection.js
@@ -65,14 +65,20 @@ const registerRendererEventHandlers = (mainWindow, watcher, lastOpenedCollection
       try {
         const dirPath = path.join(collectionLocation, collectionFolderName);
         if (fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
-          throw new Error(`collection: ${dirPath} already exists`);
+          const files = fs.readdirSync(dirPath);
+
+          if (files.length > 0) {
+            throw new Error(`collection: ${dirPath} already exists and is not empty`);
+          }
         }
 
         if (!isValidPathname(dirPath)) {
           throw new Error(`collection: invalid pathname - ${dir}`);
         }
 
-        await createDirectory(dirPath);
+        if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
+          await createDirectory(dirPath);
+        }
 
         const uid = generateUidBasedOnHash(dirPath);
         const brunoConfig = {