Feature Request: Possibility to add rules to folder group

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I would like to ask for considering to add new feature - possibility to add rules on folder group level. In my Hazel workflow I have multiple folders that share the same Hazel rules. Currently I need to duplicate rules for each folders.

Quick example how I could be accesed via user interface:
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janiskrauklis
 
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Try using rule sync. You can share a rules file between all the folders.

Also, are all these folders under a common folder by chance?
Mr_Noodle
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Folders are located in different parts of file system. So it's difficult to add one universal rule searching in subfolders.

But thanks for suggestion about synced rules. I tested it and seems to work fine. I always thought it will work only for rule syncing between devices.
janiskrauklis
 
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Try using rule sync. You can share a rules file between all the folders.


Paul, you rock! I also had no idea that you could use the sync files for multiple monitored folders on the local device. That's incredibly helpful.
MasterRee
 
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Note that right now, there's a limitation in terms of which rules you can set as active. That state is shared when sharing rules on the same machine. Next patch should remove that restriction.
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