From 6c2128fbed8806515c32ca08a71dfc0874720609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aparna-bhatt <86338542+aparna-bhatt@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:24:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] feat(common): add copy functionality to console output
 entries (#5743)

Co-authored-by: James George <25279263+jamesgeorge007@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../src/components/console/Item.vue           | 77 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../src/components/console/Value.vue          | 34 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Item.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Item.vue
index 88c97878..e4385a7e 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Item.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Item.vue
@@ -1,35 +1,47 @@
 <template>
-  <div
-    class="flex items-start px-4 py-2 text-tiny text-secondaryDark rounded-md"
-    :class="color"
-  >
+  <div class="console-entry-wrapper group" :class="[color, hoverClass]">
     <component :is="icon" class="mr-2 shrink-0 svg-icons" />
 
-    <div class="flex flex-col space-y-2 overflow-x-auto text-xs flex-1">
+    <div class="flex flex-col space-y-2 text-xs flex-1 min-w-0">
       <div class="text-secondary">{{ formattedTimestamp }}</div>
 
       <div class="flex flex-col space-y-1">
         <ConsoleValue
-          v-for="(arg, idx) in entry.args"
+          v-for="(arg, idx) in sanitizedArgs"
           :key="idx"
           :value="arg"
-          class="overflow-auto"
         />
       </div>
     </div>
+
+    <button
+      v-tippy="{ theme: 'tooltip' }"
+      :title="t('action.copy')"
+      :aria-label="t('action.copy')"
+      class="ml-2 shrink-0 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 focus:opacity-100 transition-opacity p-1 hover:bg-dividerLight rounded"
+      @click="copyEntry"
+    >
+      <component :is="copyIcon" class="w-4 h-4 svg-icons" />
+    </button>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed } from "vue"
+import { refAutoReset } from "@vueuse/core"
 
 import IconAlertCircle from "~icons/lucide/alert-circle"
 import IconAlertTriangle from "~icons/lucide/alert-triangle"
 import IconBug from "~icons/lucide/bug"
 import IconInfo from "~icons/lucide/info"
 import IconTerminal from "~icons/lucide/terminal"
+import IconCopy from "~icons/lucide/copy"
+import IconCheck from "~icons/lucide/check"
 
 import { ConsoleEntry, ConsoleLogLevel } from "./Panel.vue"
+import { useI18n } from "@composables/i18n"
+import { copyToClipboard } from "@helpers/utils/clipboard"
+import { useToast } from "@composables/toast"
 
 type LogLevelsWithBgColor = "info" | "warn" | "error"
 
@@ -37,6 +49,10 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   entry: ConsoleEntry
 }>()
 
+const t = useI18n()
+const toast = useToast()
+const copyIcon = refAutoReset(IconCopy, 1000)
+
 const bgColors: Pick<Record<ConsoleLogLevel, string>, LogLevelsWithBgColor> = {
   info: "bg-bannerInfo",
   warn: "bg-bannerWarning",
@@ -54,8 +70,55 @@ const icons: Record<ConsoleLogLevel, unknown> = {
 const color = computed(() => bgColors[props.entry.type as LogLevelsWithBgColor])
 const icon = computed(() => icons[props.entry.type])
 
+// Only apply hover background for entries without semantic backgrounds (log, debug)
+const hoverClass = computed(() =>
+  props.entry.type in bgColors ? "" : "hover:bg-primaryLight"
+)
+
 const formattedTimestamp = computed(() => {
   const dateEntry = new Date(props.entry.timestamp)
   return dateEntry.toLocaleTimeString()
 })
+
+const sanitizeArg = (arg: unknown): unknown =>
+  typeof arg === "bigint" ? `${arg}n` : arg
+
+const sanitizedArgs = computed(() => props.entry.args.map(sanitizeArg))
+
+// Serialize value for clipboard copy
+const serializeConsoleValue = (value: unknown): string => {
+  if (typeof value === "string") return value
+
+  if (typeof value === "number" || typeof value === "boolean")
+    return String(value)
+
+  if (value === null) return "null"
+
+  if (value === undefined) return "undefined"
+
+  try {
+    const serialized = JSON.stringify(
+      value,
+      (_key, val) => (typeof val === "bigint" ? `${val}n` : val),
+      2
+    )
+    return serialized !== undefined ? serialized : "[Unserializable]"
+  } catch {
+    return "[Unserializable]"
+  }
+}
+
+const copyEntry = () => {
+  const content = sanitizedArgs.value.map(serializeConsoleValue).join(" ")
+
+  copyToClipboard(content)
+  copyIcon.value = IconCheck
+  toast.success(t("state.copied_to_clipboard"))
+}
 </script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.console-entry-wrapper {
+  @apply flex items-start px-4 py-2 text-tiny text-secondaryDark rounded-md transition-colors;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Value.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Value.vue
index 85096e26..d23a4119 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Value.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/console/Value.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap font-mono text-[12px]">
+  <div class="whitespace-pre-wrap font-mono text-[12px] select-text">
     <VueJsonPretty
       v-if="isObjectOrArray"
       :data="parsedValue"
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
       :show-line="false"
       :show-line-numbers="true"
       :deep="2"
-      class="p-4 bg-primary text-secondaryDark border !border-dividerLight !text-[12px] rounded !font-mono"
+      class="p-4 bg-primary text-secondaryDark border !border-dividerLight !text-[12px] rounded !font-mono select-text"
     />
 
     <pre
       v-else-if="parsedJSON"
-      class="overflow-auto max-h-96 p-4 bg-primary text-secondaryDark border !border-dividerLight rounded"
+      class="overflow-auto max-h-96 p-4 bg-primary text-secondaryDark border !border-dividerLight rounded select-text"
       >{{ formattedJSONString }}
     </pre>
 
-    <pre v-else class="truncate"
+    <pre v-else class="truncate select-text"
       >{{ formattedPrimitive }}
     </pre>
   </div>
@@ -112,3 +112,29 @@ const treeViewTheme = computed(() => (isDarkTheme.value ? "dark" : "light"))
   color: var(--secondary-dark-color) !important;
 }
 </style>
+
+<style scoped>
+/* Force scrollbars to always be visible (override macOS auto-hide) */
+pre {
+  scrollbar-width: thin; /* Firefox */
+  scrollbar-color: var(--divider-color) transparent; /* Firefox: thumb track */
+}
+
+pre::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+}
+
+pre::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+pre::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: var(--divider-color);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+pre::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
+  background: var(--secondary-light-color);
+}
+</style>