From a5e9f830664f9a5504f4036fe814adde6b043ddd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nivedin <53208152+nivedin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 17:21:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: focus existing request tab instead of duplicating
 (#5452)

Addresses an issue where multiple tabs would open even when a request tab was already active. It now correctly switches to the active tab instead.
---
 packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue
index 4dab6207..8178a6f4 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue
@@ -2085,7 +2085,9 @@ const selectRequest = (selectedRequest: {
       originLocation: "user-collection",
       requestIndex: parseInt(requestIndex),
       folderPath: folderPath!,
+      requestRefID: request._ref_id ?? request.id,
     })
+
     if (possibleTab) {
       tabs.setActiveTab(possibleTab.value.id)
     } else {