fix: default path when no folder collections exist (#452)

packages/core/src/components/App/App.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { discardDraft as discardDraftAction } from '@staticcms/core/actions/entr
 import { currentBackend } from '@staticcms/core/backend';
 import { colors, GlobalStyles } from '@staticcms/core/components/UI/styles';
 import { history } from '@staticcms/core/routing/history';
+import { getDefaultPath } from '../../lib/util/collection.util';
 import CollectionRoute from '../Collection/CollectionRoute';
 import EditorRoute from '../Editor/EditorRoute';
 import MediaLibrary from '../MediaLibrary/MediaLibrary';
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import Loader from '../UI/Loader';
 import ScrollTop from '../UI/ScrollTop';
 import NotFoundPage from './NotFoundPage';
 
-import type { Collections, Credentials, TranslatedProps } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
+import type { Credentials, TranslatedProps } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
 import type { RootState } from '@staticcms/core/store';
 import type { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import type { ConnectedProps } from 'react-redux';
@@ -61,19 +62,6 @@ const ErrorCodeBlock = styled('pre')`
   line-height: 1.5;
 `;
 
-function getDefaultPath(collections: Collections) {
-  const options = Object.values(collections).filter(
-    collection =>
-      collection.hide !== true && (!('files' in collection) || (collection.files?.length ?? 0) > 1),
-  );
-
-  if (options.length > 0) {
-    return `/collections/${options[0].name}`;
-  } else {
-    throw new Error('Could not find a non hidden collection');
-  }
-}
-
 function CollectionSearchRedirect() {
   const { name } = useParams();
   return <Navigate to={`/collections/${name}`} />;

packages/core/src/components/Collection/CollectionRoute.tsx

@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Navigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { getDefaultPath } from '../../lib/util/collection.util';
 import MainView from '../App/MainView';
 import Collection from './Collection';
 
 import type { Collections } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
 
-function getDefaultPath(collections: Collections) {
-  const first = Object.values(collections).filter(collection => collection.hide !== true)[0];
-  if (first) {
-    return `/collections/${first.name}`;
-  } else {
-    throw new Error('Could not find a non hidden collection');
-  }
-}
-
 interface CollectionRouteProps {
   isSearchResults?: boolean;
   isSingleSearchResult?: boolean;

packages/core/src/components/Editor/EditorRoute.tsx

@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@ import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { Navigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import Editor from './Editor';
+import { getDefaultPath } from '../../lib/util/collection.util';
 
 import type { Collections } from '@staticcms/core/interface';
 
-function getDefaultPath(collections: Collections) {
-  const first = Object.values(collections).filter(collection => collection.hide !== true)[0];
-  if (first) {
-    return `/collections/${first.name}`;
-  } else {
-    throw new Error('Could not find a non hidden collection');
-  }
-}
-
 interface EditorRouteProps {
   newRecord?: boolean;
   collections: Collections;

packages/core/src/lib/util/collection.util.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { selectMediaFolder } from './media.util';
 import type { Backend } from '@staticcms/core/backend';
 import type {
   Collection,
+  Collections,
   Config,
   Entry,
   Field,
@@ -412,3 +413,20 @@ export function useInferredFields(collection: Collection) {
     return iFields;
   }, [collection]);
 }
+
+export function getDefaultPath(collections: Collections) {
+  if (Object.keys(collections).length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('No collections found');
+  }
+
+  let options = Object.values(collections).filter(
+    collection =>
+      collection.hide !== true && (!('files' in collection) || (collection.files?.length ?? 0) > 1),
+  );
+
+  if (options.length === 0) {
+    options = Object.values(collections);
+  }
+
+  return `/collections/${options[0].name}`;
+}