experimental "inherit" option

pyprland/plugins/scratchpads/__init__.py

@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ async def die_in_piece(scratch: Scratch) -> None:
     async def on_reload(self) -> None:
         """Config loader."""
         # Create new scratches with fresh config items
-        scratches = {name: Scratch(name, options) for name, options in self.config.items()}
+        scratches = {name: Scratch(name, self.config) for name, options in self.config.items()}
 
         scratches_to_spawn = set()
         for name in scratches:
             scratch = self.scratches.get(name)
             if scratch:  # if existing scratch exists, overrides the conf object
-                scratch.set_config(scratches[name].conf)
+                scratch.set_config(self.config)
             else:
                 # else register it
                 self.scratches.register(scratches[name], name)

pyprland/plugins/scratchpads/objects.py

@@ -65,8 +65,18 @@ def forced_monitor(self) -> str | None:
             return cast(str, forced_monitor)
         return None
 
-    def set_config(self, opts: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    def set_config(self, full_config: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         """Apply constraints to the configuration."""
+        opts = full_config[self.uid].copy()
+        if "inherit" in opts:
+            inheritance = opts["inherit"]
+            if isinstance(inheritance, str):
+                inheritance = [inheritance]
+            for source in inheritance:
+                opts.update(full_config.get(source, {}))
+
+        opts.update(full_config[self.uid])
+
         if "class_match" in opts:  # NOTE: legacy, to be removed
             opts["match_by"] = "class"
         if self.cast_bool(opts.get("preserve_aspect")):

pyprland/version.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Package version."""
 
-VERSION = "2.4.0-52"
+VERSION = "2.4.0-54"