Allow inherit_from to accept a glob

changelog/new_allow_inherit_from_to_accept_a_glob.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#11261](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/pull/11261): Allow inherit_from to accept a glob. ([@alexevanczuk][])

docs/modules/ROOT/pages/configuration.adoc

@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ inherit_from:
   - ../conf/.rubocop.yml
 ----
 
+`inherit_from` also accepts a glob, for example:
+
+[source,yaml]
+----
+inherit_from:
+  - packages/*/.rubocop_todo.yml
+----
+
+The example above is one potential use-case: allowing components within your repo to organize their own `.rubocop_todo.yml` files.
+
 == Inheriting configuration from a remote URL
 
 The optional `inherit_from` directive can contain a full url to a remote

lib/rubocop/config_loader_resolver.rb

@@ -206,7 +206,11 @@ def merge_hashes?(base_hash, derived_hash, key)
     end
 
     def base_configs(path, inherit_from, file)
-      configs = Array(inherit_from).compact.map do |f|
+      inherit_froms = Array(inherit_from).compact.flat_map do |f|
+        PathUtil.glob?(f) ? Dir.glob(f) : f
+      end
+
+      configs = inherit_froms.map do |f|
         ConfigLoader.load_file(inherited_file(path, f, file))
       end
 

lib/rubocop/path_util.rb

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def match_path?(pattern, path)
         matches =
           if pattern == path
             true
-          elsif pattern.match?(/[*{\[?]/)
+          elsif glob?(pattern)
             File.fnmatch?(pattern, path, File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_EXTGLOB)
           end
 
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ def absolute?(path)
       %r{\A([A-Z]:)?/}i.match?(path)
     end
 
+    # Returns true for a glob
+    def glob?(path)
+      path.match?(/[*{\[?]/)
+    end
+
     def hidden_file_in_not_hidden_dir?(pattern, path)
       hidden_file?(path) &&
         File.fnmatch?(

spec/rubocop/config_loader_spec.rb

@@ -384,6 +384,53 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when a file inherits from multiple files using a glob' do
+      let(:file_path) { '.rubocop.yml' }
+
+      before do
+        create_file(file_path, <<~YAML)
+          inherit_from:
+            - packages/*/.rubocop_todo.yml
+
+          inherit_mode:
+            merge:
+              - Exclude
+
+          Style/For:
+            Exclude:
+              - spec/requests/group_invite_spec.rb
+        YAML
+
+        create_file('packages/package_one/.rubocop_todo.yml', <<~YAML)
+          Style/For:
+            Exclude:
+              - 'spec/models/group_spec.rb'
+        YAML
+
+        create_file('packages/package_two/.rubocop_todo.yml', <<~YAML)
+          Style/For:
+            Exclude:
+              - 'spec/models/expense_spec.rb'
+        YAML
+
+        create_file('packages/package_three/.rubocop_todo.yml', <<~YAML)
+          Style/For:
+            Exclude:
+              - 'spec/models/order_spec.rb'
+        YAML
+      end
+
+      it 'gets the Exclude merging the inherited one' do
+        expected = [
+          File.expand_path('packages/package_two/spec/models/expense_spec.rb'),
+          File.expand_path('packages/package_one/spec/models/group_spec.rb'),
+          File.expand_path('packages/package_three/spec/models/order_spec.rb'),
+          File.expand_path('spec/requests/group_invite_spec.rb')
+        ]
+        expect(configuration_from_file['Style/For']['Exclude']).to match_array(expected)
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when a file inherits and overrides a hash with nil' do
       let(:file_path) { '.rubocop.yml' }