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dotfiles/nixos/dotfiles-links.nix

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{ config, lib, ... }:
let
# Replicate the useful part of rcm/rcup:
# - dotfiles live in ~/dotfiles/dotfiles (no leading dots in the repo)
# - links in $HOME add a leading '.' to the first path component
# - link files individually so unmanaged state can coexist (e.g. ~/.cabal/store)
#
# Use out-of-store symlinks so editing the repo updates config immediately
# without a rebuild/switch (only link *placement* is managed by HM).
oos = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink;
# Where the checked-out repo lives at runtime (activation time).
worktreeDotfiles = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/dotfiles/dotfiles";
# Use the flake source for enumeration (pure), but point links at the worktree.
srcDotfiles = ../dotfiles;
excludedTop = [
# Managed by Nix directly (PATH/fpath), not meant to appear as ~/.lib.
"lib"
# Avoid colliding with HM-generated xdg.configFile entries for now.
"config"
# Handled as a single directory symlink below.
"emacs.d"
];
firstComponent = rel:
let parts = lib.splitString "/" rel;
in lib.elemAt parts 0;
isExcluded = rel: lib.elem (firstComponent rel) excludedTop;
listFilesRec = dir:
let
entries = builtins.readDir dir;
names = builtins.attrNames entries;
go = name:
let
ty = entries.${name};
path = dir + "/${name}";
in
if ty == "directory" then
map (p: "${name}/${p}") (listFilesRec path)
else
[ name ];
in
lib.concatLists (map go names);
managedRelFiles =
lib.filter (rel: !(isExcluded rel)) (listFilesRec srcDotfiles);
mkManaged = rel:
lib.nameValuePair ".${rel}" {
source = oos "${worktreeDotfiles}/${rel}";
};
in
{
home.file =
builtins.listToAttrs (map mkManaged managedRelFiles);
# Home Manager directory links for .emacs.d resolve through the store on this
# machine, which breaks Elpaca's writable state under ~/.emacs.d/elpaca.
# Manage placement here instead so ~/.emacs.d always points at the live
# worktree checkout.
home.activation.linkEmacsDotdir = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
if [ -L "$HOME/.emacs.d" ] || [ ! -e "$HOME/.emacs.d" ]; then
rm -f "$HOME/.emacs.d"
ln -s "${worktreeDotfiles}/emacs.d" "$HOME/.emacs.d"
else
echo "Skipping ~/.emacs.d relink because it is not a symlink" >&2
fi
'';
}