dotfiles/nix-conf/home-manager/base/darwin-spotlight.nix

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{
lib,
pkgs,
config,
...
}: {
# This patch exists since Darwin's search bar requires solid apps and not
# symlinked
# TODO: QA
# - [x] works for base case
# - [x] works for repeated case
# - [ ] works after base case, then removed
# - [ ] works for repeated case, then removed
# Copy GUI apps to "~/Applications/Home Manager Apps"
# Based on this comment: https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/issues/1341#issuecomment-778820334
home.activation.patch-spotlight =
if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin
then let
apps = pkgs.buildEnv {
name = "home-manager-applications";
paths = config.home.packages;
pathsToLink = "/Applications";
};
in
lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["linkGeneration"] ''
# Install MacOS applications to the user environment.
HM_APPS="$HOME/Applications/Home Manager Apps"
# Reset current state
if [ -e "$HM_APPS" ]; then
$DRY_RUN_CMD mv "$HM_APPS" "$HM_APPS.$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
fi
$DRY_RUN_CMD mkdir -p "$HM_APPS"
# .app dirs need to be actual directories for Finder to detect them as Apps.
# In the env of Apps we build, the .apps are symlinks. We pass all of them as
# arguments to cp and make it dereference those using -H
$DRY_RUN_CMD cp --archive -H --dereference ${apps}/Applications/* "$HM_APPS"
$DRY_RUN_CMD chmod +w -R "$HM_APPS"
''
else "";
# We need this in case upstream home-manager changes the behavior of linking
# applications
home.activation.remove-patch-spotlight =
if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin
then
lib.hm.dag.entryBefore ["checkLinkTargets"] ''
HM_APPS="$HOME/Applications/Home Manager Apps"
# Reset current state
if [ -e "$HM_APPS" ]; then
$DRY_RUN_CMD mv "$HM_APPS" "$HM_APPS.$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
fi
''
else "";
}