{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: with lib; let desktopEntry = { options = { # Since this module uses the nixpkgs/pkgs/build-support/make-desktopitem function, # our options and defaults follow its parameters, with the following exceptions: # `desktopName` on makeDesktopItem is controlled by `name`. # This is what we'd commonly consider the name of the application. # `name` on makeDesktopItem is controlled by this module's key in the attrset. # This is the file's filename excluding ".desktop". # `extraEntries` on makeDesktopItem is controlled by `extraConfig`, # and `extraDesktopEntries` by `settings`, # to match what's commonly used by other home manager modules. # `startupNotify` on makeDesktopItem asks for "true" or "false" strings, # for usability's sake we ask for a boolean. # `mimeType` and `categories` on makeDesktopItem ask for a string in the format "one;two;three;", # for the same reason we ask for a list of strings. # Descriptions are taken from the desktop entry spec: # https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html#recognized-keys type = mkOption { description = "The type of the desktop entry."; default = "Application"; type = types.enum [ "Application" "Link" "Directory" ]; }; exec = mkOption { description = "Program to execute, possibly with arguments."; type = types.str; }; icon = mkOption { description = "Icon to display in file manager, menus, etc."; type = types.nullOr types.str; default = null; }; comment = mkOption { description = "Tooltip for the entry."; type = types.nullOr types.str; default = null; }; terminal = mkOption { description = "Whether the program runs in a terminal window."; type = types.bool; default = false; }; name = mkOption { description = "Specific name of the application."; type = types.str; }; genericName = mkOption { description = "Generic name of the application."; type = types.nullOr types.str; default = null; }; mimeType = mkOption { description = "The MIME type(s) supported by this application."; type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str); default = null; }; categories = mkOption { description = "Categories in which the entry should be shown in a menu."; type = types.nullOr (types.listOf types.str); default = null; }; startupNotify = mkOption { description = '' If true, it is KNOWN that the application will send a "remove" message when started with the DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID environment variable set. If false, it is KNOWN that the application does not work with startup notification at all.''; type = types.nullOr types.bool; default = null; }; extraConfig = mkOption { description = '' Extra configuration. Will be appended to the end of the file and may thus contain extra sections. ''; type = types.lines; default = ""; }; settings = mkOption { type = types.attrsOf types.string; description = '' Extra key-value pairs to add to the [Desktop Entry] section. This may override other values. ''; default = { }; example = literalExpression '' { Keywords = "calc;math"; DBusActivatable = "false"; } ''; }; fileValidation = mkOption { type = types.bool; description = "Whether to validate the generated desktop file."; default = true; }; }; }; #formatting helpers ifNotNull = a: a': if a == null then null else a'; stringBool = bool: if bool then "true" else "false"; semicolonList = list: (concatStringsSep ";" list) + ";"; # requires trailing semicolon #passes config options to makeDesktopItem in expected format makeFile = name: config: pkgs.makeDesktopItem { name = name; type = config.type; exec = config.exec; icon = config.icon; comment = config.comment; terminal = config.terminal; desktopName = config.name; genericName = config.genericName; mimeType = ifNotNull config.mimeType (semicolonList config.mimeType); categories = ifNotNull config.categories (semicolonList config.categories); startupNotify = ifNotNull config.startupNotify (stringBool config.startupNotify); extraEntries = config.extraConfig; extraDesktopEntries = config.settings; }; in { meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ cwyc ]; options.xdg.desktopEntries = mkOption { description = '' Desktop Entries allow applications to be shown in your desktop environment's app launcher. You can define entries for programs without entries or override existing entries. See for more information on options. ''; default = { }; type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule desktopEntry); example = literalExpression '' { firefox = { name = "Firefox"; genericName = "Web Browser"; exec = "firefox %U"; terminal = false; categories = [ "Application" "Network" "WebBrowser" ]; mimeType = [ "text/html" "text/xml" ]; }; } ''; }; config = mkIf (config.xdg.desktopEntries != { }) { assertions = [ (hm.assertions.assertPlatform "xdg.desktopEntries" pkgs platforms.linux) ]; home.packages = (map hiPrio # we need hiPrio to override existing entries (attrsets.mapAttrsToList makeFile config.xdg.desktopEntries)); }; }