From c92478d27dfef8d589e02df1028a411a751db44f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matan Bendix Shenhav <matan@shenhav.fyi>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:10:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat(flake): restart systemd service on package update

---
 flake.nix | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9b869208..437af0d7 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@
               after = [ cfg.target ];
               partOf = [ cfg.target ];
               wantedBy = [ cfg.target ];
+              restartTriggers = [ cfg.package ];
 
               unitConfig = {
                 StartLimitIntervalSec = 60;

From df35589328d97e5aa0f824a8f199e7426fc71a28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matan Bendix Shenhav <matan@shenhav.fyi>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:11:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] feat(flake): write settings to a fallback path

---
 Commons/Settings.qml | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
 flake.nix            |  5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index 986d4248..0a38ca72 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ Singleton {
     id: saveTimer
     running: false
     interval: 1000
-    onTriggered: settingsFileView.writeAdapter()
+    onTriggered: {
+      settingsFileView.writeAdapter()
+      // Write to fallback location if set
+      if (Quickshell.env("NOCTALIA_SETTINGS_FALLBACK")) {
+        settingsFallbackFileView.writeAdapter()
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   FileView {
@@ -101,11 +107,25 @@ Singleton {
       }
     }
     onLoadFailed: function (error) {
-      if (error.toString().includes("No such file") || error === 2)
+      if (error.toString().includes("No such file") || error === 2) {
         // File doesn't exist, create it with default values
         writeAdapter()
+        // Also write to fallback if set
+        if (Quickshell.env("NOCTALIA_SETTINGS_FALLBACK")) {
+          settingsFallbackFileView.writeAdapter()
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
+
+  // Fallback FileView for writing settings to alternate location
+  FileView {
+    id: settingsFallbackFileView
+    path: Quickshell.env("NOCTALIA_SETTINGS_FALLBACK") || ""
+    adapter: Quickshell.env("NOCTALIA_SETTINGS_FALLBACK") ? adapter : null
+    printErrors: false
+    watchChanges: false
+  }
   JsonAdapter {
     id: adapter
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 437af0d7..179164ac 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -277,7 +277,10 @@
                 RestartSec = 3;
                 TimeoutStartSec = 10;
                 TimeoutStopSec = 5;
-                Environment = [ "PATH=${config.system.path}/bin" ];
+                Environment = [
+                  "PATH=${config.system.path}/bin"
+                  "NOCTALIA_SETTINGS_FALLBACK=%h/.config/noctalia/gui-settings.json"
+                ];
               };
             };