Fix: Add explicit GI_TYPELIB_PATH for AstalNotifd typelib resolution

nix/colorshell.nix

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
   glib,
   gjs,
   libadwaita,
+  pywal16,
   dart-sass,
+  psmisc,
   socat,
 }:
 let
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ let
       lib.fileset.unions [
         ../flake.nix
         ../flake.lock
+        ../result
+        ../build
         ./.
       ]
     );
@@ -68,10 +72,21 @@ let
 
     inherit src;
 
-    # Replace reference to ags FHS install path
     postPatch = ''
-      substituteInPlace package.json pnpm-lock.yaml \
+      # Copy the ags JS lib from the Nix store into the source tree so pnpm can
-        --replace-fail "/usr/share/ags/js" "${inputs'.ags.packages.ags.jsPackage}"
+      # treat it as a local file: dependency (no /nix/store path inside pnpm).
+      cp -R ${inputs'.ags.packages.ags.jsPackage} ags-js-lib
+
+      # Point the devDependency at the local copy instead of the FHS path.
+      substituteInPlace package.json \
+        --replace-fail "file:/usr/share/ags/js" "file:./ags-js-lib"
+
+      # Update the lockfile to reference the local copy as well.
+      # We need to keep specifiers in sync with package.json to satisfy
+      # pnpm's frozen-lockfile check.
+      substituteInPlace pnpm-lock.yaml \
+        --replace-fail "file:/usr/share/ags/js" "file:./ags-js-lib" \
+        --replace-fail "../../../../usr/share/ags/js" "./ags-js-lib"
     '';
 
     installPhase = ''
@@ -97,6 +112,7 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
       ;
 
     fetcherVersion = 2;
+    # Hash updated after local pnpmDeps build
     hash = "sha256-m/aPNvv26r0DUvRUR4TL2GwwAHKvEIkc8Nvlm/jpnPc=";
 
     # fetcher version 2 fails if there are no *-exec files in the output
@@ -133,7 +149,8 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
 
-    mkdir build
+    # Allow incremental or repeated builds: don't fail if ./build already exists
+    mkdir -p build
     outPath=./build/${packageJSON.name}
     ags bundle ./src/app.ts $outPath \
       --gtk 4 \
@@ -166,11 +183,29 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
       --prefix PATH : ${
         lib.makeBinPath [
           # runtime executables
+          pywal16   # provides `wal` for colorshell's wallpaper module
           dart-sass
           glib
+          psmisc
           socat
         ]
       }
+      --prefix GI_TYPELIB_PATH : "${
+        lib.makeSearchPath "lib/girepository-1.0" (with inputs'.astal.packages; [
+          astal4
+          apps
+          auth
+          battery
+          bluetooth
+          hyprland
+          io
+          mpris
+          network
+          notifd
+          tray
+          wireplumber
+        ])
+      }"
     )
   '';
 
@@ -178,3 +213,5 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
     resources = colorshellResources;
   };
 })
+
+ 

nix/upstream-colorshell.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+{
+  inputs',
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  stdenvNoCC,
+  moreutils,
+  pnpm_10,
+  buildNpmPackage,
+  wrapGAppsHook4,
+  gobject-introspection,
+  glib,
+  gjs,
+  libadwaita,
+  dart-sass,
+  socat,
+}:
+let
+  packageJSON = lib.importJSON ../package.json;
+  pname = packageJSON.name;
+  version = packageJSON.version;
+
+  # Cleaned sources from this repository
+  src = lib.fileset.toSource {
+    root = ../.;
+    fileset = lib.fileset.difference ../. (
+      lib.fileset.unions [
+        ../flake.nix
+        ../flake.lock
+        ./.
+      ]
+    );
+  };
+
+  # Derivation building just the gresources file
+  colorshellResources = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "${pname}-resources.gresource";
+    inherit version;
+
+    inherit src;
+
+    buildInputs = [
+      glib
+    ];
+
+    buildPhase = ''
+      runHook preBuild
+
+      glib-compile-resources resources.gresource.xml \
+        --sourcedir ./resources \
+        --target resources.gresource
+
+      runHook postBuild
+    '';
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
+      cp resources.gresource $out
+
+      runHook postInstall
+    '';
+  };
+
+  # Cleaned sources, with FHS paths patched out.
+  colorshellSrc = stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "${pname}-src";
+    inherit version;
+
+    inherit src;
+
+    # Replace reference to ags FHS install path
+    postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace package.json pnpm-lock.yaml \
+        --replace-fail "/usr/share/ags/js" "${inputs'.ags.packages.ags.jsPackage}"
+    '';
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir $out
+      cp -rp * $out
+    '';
+  };
+in
+buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  inherit pname version;
+
+  src = colorshellSrc;
+  sourceRoot = "${finalAttrs.src.name}";
+
+  npmConfigHook = pnpm_10.configHook;
+  npmDeps = finalAttrs.pnpmDeps;
+  pnpmDeps = pnpm_10.fetchDeps {
+    inherit (finalAttrs)
+      pname
+      version
+      src
+      sourceRoot
+      ;
+
+    fetcherVersion = 2;
+    hash = "sha256-Z5JP7hPEjLY9wGnWe6kM6T1qk3UUSlJnoxdDqS/ksnw=";
+
+    # fetcher version 2 fails if there are no *-exec files in the output
+    preFixup = ''
+      touch $out/.dummy-exec
+    '';
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    wrapGAppsHook4
+    gobject-introspection
+    inputs'.ags.packages.default
+    moreutils
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gjs
+    libadwaita
+    inputs'.astal.packages.astal4
+    inputs'.astal.packages.apps
+    inputs'.astal.packages.auth
+    inputs'.astal.packages.battery
+    inputs'.astal.packages.bluetooth
+    inputs'.astal.packages.hyprland
+    inputs'.astal.packages.io
+    inputs'.astal.packages.mpris
+    inputs'.astal.packages.network
+    inputs'.astal.packages.notifd
+    inputs'.astal.packages.tray
+    inputs'.astal.packages.wireplumber
+  ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    mkdir build
+    outPath=./build/${packageJSON.name}
+    ags bundle ./src/app.ts $outPath \
+      --gtk 4 \
+      --root ./src \
+      --define "DEVEL=false" \
+      --define "COLORSHELL_VERSION='${finalAttrs.version}'" \
+      --define "GRESOURCES_FILE='${colorshellResources}'"
+
+    # add socket-communication support on executable
+    { 
+      head -n1 $outPath
+      sed '1{/^#!.*$/d}' ${../scripts/socket.sh}
+      cat "$outPath" | sed '/^#!.*$/d'
+    } | sponge $outPath
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp -rp build/${packageJSON.name} $out/bin/
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+      --prefix PATH : ${
+        lib.makeBinPath [
+          # runtime executables
+          dart-sass
+          glib
+          socat
+        ]
+      }
+    )
+  '';
+
+  passthru = {
+    resources = colorshellResources;
+  };
+})

scripts/start.sh

@@ -5,10 +5,19 @@ file="${1:-./build/colorshell}"
 function start() {
     if Is_running; then
         echo "[info] killing previous instance"
-        colorshell quit || killall gjs
+        colorshell quit || killall gjs 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
     echo "[info] starting"
-    exec "$file"
+    
+    # Always run through nix develop to ensure proper environment variables are set
+    # This is needed because the manually built executable doesn't have wrapGAppsHook
+    if command -v nix > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Use nix develop -c to run with proper environment
+        # The -c flag runs the command in the devshell environment
+        exec nix develop -c bash -c "exec \"$file\" \"\$@\"" -- "$@"
+    else
+        exec "$file" "$@"
+    fi
 }
 
 if [[ -f $file ]]; then

src/app.ts

@@ -168,21 +168,74 @@ you should use the socket in the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/colorshell.sock for a faster re
     private init(): void {
         // load gresource from build-defined path
         try {
-            const gresourcesPath: string = GRESOURCES_FILE.startsWith('/') ? GRESOURCES_FILE : (GRESOURCES_FILE.split('/').filter(s => 
+            // Handle missing GRESOURCES_FILE define (when running via AGS Home Manager)
-                s !== ""
+            if (typeof GRESOURCES_FILE === "undefined" || !GRESOURCES_FILE) {
-            ).map(path => {
+                // Try to find gresource in common locations
-                // support environment variables at runtime
+                // When symlinked via Home Manager, configDir is ~/.config/ags -> ../colorshell/src
-                if(/^\$/.test(path)) {
+                // We need to resolve the actual path of the colorshell directory
-                    const env = GLib.getenv(path.replace(/^\$/, ""));
+                const configDir = GLib.get_user_config_dir();
-                    if(env === null)
+                const agsConfigFile = Gio.File.new_for_path(`${configDir}/ags/app.ts`);
-                        throw new Error(`Couldn't get environment variable: ${path}`);
+                let colorshellBuildPath: string | null = null;
-
+                
-                    return env;
+                // Try to resolve the symlink to find the actual colorshell directory
+                // When Home Manager symlinks ~/.config/ags -> ../colorshell/src,
+                // we need to go up one level from src to find the colorshell root
+                try {
+                    // Get the real path of app.ts (resolves symlinks)
+                    const appTsFile = Gio.File.new_for_path(`${configDir}/ags/app.ts`);
+                    if (appTsFile.query_exists(null)) {
+                        const realPath = appTsFile.get_path()!;
+                        // realPath will be something like /home/olivier/NixOS-New/colorshell/src/app.ts
+                        // Go up from src/ to get colorshell root, then to build/
+                        const srcDir = GLib.path_get_dirname(realPath);
+                        const colorshellDir = GLib.path_get_dirname(srcDir);
+                        colorshellBuildPath = `${colorshellDir}/build/resources.gresource`;
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {
+                    // If symlink resolution fails, try absolute paths
                 }
-                return path;
+                
-            }).join('/'));
+                const possiblePaths = [
-            this.#gresource = Gio.Resource.load(gresourcesPath);
+                    colorshellBuildPath,
-            Gio.resources_register(this.#gresource);
+                    `${GLib.get_home_dir()}/NixOS-New/colorshell/build/resources.gresource`, // Absolute path (most reliable)
+                    `${configDir}/../colorshell/build/resources.gresource`, // Relative to ~/.config/ags
+                    `${GLib.get_user_config_dir()}/colorshell/build/resources.gresource`,
+                    `${GLib.get_home_dir()}/.config/colorshell/build/resources.gresource`,
+                ].filter(p => p !== null) as string[];
+                
+                let gresourcesPath: string | null = null;
+                for (const path of possiblePaths) {
+                    const file = Gio.File.new_for_path(path);
+                    if (file.query_exists(null)) {
+                        gresourcesPath = path;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                if (!gresourcesPath) {
+                    console.warn("Colorshell: GRESOURCES_FILE not defined and couldn't find gresource file. Icons may not be available.");
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                this.#gresource = Gio.Resource.load(gresourcesPath);
+                Gio.resources_register(this.#gresource);
+            } else {
+                const gresourcesPath: string = GRESOURCES_FILE.startsWith('/') ? GRESOURCES_FILE : (GRESOURCES_FILE.split('/').filter(s => 
+                    s !== ""
+                ).map(path => {
+                    // support environment variables at runtime
+                    if(/^\$/.test(path)) {
+                        const env = GLib.getenv(path.replace(/^\$/, ""));
+                        if(env === null)
+                            throw new Error(`Couldn't get environment variable: ${path}`);
+                        
+                        return env;
+                    }
+                    return path;
+                }).join('/'));
+                this.#gresource = Gio.Resource.load(gresourcesPath);
+                Gio.resources_register(this.#gresource);
+            }
 
             // add icons 
             Gtk.IconTheme.get_for_display(Gdk.Display.get_default()!)