[launchers] Add launcher wrappers for compact env

Adds a module to launch specific nixpkgs dynamically, such that they
won't be always included in the nix store
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2025-11-29 11:28:04 -08:00
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commit 50a8c44d10
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{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
with lib;
let
cfg = config.home.roles.launchers;
# Generate a wrapper script for a package
makeLauncher = packageName: pkgs.writeShellScriptBin packageName ''
exec env NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1 ${pkgs.nix}/bin/nix run --impure nixpkgs#${packageName} -- "$@"
'';
# Generate all launcher scripts from the package list
launcherPackages = map makeLauncher cfg.packages;
in
{
options.home.roles.launchers = {
enable = mkEnableOption "wrapper launchers for excluded packages";
packages = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
default = [];
example = [ "steam" "libreoffice" "lutris" ];
description = ''
List of package names to create launcher wrappers for.
Each wrapper will run: NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1 nix run --impure nixpkgs#<package>
This is useful for occasionally running packages without permanently installing them.
'';
};
};
config = mkIf cfg.enable {
home.packages = launcherPackages;
};
}