From 31a84d5050ba135788b8523005bbe58cbc106b12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zimward <zimward@zimward.moe>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:54:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] modules/niri: implement hot-reloading

---
 modules/niri/module.nix | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/modules/niri/module.nix b/modules/niri/module.nix
index c7f7ce9..8508a44 100644
--- a/modules/niri/module.nix
+++ b/modules/niri/module.nix
@@ -308,6 +308,17 @@ in
     "share/applications/*.desktop"
     "share/systemd/user/niri.service"
   ];
+  config.patchHook = ''
+    chmod +w $out/share/systemd/user/niri.service
+    cat >> $out/share/systemd/user/niri.service<<EOF
+    [Unit]
+    X-Reload-Triggers=${config."config.kdl".path}
+    [Service]
+    ExecReload=$out/bin/niri msg action load-config-file --path ${config."config.kdl".path}
+    X-ReloadIfChanged=true
+    EOF
+  '';
+
   config.package = config.pkgs.niri;
   config.env = {
     NIRI_CONFIG = toString config."config.kdl".path;