Unify config into shell.json and add Noctalia plugin support

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Ryan Hughes
2026-05-14 02:21:48 -04:00
parent 5c0f5669c9
commit bcbe12b075
49 changed files with 2178 additions and 350 deletions
@@ -16,22 +16,25 @@ User-installed plugins live alongside these conceptually but on disk under
## Bar
The status bar. Mounted at startup, lives forever. Layout is configured
through `~/.config/omarchy/bar.json` (deep-merged over
[`bar/bar-defaults.json`](bar/bar-defaults.json)). Owns the `bar` IPC
target for refresh hooks fired by indicator scripts. See
[`bar/README.md`](bar/README.md) for the widget catalogue and customization
schema.
The status bar. Mounted at startup, lives forever. Layout lives in the
top-level `bar:` subtree of `~/.config/omarchy/shell.json` (with the shell
providing [`shell-defaults.json`](../shell-defaults.json) when the user has
no file). Owns the `bar` IPC target for refresh hooks fired by indicator
scripts. See [`bar/README.md`](bar/README.md) for the widget catalogue
and customization schema.
## Bar settings
Visual editor for the bar layout. Summoned by
Visual editor for the entire shell config. Summoned by
`omarchy-shell-ipc shell summon omarchy.bar-settings "{}"` (which is what
`omarchy launch bar-settings` ultimately calls). Provides:
- per-section add/move/remove/edit of widget entries
- a Plugin Manager tab for enabling/disabling third-party plugins
- a dynamic settings form driven by each widget's manifest schema
- per-section add/move/remove/edit of bar widget entries
- a separate "Other plugins" section for panels, overlays, services,
and menus (entries that live in `plugins[]` rather than the bar layout)
- a Plugin Manager tab listing every discovered plugin with its manifest
- a dynamic settings form driven by each widget's manifest schema, that
writes inline back to the corresponding shell.json entry
## Image picker
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Item {
// so the panel sees the same registry state the bar wrote into.
property var barWidgetRegistry: null
property var pluginRegistry: null
// The host shell. Used to look up pluginApi for Noctalia plugins so their
// Settings.qml can read/write via pluginApi.saveSettings().
property var shell: null
// Not `required` so the Loader-based instantiation can satisfy it via
// onLoaded; we still gracefully fall back to deriving from shellDir for
@@ -32,8 +35,8 @@ Item {
return Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.local/share/omarchy"
}
readonly property string home: Quickshell.env("HOME")
readonly property string userConfigPath: home + "/.config/omarchy/bar.json"
readonly property string defaultsPath: omarchyPath + "/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/bar-defaults.json"
readonly property string userConfigPath: home + "/.config/omarchy/shell.json"
readonly property string defaultsPath: omarchyPath + "/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/shell-defaults.json"
property color foreground: "#cacccc"
property color background: "#101315"
@@ -43,32 +46,41 @@ Item {
property string fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"
property string activeTab: "layout"
// Bundled fallback so 'Reset to defaults' never produces an empty bar even
// if bar-defaults.json fails to load. Keep in rough sync with the layout
// shipped in default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/bar-defaults.json.
readonly property var builtinBarConfig: ({
position: "top",
fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font",
centerAnchor: "calendar",
layout: {
left: [{ id: "omarchy" }, { id: "workspacesPro" }, { id: "activeWindow" }],
center: [
{ id: "media" },
{ id: "calendar", format: "dddd HH:mm", formatAlt: "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy", verticalFormat: "HH\n—\nmm" },
{ id: "weatherFlyout" }, { id: "update" }, { id: "voxtype" },
{ id: "screenRecording" }, { id: "idle" }, { id: "notifications" }
],
right: [
{ id: "tray" }, { id: "systemStats" }, { id: "microphone" },
{ id: "bluetoothPanel" }, { id: "networkPanel" }, { id: "audioPanel" },
{ id: "nightLight" }, { id: "brightness" }, { id: "powerProfile" },
{ id: "battery" }, { id: "controlCenter" }, { id: "powerMenu" }
]
}
// Bundled fallback so 'Reset to defaults' never produces an empty config
// even if shell-defaults.json fails to load. Keep in rough sync with the
// file shipped at default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/shell-defaults.json.
readonly property var builtinShellConfig: ({
version: 1,
bar: {
position: "top",
fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font",
centerAnchor: "calendar",
layout: {
left: [{ id: "omarchy" }, { id: "workspacesPro" }, { id: "activeWindow" }],
center: [
{ id: "media" },
{ id: "calendar", format: "dddd HH:mm", formatAlt: "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy", verticalFormat: "HH\n—\nmm" },
{ id: "weatherFlyout" }, { id: "update" }, { id: "voxtype" },
{ id: "screenRecording" }, { id: "idle" }, { id: "notifications" }
],
right: [
{ id: "tray" }, { id: "systemStats" }, { id: "microphone" },
{ id: "bluetoothPanel" }, { id: "networkPanel" }, { id: "audioPanel" },
{ id: "nightLight" }, { id: "brightness" }, { id: "powerProfile" },
{ id: "battery" }, { id: "controlCenter" }, { id: "powerMenu" }
]
}
},
plugins: [
{ id: "omarchy.bar-settings" },
{ id: "omarchy.image-picker" }
]
})
property var defaultConfig: builtinBarConfig
property var draft: ({ position: "top", centerAnchor: "calendar", layout: { left: [], center: [], right: [] }, fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font" })
property var defaultConfig: builtinShellConfig
// The draft mirrors the full shell.json on-disk shape. Editors operate on
// draft.bar.layout.* and draft.plugins; the file we persist is `draft`.
property var draft: ({ version: 1, bar: { position: "top", centerAnchor: "calendar", fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font", layout: { left: [], center: [], right: [] } }, plugins: [] })
property var registry: ({})
property int draftRevision: 0
property bool suppressReload: false
@@ -116,32 +128,53 @@ Item {
}
function loadConfig() {
var defaults = builtinBarConfig
var defaults = builtinShellConfig
var diskText = defaultsFile.text()
if (diskText) {
try {
defaults = JSON.parse(diskText)
var parsed = JSON.parse(diskText)
if (isPlainObject(parsed) && parsed.version === 1) defaults = parsed
} catch (e) {
console.warn("Bad defaults JSON, falling back to builtin:", e)
defaults = builtinBarConfig
console.warn("Bad shell-defaults JSON, falling back to builtin:", e)
defaults = builtinShellConfig
}
}
defaultConfig = defaults
var userText = userFile.text() || "{}"
var user = {}
try { user = JSON.parse(userText) } catch (e) { user = {} }
var merged = mergeConfig(defaultConfig, user)
draft = {
position: String(merged.position || "top"),
centerAnchor: String(merged.centerAnchor || ""),
fontFamily: String(merged.fontFamily || "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"),
layout: normalizeLayout(merged.layout || {})
// shell.json is canonical when present and valid; otherwise we fall back
// to defaults. We do NOT deep-merge — once the user has a shell.json, the
// file's contents are authoritative.
var userText = userFile.text() || ""
var source = defaults
if (userText.trim()) {
try {
var u = JSON.parse(userText)
if (isPlainObject(u) && u.version === 1) source = u
} catch (e) {
console.warn("shell.json parse failed in panel:", e)
}
}
draft = normalizeDraft(source)
draftRevision++
}
function normalizeDraft(source) {
var bar = isPlainObject(source.bar) ? source.bar : {}
var plugins = Array.isArray(source.plugins) ? source.plugins.slice() : []
return {
version: 1,
bar: {
position: String(bar.position || "top"),
centerAnchor: String(bar.centerAnchor || ""),
fontFamily: String(bar.fontFamily || "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"),
layout: normalizeLayout(bar.layout || {})
},
plugins: plugins
.map(normalizeLayoutEntry)
.filter(function(e) { return !!e })
}
}
function persistDraft() {
// Suppress the inotify callback that this write triggers so the FileView
// reload doesn't race with rapid edits and clobber them.
@@ -154,19 +187,14 @@ Item {
// (path resolution failed or defaultsFile hasn't finished loading), so
// Reset never zeroes the bar out.
var source = defaultConfig
if (!isPlainObject(source) || !isPlainObject(source.layout)) {
source = builtinBarConfig
if (!isPlainObject(source) || !isPlainObject(source.bar) || !isPlainObject(source.bar.layout)) {
source = builtinShellConfig
} else {
var l = source.layout
var l = source.bar.layout
var anyEntries = (l.left && l.left.length) || (l.center && l.center.length) || (l.right && l.right.length)
if (!anyEntries) source = builtinBarConfig
}
var payload = {
position: String(source.position || "top"),
centerAnchor: String(source.centerAnchor || ""),
fontFamily: String(source.fontFamily || "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"),
layout: normalizeLayout(source.layout || {})
if (!anyEntries) source = builtinShellConfig
}
var payload = normalizeDraft(source)
// Update the GUI synchronously — the suppressed file-watch callback won't
// fire loadConfig, so the draft would otherwise stay stale.
draft = payload
@@ -180,44 +208,45 @@ Item {
persistDraft()
}
// Replace the whole `layout` object so any binding that reads `draft.layout`
// is invalidated. Mutating `draft.layout[section]` alone does not notify QML.
function mutateLayout(section, mutator) {
var nextLayout = {
left: draft.layout.left.slice(),
center: draft.layout.center.slice(),
right: draft.layout.right.slice()
}
mutator(nextLayout[section])
var nextDraft = {
position: draft.position,
centerAnchor: draft.centerAnchor,
fontFamily: draft.fontFamily,
layout: nextLayout
}
// Section list helpers operate on a virtual section name. "left" / "center"
// / "right" address draft.bar.layout.<section>; "plugins" addresses
// draft.plugins. The mutators replace the whole `draft` so any binding that
// reads it re-evaluates.
function sectionArray(section) {
if (section === "plugins") return draft.plugins || []
return (draft.bar && draft.bar.layout && draft.bar.layout[section]) || []
}
function mutateSection(section, mutator) {
var arr = sectionArray(section).slice()
mutator(arr)
var nextDraft = cloneJson(draft)
if (section === "plugins") nextDraft.plugins = arr
else nextDraft.bar.layout[section] = arr
draft = nextDraft
markDirty()
}
function moveEntry(section, fromIndex, toIndex) {
if (toIndex < 0 || toIndex >= draft.layout[section].length) return
mutateLayout(section, function(arr) {
var item = arr[fromIndex]
arr.splice(fromIndex, 1)
arr.splice(toIndex, 0, item)
var arr = sectionArray(section)
if (toIndex < 0 || toIndex >= arr.length) return
mutateSection(section, function(a) {
var item = a[fromIndex]
a.splice(fromIndex, 1)
a.splice(toIndex, 0, item)
})
}
function removeEntry(section, index) {
mutateLayout(section, function(arr) { arr.splice(index, 1) })
mutateSection(section, function(a) { a.splice(index, 1) })
}
function addEntry(section, id) {
mutateLayout(section, function(arr) { arr.push({ id: id }) })
mutateSection(section, function(a) { a.push({ id: id }) })
}
function updateEntry(section, index, newEntry) {
mutateLayout(section, function(arr) { arr[index] = cloneJson(newEntry) })
mutateSection(section, function(a) { a[index] = cloneJson(newEntry) })
}
function loadTheme(raw) {
@@ -297,12 +326,23 @@ Item {
var rev = catalogRevision
var meta = widgetMetadata(id)
if (meta.settingsForm) return true
return widgetSchema(id).length > 0
if (widgetSchema(id).length > 0) return true
// Noctalia plugins ship their own Settings.qml — surface the gear icon
// even though we don't render a built-in form for them.
var manifest = root.pluginRegistry ? root.pluginRegistry.installedPlugins[id] : null
if (manifest && manifest.__noctaliaCompat && manifest.entryPoints && manifest.entryPoints.settings)
return true
return false
}
function widgetIsPlugin(id) {
var meta = widgetMetadata(id)
return meta.source === "plugin" || String(id).indexOf("plugin:") === 0
return meta.source === "plugin"
}
function widgetIsNoctaliaPlugin(id) {
var manifest = root.pluginRegistry ? root.pluginRegistry.installedPlugins[id] : null
return !!(manifest && manifest.__noctaliaCompat)
}
function widgetAllowsMultiple(id) {
@@ -322,18 +362,24 @@ Item {
return Object.keys(ids)
}
// section is one of "left" / "center" / "right" for bar widgets, or
// "plugins" for the non-bar plugin list. The catalogue we offer differs:
// bar sections accept anything with kind `bar-widget` (or anything in the
// legacy widget metadata); the plugins section accepts panel/overlay/menu/
// service kinds.
function availableToAdd(section) {
var rev = catalogRevision
var existingByOther = {}
var sections = ["left", "center", "right"]
for (var s = 0; s < sections.length; s++) {
if (sections[s] === section) continue
var list = draft.layout[sections[s]] || []
for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) existingByOther[list[i].id] = true
var isBarSection = section === "left" || section === "center" || section === "right"
var barSections = ["left", "center", "right"]
var existingInBar = {}
for (var s = 0; s < barSections.length; s++) {
var list = sectionArray(barSections[s])
for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) existingInBar[list[i].id] = true
}
var existingHere = {}
var here = draft.layout[section] || []
for (var j = 0; j < here.length; j++) existingHere[here[j].id] = true
var existingInPlugins = {}
var pluginList = sectionArray("plugins")
for (var p = 0; p < pluginList.length; p++) existingInPlugins[pluginList[p].id] = true
var ids = catalogIds().sort(function(a, b) {
return widgetName(a).localeCompare(widgetName(b))
@@ -342,8 +388,35 @@ Item {
var result = []
for (var k = 0; k < ids.length; k++) {
var id = ids[k]
if (!widgetAllowsMultiple(id) && existingHere[id]) continue
result.push({ id: id, name: widgetName(id), description: widgetDescription(id), elsewhere: !!existingByOther[id] })
var meta = widgetMetadata(id)
var isBarWidget = !!(meta && meta.source !== "plugin")
|| (meta && meta.kinds && meta.kinds.indexOf && meta.kinds.indexOf("bar-widget") !== -1)
if (isBarSection) {
if (!isBarWidget && !legacyWidgetMeta[id]) continue
var inSection = sectionArray(section)
var existsHere = false
for (var x = 0; x < inSection.length; x++) if (inSection[x].id === id) { existsHere = true; break }
var allowsMultiple = widgetAllowsMultiple(id)
// Hard block: if it's already placed in any bar section and the
// widget doesn't permit multiple instances, drop it from the menu
// entirely rather than offer an "(elsewhere)" entry that would
// silently move/duplicate state.
if (!allowsMultiple && existingInBar[id]) continue
// For widgets that do allow multiple (spacer), the `elsewhere`
// hint is informational only.
result.push({ id: id, name: widgetName(id), description: widgetDescription(id),
elsewhere: allowsMultiple && !!existingInBar[id] && !existsHere,
isNoctalia: widgetIsNoctaliaPlugin(id) })
} else {
// Plugins section: accept anything that has a manifest in the
// registry (plugins[] holds non-bar plugins — panel/overlay/menu/
// service — keyed by manifest id).
var hasManifest = !!(root.pluginRegistry && root.pluginRegistry.installedPlugins[id])
if (!hasManifest) continue
if (existingInPlugins[id]) continue
result.push({ id: id, name: widgetName(id), description: widgetDescription(id), elsewhere: false,
isNoctalia: widgetIsNoctaliaPlugin(id) })
}
}
return result
}
@@ -432,7 +505,7 @@ Item {
anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
Text {
text: "Auto-saving to ~/.config/omarchy/bar.json"
text: "Auto-saving to ~/.config/omarchy/shell.json"
color: Qt.darker(root.foreground, 1.5)
font.family: root.fontFamily
font.pixelSize: 11
@@ -453,25 +526,29 @@ Item {
OptionDropdown {
label: "Position"
value: root.draft.position
value: root.draft.bar.position
options: ["top", "right", "bottom", "left"]
onChanged: function(v) {
root.draft.position = v
var next = root.cloneJson(root.draft)
next.bar.position = v
root.draft = next
root.markDirty()
}
}
OptionDropdown {
label: "Center anchor"
value: root.draft.centerAnchor
value: root.draft.bar.centerAnchor
options: {
var list = ["(none)"]
var entries = root.draft.layout.center || []
var entries = root.draft.bar.layout.center || []
for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) list.push(entries[i].id)
return list
}
onChanged: function(v) {
root.draft.centerAnchor = v === "(none)" ? "" : v
var next = root.cloneJson(root.draft)
next.bar.centerAnchor = v === "(none)" ? "" : v
root.draft = next
root.markDirty()
}
}
@@ -525,9 +602,17 @@ Item {
Layout.fillWidth: true
spacing: 14
SectionEditor { sectionKey: "left"; sectionLabel: "Left" }
SectionEditor { sectionKey: "center"; sectionLabel: "Center" }
SectionEditor { sectionKey: "right"; sectionLabel: "Right" }
SectionEditor { sectionKey: "left"; sectionLabel: "Bar · Left" }
SectionEditor { sectionKey: "center"; sectionLabel: "Bar · Center" }
SectionEditor { sectionKey: "right"; sectionLabel: "Bar · Right" }
Rectangle {
Layout.fillWidth: true
height: 1
color: Qt.rgba(root.foreground.r, root.foreground.g, root.foreground.b, 0.12)
}
SectionEditor { sectionKey: "plugins"; sectionLabel: "Other plugins" }
}
PluginManager {
@@ -638,13 +723,13 @@ Item {
property string sectionKey: ""
property string sectionLabel: ""
property var entries: (root.draft.layout && root.draft.layout[section.sectionKey]) || []
property var entries: root.sectionArray(section.sectionKey)
Layout.fillWidth: true
spacing: 8
Connections {
target: root
function onDraftRevisionChanged() { section.entries = (root.draft.layout && root.draft.layout[section.sectionKey]) || [] }
function onDraftRevisionChanged() { section.entries = root.sectionArray(section.sectionKey) }
}
Row {
@@ -681,7 +766,11 @@ Item {
model: root.availableToAdd(section.sectionKey)
delegate: MenuItem {
required property var modelData
text: modelData.name + (modelData.elsewhere ? " (elsewhere)" : "")
// Suffix order matches what users skim left-to-right:
// name first, origin badge, then "elsewhere" if shared across sections.
text: modelData.name
+ (modelData.isNoctalia ? " (Noctalia)" : "")
+ (modelData.elsewhere ? " (elsewhere)" : "")
onTriggered: root.addEntry(section.sectionKey, modelData.id)
}
}
@@ -934,6 +1023,11 @@ Item {
}
}
// Resolution order:
// 1) First-party inline forms (id-keyed switch).
// 2) Noctalia plugin's own Settings.qml — we load it inside a Loader
// so the plugin renders its native UI and writes via pluginApi.
// 3) Generic DynamicSettingsForm built from manifest schema entries.
function formComponent(id) {
var meta = widgetMetadata(id)
if (meta && meta.settingsForm) {
@@ -943,6 +1037,9 @@ Item {
case "brightnessSettings": return brightnessSettingsComponent
}
}
var manifest = root.pluginRegistry ? root.pluginRegistry.installedPlugins[id] : null
if (manifest && manifest.__noctaliaCompat && manifest.entryPoints && manifest.entryPoints.settings)
return noctaliaSettingsComponent
if (widgetSchema(id).length > 0) return dynamicSettingsComponent
return null
}
@@ -956,6 +1053,51 @@ Item {
}
}
// Loader stub for Noctalia plugins that bundle a Settings.qml. We load the
// plugin's form and inject pluginApi so the plugin's own "save" button
// routes through pluginApi.saveSettings() — which lands in shell.json via
// shell.updateEntryInline. The plugin form doesn't emit `fieldChanged`,
// so the dialog's Apply/Cancel buttons are mostly decorative for these
// (writes already happened by the time you click Apply).
Component {
id: noctaliaSettingsComponent
Item {
id: noctaliaForm
property var entry: ({})
property string pluginId: entry && entry.id ? String(entry.id) : ""
property var manifest: pluginId && root.pluginRegistry
? root.pluginRegistry.installedPlugins[pluginId] : null
implicitHeight: settingsLoader.item ? settingsLoader.item.implicitHeight : 0
implicitWidth: settingsLoader.item ? settingsLoader.item.implicitWidth : 0
Loader {
id: settingsLoader
anchors.fill: parent
source: {
if (!noctaliaForm.manifest) return ""
return root.pluginRegistry.entryPointUrl(noctaliaForm.manifest, "settings")
}
asynchronous: false
onLoaded: {
if (!item) return
var api = (root.shell && typeof root.shell.noctaliaPluginApiFor === "function")
? root.shell.noctaliaPluginApiFor(noctaliaForm.pluginId) : null
if (api && "pluginApi" in item) item.pluginApi = api
if ("screen" in item && root.QsWindow && root.QsWindow.window)
item.screen = root.QsWindow.window.screen
}
onStatusChanged: {
if (status === Loader.Error) {
console.warn("noctalia Settings.qml failed for " + noctaliaForm.pluginId + ":",
sourceComponent ? sourceComponent.errorString() : "")
}
}
}
}
}
Component {
id: spacerSettingsComponent
@@ -19,29 +19,26 @@ Item {
// Injected by the host shell. Shared with the bar-settings panel so both
// see the same widget catalogue.
required property var barWidgetRegistry
// Injected by the host shell every time shell.json is reloaded. Holds the
// `bar:` subtree: position, centerAnchor, fontFamily, layout. The host owns
// file IO; the bar just renders whatever it's handed.
required property var barConfig
// Injected by the host shell so the bar can detect Noctalia-compat plugins
// and look up manifests when wiring per-widget Noctalia pluginApi.
property var pluginRegistry: null
// Injected by the host shell. Used so Noctalia plugins that reach for
// shell-wide APIs (openPanel, currentScreen) can do so via pluginApi.
property var shell: null
property string home: Quickshell.env("HOME")
property string omarchyConfigDir: home + "/.config/omarchy"
property var builtinBarConfig: ({
property var fallbackBarConfig: ({
position: "top",
fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font",
centerAnchor: "clock",
layout: {
left: [{ id: "omarchy" }, { id: "workspaces" }],
center: [
{ id: "clock", format: "dddd HH:mm", formatAlt: "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy", verticalFormat: "HH\n—\nmm" },
{ id: "weather" }, { id: "update" }, { id: "voxtype" },
{ id: "screenRecording" }, { id: "idle" }, { id: "notifications" }
],
right: [
{ id: "tray" }, { id: "bluetooth" }, { id: "network" },
{ id: "audio" }, { id: "cpu" }, { id: "battery" }
]
}
centerAnchor: "calendar",
layout: { left: [], center: [], right: [] }
})
property var defaultBarConfig: builtinBarConfig
property var userBarConfig: ({})
property var layoutConfig: builtinBarConfig.layout
property string centerAnchor: "clock"
property var layoutConfig: fallbackBarConfig.layout
property string centerAnchor: ""
property int barConfigSerial: 0
property string position: "top"
property string fontFamily: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"
@@ -80,6 +77,40 @@ Item {
if (activePopout === owner) activePopout = null
}
// -------------------------------------------------- Noctalia compat helpers
//
// The shell owns pluginApi creation and Main.qml service instantiation now;
// bar widgets just look up their api by moduleName. Keeping section/index
// helpers here because they're needed for Noctalia bar-widget injection
// (widgetId, section, sectionWidgetIndex, sectionWidgetsCount).
function sectionOfEntry(entry) {
var sections = ["left", "center", "right"]
for (var s = 0; s < sections.length; s++) {
var list = layoutConfig[sections[s]] || []
for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
if (list[i] === entry) return sections[s]
}
}
return ""
}
function indexOfEntry(entry) {
var section = sectionOfEntry(entry)
var list = section ? (layoutConfig[section] || []) : []
for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) if (list[i] === entry) return i
return -1
}
function entriesOfSection(section) {
return Array.isArray(layoutConfig[section]) ? layoutConfig[section] : []
}
function noctaliaPluginApiFor(moduleName) {
if (!shell || typeof shell.noctaliaPluginApiFor !== "function") return null
return shell.noctaliaPluginApiFor(moduleName)
}
readonly property bool vertical: position === "left" || position === "right"
readonly property int barSize: vertical ? 28 : 26
@@ -104,51 +135,6 @@ Item {
return value !== null && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)
}
function cloneConfig(value) {
if (Array.isArray(value)) {
var arrayCopy = []
for (var i = 0; i < value.length; i++)
arrayCopy.push(cloneConfig(value[i]))
return arrayCopy
}
if (isPlainObject(value)) {
var objectCopy = {}
for (var key in value)
objectCopy[key] = cloneConfig(value[key])
return objectCopy
}
return value
}
function mergeConfig(base, override) {
var result = cloneConfig(base || {})
if (!isPlainObject(override)) return result
for (var key in override) {
if (isPlainObject(result[key]) && isPlainObject(override[key]))
result[key] = mergeConfig(result[key], override[key])
else
result[key] = cloneConfig(override[key])
}
return result
}
function parseConfig(raw, label) {
var text = String(raw || "").trim()
if (!text) return {}
try {
var parsed = JSON.parse(text)
return isPlainObject(parsed) ? parsed : {}
} catch (error) {
console.warn("Failed to parse " + label + ": " + error)
return {}
}
}
function normalizeLayoutEntry(entry) {
if (typeof entry === "string") return { id: entry }
if (isPlainObject(entry) && entry.id) return entry
@@ -166,7 +152,7 @@ Item {
}
function normalizeLayout(layout) {
if (!isPlainObject(layout)) layout = builtinBarConfig.layout
if (!isPlainObject(layout)) layout = fallbackBarConfig.layout
return {
left: normalizeLayoutSection(layout.left),
center: normalizeLayoutSection(layout.center),
@@ -175,24 +161,16 @@ Item {
}
function applyBarConfig() {
var config = mergeConfig(defaultBarConfig, userBarConfig)
var config = isPlainObject(barConfig) ? barConfig : fallbackBarConfig
position = normalizePosition(config.position)
fontFamily = String(config.fontFamily || "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font")
centerAnchor = String(config.centerAnchor || "clock")
centerAnchor = String(config.centerAnchor || "")
layoutConfig = normalizeLayout(config.layout)
barConfigSerial++
}
function loadDefaultBarConfig(raw) {
defaultBarConfig = mergeConfig(builtinBarConfig, parseConfig(raw, "bar defaults"))
applyBarConfig()
}
function loadUserBarConfig(raw) {
userBarConfig = parseConfig(raw, "bar config")
applyBarConfig()
}
onBarConfigChanged: applyBarConfig()
function layoutEntries(region) {
var serial = barConfigSerial
@@ -327,7 +305,10 @@ Item {
property var registeredFirstPartyComponents: ({})
Component.onCompleted: registerFirstPartyWidgets()
Component.onCompleted: {
registerFirstPartyWidgets()
applyBarConfig()
}
function registerFirstPartyWidgets() {
var ids = Object.keys(firstPartyWidgetMetadata)
@@ -713,22 +694,8 @@ Item {
onTriggered: root.tooltipShown = true
}
FileView {
path: root.omarchyPath + "/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/bar-defaults.json"
watchChanges: true
printErrors: false
onLoaded: root.loadDefaultBarConfig(text())
onFileChanged: reload()
}
FileView {
path: root.omarchyConfigDir + "/bar.json"
watchChanges: true
printErrors: false
onLoaded: root.loadUserBarConfig(text())
onFileChanged: reload()
}
// The host owns shell.json loading and injects `barConfig`. Bar still keeps
// its own theme FileView since theme colors are independent of shell.json.
FileView {
path: root.home + "/.config/omarchy/current/theme/colors.toml"
watchChanges: true
@@ -1230,6 +1197,20 @@ Item {
if ("bar" in target) target.bar = root
if ("moduleName" in target) target.moduleName = moduleName
if ("settings" in target) target.settings = moduleSettings
// Noctalia compat injection. Only kicks in for plugins whose manifest
// was translated from Noctalia shape; for our first-party widgets these
// properties don't exist on the target item so nothing happens.
var manifest = root.pluginRegistry ? root.pluginRegistry.installedPlugins[moduleName] : null
if (manifest && manifest.__noctaliaCompat) {
if ("pluginApi" in target) target.pluginApi = root.noctaliaPluginApiFor(moduleName)
if ("widgetId" in target) target.widgetId = moduleName
if ("section" in target) target.section = root.sectionOfEntry(entry)
if ("sectionWidgetIndex" in target) target.sectionWidgetIndex = root.indexOfEntry(entry)
if ("sectionWidgetsCount" in target) target.sectionWidgetsCount = root.entriesOfSection(root.sectionOfEntry(entry)).length
if ("screen" in target && root.QsWindow && root.QsWindow.window)
target.screen = root.QsWindow.window.screen
}
}
Component {
@@ -7,41 +7,43 @@ the shell for its whole session.
- `manifest.json` declares the plugin (`id: omarchy.bar`, `kind: bar`, `activation: persistent`) and points at `Bar.qml` as the entry point.
- `Bar.qml` is Omarchy-owned bar engine code, loaded by the omarchy-shell host. Users should not edit it directly.
- `bar-defaults.json` is the Omarchy-owned default layout and module settings.
- `widgets/` holds first-party widgets — modular, interactive components shipped with Omarchy.
- `common/` holds shared QML helpers (buttons, sliders, popup cards).
- User overrides live in `~/.config/omarchy/bar.json` and are merged over defaults at runtime.
- `omarchy-style-bar-position` updates only the user override file.
- The bar receives its config from the host shell as a `barConfig` property; the host loads it from `~/.config/omarchy/shell.json` (or `shell-defaults.json` when the user has no file).
- `omarchy-style-bar-position` updates only the user shell.json file.
## Customizing
The bar reads `~/.local/share/omarchy/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/bar-defaults.json`, then deep-merges `~/.config/omarchy/bar.json` on top of it. Each `layout.{left,center,right}` entry is an object: at minimum `{ "id": "<widget>" }`, plus any inline settings the widget reads.
The bar config lives under the `bar:` key of [`~/.config/omarchy/shell.json`](../../README.md#shelljson-shape). Out of the box the shell uses [`shell-defaults.json`](../../shell-defaults.json). Once you customize anything via `omarchy launch bar-settings` or by editing shell.json directly, your file is canonical — there is no deep-merge.
Launch the visual editor with `omarchy launch bar-settings` (or run `omarchy-launch-bar-settings`) to reorder widgets, add/remove them, and tweak per-widget options without editing JSON by hand.
Example `bar.json`:
Example `shell.json` (bar subtree only shown):
```json
{
"position": "top",
"centerAnchor": "calendar",
"layout": {
"left": [
{ "id": "omarchy" },
{ "id": "spacer", "size": 12 },
{ "id": "workspacesPro" }
],
"center": [
{ "id": "media" },
{ "id": "calendar", "format": "HH:mm" }
],
"right": [
{ "id": "systemStats" },
{ "id": "audioPanel" },
{ "id": "battery" },
{ "id": "controlCenter" },
{ "id": "powerMenu" }
]
"version": 1,
"bar": {
"position": "top",
"centerAnchor": "calendar",
"layout": {
"left": [
{ "id": "omarchy" },
{ "id": "spacer", "size": 12 },
{ "id": "workspacesPro" }
],
"center": [
{ "id": "media" },
{ "id": "calendar", "format": "HH:mm" }
],
"right": [
{ "id": "systemStats" },
{ "id": "audioPanel" },
{ "id": "battery" },
{ "id": "controlCenter" },
{ "id": "powerMenu" }
]
}
}
}
```
@@ -81,18 +83,21 @@ All widgets work in `top`, `bottom`, `left`, and `right` positions. Popups ancho
## Custom user modules
The schema accepts arbitrary module ids that you provide. Set `type` to `command` for shell-driven output or `qml` for a custom QML widget.
The schema accepts arbitrary module ids that you provide. Set `type` to `command` for shell-driven output or `qml` for a custom QML widget. Both still go under `bar.layout.<section>` in `shell.json`.
Command module:
```json
{
"layout": {
"right": [
{ "id": "tray" },
{ "id": "vpn", "type": "command", "exec": "~/.config/omarchy/bar/scripts/vpn-status", "interval": 5, "tooltip": "VPN", "onClick": "nm-connection-editor" },
{ "id": "audioPanel" }
]
"version": 1,
"bar": {
"layout": {
"right": [
{ "id": "tray" },
{ "id": "vpn", "type": "command", "exec": "~/.config/omarchy/bar/scripts/vpn-status", "interval": 5, "tooltip": "VPN", "onClick": "nm-connection-editor" },
{ "id": "audioPanel" }
]
}
}
}
```
@@ -107,11 +112,14 @@ QML module:
```json
{
"layout": {
"right": [
{ "id": "gpu", "type": "qml" },
{ "id": "audioPanel" }
]
"version": 1,
"bar": {
"layout": {
"right": [
{ "id": "gpu", "type": "qml" },
{ "id": "audioPanel" }
]
}
}
}
```
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
{
"position": "top",
"fontFamily": "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font",
"centerAnchor": "calendar",
"layout": {
"left": [
{ "id": "omarchy" },
{ "id": "workspacesPro" },
{ "id": "activeWindow" }
],
"center": [
{ "id": "media" },
{ "id": "calendar", "format": "dddd HH:mm", "formatAlt": "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy", "verticalFormat": "HH\n—\nmm" },
{ "id": "weatherFlyout" },
{ "id": "update" },
{ "id": "voxtype" },
{ "id": "screenRecording" },
{ "id": "idle" },
{ "id": "notifications" }
],
"right": [
{ "id": "tray" },
{ "id": "systemStats" },
{ "id": "microphone" },
{ "id": "bluetoothPanel" },
{ "id": "networkPanel" },
{ "id": "audioPanel" },
{ "id": "nightLight" },
{ "id": "brightness" },
{ "id": "powerProfile" },
{ "id": "battery" },
{ "id": "controlCenter" },
{ "id": "powerMenu" }
]
}
}