add config flag

you can now specify a config with -c <path>

3 files changed, 39 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index 3ea1711a..0500387c 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ public:
     CWindow*                getX11Parent(CWindow*);
     void                    scheduleFrameForMonitor(SMonitor*);
 
+    std::string             explicitConfigPath;
+
 private:
     void                    initAllSignals();
     void                    setRandomSplash();
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index f01f9b40..ba73b777 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@
 
 CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     setDefaultVars();
-    static const char* const ENVHOME = getenv("HOME");
-    const std::string CONFIGPATH = ENVHOME + (ISDEBUG ? (std::string) "/.config/hypr/hyprlandd.conf" : (std::string) "/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf");
+
+    std::string CONFIGPATH;
+    if (g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath == "") {
+        static const char* const ENVHOME = getenv("HOME");
+        CONFIGPATH = ENVHOME + (ISDEBUG ? (std::string) "/.config/hypr/hyprlandd.conf" : (std::string) "/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf");
+    } else {
+        CONFIGPATH = g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath;
+    }
+
     configPaths.emplace_back(CONFIGPATH);
 
     Debug::disableLogs = &configValues["debug:disable_logs"].intValue;
@@ -801,28 +808,37 @@ void CConfigManager::loadConfigLoadVars() {
     // paths
     configPaths.clear();
 
+    std::string CONFIGPATH;
+
     static const char* const ENVHOME = getenv("HOME");
     const std::string CONFIGPARENTPATH = ENVHOME + (std::string) "/.config/hypr/";
-    const std::string CONFIGPATH = CONFIGPARENTPATH + (ISDEBUG ? "hyprlandd.conf" : "hyprland.conf");
 
-    configPaths.push_back(CONFIGPATH);
+    if (g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath == "") {
+        CONFIGPATH = CONFIGPARENTPATH + (ISDEBUG ? "hyprlandd.conf" : "hyprland.conf");
+    } else {
+        CONFIGPATH = g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath;
+    }
 
+    configPaths.push_back(CONFIGPATH);
+ 
     std::ifstream ifs;
     ifs.open(CONFIGPATH);
 
     if (!ifs.good()) {
-        Debug::log(WARN, "Config reading error. (No file? Attempting to generate, backing up old one if exists)");
-        try {
-            std::filesystem::rename(CONFIGPATH, CONFIGPATH + ".backup");
-        } catch(...) { /* Probably doesn't exist */}
+        if(g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath == "") {
+            Debug::log(WARN, "Config reading error. (No file? Attempting to generate, backing up old one if exists)");
+            try {
+                std::filesystem::rename(CONFIGPATH, CONFIGPATH + ".backup");
+            } catch(...) { /* Probably doesn't exist */}
 
-        try {
-            if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(CONFIGPARENTPATH))
-                std::filesystem::create_directories(CONFIGPARENTPATH);
-        }
-        catch (...) {
-            parseError = "Broken config file! (Could not create directory)";
-            return;
+            try {
+                if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(CONFIGPARENTPATH))
+                    std::filesystem::create_directories(CONFIGPARENTPATH);
+            }
+            catch (...) {
+                parseError = "Broken config file! (Could not create directory)";
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         std::ofstream ofs;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3f68fa8f..753d406d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         throw std::runtime_error("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set!");
 
     // parse some args
+    std::string configPath;
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
         if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--i-am-really-stupid"))
             ignoreSudo = true;
+        if ((!strcmp(argv[i], "-c") || !strcmp(argv[i], "--config")) && argc >= i + 2) {
+            configPath = std::string(argv[++i]);
+            Debug::log(LOG, "Using config location %s.", configPath.c_str());
+        }
     }
 
     system("mkdir -p /tmp/hypr");
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     // let's init the compositor.
     // it initializes basic Wayland stuff in the constructor.
     g_pCompositor = std::make_unique<CCompositor>(); 
+    g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath = configPath;
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Hyprland init finished.");