`irssi` add `extraSettings` Option

[benkio]

Hi, As you can see from the irssi configuration I've set manually in the image attached, I added an extra Setting in the irssi config file.

Then I wanted to add such settings via home-manager, but looking at the irssi program here, there's no extraSetting option that I can set to add lines in there. The Feature request is to add an option to the irssi program to do that via nix. Thanks

[randomn4me]

Is the attribute programs.irssi.extraConfig the one you are looking for? I dont know if this is possible, as the default config already defines a core section, but the it should do if you define it like this (assuming, the screenshot shows corrent irssi config syntax, i.e., no nix).

programs.irssi.extraConfig = ''
  core = {
    real_name = "Enrico Benini";
    user_name = "benkio";
    nick = "benkio";
  };
  "irc/dcc" = { dcc_autoget ="yes"; };
'';

[benkio]

If I add the config you suggested, the bit is added at the bottom of the config file as from the code. I don't know if I redefine the settings entirely I'll overwrite it or not. I try to add this:

    irssi = {
      enable = true;
      extraConfig = ''
      settings = {
        core = {
          real_name = "Enrico Benini";
          user_name = "benkio";
          nick = "benkio";
        };
        "irc/dcc" = { dcc_autoget ="yes"; };
      };
      '';
    };

and try to see if that option works or not

[benkio]

Ok, I tried right now. This is the final configuration I've got:

───────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       │ File: ./.irssi/config
───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   1   │ settings = {
   2   │   core = {
   3   │     settings_autosave = "no";
   4   │   };
   5   │ };
   6   │ 
   7   │ aliases = {
   8   │ 
   9   │ };
  10   │ 
  11   │ chatnets = {
  12   │ 
  13   │ };
  14   │ 
  15   │ servers = (
  16   │ 
  17   │ );
  18   │ 
  19   │ channels = (
  20   │ 
  21   │ );
  22   │ 
  23   │ settings = {
  24   │   core = {
  25   │     real_name = "Enrico Benini";
  26   │     user_name = "benkio";
  27   │     nick = "benkio";
  28   │   };
  29   │   "irc/dcc" = { dcc_autoget ="yes"; };
  30   │ };
  31   │ 

It works, it's not really clean, but it's a workaround. Then, you can decide if you want to add such option or it's unnecessary

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