home-manager: add persistentStoragePath option

[eyJhb]

Add persistentStoragePath to the home-manager module, to be in line with #134 .

Would allow to do things such as...

home.persistence.main = {
  persistentStoragePath = "/persistent";
  files = [ ... ]
  directories = [ ... ]
};

cc @talyz :)

EDIT: this is not tested yet. Trying to use it now. EDIT2: I've been running this for months now, without any issues. EDIT3: I do however have patched the following line, to always use symlink getDirMethod = v: v.method or "bindfs";

[eyJhb]

I'm really unsure, if this is the way to go. I've tried not to edit too much in the module, but only the base things.

[eyJhb]

@SrEstegosaurio keep in mind, I've mostly only tested it with symlink, as I don't like bindfs. Hopefully your PC does not explode.

[SrEstegosaurio]

Sorry for my late response, I've been busy. :/

I've decided to test it out following the example and got an error.

The nix expression:

{pkgs, lib, config, ...}:
{
    # Element matrix client configuration file.
    home = {
        # There is an element-desktop-wayland which currently does not spawn a window in wayland.
        # Maybe more testing?
        packages = [pkgs.element-desktop];

        persistence.main = lib.mkIf (builtins.elem pkgs.element-desktop config.home.packages) {
            persistentStoragePath = "/nix/persistent${config.home.username}"; 
            directories = [
                "${config.xdg.configHome}/Element"
            ];
        };
    };
}

The error:

       error: The option `home-manager.users.srestegosaurio.home.persistence.main.persistentStoragePath' does not exist. Definition values:
       - In `/nix/store/9q12xmgzj1jifzy6gbl824ainfp649x3-source/modules/coms/element': "/nix/persistentsrestegosaurio"

[eyJhb]

How are you importing the patch? It seems weird that you would get that error.

I've been running it since I made this pr, and haven't gotten that error. I can try to post my config once I get home.

But it just smells very much like the patch isn't imported/used.

On 21 October 2023 15.15.12 CEST, "Sr.Estegosaurio" @.***> wrote:

Sorry for my late response, I've been busy. :/

I've decided to test it out following the example and got an error.

The nix expression:

{pkgs, lib, config, ...}:
{
  # Element matrix client configuration file.
  home = {
      # There is an element-desktop-wayland which currently does not spawn a window in wayland.
      # Maybe more testing?
      packages = [pkgs.element-desktop];

      persistence.main = lib.mkIf (builtins.elem pkgs.element-desktop config.home.packages) {
          persistentStoragePath = "/nix/persistent${config.home.username}"; 
          directories = [
              "${config.xdg.configHome}/Element"
          ];
      };
  };
}

The error:

      error: The option `home-manager.users.srestegosaurio.home.persistence.main.persistentStoragePath' does not exist. Definition values:
      - In `/nix/store/9q12xmgzj1jifzy6gbl824ainfp649x3-source/modules/coms/element': "/nix/persistentsrestegosaurio"

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[eyJhb]

@talyz do you have time to look at this PR? :)

[talyz]

Looks good! Thanks! :)