Fixed bugs and improved justfile UX

justfile

@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ default:
 
 _git-sync:
     @if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then \
-        echo ">> Error: Git working directory is not clean. Stash or commit your changes first."; \
-        exit 1; \
+        echo ">> Stashing local changes..."; \
+        git stash; \
+        git pull --ff-only --recurse-submodules; \
+        git submodule update --remote --recursive; \
+        git stash pop; \
+    else \
+        git pull --ff-only --recurse-submodules; \
+        git submodule update --remote --recursive; \
     fi
-    git pull --ff-only --recurse-submodules
-    git submodule update --remote --recursive
 
 _flake-update:
     nix flake update
@@ -83,6 +87,10 @@ repl:
 # Fully update the system, home-manager, and flatpaks
 update: prebuild _update-root _update-home update-flatpaks
 
+# Preview system changes without activating them
+dry-run: prebuild
+    sudo nixos-rebuild dry-activate --flake .?submodules=1#$(hostname)
+
 # Run Nix and Flatpak garbage collection. Optionally specify age (e.g., 'just cleanup 7d')
 cleanup days="":
     @if [ -n "{{days}}" ]; then \

scripts/bootstrap.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def clone_repository(repo_url: str, target_dir: str):
     """Clone the configuration repository and enter the directory."""
     print(f">> Cloning {repo_url} into {target_dir}...")
     try:
-        subprocess.run(["git", "clone", repo_url, target_dir], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(["git", "clone", "--recursive", repo_url, target_dir], check=True)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
         print("Error: Failed to clone repository.", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)

scripts/edit.py

@@ -5,21 +5,24 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import mimetypes
 
 
-def is_text_file(filepath):
+def is_text_file(filepath: str):
     mime_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(filepath)
     if mime_type:
         return mime_type.startswith("text/")
 
     try:
-        with open(filepath, "tr") as f:
-            f.read(1024)
+        with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
+            chunk = f.read(1024)
+            if b"\0" in chunk:
+                return False  # Null bytes usually mean binary
         return True
-    except (UnicodeDecodeError, IsADirectoryError):
+    except IsADirectoryError:
         return False
 
 
 app = typer.Typer()
 
+
 @app.command()
 def edit(target: Path = typer.Argument(..., help="File or directory to edit")):
     if not target.exists():
@@ -35,5 +38,6 @@ def edit(target: Path = typer.Argument(..., help="File or directory to edit")):
     else:
         subprocess.run(["heh", str(target)])
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app()

scripts/packages.bb

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bb
 
 (require '[babashka.cli :as cli]
+         '[babashka.fs :as fs]
          '[babashka.process :refer [shell]]
          '[clojure.string :as str])
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
 (def cli-spec
   {:spec {:home    {:coerce :boolean :desc "Edit home-manager config instead of NixOS config"}
-          :sys     {:desc "Specify system (defaults to current hostname)"} ; Removed :default from spec
+          :sys     {:desc "Specify system (defaults to current hostname)"}
           :user    {:default (System/getProperty "user.name")
                     :desc "Specify user (defaults to current user)"}
           :update  {:coerce :boolean :default true
@@ -34,11 +35,19 @@
                  (str "home-manager/" sys "/packages.nix")
                  (str "nixos/" sys "/packages.nix"))]
 
-    (println ">> Editing" target "...")
-    (shell "just" "edit" target)
-
-    (if (:update opts)
+    (if-not (fs/exists? target)
       (do
-        (println ">> Applying updates...")
-        (shell "just" "quick-update"))
-      (println ">> Skipping update (no-update provided)."))))
+        (binding [*out* *err*]
+          (println (str ">> Error: Target file does not exist: " target))
+          (println ">> Please ensure this system profile has been bootstrapped or configured first."))
+        (System/exit 1))
+
+      (do
+        (println ">> Editing" target "...")
+        (shell "just" "edit" target)
+
+        (if (:update opts)
+          (do
+            (println ">> Applying updates...")
+            (shell "just" "quick-update"))
+          (println ">> Skipping update (no-update provided)."))))))