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diff --git a/profiles/i3.py b/profiles/i3.py new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3867dfb5 --- /dev/null +++ b/profiles/i3.py @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +# Common package for i3, lets user select which i3 configuration they want. + +import archinstall, os + +is_top_level_profile = False + +# New way of defining packages for a profile, which is iterable and can be used out side +# of the profile to get a list of "what packages will be installed". +__packages__ = [] + +def _prep_function(*args, **kwargs): + """ + Magic function called by the importing installer + before continuing any further. It also avoids executing any + other code in this stage. So it's a safe way to ask the user + for more input before any other installer steps start. + """ + + supported_configurations = ['i3-wm', 'i3-gaps'] + desktop = archinstall.generic_select(supported_configurations, 'Select your desired configuration: ') + + # Temporarily store the selected desktop profile + # in a session-safe location, since this module will get reloaded + # the next time it gets executed. + archinstall.storage['_desktop_profile'] = desktop + + profile = archinstall.Profile(None, desktop) + # Loading the instructions with a custom namespace, ensures that a __name__ comparison is never triggered. + with profile.load_instructions(namespace=f"{desktop}.py") as imported: + if hasattr(imported, '_prep_function'): + return imported._prep_function() + else: + print(f"Deprecated (??): {desktop} profile has no _prep_function() anymore") + +if __name__ == 'i3': + """ + This "profile" is a meta-profile. + There are no desktop-specific steps, it simply routes + the installer to whichever desktop environment/window manager was chosen. + + Maybe in the future, a network manager or similar things *could* be added here. + We should honor that Arch Linux does not officially endorse a desktop-setup, nor is + it trying to be a turn-key desktop distribution. + + There are plenty of desktop-turn-key-solutions based on Arch Linux, + this is therefore just a helper to get started + """ + + # Install common packages for all i3 configurations + installation.add_additional_packages(__packages__) + + # TODO: Remove magic variable 'installation' and place it + # in archinstall.storage or archinstall.session/archinstall.installation + installation.install_profile(archinstall.storage['_desktop_profile']) + |