From 39236213abc668d35fab45e6bb747f11862e992d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tv <tv@shackspace.de>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:21:46 +0100
Subject: tv xmonad: read initial workspaces from file

---
 tv/2configs/xserver/default.nix    | 13 +++++++++++++
 tv/2configs/xserver/xmonad/Main.hs | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tv/2configs/xserver/default.nix b/tv/2configs/xserver/default.nix
index facdf6df..c5cffbb3 100644
--- a/tv/2configs/xserver/default.nix
+++ b/tv/2configs/xserver/default.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ let
   xmonad-environment = {
     DISPLAY = ":${toString config.services.xserver.display}";
     XMONAD_STATE = "/tmp/xmonad.state";
+
+    # XXX JSON is close enough :)
+    XMONAD_WORKSPACES0_FILE = pkgs.writeText "xmonad.workspaces0" (toJSON [
+      "Dashboard" # we start here
+      "23"
+      "cr"
+      "ff"
+      "hack"
+      "im"
+      "mail"
+      "stockholm"
+      "za" "zj" "zs"
+    ]);
   };
 
   xmonad-start = pkgs.writeScriptBin "xmonad" ''
diff --git a/tv/2configs/xserver/xmonad/Main.hs b/tv/2configs/xserver/xmonad/Main.hs
index b71b9a4d..186a5e22 100644
--- a/tv/2configs/xserver/xmonad/Main.hs
+++ b/tv/2configs/xserver/xmonad/Main.hs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-} -- for XS
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 
 
 module Main where
 
+import Control.Exception
+import Text.Read (readEither)
 import XMonad
-import System.Environment (getArgs)
+import System.Environment (getArgs, getEnv)
 import XMonad.Prompt (defaultXPConfig)
 import XMonad.Actions.DynamicWorkspaces ( addWorkspacePrompt, renameWorkspace
                                         , removeEmptyWorkspace)
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ main = getArgs >>= \case
 
 mainNoArgs :: IO ()
 mainNoArgs = do
+    workspaces0 <- getWorkspaces0
     xmonad
         -- $ withUrgencyHookC dzenUrgencyHook { args = ["-bg", "magenta", "-fg", "magenta", "-h", "2"], duration = 500000 }
         --                   urgencyConfig { remindWhen = Every 1 }
@@ -61,16 +65,7 @@ mainNoArgs = do
             { terminal          = myTerm
             , modMask           = mod4Mask
             , keys              = myKeys
-            , workspaces        =
-                [ "Dashboard" -- we start here
-                , "23"
-                , "cr"
-                , "ff"
-                , "hack"
-                , "im"
-                , "mail"
-                , "zalora", "zjournal", "zskype"
-                ]
+            , workspaces        = workspaces0
             , layoutHook        = smartBorders $ myLayout
             -- , handleEventHook   = myHandleEventHooks <+> handleTimerEvent
             --, handleEventHook   = handleTimerEvent
@@ -86,6 +81,22 @@ mainNoArgs = do
         (FixedColumn 1 20 80 10 ||| Full)
 
 
+getWorkspaces0 :: IO [String]
+getWorkspaces0 =
+    try (getEnv "XMONAD_WORKSPACES0_FILE") >>= \case
+      Left e -> warn (displaySomeException e)
+      Right p -> try (readFile p) >>= \case
+        Left e -> warn (displaySomeException e)
+        Right x -> case readEither x of
+          Left e -> warn e
+          Right y -> return y
+  where
+    warn msg = putStrLn ("getWorkspaces0: " ++ msg) >> return []
+
+displaySomeException :: SomeException -> String
+displaySomeException = displayException
+
+
 spawnTermAt :: String -> X ()
 --spawnTermAt _ = floatNext True >> spawn myTerm
 --spawnTermAt "ff" = floatNext True >> spawn myTerm
-- 
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