VSCode Nix Home Manager Settings Hack

vscode-hack.nix

{ config, lib, ... }:
let
  codeSettingsPath = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/Code/User/settings.json";
in
{
  home.activation.codeSettingsHackRemove = lib.hm.dag.entryBefore [ "checkLinkTargets" ] ''
    if [ -e "${codeSettingsPath}" ]; then
      rm -f "${codeSettingsPath}"
    fi
  '';

  home.activation.codeSettingsHackApply = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "linkGeneration" ] ''
    if [ -L "${codeSettingsPath}" ] && [ -e "${codeSettingsPath}" ]; then
      cp --remove-destination "$(readlink ${codeSettingsPath})" "${codeSettingsPath}"
      chmod u+w "${codeSettingsPath}"
    fi
  '';
}