More user config variables set in flake

flake.nix

@@ -14,27 +14,39 @@
     username = "emmet"; # username
     name = "Emmet"; # name/identifier
     email = "librephoenix3@pm.me"; # email (used for certain configurations)
-    dotfilesDir = "~/.dotfiles"; # absolute path of the repo locally
-    theme = "ayu-dark"; # selcted theme from my themes directory
-    wm = "xmonad"; # Selected window manager or desktop environment
+    dotfilesDir = "~/.dotfiles"; # absolute path of the local repo
+    theme = "ayu-dark"; # selcted theme from my themes directory (./themes/)
+    wm = "xmonad"; # Selected window manager or desktop environment; must select one in both ./user/wm/ and ./system/wm/
+    browser = "librewolf"; # Default browser; must select one from ./user/app/browser/
+    editor = "emacsclient"; # Default editor;
+    term = "alacritty -o font.size=20"; # Default terminal command;
     font = "Inconsolata"; # Selected font
     fontPkg = pkgs.inconsolata; # Font package
 
-    # set pkgs to correct type
+    # editor spawning translator
+    # generates a command that can be used to spawn editor inside a gui
+    # EDITOR and TERM session variables must be set in home.nix or other module
+    # I set the session variable SPAWNEDITOR to this in my home.nix for convenience
+    spawnEditor = if (editor == "emacsclient") then "emacsclient -c -a 'emacs'"
+                  else (if (editor == ("vim" || "nvim" || "nano")) then "$TERM -e $EDITOR" else editor);
+
+    # configure pkgs
     pkgs = import nixpkgs {
       inherit system;
       config = { allowUnfree = true; };
       overlays = [ rust-overlay.overlays.default ];
     };
 
+    # configure lib
     lib = nixpkgs.lib;
 
   in {
     homeConfigurations = {
       emmet = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
           inherit pkgs;
-          modules = [ (./. + "/profiles"+("/"+profile)+"/home.nix") ]; # load home.nix from profile
+          modules = [ (./. + "/profiles"+("/"+profile)+"/home.nix") ]; # load home.nix from selected PROFILE
           extraSpecialArgs = {
+            # pass config variables from above
             inherit username;
             inherit name;
             inherit hostname;
@@ -44,6 +56,10 @@
             inherit font;
             inherit fontPkg;
             inherit wm;
+            inherit browser;
+            inherit editor;
+            inherit term;
+            inherit spawnEditor;
             inherit (inputs) nix-doom-emacs;
             inherit (inputs) stylix;
             inherit (inputs) eaf;
@@ -55,8 +71,9 @@
     nixosConfigurations = {
       snowfire = lib.nixosSystem {
         inherit system;
-        modules = [ (./. + "/profiles"+("/"+profile)+"/configuration.nix") ]; # load configuration.nix from profile
+        modules = [ (./. + "/profiles"+("/"+profile)+"/configuration.nix") ]; # load configuration.nix from selected PROFILE
         specialArgs = {
+          # pass config variables from above
           inherit username;
           inherit name;
           inherit hostname;

profiles/personal/home.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, python3Packages, nix-doom-emacs, stylix, username, email, dotfilesDir, theme, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, python3Packages, nix-doom-emacs, stylix, username, email, dotfilesDir, theme, wm, browser, editor, spawnEditor, term, ... }:
 
 {
   # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the paths it should

profiles/work/home.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, python3Packages, nix-doom-emacs, stylix, username, email, dotfilesDir, theme, wm, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, python3Packages, nix-doom-emacs, stylix, username, email, dotfilesDir, theme, wm, browser, editor, spawnEditor, term, ... }:
 
 {
   # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the paths it should
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
               ../../user/app/ranger/ranger.nix # My ranger file manager config
               ../../user/app/git/git.nix # My git config
               ../../user/app/keepass/keepass.nix # My password manager
-              ../../user/app/browser/librewolf.nix # My default browser
+              (./. + "../../../user/app/browser"+("/"+browser)+".nix") # My default browser selected from flake
               ../../user/app/virtualization/virtualization.nix # Virtual machines
               ../../user/app/flatpak/flatpak.nix # Flatpaks
               ../../user/style/stylix.nix # Styling and themes for my apps
@@ -100,4 +100,11 @@
   xdg.mime.enable = true;
   xdg.mimeApps.enable = true;
 
+  home.sessionVariables = {
+    EDITOR = editor;
+    SPAWNEDITOR = spawnEditor;
+    TERM = term;
+    BROWSER = browser;
+  };
+
 }

user/wm/xmonad/xmonad.hs

@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ myFocusedBorderColor = colorFocus
 
 -- Default apps
 myTerminal, myBrowser :: String
-myTerminal = "alacritty -o font.size=20"
-myBrowser = "librewolf"
+myTerminal = "$TERM"
+myBrowser = "$BROWSER"
+myEditor = "$EDITOR"
+mySpawnEditor = "$SPAWNEDITOR"
 
 -- Whether focus follows the mouse pointer.
 myFocusFollowsMouse :: Bool
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ myScratchPads =
         w = 0.9
         t = 0.95 - h
         l = 0.95 - w
-    --spawnRanger = myTerminal ++ " --title ranger-scratchpad -e ranger"
     spawnRanger = "kitty --title ranger-scratchpad -e ranger"
     findRanger = title =? "ranger-scratchpad"
     manageRanger = customFloating $ W.RationalRect l t w h
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ myKeys conf@(XConfig {XMonad.modMask = modm}) =
       ((modm, xK_Return), spawn $ XMonad.terminal conf),
 
       -- launch emacsclient
-      ((modm, xK_a), spawn "emacsclient -c -a 'emacs'"),
+      ((modm, xK_a), spawn mySpawnEditor),
 
       -- launch browser
       ((modm, xK_s), spawn myBrowser),

user/wm/xmonad/xmonad.org

@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ myFocusedBorderColor = colorFocus
 #+BEGIN_SRC haskell :tangle xmonad.hs
 -- Default apps
 myTerminal, myBrowser :: String
-myTerminal = "alacritty -o font.size=20"
-myBrowser = "librewolf"
+myTerminal = "$TERM"
+myBrowser = "$BROWSER"
+myEditor = "$EDITOR"
+mySpawnEditor = "$SPAWNEDITOR"
 
 #+END_SRC
 *** Mouse Focus
@@ -167,7 +169,6 @@ myScratchPads =
         w = 0.9
         t = 0.95 - h
         l = 0.95 - w
-    --spawnRanger = myTerminal ++ " --title ranger-scratchpad -e ranger"
     spawnRanger = "kitty --title ranger-scratchpad -e ranger"
     findRanger = title =? "ranger-scratchpad"
     manageRanger = customFloating $ W.RationalRect l t w h
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ The following binds the following:
       ((modm, xK_Return), spawn $ XMonad.terminal conf),
 
       -- launch emacsclient
-      ((modm, xK_a), spawn "emacsclient -c -a 'emacs'"),
+      ((modm, xK_a), spawn mySpawnEditor),
 
       -- launch browser
       ((modm, xK_s), spawn myBrowser),