Add support for custom launch prefix, launch apps with niri msg action

spawn on niri

Common/SessionData.qml

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Singleton {
     property int wallpaperCyclingInterval: 300 // seconds (5 minutes)
     property string wallpaperCyclingTime: "06:00" // HH:mm format
     property string lastBrightnessDevice: ""
+    property string launchPrefix: ""
 
     // Power management settings - AC Power
     property int acMonitorTimeout: 0 // Never
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ Singleton {
                 wallpaperCyclingInterval = settings.wallpaperCyclingInterval !== undefined ? settings.wallpaperCyclingInterval : 300
                 wallpaperCyclingTime = settings.wallpaperCyclingTime !== undefined ? settings.wallpaperCyclingTime : "06:00"
                 lastBrightnessDevice = settings.lastBrightnessDevice !== undefined ? settings.lastBrightnessDevice : ""
+                launchPrefix = settings.launchPrefix !== undefined ? settings.launchPrefix : ""
 
                 acMonitorTimeout = settings.acMonitorTimeout !== undefined ? settings.acMonitorTimeout : 0
                 acLockTimeout = settings.acLockTimeout !== undefined ? settings.acLockTimeout : 0
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ Singleton {
                                                 "wallpaperCyclingInterval": wallpaperCyclingInterval,
                                                 "wallpaperCyclingTime": wallpaperCyclingTime,
                                                 "lastBrightnessDevice": lastBrightnessDevice,
+                                                "launchPrefix": launchPrefix,
                                                 "acMonitorTimeout": acMonitorTimeout,
                                                 "acLockTimeout": acLockTimeout,
                                                 "acSuspendTimeout": acSuspendTimeout,
@@ -409,6 +412,11 @@ Singleton {
         saveSettings()
     }
 
+    function setLaunchPrefix(prefix) {
+        launchPrefix = prefix
+        saveSettings()
+    }
+
     function setAcMonitorTimeout(timeout) {
         acMonitorTimeout = timeout
         saveSettings()

Modals/Settings/SettingsContent.qml

@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ Item {
         }
 
         Loader {
-            id: recentAppsLoader
+            id: launcherLoader
 
             anchors.fill: parent
             active: root.currentIndex === 7
             visible: active
             asynchronous: true
 
-            sourceComponent: RecentAppsTab {
+            sourceComponent: LauncherTab {
             }
 
         }

Modals/Settings/SettingsSidebar.qml

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Rectangle {
         "text": "Displays",
         "icon": "monitor"
     }, {
-        "text": "Recent Apps",
+        "text": "Launcher",
-        "icon": "history"
+        "icon": "apps"
     }, {
         "text": "Theme & Colors",
         "icon": "palette"

Modules/AppDrawer/AppLauncher.qml

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Item {
             return
         }
         suppressUpdatesWhileLaunching = true
-        appData.desktopEntry.execute()
+        SessionService.launchDesktopEntry(appData.desktopEntry)
         appLaunched(appData)
         AppUsageHistoryData.addAppUsage(appData.desktopEntry)
     }

Modules/Dock/DockAppButton.qml

@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Item {
                                                                            "comment": desktopEntry.comment || ""
                                                                        })
                                    }
-                                   desktopEntry.execute()
+                                   SessionService.launchDesktopEntry(desktopEntry)
                                }
                            } else if (appData.type === "window") {
                                const toplevel = getToplevelObject()
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Item {
                                                                        "comment": desktopEntry.comment || ""
                                                                    })
                                }
-                               desktopEntry.execute()
+                             SessionService.launchDesktopEntry(desktopEntry)
                            }
                        } else if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
                            if (contextMenu) {

Modules/Settings/LauncherTab.qml

@@ -19,6 +19,62 @@ Item {
             width: parent.width
             spacing: Theme.spacingXL
 
+            StyledRect {
+                width: parent.width
+                height: launchPrefixSection.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingL * 2
+                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g,
+                               Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.3)
+                border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g,
+                                      Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
+                border.width: 1
+
+                Column {
+                    id: launchPrefixSection
+
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    anchors.margins: Theme.spacingL
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                    Row {
+                        width: parent.width
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                        DankIcon {
+                            name: "terminal"
+                            size: Theme.iconSize
+                            color: Theme.primary
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        }
+
+                        StyledText {
+                            text: "Launch Prefix"
+                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
+                            font.weight: Font.Medium
+                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        width: parent.width
+                        text: "Add a custom prefix to all application launches. This can be used for things like 'uwsm-app', 'systemd-run', or other command wrappers."
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                        color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                    }
+
+                    DankTextField {
+                        width: parent.width
+                        text: SessionData.launchPrefix
+                        placeholderText: "Enter launch prefix (e.g., 'uwsm-app')"
+                        onTextEdited: {
+                            SessionData.setLaunchPrefix(text)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             StyledRect {
                 width: parent.width
                 height: recentlyUsedSection.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingL * 2

Services/SessionService.qml

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Singleton {
         detectElogindProcess.running = true
     }
 
+
     Process {
         id: detectUwsmProcess
         running: false
@@ -64,6 +65,26 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    // * Apps
+    function launchDesktopEntry(desktopEntry) {
+        let cmd = desktopEntry.command
+        if (SessionData.launchPrefix && SessionData.launchPrefix.length > 0) {
+            const launchPrefix = SessionData.launchPrefix.trim().split(" ")
+            cmd = launchPrefix.concat(cmd)
+        }
+
+        // For niri spawn with niri msg action spawn --
+        if (CompositorService.isNiri) {
+            cmd = ["niri", "msg", "action", "spawn", "--"].concat(cmd)
+        }
+
+        Quickshell.execDetached({
+            command: cmd,
+            workingDirectory: desktopEntry.workingDirectory,
+        });
+    }
+
+    // * Session management
     function logout() {
         if (hasUwsm) {
             uwsmLogout.running = true