From 5e03afe7f018dddb54563cd7a08364a96608caa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: purian23 <purian23@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 22:33:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Implement DMS Core Persistent Apps

---
 quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppLauncher.qml | 22 ++++++-
 quickshell/Services/AppSearchService.qml     | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppLauncher.qml b/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppLauncher.qml
index 58e4701e..fe2c8c09 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppLauncher.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/AppDrawer/AppLauncher.qml
@@ -114,9 +114,13 @@ Item {
                         const items = AppSearchService.getPluginItems(pluginCategory, "");
                         emptyTriggerItems = emptyTriggerItems.concat(items);
                     });
-                    apps = AppSearchService.applications.concat(emptyTriggerItems);
+                    // Add Core Apps
+                    const coreItems = AppSearchService.getCoreApps("");
+                    apps = AppSearchService.applications.concat(emptyTriggerItems).concat(coreItems);
                 } else {
                     apps = AppSearchService.getAppsInCategory(selectedCategory).slice(0, maxResults);
+                    const coreItems = AppSearchService.getCoreApps("").filter(app => app.categories.includes(selectedCategory));
+                    apps = apps.concat(coreItems);
                 }
             } else {
                 if (selectedCategory === allCategory) {
@@ -129,7 +133,9 @@ Item {
                         const items = AppSearchService.getPluginItems(pluginCategory, searchQuery);
                         emptyTriggerItems = emptyTriggerItems.concat(items);
                     });
-                    apps = apps.concat(emptyTriggerItems);
+
+                    const coreItems = AppSearchService.getCoreApps(searchQuery);
+                    apps = apps.concat(emptyTriggerItems).concat(coreItems);
                 } else {
                     const categoryApps = AppSearchService.getAppsInCategory(selectedCategory);
                     if (categoryApps.length > 0) {
@@ -139,6 +145,9 @@ Item {
                     } else {
                         apps = [];
                     }
+
+                    const coreItems = AppSearchService.getCoreApps(searchQuery).filter(app => app.categories.includes(selectedCategory));
+                    apps = apps.concat(coreItems);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -173,7 +182,7 @@ Item {
                 seenNames.add(itemKey);
                 uniqueApps.push(app);
 
-                const isPluginItem = app.action !== undefined;
+                const isPluginItem = app.isCore ? false : (app.action !== undefined);
                 filteredModel.append({
                     "name": app.name || "",
                     "exec": app.execString || app.exec || app.action || "",
@@ -181,6 +190,7 @@ Item {
                     "comment": app.comment || "",
                     "categories": app.categories || [],
                     "isPlugin": isPluginItem,
+                    "isCore": app.isCore === true,
                     "appIndex": uniqueApps.length - 1
                 });
             }
@@ -237,6 +247,12 @@ Item {
 
         const actualApp = _uniqueApps[appData.appIndex];
 
+        if (appData.isCore) {
+            AppSearchService.executeCoreApp(actualApp);
+            appLaunched(appData);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (appData.isPlugin) {
             const pluginId = getPluginIdForItem(actualApp);
             if (pluginId) {
diff --git a/quickshell/Services/AppSearchService.qml b/quickshell/Services/AppSearchService.qml
index 86ea5056..328983a2 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/AppSearchService.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/AppSearchService.qml
@@ -42,6 +42,68 @@ Singleton {
         _cachedCategories = null;
     }
 
+    readonly property var coreApps: [
+        {
+            name: "DMS Settings",
+            icon: Qt.resolvedUrl("../assets/danklogo2.svg"),
+            comment: "Manage DMS configuration",
+            action: "ipc:settings",
+            categories: ["Settings", "System"],
+            isCore: true
+        },
+        {
+            name: "DMS Notepad",
+            icon: "material:description",
+            comment: "Quick notes",
+            action: "ipc:notepad",
+            categories: ["Office", "Utility"],
+            isCore: true
+        },
+        {
+            name: "DMS System Monitor",
+            icon: "material:monitor_heart",
+            comment: "System monitor and process list",
+            action: "ipc:processlist",
+            categories: ["System", "Monitor"],
+            isCore: true
+        }
+    ]
+
+    function getCoreApps(query) {
+        if (!query || query.length === 0) {
+            return coreApps;
+        }
+
+        const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+        return coreApps.filter(app => {
+            return app.name.toLowerCase().includes(lowerQuery) || app.comment.toLowerCase().includes(lowerQuery);
+        });
+    }
+
+    function executeCoreApp(app) {
+        if (!app || !app.action) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const actionParts = app.action.split(":");
+        const actionType = actionParts[0];
+        const actionTarget = actionParts[1];
+
+        if (actionType === "ipc") {
+            if (actionTarget === "settings") {
+                Quickshell.execDetached(["dms", "ipc", "call", "settings", "toggle"]);
+                return true;
+            } else if (actionTarget === "notepad") {
+                Quickshell.execDetached(["dms", "ipc", "call", "notepad", "toggle"]);
+                return true;
+            } else if (actionTarget === "processlist") {
+                Quickshell.execDetached(["dms", "ipc", "call", "processlist", "focusOrToggle"]);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     Connections {
         target: DesktopEntries
         function onApplicationsChanged() {