Switch to dispatch-style release workflow

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,70 +1,97 @@
-name: Create Release
+# Release from a dispatch event from the danklinux repo
+name: Create Release from DMS
+
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [dms_release]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
 
 concurrency:
-  group: release-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  group: release-${{ github.event.client_payload.tag }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  create_release:
-    name: 📦 Create GitHub Release
+  create_release_from_dms:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    env:
+      TAG: ${{ github.event.client_payload.tag }}
+      DMS_REPO: ${{ github.event.client_payload.dms_repo }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch full history for changelog generation
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
-      # Create VERSION file
-      - name: Create VERSION file
+      - name: Ensure VERSION and tag
         run: |
-          echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" > VERSION
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          set -euxo pipefail
+          git config user.name  "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add VERSION
-          git commit -m "Add VERSION file for ${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          git tag -f ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          git push origin ${{ github.ref_name }} --force
 
-      # Generate changelog
+          # create/update VERSION file to match incoming tag
+          echo "${TAG}" > VERSION
+          if ! git diff --quiet -- VERSION; then
+            git add VERSION
+            git commit -m "Add VERSION file for ${TAG} (from DMS)"
+          fi
+
+          # If tag doesn't exist (or differs), (re)create it
+          if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/${TAG}" >/dev/null; then
+            echo "Tag ${TAG} already exists"
+          else
+            git tag "${TAG}"
+          fi
+
+          # Push commit (if any) and tag
+          git push --follow-tags origin HEAD
+
       - name: Generate Changelog
         id: changelog
         run: |
-          # Get the previous tag
-          PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-
+          set -e
+          PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 "${TAG}^" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
           if [ -z "$PREVIOUS_TAG" ]; then
-            echo "No previous tag found, using all commits"
             CHANGELOG=$(git log --oneline --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" | head -50)
           else
-            echo "Generating changelog from $PREVIOUS_TAG to HEAD"
-            CHANGELOG=$(git log --oneline --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" $PREVIOUS_TAG..HEAD)
+            CHANGELOG=$(git log --oneline --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" "${PREVIOUS_TAG}..${TAG}")
           fi
 
-          # Create the changelog with proper formatting
           cat > CHANGELOG.md << EOF
           ## What's Changed
 
           $CHANGELOG
 
-          **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${PREVIOUS_TAG}...${{ github.ref_name }}
+          **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${PREVIOUS_TAG}...${TAG}
           EOF
 
-          # Set output for use in release step
           echo "changelog<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           cat CHANGELOG.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      # Create GitHub Release
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: comnoco/create-release-action@v2.0.5
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create/Update DankMaterialShell Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.TAG }}
+          name: Release ${{ env.TAG }}
           body: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.changelog }}
           draft: false
-          prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref_name, '-') }}
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(env.TAG, '-') }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Download DMS release assets
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euxo pipefail
+          # gh is preinstalled on ubuntu-24.04; auth via GH_TOKEN env
+          gh release download "${TAG}" -R "${DMS_REPO}" --dir ./_dms_assets
+
+      - name: Attach DMS assets to DankMaterialShell release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.TAG }}
+          files: _dms_assets/**
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Modules/Plugins/StringSetting.qml

@@ -15,19 +15,20 @@ Column {
     width: parent.width
     spacing: Theme.spacingS
 
+    property bool isInitialized: false
+
     function loadValue() {
         const settings = findSettings()
         if (settings && settings.pluginService) {
-            value = settings.loadValue(settingKey, defaultValue)
-            textField.text = value
+            const loadedValue = settings.loadValue(settingKey, defaultValue)
+            value = loadedValue
+            textField.text = loadedValue
+            isInitialized = true
         }
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        loadValue()
-    }
-
     onValueChanged: {
+        if (!isInitialized) return
         const settings = findSettings()
         if (settings) {
             settings.saveValue(settingKey, value)

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 [![GitHub last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=9ccbfb)](https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/commits/master)
 [![AUR version](https://img.shields.io/aur/version/dms-shell-bin?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=9ccbfb)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dms-shell-bin)
 [![AUR version (git)](https://img.shields.io/aur/version/dms-shell-git?style=for-the-badge&labelColor=101418&color=9ccbfb&label=AUR%20(git))](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dms-shell-git)
+[![Ko-Fi donate](https://img.shields.io/badge/donate-kofi?style=for-the-badge&logo=ko-fi&logoColor=ffffff&label=ko-fi&labelColor=101418&color=f16061&link=https%3A%2F%2Fko-fi.com%2Favengemediallc)](https://ko-fi.com/avengemediallc)
 
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