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feat: persist selected ~/.config dirs to /shared (adds gcloud) #9

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feat(coder): persist selected ~/.config dirs to /shared via symlink
fx Jun 4, 2026
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fix(coder): only swap ~/.config dir for symlink on successful copy
fx Jun 4, 2026
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40 changes: 40 additions & 0 deletions .chezmoiscripts/run_onchange_after_setup-shared-symlinks.sh.tmpl
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Expand Up @@ -39,6 +39,36 @@ symlink_to_home() {
done
}

# ========================================
# Function: Persist a ~/.config/<name> directory via /shared/.config
# ========================================
# Symlinks ~/.config/<name> -> /shared/.config/<name> so its contents
# (credentials, caches, etc.) survive workspace rebuilds. A pre-existing real
# directory is migrated into the shared location once, then backed up.
symlink_shared_config() {
local name="$1"
local shared="/shared/.config/$name"
local target="$HOME/.config/$name"

mkdir -p "$shared"
# Migrate a pre-existing real directory into the shared location once. Only
# swap it for the symlink if the copy fully succeeds — otherwise leave the
# real config in place and bail, so we never symlink to an incomplete copy
# (which would leave the real data only in the backup).
if [ -e "$target" ] && [ ! -L "$target" ]; then
if ! cp -a "$target/." "$shared/"; then
echo "⚠ Could not migrate ~/.config/$name into $shared; leaving real config in place" >&2
return 0
fi
local backup="${shared}.backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
mv "$target" "$backup"
echo "✓ Migrated existing ~/.config/$name into $shared (backup: $backup)"
fi
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mkdir -p "$HOME/.config"
ln -sfn "$shared" "$target"
echo "✓ ~/.config/$name -> $shared"
}

# ========================================
# CODER WORKSPACE SETUP
# ========================================
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -85,5 +115,15 @@ if [ "$CODER" = "true" ]; then
echo "✓ GitHub CLI symlinked to $GH_SHARED_CONFIG"
fi

# Persist selected ~/.config/* directories to /shared/.config so their
# contents (credentials, caches, etc.) survive workspace rebuilds.
# Add directory names here to share more config folders.
SHARED_CONFIG_DIRS=(
gcloud
)
for cfg in "${SHARED_CONFIG_DIRS[@]}"; do
symlink_shared_config "$cfg"
done

fi
{{ end -}}
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