From b827edf2efa2815e3dd830f5fe58399e8bd0ace9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: end-4 <97237370+end-4@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2025 08:08:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] persistent state manager: prevent writing default config
 before first load

---
 .config/quickshell/services/PersistentStateManager.qml | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.config/quickshell/services/PersistentStateManager.qml b/.config/quickshell/services/PersistentStateManager.qml
index 0f1857b86..ba23dfeb5 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/services/PersistentStateManager.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/services/PersistentStateManager.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Singleton {
     property string fileDir: `${StandardPaths.standardLocations(StandardPaths.StateLocation)[0]}`
     property string fileName: "states.json"
     property string filePath: `${root.fileDir}/${root.fileName}`
+    property bool allowWriteback: false
 
     function getState(nestedKey) {
         let keys = nestedKey.split(".");
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function setState(nestedKey, value) {
-        // console.log(`[PersistentStateManager] Setting state: ${nestedKey} = ${value}`);
+        if (!root.allowWriteback) return;
         let keys = nestedKey.split(".");
         let obj = PersistentStates;
         let parents = [obj];
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ Singleton {
     function applyStates(fileContent) {
         try {
             const json = JSON.parse(fileContent);
-
             ObjectUtils.applyToQtObject(PersistentStates, json);
+            root.allowWriteback = true
         } catch (e) {
             console.error("[PersistentStateManager] Error reading file:", e);
             return;