From 1e6cda5edb3cd04f2a08a474189f29a6f22ec260 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Lancaster <32917998+jsl12@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:37:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] better cloning

---
 configuration.nix | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 1724f8d..184ca76 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ in
     # appdaemon
   ];
 
-  # Alternatively, use a symlink
-  system.activationScripts.linkAdNix = lib.mkForce ''
-    echo "Linking ad-nix repository to ${adTargetPath}"
-    ln -sfn ${ad_src} ${adTargetPath}
+  system.userActivationScripts.ad-setup.text = ''
+  if [ ! -d ${adTargetPath} ]; then
+    ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone https://gitea.john-stream.com/john/ad-nix ${adTargetPath}
+    chown -R appdaemon:users ${adTargetPath}
+  else
+    ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C ${adTargetPath} pull
+  fi
   '';
 
   virtualisation.docker.enable = true;