Slight rework of config loading.

Merges the cli and file configuration

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 ## [Unreleased]
 * Change Switch default config loading order of `HOME` and system (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/488)
 * Add support for requesting a simpler layout from plugins, move `clean` flag from `options` to `setup` (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/479)
+* Improve config loading slightly (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/492)
 
 ## [0.9.0] - 2021-05-11
 * Add more functionality to unbinding the default keybindings (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/468)

src/cli.rs

@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ pub struct CliArgs {
     #[structopt(long)]
     pub max_panes: Option<usize>,
 
-    /// Speficy, if a simplified layout should be used that is compatible with more fonts
-    #[structopt(long)]
-    pub simplified: bool,
-
     /// Change where zellij looks for layouts and plugins
     #[structopt(long)]
     pub data_dir: Option<PathBuf>,

src/client/mod.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::common::{
     errors::{ClientContext, ContextType},
     input::config::Config,
     input::handler::input_loop,
+    input::options::{ConfigOptions, Options},
     os_input_output::ClientOsApi,
     thread_bus::{SenderType, SenderWithContext, SyncChannelWithContext},
 };
@@ -40,12 +41,15 @@ pub fn start_client(mut os_input: Box<dyn ClientOsApi>, opts: CliArgs, config: C
 
     let mut command_is_executing = CommandIsExecuting::new();
 
+    let config_options: ConfigOptions =
+        Options::from_cli(&config.options, opts.option.clone()).into();
+
     let full_screen_ws = os_input.get_terminal_size_using_fd(0);
     os_input.connect_to_server();
     os_input.send_to_server(ServerInstruction::NewClient(
         full_screen_ws,
         opts,
-        config.options.clone(),
+        config_options,
     ));
     os_input.set_raw_mode(0);
 

src/common/input/options.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
+//! Handles cli and configuration options
+use crate::cli::ConfigCli;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use structopt::StructOpt;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, StructOpt)]
 /// Options that can be set either through the config file,
 /// or cli flags
+/// intermediate struct
 pub struct Options {
-    /// Allow plugins to use a more compatible font type
+    /// Allow plugins to use a more simplified layout
+    /// that is compatible with more fonts
     #[structopt(long)]
+    pub simplified_ui: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+/// Merged version of the [`Options`] struct
+// TODO: Maybe a good candidate for a macro?
+pub struct ConfigOptions {
     pub simplified_ui: bool,
 }
 
@@ -18,4 +29,35 @@ impl Options {
             Options::default()
         }
     }
+
+    /// Merges two [`Options`] structs, a `Some` in `other`
+    /// will supercede a `Some` in `self`
+    // TODO: Maybe a good candidate for a macro?
+    pub fn merge(&self, other: Options) -> Options {
+        let simplified_ui = if let Some(bool) = other.simplified_ui {
+            Some(bool)
+        } else {
+            self.simplified_ui
+        };
+
+        Options { simplified_ui }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_cli(&self, other: Option<ConfigCli>) -> Options {
+        if let Some(ConfigCli::Options(options)) = other {
+            Options::merge(&self, options)
+        } else {
+            self.to_owned()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Options> for ConfigOptions {
+    fn from(options: Options) -> ConfigOptions {
+        let simplified_ui = options.simplified_ui;
+
+        ConfigOptions {
+            simplified_ui: simplified_ui.unwrap_or_default(),
+        }
+    }
 }

src/common/screen.rs

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::str;
 
-use crate::cli::ConfigCli;
+use crate::common::input::options::ConfigOptions;
-use crate::common::input::options::Options;
 use crate::common::pty::{PtyInstruction, VteBytes};
 use crate::common::thread_bus::Bus;
 use crate::errors::{ContextType, ScreenContext};
@@ -330,15 +329,11 @@ pub fn screen_thread_main(
     bus: Bus<ScreenInstruction>,
     max_panes: Option<usize>,
     full_screen_ws: PositionAndSize,
-    options: Option<ConfigCli>,
+    config_options: ConfigOptions,
-    config_options: Options,
 ) {
     let colors = bus.os_input.as_ref().unwrap().load_palette();
-    let capabilities = if let Some(ConfigCli::Options(options)) = options {
+    let capabilities = config_options.simplified_ui;
-        options.simplified_ui
+
-    } else {
-        config_options.simplified_ui
-    };
     let mut screen = Screen::new(
         bus,
         &full_screen_ws,

src/server/mod.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::client::ClientInstruction;
 use crate::common::thread_bus::{Bus, ThreadSenders};
 use crate::common::{
     errors::{ContextType, ServerContext},
-    input::{actions::Action, options::Options},
+    input::{actions::Action, options::ConfigOptions},
     os_input_output::{set_permissions, ServerOsApi},
     pty::{pty_thread_main, Pty, PtyInstruction},
     screen::{screen_thread_main, ScreenInstruction},
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use route::route_thread_main;
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum ServerInstruction {
     TerminalResize(PositionAndSize),
-    NewClient(PositionAndSize, CliArgs, Options),
+    NewClient(PositionAndSize, CliArgs, ConfigOptions),
     Action(Action),
     Render(Option<String>),
     UnblockInputThread,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub fn start_server(os_input: Box<dyn ServerOsApi>) -> thread::JoinHandle<()> {
 fn init_session(
     os_input: Box<dyn ServerOsApi>,
     opts: CliArgs,
-    config_options: Options,
+    config_options: ConfigOptions,
     to_server: SenderWithContext<ServerInstruction>,
     full_screen_ws: PositionAndSize,
 ) -> SessionMetaData {
@@ -214,16 +214,9 @@ fn init_session(
                 Some(os_input.clone()),
             );
             let max_panes = opts.max_panes;
-            let options = opts.option;
 
             move || {
-                screen_thread_main(
+                screen_thread_main(screen_bus, max_panes, full_screen_ws, config_options);
-                    screen_bus,
-                    max_panes,
-                    full_screen_ws,
-                    options,
-                    config_options,
-                );
             }
         })
         .unwrap();