From ec2924d0d1f21417802c3efd0ed46b9db2c00582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ogulcan Celik <ogulcancelik@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 17:34:01 +0300
Subject: feat: add optional nix flake support

refs #208

refs #221

refs #264
---
 src/update.rs | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'src')

diff --git a/src/update.rs b/src/update.rs
index f37a9265..2a2776fa 100644
--- a/src/update.rs
+++ b/src/update.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const UPDATE_MANIFEST_URL: &str = "https://herdr.dev/latest.json";
 const HOMEBREW_FORMULA_API_URL: &str = "https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/herdr.json";
 const HERDR_UPDATE_COMMAND: &str = "herdr update";
 const HOMEBREW_UPDATE_COMMAND: &str = "brew update && brew upgrade herdr";
+const NIX_UPDATE_COMMAND: &str = "update through Nix";
 const CURRENT_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 const FAKE_UPDATE_VERSION_ENV: &str = "HERDR_FAKE_UPDATE_VERSION";
 const FAKE_UPDATE_NOTES_VERSION_ENV: &str = "HERDR_FAKE_UPDATE_NOTES_VERSION";
@@ -678,6 +679,8 @@ fn wait_for_server_shutdown(timeout: Duration) -> Result<(), String> {
 pub(crate) fn update_install_command() -> &'static str {
     if is_homebrew_managed_install() {
         HOMEBREW_UPDATE_COMMAND
+    } else if is_nix_managed_install() {
+        NIX_UPDATE_COMMAND
     } else {
         HERDR_UPDATE_COMMAND
     }
@@ -697,6 +700,24 @@ fn is_homebrew_managed_install() -> bool {
         .is_ok_and(|path| is_homebrew_managed_exe_path(&path))
 }
 
+fn is_nix_managed_install() -> bool {
+    let Ok(current_exe) = env::current_exe() else {
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    if is_nix_store_exe_path(&current_exe) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    current_exe
+        .canonicalize()
+        .is_ok_and(|path| is_nix_store_exe_path(&path))
+}
+
+fn is_nix_store_exe_path(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    path.starts_with("/nix/store")
+}
+
 fn is_homebrew_managed_exe_path(path: &Path) -> bool {
     homebrew_cellar_keg_root(path).is_some()
 }
@@ -991,6 +1012,12 @@ pub fn self_update() -> Result<Version, String> {
         ));
     }
 
+    if is_nix_managed_install() {
+        return Err(
+            "self-update is disabled for Nix installs; update with `nix profile upgrade` or update the flake input that provides Herdr".into(),
+        );
+    }
+
     if running_inside_herdr() {
         return Err("run `herdr update` outside herdr after detaching from the session".into());
     }
@@ -1075,6 +1102,8 @@ pub fn auto_update(events: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<crate::events::AppEvent>) {
         return;
     }
 
+    let nix_managed_install = is_nix_managed_install();
+
     let release = match check_latest() {
         Ok(Some(r)) => r,
         Ok(None) => return,
@@ -1103,9 +1132,15 @@ pub fn auto_update(events: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<crate::events::AppEvent>) {
     );
 
     // Notify the TUI — blocking_send is safe from a std::thread
+    let install_command = if nix_managed_install {
+        NIX_UPDATE_COMMAND
+    } else {
+        HERDR_UPDATE_COMMAND
+    };
+
     let _ = events.blocking_send(crate::events::AppEvent::UpdateReady {
         version: release.version.to_string(),
-        install_command: HERDR_UPDATE_COMMAND.to_string(),
+        install_command: install_command.to_string(),
     });
 }
 
@@ -1287,6 +1322,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!is_homebrew_managed_exe_path(path));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn nix_store_path_is_detected() {
+        let path = Path::new("/nix/store/abc123-herdr-0.6.1/bin/herdr");
+
+        assert!(is_nix_store_exe_path(path));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn non_nix_store_path_is_not_detected() {
+        let path = Path::new("/usr/local/bin/herdr");
+
+        assert!(!is_nix_store_exe_path(path));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parse_homebrew_formula_stable_version_reads_versions_stable() {
         let version = parse_homebrew_formula_stable_version(
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