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fix(obsidian): resolve headless renderer crash from Chrome 140 Fontations bug #1460

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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion home-manager/services/obsidian/default.nix
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# Only enable on kyber (gateway host) - desktops already get pkgs.obsidian
# directly via home-manager/packages/default.nix.
lib.mkIf host.isKyber {
home.packages = [ obsidianHeadless ];
home.packages = [
obsidianHeadless
pkgs.dejavu_fonts
pkgs.fontconfig
];

systemd.user.services.obsidian = {
Unit = {
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};
Service = {
Type = "simple";
ExecStartPre = "${pkgs.writeShellScript "obsidian-pre" ''
rm -f ${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian/SingletonLock
rm -f ${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian/SingletonSocket
rm -f ${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian/SingletonCookie
''}";
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The ExecStartPre script will fail if the directory ${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian does not exist (e.g., on a fresh installation or after a manual cleanup). This is because pkgs.writeShellScript enables set -e by default, and rm -f returns a non-zero exit code if a component of the path (the parent directory) is missing. Adding mkdir -p ensures the directory exists, and quoting the paths handles potential spaces in the configuration directory path.

      ExecStartPre = "${pkgs.writeShellScript "obsidian-pre" ''
        mkdir -p "${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian"
        rm -f "${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian/SingletonLock"
        rm -f "${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian/SingletonSocket"
        rm -f "${config.xdg.configHome}/obsidian/SingletonCookie"
      ''}";

ExecStart = "${obsidianHeadless}/bin/obsidian";
Restart = "always";
RestartSec = 10;
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion home-manager/services/obsidian/obsidian-headless.sh
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
exec @xvfbRun@/bin/xvfb-run -a @obsidian@/bin/obsidian --no-sandbox --disable-gpu --vault @homeDir@/ghq/github.com/shunkakinoki/wiki "$@"
exec @xvfbRun@/bin/xvfb-run -a -s "-screen 0 1280x1024x24" @obsidian@/bin/obsidian --no-sandbox --disable-gpu --disable-features=FontationsFontIndexer --vault @homeDir@/ghq/github.com/shunkakinoki/wiki "$@"
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