feat: Add DankDash tab support for plugins #1129
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Summary
This PR adds the ability for plugins to provide custom tabs in DankDash, enabling plugin authors to create rich, integrated experiences within the shell's dashboard.
Features
dashtabplugin type - Standalone tab plugins that only provide a DankDash tabtabComponentmanifest field - Widget plugins can now also provide a DankDash tab alongside their DankBar widgettabPosition: "start"or"end"to control placementtabNameandtabIconfields for tab bar displayPlugin Manifest Examples
Standalone tab plugin:
{ "id": "myTab", "name": "My Tab", "type": "dashtab", "tabIcon": "dashboard", "component": "./MyTab.qml" }Widget plugin with optional tab:
{ "id": "myWidget", "name": "My Widget", "type": "widget", "component": "./MyWidget.qml", "tabComponent": "./MyTab.qml", "tabName": "My Tab", "tabIcon": "star" }Changes
QML (quickshell/):
Services/PluginService.qml- AddedpluginDashTabComponents, tab component loading/unloading,getDashTabPlugins()functionModules/DankDash/DankDashPopout.qml- Dynamic plugin tab rendering with proper index managementGo (core/):
internal/plugins/manager.go- ExtendedpluginManifeststruct with tab fields and helper methodsinternal/plugins/manager_test.go- Added comprehensive tests for tab manifest parsingDocumentation:
docs/PLUGINS.md- New plugin system documentation including tab plugin examplesTest Plan
make fmt- Code formattedmake test- All tests pass (including new tab manifest tests)go mod tidy- Dependencies clean🤖 Generated with Claude Code