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Plugin

  • Id: davemhammer/tailscale
  • New plugin
  • Update to an existing plugin (version bumped in plugin.toml)

What it does

Adds two independent, opt-in settings to the status widget (both default
false, existing behaviour unchanged):

  • hide_when_healthy — collapse the widget entirely while Tailscale
    is running; it appears only when the daemon is stopped, needs login,
    or is unreachable. For people who want a quiet bar unless something is
    wrong. The /ts launcher provider keeps working while hidden.
  • flag_problem — error-tinted status dot while Tailscale is not
    running, instead of the neutral grey one, shown even with show_counts
    off (a restrained brand-mark + red dot; the detail stays in the manager
    panel the widget opens on click). For permanently-visible widgets that
    should read as an alert.

The two compose: a permanently-visible widget can flag problems, and a
hidden-while-healthy widget only ever appears in a state worth flagging.

External dependencies

None added — pure rendering changes plus two noctalia.getConfig reads.

Testing

  • python3 .github/workflows/scripts/validate-plugins.py — clean.

  • widget.luau parses and runs to the first host-API call under the
    stock luau CLI (the plugin has no test harness; this change mirrors
    the structure of the existing show_counts handling).

  • The equivalent widget behaviour has run daily on the author's machine
    (Niri) via a local patch carrying these two settings; this PR ports it
    onto the current upstream widget structure.

  • Tested on Niri

  • Tested on Hyprland

  • Tested on Sway

  • Tested on another compositor:

  • Noctalia version tested against: v5.0.0-beta.9

  • Plugin API level: unchanged (existing plugin, no new API used)

Screenshots / Videos

No visual change with both settings off (defaults). With flag_problem
on and Tailscale stopped, the widget shows the brand mark plus an
error-red dot; with hide_when_healthy on it is absent entirely while
healthy. Can attach screenshots on request.

Checklist

  • The directory name matches the part of id after the / in plugin.toml exactly.
  • It ships plugin.toml, README.md, thumbnail.webp, and translations/en.json.
  • README.md follows the
    README template, documents
    every entry id and dependency, and includes exact panel IPC commands and launcher prefixes where applicable.
  • I created thumbnail.webp with the thumbnail generator.
    (Plugin's existing thumbnail is untouched.)
  • version follows semver and is bumped in this PR; plugin_api is the oldest API level this plugin requires.
  • Every non-English translation in this PR uses a locale supported by Noctalia core, and I can read, write, and
    understand that language well enough to review and maintain it (no unreviewed machine/LLM translations).
  • I did not edit catalog.toml; CI generates it.
  • This PR touches exactly one plugin directory.

Code review attestation

  • The code is readable and not obfuscated, minified, or generated.
  • It does not download and execute remote code.
  • Every network call, filesystem write, and spawned process is something the description above accounts for.
  • I have the right to publish this code under the license declared in plugin.toml.

Notes for reviewers

@davemhammer — your call obviously; happy to adjust naming or split into
two PRs if you'd rather take one. Unrelated observation while in here:
translations/en.json carries ok_color/warn_color keys that no
manifest setting references any more (leftovers from a removed colour
setting?) — happy to prune them in a separate PR if you want.

Disclaimer: AI-assisted tooling was used.

Two independent, opt-in status-widget settings (both default false, so
existing behaviour is unchanged):

- hide_when_healthy collapses the widget entirely while Tailscale runs;
  it appears only when the daemon is stopped, needs login, or is
  unreachable — for people who want the bar quiet unless something is
  wrong. The /ts launcher provider still works while hidden.
- flag_problem tints the status dot with the palette's error role while
  Tailscale is not running (and shows that dot even with show_counts
  off), instead of the neutral grey — for permanently-visible widgets
  that should read as an alert.
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keeping it draft until original author reply.

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ItsLemmy marked this pull request as draft August 27, 2026 12:20
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