From 8fe48557e4ad6b8d16e08acbd17230e4f3bb31e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rope <fredrik@nordhammer.it>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 19:41:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] quickshell: fix network list flicker during refresh

Accumulate scan results into a temp array, swap to wifiNetworks
in one assignment when the process finishes. No more clearing
the list before each scan.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 settings/hyprland.nix | 17 +++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index d7a64c5..1952097 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@ in
                                   onTriggered: netWidget.refreshNet()
                               }
 
+                              property var _pendingNets: []
+
                               Process {
                                   id: wifiScanProc
                                   command: ["${pkgs.networkmanager}/bin/nmcli", "-t", "-f", "SSID,SIGNAL,SECURITY,IN-USE", "device", "wifi", "list", "--rescan", "auto"]
@@ -648,17 +650,21 @@ in
                                       onRead: data => {
                                           let fields = data.split(":");
                                           if (fields.length < 4 || fields[0] === "") return;
-                                          let nets = netWidget.wifiNetworks.slice();
-                                          for (let i = 0; i < nets.length; i++) {
-                                              if (nets[i].ssid === fields[0]) return;
+                                          for (let i = 0; i < netWidget._pendingNets.length; i++) {
+                                              if (netWidget._pendingNets[i].ssid === fields[0]) return;
                                           }
-                                          nets.push({
+                                          netWidget._pendingNets.push({
                                               ssid: fields[0],
                                               signal: parseInt(fields[1]) || 0,
                                               security: fields[2],
                                               active: fields[3] === "*"
                                           });
-                                          netWidget.wifiNetworks = nets;
+                                      }
+                                  }
+                                  onRunningChanged: {
+                                      if (!running) {
+                                          netWidget.wifiNetworks = netWidget._pendingNets;
+                                          netWidget._pendingNets = [];
                                       }
                                   }
                               }
@@ -683,7 +689,6 @@ in
 
                               function openNetDropdown() {
                                   bar.toggleDropdown(netDropdown, function() {
-                                      netWidget.wifiNetworks = [];
                                       wifiScanProc.running = true;
                                       let pos = netWidget.mapToItem(bar.contentItem, netWidget.width / 2, 0);
                                       netDropdown.dropdownX = pos.x;