# ./modules/apps/packages.nix
{ lib, config, flakeRoot, ... }:

let
  packagesConfPath = "${flakeRoot}/assets/system/apps/packages.conf";
  raw = builtins.readFile packagesConfPath;

  # split lines safely
  rawLines = lib.splitString "\n" raw;

  # guard against accidental character splitting
  _guard = assert !(
    builtins.stringLength raw > 1 &&
    builtins.length rawLines == builtins.stringLength raw
  ); true;

  # clean a line (remove CR, inline comments, whitespace)
  cleanLine = line:
    let
      noCR = lib.replaceStrings [ "\r" ] [ "" ] line;
      noInlineComment = lib.head (lib.splitString "#" noCR);
    in
      lib.strings.trim noInlineComment;

  entries = builtins.filter (l: l != "") (map cleanLine rawLines);

in {
  # --- symbolic config only ---
  mySystem.apps.packages = {
    enable = true;
    packageNames = entries;   # just the names, no pkgs references
  };
}