hyde-project/hyde

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1. Identify the project type and purpose

• This is an open‑source, script‑driven “dotfiles” and system‑provisioning tool (HyDE) for Arch‑based Linux distros.

• It automates installation of packages, theming, window manager (Hyprland) configuration, GTK/Qt theming, SDDM/GRUB tweaks, and dotfile deployment.

2. Main components to show in your diagram

a. User Environment (target machine running Arch Linux or Arch‐based distro)

b. CLI Installer (Scripts/install.sh, global_fn.sh, install_*.sh)

c. Script Library (.local/lib/hyde – shell functions, Python modules under pyutils)

d. Configuration Store

– Raw configs in Configs/ and Source/assets

– Backups in ~/.config/cfg_backups

e. Package Manager & Repositories

– pacman and AUR (via install_aur.sh)

– Remote GitHub repos: HyDE core, hyde‑themes, hyde‑gallery

f. Desktop Components

– Hyprland (Wayland compositor)

– SDDM (display manager)

– Rofi, Waybar, Wlogout, GTK/Qt theming engines

g. External Services

– GitHub (source), Discord badges, star‑history API

3. Relationships and interactions

• User → invokes install.sh with optional pkg_user list

• install.sh → sources global_fn.sh → parses pkg lists (pkg_core.lst, pkg_extra.lst) → calls pacman/AUR helper

• install.sh → calls restore_cfg.sh to copy configs into ~/.config and ~/.local/share

• Script library (shell + Python) provides helpers: configuration parsing, logging, theme patching

• Theme patcher → clones hyde‑themes → applies theme files to Configs/ and Source/assets → final config in ~/.config

• Desktop components load their configs from ~/.config on login

• Backup scripts save any overwritten configs to ~/.config/cfg_backups

4. Architectural patterns & design principles

• Modular scripts + shared library (separation of concerns)

• Declarative config lists (pkg_*.lst) drive package installation

• File‑system as the “data store” (no central DB)

• External repos for extensibility (themes, gallery)

5. Tailoring the diagram for this open‑source tool

• Emphasize the core CLI installer and its modular libraries

• Show configuration flow: repository → Scripts → target ~/.config

• Highlight extensibility points: theme repo, user package list

6. Diagramming guidelines

• Use boxes for each component (User, CLI Installer, Script Library, Config Store, Package Manager, Desktop Components, External Services)

• Label arrows with actions (e.g., “git clone →”, “pacman install →”, “copy configs →”)

• Color‑code:

– Blue for code modules (Scripts, .local/lib)

– Green for runtime environment (User OS, Desktop Components)

– Orange for external systems (GitHub, AUR, theme repo)

• Use directional arrows to show data/control flow

By mapping these pieces and their interactions in a layered diagram—User at the top, core installer and libraries in the middle, package manager and filesystem in the next layer, and desktop components at the bottom—you will capture all essential architectural elements of the HyDE project.

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