From b25430abc9a0b9abb1c9427340c0349114159159 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cookiez <jaden-puerkenauer@web.de>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:39:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Modifed ncli update to ask which packages to update so it is
 possible to only update wanted packages

---
 modules/ncli.nix                | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 modules/packages/essentials.nix |  2 +
 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/ncli.nix b/modules/ncli.nix
index e7a84b1..31ccfff 100644
--- a/modules/ncli.nix
+++ b/modules/ncli.nix
@@ -161,13 +161,64 @@ in
         echo -e "Updating flake and rebuilding system for current host: $HOST on generation: $YELLOW$geno$NOCOLOR"
         cd "$HOME/$PROJECT" || { echo "Error: Could not change to $HOME/$PROJECT"; exit 1; }
 
-        echo "Updating flake..."
-        if nix flake update; then
-          echo "✓ Flake updated successfully"
-        else
-          echo "✗ Flake update failed" >&2
-          exit 1
-        fi
+        # --- Selective flake update ---
+        read -rp "Update [a]ll inputs or [s]elect manually? (a/s): " choice
+
+        case "$choice" in
+          a|A)
+            echo "Updating all inputs..."
+            if nix flake update --flake .; then
+              echo "✓ Flake updated successfully"
+            else
+              echo "✗ Flake update failed" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            ;;
+          s|S)
+            echo "Fetching available updates (this may take a moment)..."
+            TEMP_LOCK=$(mktemp)
+            trap 'rm -f "$TEMP_LOCK"' EXIT
+
+            nix flake update --output-lock-file "$TEMP_LOCK" --flake . 2>/dev/null
+
+            outdated=$(jq -r --slurpfile new "$TEMP_LOCK" '
+              .nodes as $old |
+              $new[0].nodes as $newn |
+              ($old | keys[]) |
+              select(. != "root") |
+              select(
+                ($old[.].locked.lastModified // 0) !=
+                ($newn[.].locked.lastModified // 0)
+              )
+            ' flake.lock)
+
+            if [[ -z "$outdated" ]]; then
+              echo "✓ All inputs are already up to date, skipping flake update."
+            else
+              echo
+              echo "Updates available for:"
+              printf '%s\n' "$outdated"
+              echo
+              echo "Tab to select, Enter to update, Esc to cancel."
+              selected=$(printf '%s\n' "$outdated" | fzf --multi) || {
+                echo "No inputs selected, skipping flake update."
+                selected=""
+              }
+              if [[ -n "$selected" ]]; then
+                if nix flake update --flake . $selected; then
+                  echo "✓ Flake updated successfully"
+                else
+                  echo "✗ Flake update failed" >&2
+                  exit 1
+                fi
+              fi
+            fi
+            ;;
+          *)
+            echo "Invalid choice, skipping flake update."
+            ;;
+        esac
+        # --- End selective flake update ---
 
 
         current=""
diff --git a/modules/packages/essentials.nix b/modules/packages/essentials.nix
index 5940a47..0fa3b83 100644
--- a/modules/packages/essentials.nix
+++ b/modules/packages/essentials.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     rocmPackages.rocm-runtime #AMD ROCm runtime
     ripgrep #Alternative to grep search for text in files
     pipewire #Multimedia handling
+    fzf #Needed for nix-selective update tool
+    jq #Needed for nix-selective update tool
     distrobox
     dbus
     cifs-utils