feat: build.zig can now install the plugin; removed justfile

build.zig

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const pkgs = @import("deps.zig").pkgs;
 
-pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
+pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
     // Standard release options allow the person running `zig build` to select
     // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall.
     const mode = b.standardReleaseOptions();
@@ -16,11 +16,49 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) void {
 
     pkgs.addAllTo(lib);
 
-    lib.install();
-
     const main_tests = b.addTest("src/main.zig");
     main_tests.setBuildMode(mode);
 
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library tests");
     test_step.dependOn(&main_tests.step);
+
+    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&(try InstallStep.init(b, lib)).step);
 }
+
+const InstallStep = struct {
+    builder: *std.build.Builder,
+    step: std.build.Step,
+    lib: *std.build.LibExeObjStep,
+
+    pub fn init(builder: *std.build.Builder, lib: *std.build.LibExeObjStep) !*InstallStep {
+        const self = try builder.allocator.create(InstallStep);
+        self.* = .{
+            .builder = builder,
+            .lib = lib,
+            .step = std.build.Step.init(.custom, "install", builder.allocator, make),
+        };
+        self.step.dependOn(&lib.step);
+        return self;
+    }
+
+    fn make(step: *std.build.Step) anyerror!void {
+        const self = @fieldParentPtr(InstallStep, "step", step);
+
+        const plugin_install_dir = std.build.InstallDir{
+            .custom = "share/zellij/plugins",
+        };
+        const plugin_basename = "compact-status.wasm";
+
+        const dest_path = self.builder.getInstallPath(
+            plugin_install_dir,
+            plugin_basename,
+        );
+
+        try self.builder.updateFile(
+            self.lib.getOutputSource().getPath(self.builder),
+            dest_path,
+        );
+        // FIXME: the uninstall step doesn't do anything, despite this
+        self.builder.pushInstalledFile(plugin_install_dir, plugin_basename);
+    }
+};

justfile

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-release:
-    gyro build -Drelease-fast
-
-run: release
-    zellij --layout-path plugin.yaml
-
-install: release
-    cp -f \
-        zig-out/lib/zellij-compact-status.wasm \
-        ~/.local/share/zellij/plugins/compact-status.wasm
-
-uninstall:
-    rm ~/.local/share/zellij/plugins/compact-status.wasm

plugin.yaml

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ template:
         Fixed: 1
       run:
         plugin:
-          location: "file:zig-out/lib/zellij-compact-status.wasm"
+          location: "file:zig-out/share/zellij/plugins/compact-status.wasm"
 tabs:
   - direction: Vertical