From cf534e2927476cc83955b257223f442c46e7b2f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?nicole=20miko=C5=82ajczyk?= <git@mkljczk.pl>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 14:49:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] nicolium: load settings from own account notes on supported
 platforms
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Signed-off-by: nicole mikołajczyk <git@mkljczk.pl>
---
 packages/nicolium/src/actions/me.ts       | 53 +++++++++++++++++------
 packages/nicolium/src/actions/settings.ts |  2 +
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/actions/me.ts b/packages/nicolium/src/actions/me.ts
index b86b0ab3d..5b27aa032 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/actions/me.ts
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/actions/me.ts
@@ -86,21 +86,48 @@ const patchMe =
         dispatch(patchMeSuccess(response));
       });
 
-const fetchMeSuccess = (account: CredentialAccount) => {
-  setSentryAccount(account);
+interface MeFetchSuccessAction {
+  type: typeof ME_FETCH_SUCCESS;
+  me: CredentialAccount;
+}
 
-  useSettingsStore
-    .getState()
-    .actions.loadUserSettings(
-      account.settings_store?.[FE_NAME] || account.settings_store?.[LEGACY_FE_NAME],
-    );
-  useComposeStore.getState().actions.importDefaultSettings(account);
+const fetchMeSuccess =
+  (account: CredentialAccount) => async (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
+    const client = getClient(getState);
 
-  return {
-    type: ME_FETCH_SUCCESS,
-    me: account,
+    setSentryAccount(account);
+
+    const settings = account.settings_store?.[FE_NAME] || account.settings_store?.[LEGACY_FE_NAME];
+
+    if (client.features.frontendConfigurations) {
+      useSettingsStore.getState().actions.loadUserSettings(settings);
+    } else if (client.features.notes) {
+      const note = await getClient(getState)
+        .accounts.getRelationships([account.id])
+        .then((relationships) => relationships[0]?.note);
+
+      if (note) {
+        const match = note.match(/<nicolium-config>(.*)<\/nicolium-config>/);
+
+        if (match) {
+          try {
+            const frontendConfig = JSON.parse(decodeURIComponent(match[1]));
+            console.log(frontendConfig);
+            useSettingsStore.getState().actions.loadUserSettings(frontendConfig);
+            return frontendConfig;
+          } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to parse frontend config from account note', error);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    useComposeStore.getState().actions.importDefaultSettings(account);
+
+    return dispatch<MeFetchSuccessAction>({
+      type: ME_FETCH_SUCCESS,
+      me: account,
+    });
   };
-};
 
 const fetchMeFail = (error: unknown) => ({
   type: ME_FETCH_FAIL,
@@ -123,7 +150,7 @@ const patchMeSuccess = (me: CredentialAccount) => (dispatch: AppDispatch) => {
 };
 
 type MeAction =
-  | ReturnType<typeof fetchMeSuccess>
+  | MeFetchSuccessAction
   | ReturnType<typeof fetchMeFail>
   | MeFetchSkipAction
   | MePatchSuccessAction;
diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/actions/settings.ts b/packages/nicolium/src/actions/settings.ts
index 2abcc0bb6..a835becb8 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/actions/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/actions/settings.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ const updateSettingsStore =
         }),
       );
     } else if (client.features.notes) {
+      // Inspired by Phanpy and designed for compatibility with other software doing this
+      // https://github.com/cheeaun/phanpy/commit/a8b5c8cd64d456d30aab09dc56da7e4e20100e67
       const note = (await client.accounts.getRelationships([state.me as string]))[0]?.note;
       const settingsNote = `<nicolium-config>${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(settings))}</nicolium-config>`;