From 6284ce8d8642e043b623317af348c7446e33a7da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Alexander <tom@fizz.buzz>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:09:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add method parameter.

---
 .../util/install_files/default.nix            | 25 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nix/configuration/util/install_files/default.nix b/nix/configuration/util/install_files/default.nix
index 2e21bb4..18962ed 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/util/install_files/default.nix
+++ b/nix/configuration/util/install_files/default.nix
@@ -51,44 +51,55 @@ in
     file = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.attrsOf (
         lib.types.submodule (
-          { name, config, ... }:
+          { path, config, ... }:
           {
             options = {
               enable = lib.mkOption {
                 type = lib.types.bool;
                 default = true;
-                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹name›.enable";
+                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹path›.enable";
                 example = false;
                 description = "Whether we want to install this file.";
               };
+              method = lib.mkOption {
+                type = lib.types.enum [
+                  "symlink"
+                  "overwrite"
+                  # "bind_mount" TODO: for directories?
+                ];
+                default = "symlink";
+                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹path›.method";
+                example = "overwrite";
+                description = "The way in which the file should be installed.";
+              };
               mode = lib.mkOption {
                 type = lib.types.str;
                 default = "0444";
-                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹name›.mode";
+                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹path›.mode";
                 example = "0750";
                 description = "The read, write, execute permission flags.";
               };
               source = lib.mkOption {
                 type = lib.types.path;
-                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹name›.source";
+                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹path›.source";
                 example = ./files/foo.txt;
                 description = "The source file to install into the destination.";
               };
               target = lib.mkOption {
                 type = lib.types.str;
-                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹name›.target";
+                defaultText = "me.install.file.‹path›.target";
                 example = ".local/share/foo/bar.txt";
                 description = "The path where the file should be written.";
               };
             };
 
             config = {
-              target = lib.mkDefault name;
+              target = lib.mkDefault path;
             };
           }
         )
       );
-      defaultText = "me.install.file.‹name›";
+      defaultText = "me.install.file.‹path›";
       default = { };
       example = lib.literalExpression ''
         {