From e32b9093545e7719bd91d8e219bb30aabd688230 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: outfoxxed <outfoxxed@outfoxxed.me>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:10:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] core: add disable env vars for file watcher and crash handler

---
 changelog/next.md      | 2 ++
 src/core/qmlglobal.cpp | 4 +++-
 src/launch/launch.cpp  | 6 ++++--
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changelog/next.md b/changelog/next.md
index 4883c93..fa6d845 100644
--- a/changelog/next.md
+++ b/changelog/next.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ set shell id.
 - PwNodeLinkTracker ignores sound level monitoring programs.
 - Replaced breakpad with cpptrace.
 - Reloads are prevented if no file content has changed.
+- Added `QS_DISABLE_FILE_WATCHER` environment variable to disable file watching.
+- Added `QS_DISABLE_CRASH_HANDLER` environment variable to disable crash handling.
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp b/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp
index 6c26609..35504f6 100644
--- a/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ void QuickshellSettings::setWorkingDirectory(QString workingDirectory) { // NOLI
 	emit this->workingDirectoryChanged();
 }
 
-bool QuickshellSettings::watchFiles() const { return this->mWatchFiles; }
+bool QuickshellSettings::watchFiles() const {
+	return this->mWatchFiles && qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("QS_DISABLE_FILE_WATCHER");
+}
 
 void QuickshellSettings::setWatchFiles(bool watchFiles) {
 	if (watchFiles == this->mWatchFiles) return;
diff --git a/src/launch/launch.cpp b/src/launch/launch.cpp
index ee7ca64..3a9a2a5 100644
--- a/src/launch/launch.cpp
+++ b/src/launch/launch.cpp
@@ -138,9 +138,11 @@ int launch(const LaunchArgs& args, char** argv, QCoreApplication* coreApplicatio
 	};
 
 #if CRASH_HANDLER
-	crash::CrashHandler::init();
+	if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QS_DISABLE_CRASH_HANDLER")) {
+		qInfo() << "Crash handling disabled.";
+	} else {
+		crash::CrashHandler::init();
 
-	{
 		auto* log = LogManager::instance();
 		crash::CrashHandler::setRelaunchInfo({
 		    .instance = InstanceInfo::CURRENT,